After years of wondering how similar functions to Apple’s iPhone might be legally interpreted, Apple today filed a lawsuit against HTC, maker of the most Android handsets. Apple alleges that HTC is infringing on 20 iPhone patents. Could this suit shake up the Android market? Read More »
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Magazine publishers are lining up to get magazines onto the iPad. It’s almost as if they believe the slate will save the industry from itself. I’m not so sure that regular folks will be in a hurry to read magazines on a gadget, even the iPad. Read More »
Is your Mac struggling to maintain a Wi-Fi signal as you move away from your home network router? Although it has some limitations, the n3 from BearExtender can provide more than double the range to your computer if you don’t mind giving up a USB port. Read More »
With Apple’s iPad due out in six weeks, Adobe is already on the outs for e-book DRM. Apple is likely to use its FairPlay system, but how limiting will it be? Might iBook store content be stuck on the iPad for a while? Read More »
In the weekly iPhone roundup I take a second look at an iPhone app I haven’t touched in nearly two years. It’s much improved for reading digital magazines. And Apple just received a patent for capacitive displays — will they start to protect it? Read More »
Adoption of smartphones by consumers has pushed them to tremendous growth. In spite of the number of smartphones in the marketplace, until yesterday you could count the number of significant OSes using a few fingers. The smartphone playing field has changed, and not just a little. Read More »
Google and Apple have become giants in industry, and are beginning to encroach on each other’s home turf. They may have started out as small companies with a niche focus, but those days are long past. Watch as the two companies square off against each other. Read More »
The iPhone OS provides no way to interact directly with documents or other files stored on the phone, rendering the device’s owners dependent on application developers to add to their apps methods to work with files. iPhone Explorer addresses that glaring oversight, and it’s free. Read More »
Opera’s browser is already on many devices — phones, computers, and even Nintendo’s Wii. But there’s one key device missing: Apple’s iPhone. At Mobile World Congress, Opera will preview a version of Mini for the iPhone. But why? Read More »
ComScore shares smartphone subscriber numbers by platform for the last quarter of 2009 and on the surface, there doesn’t seem to be any big winners or losers. But if you look at the percentages of growth or decline, there’s a far different story told. Read More »
I didn’t take a tablet on my recent business trip, and found myself continually wishing I had one with me. Tablets make it easier (and more fun) to jump online and get things done. I believe the iPad is going to be a big success. Read More »
Want to write in ink on your iPhone or iPod Touch? A finger and this $0.99 application might do the trick. It’s a note-taker, but can be used for email or with Evernote. And it ought to run on Apple’s upcoming iPad too. Read More »
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