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My most anticipated (announced) iPhone applications

I don't know about you but I'm counting the days until 11 July so that I can get my mitts on iPhone firmware 2.0 and the App store. Jailbroken iPhones are fun but I can't wait to go legit. I've already got a few favorite iPhone applications...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Advertising & Promotion, Desktops, Hardware, Jailbroken iPhones, jason D. O'Grady, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-06-17

Apple to iPhone devs: Keep on developing for Jailbroken iPhones guys!

Apple to iPhone devs: Keep on developing for Jailbroken iPhones guys!Isn't it in BetaOki...isn't the Apple Developers program in Beta?? So why is everyone so surprised and stunned when they get rejected while applying to a limited beta program?? Isn't it how a limited beta is supposed to be?? maybe...

Tags: Apple Inc., iPhone dev, Jailbroken iPhones guy, Jailbroken iPhones, dev, developer, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-03-16

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iPhone hits another security speedbump

Apple's ongoing struggles with poor security-related design choices have extended to the iPhone.  According to security researcher Aviv Raff, everyone's favorite mobile device is vulnerable to two separate security weaknesses that expose millions of users to phishing and spamming attacks. [...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Image, Spamming, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-10-06

iPhone sales: 10 million yet?

When it comes to product inventory, there's a clear distinction between what's been manufactured and what's been sold. And sales figures also need to take into consideration other factors, such as returns, exchanges and retail inventory. That's why I'm raising an eyebrow at headlines today that suggest Apple has sold...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Smart Phones, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Apple manufactures 10M iPhones

About a month ago creative individuals determined that Apple has sold 8 million iPhones based on collected International Mobile Equipment Identity IMEI numbers. A joint project of AFB and Investor Village's AAPL Sanity board have been collecting iPhone IMEI numbers and recording them on a big Google speadsheet. Based on...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, 3G, Sales, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-06

fring lets you make Skype calls from your iPhone, available for free

Back in April I wrote about the availability of fring on the iPhone, but at that time you needed a jailbroken iPhone to use it and the iPhone 3G wasn't yet available. You may recall that fring is a VoIP application that lets you use Skype, MSN, Google Talk, ICQ,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Skype Technologies S.A., 3G, Wireless LANs, Microsoft Windows, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Telephony, Instant Messaging, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Networking, Internet, Online Communications, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-04

Amazon, open the Kindle before Apple eats your lunch!

Apple's iPhone is beating the Amazon Kindle at its own game -- what a shame. It doesn't have to be that way, though. Amazon could put the iPhone to shame if they'd make the Linux-based Kindle open to developers. According to Wired: Since the launch of...

Tags: Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, E-books, Sales Strategy, Games, Handhelds, Personal Technology, Sales, Hardware, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2008-10-02

Obama launches iPhone app; US election good for Twitter

Obama launches iPhone app; US election good for Twittermore reasons to dump the iPhoneAny true American will ignore this liberal application, and even drop the iPhone for a Blackberry.I’ll take a device that was created with McCain’s help over the Gore’s iPhone any day!RE: Obama launches iPhone app; US election...

Tags: Obama, Apple iPhone, iPhone App, Twitter

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Is Apple out of ideas?

Is Apple out of ideas?At this point they might not need muchApples' greatest growth prospect lies in computers, due to its smaller market share. There's a lot of room for growth there. Within that market, Apple has been able to cement a reputation, especially with consumers, of very good...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Obama releases iPhone campaign tool

CNET colleague Stephen Shankland discovered a neat way that Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign is using technology: political recruiting, direct to your iPhone. Styled much like his iPolitics-looking website, the tool has several features: one feature "organizes and prioritizes your contacts by key battleground states, making it...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Tool, E-mail, Corporate Communications, Productivity, Advertising & Promotion, GPS, Online Communications, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-10-02

Is Apple out of ideas?

In an interesting BusinessWeek story, Arik Hesseldahl asks: "Where does Apple go from here?" For a company who has made a reputation of surprising consumers and resetting the bar, it's a good question. Of course, this question is asked on the heels of a...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-10-02

Nintendo takes a shot at Apple and Sony with the DSi

Nintendo takes a shot at Apple and Sony with the DSiSomething to think about.Had gaming by some strange chance always been performed by touch screen and games had always been developed in this paradigm, would the same things be said about the interface if suddenly buttons were added to the...

Tags: Games, Keyboards, Nintendo Co. Ltd., DSi, Apple Inc., game, Apple iPhone, Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Apple lifts iPhone NDA to dull Android's edge

Apple lifts iPhone NDA to dull Android's edgeGreat to see Google forcing Apple to be more open. Hopefully Apple will beforced to also unlock the applications so you do NOT need Apples approval to offer an application.RE: Apple lifts iPhone NDA to dull Android's edgeApple will only be as open...

Tags: Branding, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., iPhone NDA, T-Mobile

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Adobe actively developing a Flash Player iPhone

Flash Magazine reports Adobe Systems' Senior Director of Engineering Paul Betlem confirmed that Adobe is developing a Flash Player for the iPhone at the Flash On The Beach FOTB conference in Brighton, UK. The only problem is that Apple controls which apps get approved for distribution in the App...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Apple Inc., Games, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-01

iPhone + Lotus Notes = Opportunity + Annoyance

Maybe you saw the IBM announcement or the NY Times blog posting on it. iPhone now can run iNotes, a lightweight application for access to Lotus Notes email, calendaring, and contacts. But why the complex equation? Let me break it down for you: iPhone. IBM Lotus...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, IBM Lotus Notes, IBM Corp., E-mail Servers, Groupware, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Ted Schadler

Blog posts 2008-10-01

Apple to music industry - It's our way, or iTunes gets the bullet!

Apple to music industry - It's our way, or iTunes gets the bullet!RE: Apple to music industry - It's our way, or iTunes gets the bullet!One can only home apple shuts iTunes downMusic Industry to AppleLOL!disagree strongly"one appeal of the iPod is how easy it is to buy music for...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, music industry, music

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

Was Apple's stock battering justified?

Was Apple's stock battering justified?Apple, like RIMM......was horrendously overvalued. If you have a PE in excess of 35 you need exponential growth to sustain your share price. Apple's gains in market share, whilst seemingly impressive in terms of relative percentages, are too small to justify the price plus,...

Tags: Investment, Apple Inc., stock, MP3-player

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

Can IT spending shift from reactive to proactive?

Pity the poor IT department. Seriously. I feel for the IT departments out there, especially in this economic climate. It's hard to think of another department within a company that's been dealt more changes over the years than IT. It's no longer just a Windows PC and...

Tags: IT Budget, Information Technology, IT-spending, Apptio, Strategy, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-29

Nokia to unveil touchscreen phone next week

Nokia to unveil touchscreen phone next weekNokia, maybe too late for the crowd?Now that more choices exist doesn't mean that people will be trashing their Apples. The market is pretty saturated and the prices seem to be dropping. Just how much profit can be made is not clear...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Telecom & Utilities, Nokia Corp., phone, touchscreen phone, touch screen

Discussion threads 2008-09-26

Apple cuts iPhone 3G build plan; Suppliers to take a hit

Apple reportedly plans to build 14 million to 15 million iPhone 3Gs from a previous target of 18 million for 2008, according to a report from Pacific Crest. Citing "supply chain channel checks" Apple's is cutting its iPhone 3G buildout. However, analysts reckon that the lower build-out...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Supplier, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, 3G, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Cellular Phones, Channel Management, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-26