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- Do you consider iPhone "crippled?"
- A couple of colleagues and I have been having a discussion about whether or not the iPhone is crippled. So, is the iPhone "crippled" by AT&T, as are most handsets?Well, yes and no. Yes, iPhone's kind of crippled now, but we'll have to wait to see what Apple updates in...
- Tags: Smartphone, Mobile phone, iTunes Store, iTunes, iPhone Diary, iPhone, Hardware, Hack
- Blog posts 2007-07-18
- Only AT&T corporate stores to carry iPhone
- A friend at a third-party AT&T/Cingular-only authorized franchise store with 15+ locations has confirmed that they will not be permitted to carry iPhone.Apparently there's a legal issue regarding the relationship between Apple, AT&T/Cingular and the corporately-owned versus the franchised stores.Apple is not allowing any discounts on iPhone because of anti-competitive...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T, Hardware, iPhone, Mobile phone, Retail, Smartphone, corporate store, AT&T/Cingular, Apple Inc., Jason D. O'Grady, AT&T Corp.
- Blog posts 2007-06-15
- iPhone acquisition strategies
- By all accounts, iPhone is going to be popular. Really popular. At the risk of generating even more hype for a phone that's bound to be a monster commercial success at least initially it's worth discussing acquisition strategies for the shiny silver and black bar.Some people are beginning to stress...
- Tags: Smartphone, Mobile phone, iPod, iPhone
- Blog posts 2007-06-08
- iPhone wins FCC approval
- According to FCC documents obtained by AppleInsider Apple achieved a critical milestone by gaining approval from the Federal Communications Commission FCC to sell iPhone in the United States.The information was leaked in a SAR Test Report which measures Specific Absorption Rates SAR of near-field radiated energy to verify compliance with...
- Tags: iPhone, Mobile phone, Smartphone
- Blog posts 2007-05-17
- Why iPhone should remain closed
- Readers of this blog know that Im a big fan of the Treo and still believe it to be the best smartphone for Mac users. However when people ask me what I think about my Treo, I usually respond: "The best thing about the Treo is that you can install...
- Tags: Mobile phone, Smartphone, iPhone, Apple iPhone, Palm Treo
- Blog posts 2007-01-26
- iPhone's missing features
- After yesterdays short hiatus from iPhone coverage, Im back on the bandwagon again. I want to start out by saying that I think that the iPhone will be wildly successful. I think that Apple will sell boat loads of them. I will definitely be buying one, at minimum for research...
- Tags: Mobile phone, Smartphone, iPhone, Apple iPhone
- Blog posts 2007-01-16
- T-Mobile answers the iPhone with WhiteBerry
- In a feeble attempt to take the solar glare of the spotlight away from the iPhone T-Mobile and Research In Motion RIM have announced a new version of their popular BlackBerry Pearl, in you guess it, white. Dont they realize that white iPods and phones are so 2006? Theyve also...
- Tags: Announcement, Mobile phone, Smartphone, iPhone, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry
- Blog posts 2007-01-16
- Waiting for iPhone? Consider a Treo instead
- Readers of this blog already know that I think that the Treo 700p is still the best smartphone for Mac users. Not only does the Treo 700p sync with Mac OS X right out of the box, but theres also a ton of great software available for the Palm OS...
- Tags: iPhone, Smartphone, Mobile phone, EVDO, Palm Treo
- Blog posts 2006-12-20
- Patent application reveals much about iPod/iPhone
- Yesterday I posted a note about Apples United States Patent Application #20060268528 for a "handheld computing device includes an enclosure having structural walls formed from a ceramic material that is radio-transparent." The details of the patent (USPTO, text, PDF) are extremely revealing about where Apple is headed with the future...
- Tags: enclosure, Patent, Mobile phone, iPod
- Blog posts 2006-12-05
- iPhone patent revealed
- On November 30, 2006 Apple filed what appears to be a patent for the iPhone, a mobile phone/iPod hybrid that has been rumored to be in development for over three years. In United States Patent Application #20060268528 Apple refers to the device as:A handheld computing device is disclosed. The handheld...
- Tags: battery, Patent, Smartphone, Mobile phone, iPod, Gadget
- Blog posts 2006-12-04
- What iPhone has going for it
- Yesterday I took a shot at the iPhone for being long on compromises and short on utility and your comments were tremendous. Today I want to take a look at some of the positive aspects and potential of the iPhone.No carrier baggageOne of the single best potential features of the...
- Tags: iPod, Mobile phone, Smartphone, iPhone, telephone, Apple iPhone
- Blog posts 2006-11-17
- I don't want an iPhone
- Unless youve been living under a rock, youve probably been inundated with speculation and rumor about Apples iPhone. Am I the only one that doesnt want one?AppleInsider reports that Foxconn Electronics (a.k.a. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd.) has received an order from Apple for 12M iPhone handsets, that it...
- Tags: iPod, Mobile phone, Smartphone, iPhone, Apple iPhone
- Blog posts 2006-11-16
Additional Resources
- Howard's happy: Sirius-XM merger (finally) approved; Now the work really begins
- The government regulatory debacle known as the Sirius-XM merger has officially ended as the Federal Communications Commission approved the deal after 17 months of deliberation and lobbying from the National Association of Broadcasters. According to the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal the FCC approved the deal...
- Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Sirius, Howard, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Federal Government, Mergers & Acquisitions, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Government, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-26
- Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux
- Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...
- Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Kernel, Mandrake, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Appearance: PPUG meets tomorrow in Philly
- If you're in the Philadelphia area I'd like to invite you to attend the Philadelphia PowerBook User Group PPUG meeting tomorrow at the Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant. We meet from 12 noon to 3pm over lunch and fine local beer. Want to debate my theory on...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Philadelphia, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- 1.4 bln Internet users in 2008
- Roughly 1.4 bln people ill use the Internet on a regular basis in 2008. This number is expected to surpass 1.9 bln unique users, or 30% of the world’s population, in 2012, according to IDC. Users will access the Internet through more than 1.5 bln devices worldwide in 2008, including...
- Tags: Internet User, Mobile, Internet, NB
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- iPhone gas application roundup
- On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Vehicle, MPG, AccuFuel, Gas Finder, Roi/Tco, GPS, 3G, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Crucial (Micron) Solid State Drives
- Crucial Micron Solid State Drive installation and configuration by Jason Perlow
- Tags: Micron Technology Inc., Solid State Disk, Jason Perlow, flash memory, micron, crucial, ssd, solid state drive
- Image galleries 2008-07-25
- Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing
- On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Redmond, Wash. security...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Dan Kaminsky, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS X, Networking, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Mystery solved: Apple's new product is iTablet (updated)
- Previously I speculated about the mysterious "product transition" that Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO mentioned no less than seven times in the Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts. Some of his quotes from the call: We are working to develop new products that contains technologies...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
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