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Dec 31, 2008 8:36 AM CST

Burn Your Kindle, Readers Need iPhone

Consumers jilt e-book readers, download titles to smartphones

(Newser) - They’ve only been around for a few years, but digital book readers may already be going the way of the Walkman. In increasing numbers, tech savvy bookworms are downloading their favorite titles onto smartphones like the iPhone for a fraction of the cost, BusinessWeek reports. For travelers, “bringing...

Bright Spots
for Tech in 2008

Dec 29, 2008 5:37 PM CST

Bright Spots for Tech in 2008

(Newser) - 2008 wasn’t a great year for tech or the economy, but some gadget-makers did invest in innovation, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Areas where tech made more than token gains:

Digital cameras grow up: Not only are consumer cameras getting sharper, but some professional models can now record

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Apple: No iBoobs for iPhone

Dec 24, 2008 12:02 PM CST

Apple: No iBoobs for iPhone

Ruins Christmas for geeks everywhere

(Newser) - Apple has ruined Christmas for geeks everywhere, denying them an intensely useful iPhone application called iBoobs. Apple rejected iBoobs from its app store, saying it contained “objectionable content.” The program allowed iPhone users to shake their phones to jiggle a virtual pair of breasts. Apple encouraged the developer...

iPhone App
Makers Reel
In Millions

Dec 13, 2008 6:24 PM CST

iPhone App Makers Reel In Millions

First-time designers score huge sales with Apple programs

(Newser) - Thousands of programmers are hoping to take their million-dollar bite out of Apple by designing lucrative applications for the iPhone, Newsweek reports. “It’s kind of a gold rush,” said one programmer, whose game applications will net $5 million in revenue. “Some kid in his bedroom can...

Flash Coming to iPhone,
and It's a Must

ANALYSIS

Sep 30, 2008 8:35 PM CDT

Flash Coming to iPhone, and It's a Must

Despite its pitfalls, gadget needs integral Web plugin

(Newser) - Signs are pointing to a Flash plugin coming to the iPhone sometime soon, Jason Kincaid writes on TechCrunch—but he’s of two minds about the benefits of finally getting “the real web” on Apple’s shiny gadget. Flash is absolutely essential for the internet, he writes, but making...

Best Buy to Sell iPhone

Aug 13, 2008 2:08 AM CDT

Best Buy to Sell iPhone

Apple big seller in stock next month

(Newser) - Electronics retail giant Best Buy will begin selling the iPhone in its 970 stores next month—becoming the first retailer to stock the line other than Apple stores and AT&T outlets, which often run out of the popular phone. Best Buy is the only outside retailer to have exclusive...

App Store Selling $1M
a Day: Jobs

Aug 11, 2008 9:01 AM CDT

App Store Selling $1M a Day: Jobs

'I've never seen anything like this,' Apple boss says

(Newser) - The iPhone’s new App Store has exceeded the company’s wildest expectations, tallying up average sales of $1 million per day, Steve Jobs said today in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Apple’s on pace to make $360 million from the store this year. “This thing's...

Apple Could Remotely Kill iPhone Apps

ANALYSIS

Aug 7, 2008 5:05 PM CDT

Apple Could Remotely Kill iPhone Apps

Phone checks in for instructions on bad seeds, blogger finds

(Newser) - Apple appears capable of remotely deactivating programs paid for and installed by iPhone users, Arnold Kim writes on MacRumors. The discovery was made when an iPhone user uncovered a hidden web address linked to a software blacklist maintained by Apple—presumably intended to screen malicious software from being used. “...

$1K iPhone App? Get Control of Your Store, Apple

OPINION

Aug 6, 2008 7:15 PM CDT

$1K iPhone App? Get Control of Your Store, Apple

It 'shouldn’t be a place where a bunch of outlaws can run amok,' blogger pleads

(Newser) - Though the $1,000 “I Am Rich” iPhone application that so enrages Don Reisinger seems to have disappeared from Apple’s store since his original Mashable post this morning, his call for the giant to impose some order on would-be price-gougers stands. “There’s nothing stopping other developers...

Mossberg Picks iPhone Apps

PRODUCT REVIEW

Jul 23, 2008 2:22 PM CDT

Mossberg Picks iPhone Apps

Add more cowbell or find nearby restaurants

(Newser) - Impressed with Apple's spread of iPhone apps, Wall Street Journal tech gurus Walt Mossberg and Katherine Boehret list their favorites.

AOL Radio: The best Internet radio player for the iPhone
Evernote: A good port of the elegant note-taking program
Instapaper: Instantly download Web pages for offline reading.
Travelocity TravelTools: Allows

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The Best iPhone Apps

Jul 11, 2008 3:23 PM CDT

The Best iPhone Apps

PC Magazine gives you the scoop on the new slate of titles for Apple juggernaut

(Newser) - The best part about the iPhone 3G's debut, writes PC Magazine, is the new abundance of software for the handset. Most of the apps work on the original iPhone, too. The cream of the crop:

AIM: Should need no introduction, although it was a major omission from the original iPhone's

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IPhone 3G Won't Set World Afire

PRODUCT REVIEW

Jul 9, 2008 8:08 AM CDT

IPhone 3G Won't Set World Afire

It's faster and has better sound, but loses battery life and the price cut is a mirage

(Newser) - The iPhone was an industry-changing event. The new iPhone 3G is, well, a lot like the original, writes Walter Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal. It’s now able to access the faster 3G network, of course, and it sports better sound quality and a GPS chip, so it’s...

Not Just iPhone—iRadio!

GADGETS

Jun 13, 2008 9:00 PM CDT

Not Just iPhone—iRadio!

The new gadget supports AOL Radio's new app, for free

(Newser) - Apple’s new iPhone will provide free, CD-quality radio from 200 stations in 25 genres—even if that does cut into iTunes' music business, Saul Hansell blogs in the New York Times. But Apple knows that it will "fare best if it makes the iPhone as useful as possible,...

'Cheaper, Smaller' iPhone to
Be Unveiled Today

Jun 9, 2008 4:29 AM CDT

'Cheaper, Smaller' iPhone to Be Unveiled Today

Company future could rest on public response

(Newser) - Apple chief Steve Jobs will unveil the second generation iPhone today, ending the frantic guessing game about the company's new key product. The future of Apple and its ability to regenerate sales of its computers may depend on how the public responds to the new iPhone, reports the Los Angeles ...

Developers Flock to iPhone App Funding

Mar 12, 2008 12:44 PM CDT

Developers Flock to iPhone App Funding

But worries emerge about Apple's tight rules, lack of support

(Newser) - Developers have swamped venture capitalists who announced a $100 million fund for iPhone applications last week. But many of them say Apple has made the job difficult. Developers must use the software development kit issued by Apple, and they say the restrictive terms prevent them from sharing advice on user...

Apple Courts iPhone Developers

Mar 7, 2008 2:00 PM CST

Apple Courts iPhone Developers

Releases inexpensive software development kit

(Newser) - Apple is opening up the iPhone to outside programmers. The company said yesterday it would release a $99 software development kit, and the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins has committed $100 million to invest in developers' work, reports the New York Times. iPhones so far have been limited—at least...