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google.com Feb 24 1:40 pm

Android App Store Is 57% Free Compared to Apple's 25% [Data]

App store analytics firm Distimo recently released a bunch of juicy info about the major mobile app stores, and the results are pretty interesting. For one, Android has a much higher proportion of free apps. Apple and BlackBerry are pretty…
google.com Feb 16 12:34 pm

The Android Who Cried Wolf

Currently, Google has one of the more interesting problems I’ve ever seen. While I’d never tell anyone to slow down their pace of innovation, with Android, I can’t help but wonder if Google might have to do just that, because…
google.com Feb 16 12:20 pm

All the Smartphone OSes: A Beginners' Guide [Smartphones]

Windows Phone Series 7 is here, and it's like nothing we've seen from Microsoft—or anyone else—before. But how does it measure up? And where does every other smartphone OS stand? If you want to skip the gallery format, click here.…
google.com Jan 13 7:58 am

Rumor: Apple’s Tablet Is an “iPhone on Steroids” [AppleTablet]

One of our close Apple connects who haven't steered us wrong dropped a little bit of information on us. Here's what we know: • The tablet's multi-touch gestures are "out of control." • It's powered by an incredibly fast ARM…
google.com Jan 4 3:20 pm

Android Taking Wind Out Of iPhone's Sails [Data]

Just in time for Google to unveil its own Nexus One smartphone, ChangeWave Research reports the public is more excited than ever to buy an Android based handset — at the expense of Apple, Microsoft, and Palm. ChangeWave surveyed 4,068…
google.com Dec 18 12:00 pm

Rumor: Verizon Wireless prepares for the iPhone

Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, iPhoneCall it wishful thinking or evidence of the inevitable, but BusinessWeek is reporting that Verizon is bolstering its network in preparation for the iPhone. Verizon Wireless Chief Technology Officer Anthony Melone recently told Bloomberg BusinessWeek that…
google.com Dec 17 1:30 pm

Tracking and killing insurgents? There's an app for that.

Filed under: iPhoneThe Guardian has a story on US military contractor Raytheon who's begun building a series of applications for the iPhone for use in the battlefield. Their first military app is called One Force Tracker and uses satellite positioning…
google.com Dec 10 10:40 am

Surprise! There will be another iPhone next year

After 3 years of back-to-back new iPhones, it probably doesn't take a whole lot of guts (or brains, for that matter) to predict that Apple will be announcing a new iPhone in 2010. But when this guy comes along and…
google.com Dec 10 10:40 am

Surprise! There will be another iPhone next year

After 3 years of back-to-back new iPhones, it probably doesn't take a whole lot of guts (or brains, for that matter) to predict that Apple will be announcing a new iPhone in 2010. But when this guy comes along and…
google.com Dec 10 10:40 am

Surprise! There will be another iPhone next year

After 3 years of back-to-back new iPhones, it probably doesn't take a whole lot of guts (or brains, for that matter) to predict that Apple will be announcing a new iPhone in 2010. But when this guy comes along and…
google.com Dec 9 12:23 pm

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Graphic courtesy of Column Five Media
google.com Dec 9 5:40 am

Sorry Apple, I'm Buying Me One of Those xPhones! [Parody]

Let me ask you something. Does your phone play VHS tapes? Does it make toast?? Does holding it against a patient in cardiac arrest restart their heart a la defibrillator??? No? That's because you don't own an xPhone. The xPhone…
google.com Dec 1 1:10 pm

Square iPhone payment system gets itself a website, showcased in public

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and the quiet startup formerly known as Squirrel are finally opening up a bit. The company now called Square, as we noted back in October, has launched a website for its iPhone payment dongle, although it's…
google.com Aug 10 4:55 am

Bank Lets Customers Deposit Checks With iPhone Photos [IPhone]

Great ideas tend to make so much sense that you wonder why they took so long. Here's another: USAA, a privately held bank/insurance company, is updating its iPhone app to let customers snap both sides of a check for deposits.…
google.com May 27 6:07 pm

Sneak Peak: First Video Demo Of Siri Virtual Assistant

Earlier today, a startup called Siri that wants to bring virtual assistants to the iPhone came out of stealth. Siri brings a very advanced collection of technologies (speech recognition, natural language processing, semantic data processing, and geo-location) to create a…
google.com Mar 18 12:00 pm

Giz Explains: What Makes The Five Smartphone Platforms Different [Giz Explains]

Smartphones have all advanced over the past few years, and mostly do the same things. But if you look at the details, you'll find that—depending on your needs—one may be way better than another. Most smartphone platforms support touchscreens and/or…

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