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• iPhone Apps Store has 2 billionth download

  It's hard to overstate how successful the iPhone Apps Store is. Check out the latest figures from Apple: Apple today announced that more than two billion apps have been downloaded from its revolutionary App Store, the largest applications store in... Posted Sep 28 2009, 10:46 AM by pthurrott with | with 66 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, iPod, Smartphone, Mobile, Commentary

• AT&T enters 21st century, adds MMS to iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS

  Apple : MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) is now available to AT&T customers. AT&T MMS requires iPhone OS 3.1 and a carrier settings update. Here's what it looks like (on a Mac) ... Unlike other iPhone updates I've installed via iTunes... Posted Sep 26 2009, 10:47 AM by pthurrott with | with 39 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Digital media, Smartphone, Mobile, Cloud computing

• Google Sync: Now with push Gmail support

  This is big stuff, and if there's anyone actually paying for MobileMe a year from now, well, you already looked like a fool, so what's the difference? The Google Mobile Blog reports today that Google has added push email support to Google Sync... Posted Sep 22 2009, 01:57 PM by pthurrott with | with 69 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Windows Mobile, Internet, Google, Alt. Windows, Smartphone, Mobile, Cloud computing

• Google: Apple DID reject Google Voice. Thus, Apple DID lie to the FCC

  Google's response ( here it is in PDF format ) to the FCC firmly states that Apple lied, pure and simple: Apple's representatives informed Google that the Google Voice application was rejecte d because Apple believed the application duplicated... Posted Sep 19 2009, 04:04 PM by pthurrott with | with 73 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, iTunes, iPod, Google, Cloud computing, Commentary

• AppleInsider jumps the shark, declares Zune HD 'failed'

  While I wait for what I just know will be hugely positive reviews of the Zune HD from Walter Mossberg and David Pogue (after all, these guys treat Apple product launches like just-discovered new books of the Bible), I can at least point to some of the... Posted Sep 16 2009, 03:45 PM by pthurrott with | with 118 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, Zune, iTunes, iPod, Alt. Windows, Commentary

• Apple offers up evolutionary iPod updates, Jobs at music event

  Today’s 9/9/9 Apple event was surprisingly light on surprises. Steve Jobs returned to the stage after almost a year’s absence and got a nice standing ovation. But Apple’s announcements were mostly lukewarm, and had been telegraphed weeks in advance. Among... Posted Sep 09 2009, 04:36 PM by pthurrott with | with 114 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, iTunes, iPod, Alt. Windows, Digital media

• The 'blame anyone but Apple cadre,' Part 217: AT&T

  So AT&T is finally adding MMS support to the iPhone 3G/3GS on September 25, about two months after Apple first announced the feature and other international wireless carriers provided it. Yep, AT&T sucks. And I should know, I've been using... Posted Sep 04 2009, 03:55 PM by pthurrott with | with 99 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, Alt. Windows, Smartphone, Mobile, Commentary

• Apple's culture of lies, Part 2: A different way of looking at it

  One thing I've often thought with Apple is how much worse off the PC industry would be if they were ever dominant, because they're such a belligerent company. But a more level-headed way to view Apple's recent push-backs from the top of the... Posted Aug 26 2009, 11:53 AM by pthurrott with | with 160 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, iTunes, iPod, Alt. Windows, Commentary

• Microsoft's Zune continues to struggle

  I think we all realize the Zune isn't exactly setting the world on fire. But in these days leading up to the release of the Zune HD, things have apparently gotten worse than ever . To be sure, the Zune provides a tiny, and apparently deteriorating... Posted Jul 30 2009, 04:12 AM by pthurrott with | with 82 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, Zune, iTunes, iPod, Alt. Windows, Digital media, Commentary

• Apple releases iPhone Software Update 3.0 to the public

  Apple : The free iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update includes some great new features, as well as all the features from previous updates. iPhone OS 3.0 also lets you run the next generation of iPhone apps, like peer-to-peer games and more. If you’ve never updated... Posted Jun 17 2009, 03:50 PM by pthurrott with | with 58 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, Alt. Windows

• WWDC 2009 Reality Check 2.0: iPhone 3G vs. 3G S

  But wait, there's more. Apple has published a handy chart comparing the iPhone 3G to the iPhone 3G S. As you might expect, it does not clearly portray some key problems. First, existing iPhone 3G customers cannot upgrade to a 3G S for $199 or $299... Posted Jun 09 2009, 10:36 AM by pthurrott with | with 215 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, iPod, Alt. Windows, Commentary, Events

• WWDC 2009: Time for a reality check

  Apple is providing its WWDC 2009 keynote address today, providing some interesting info about its Mac and iPhone platforms. But this is Apple we're talking about. So it's time for a reality check. 75 million Mac OS X users. Apple claimed that... Posted Jun 08 2009, 03:33 PM by pthurrott with | with 196 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, Mac, iPod, Alt. Windows, Humor, Digital media, Commentary, Events

• The magic of wishful thinking ... This time in the Apple camp

  Recent reports of a magic IE 8 performance boost make me smile because this kind of thing is simply human. We all see what we want to see, what we expect to see. It's just part of our DNA. It explains UFO and Bigfoot sightings. And, apparently, it... Posted May 06 2009, 10:45 AM by pthurrott with | with 46 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, Alt. Windows, Humor, Commentary

• HP Updates MediaSmart Server Software

  From HP: HP today announced the release of a software update for the HP MediaSmart Server (EX485/EX487 models), providing remote video streaming and video conversion of unprotected content. The new software enables the HP MediaSmart Server to automatically... Posted Apr 13 2009, 10:33 AM by pthurrott with | with 17 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Windows Home Server, iPod, Digital media

• Wolfenstein 3D for the iPhone ... DOOM is coming soon

  Nice! Id Software has released a version of the classic DOS game Wolfenstein 3D for the iPhone , and they promise a version of the original DOOM soon as well. The grandfather of the FPS is at your fingertips! Wolfenstein 3D Classic is non-stop action... Posted Mar 24 2009, 11:56 AM by pthurrott with | with 19 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Video games, Smartphone, Mobile