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Apple’s Steve Jobs somewhat famously said in April that people aren’t searching on their phone, but instead, are using apps. He reasoned, apps ...
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RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) conducted a deep reorganization in the second quarter that led to the elimination of 85 jobs, including 25 percent of the company’s execs. Today, it announced that the changes are largely complete and is busy trying to increase revenues of current products, and trying to beef up a largely...
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Facing steep competition from Apple’s iPad, which can do just about everything a computer can in addition to displaying books, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) has decided to evolve the latest Kindle into an even better single-purpose device for less than the cost of an iPod. The new Kindle is an improvement in just...
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Among the eight million people who have downloaded Clear Channel’s free mobile applications, the average user spends 3.5 hours listening to the streaming radio service and visits an average of four stations a week. All of that adds up to profitability for the media conglomerate’s mobile business, demonstrating that for at least some, the...
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One of the more obscure government bodies has ruled today that unlocking iPhones is perfectly within a consumer’s right, even if it is to download unauthorized software or to roam on other carrier networks.

At Google’s own developer conference two months ago, the internet giant nonchalantly mentioned that it was going to launch its own music service for the Android Market that could directly compete with Apple’s iTunes. Google (NSDQ: GOOG) was reluctant to give out too many facts beyond that, but now there’s increasing evidence...
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As Palm’s VP of developer platform, part of David Temkin’s job was to build out the app catalog. But now as VP of mobile at AOL (NYSE: AOL), his focus is on Android and iPhone. “We are in a eyeball business. To the extent that Palm (NSDQ: PALM) or Microsoft...
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Consumer Reports is not satisfied with Apple’s apology today, which includes providing a free case to any iPhone 4 owners who want one. In a blog post, the publication writes: “We look forward to a long-term fix from Apple (NSDQ: AAPL). As things...
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Here’s today’s lesson: The iPhone isn’t perfect, nor are Apple’s hard-working engineers.

So if you’ve been tormenting yourself over whether to switch to AT&T (NYSE: T) for the iPhone, or wait until it comes out on Verizon Wireless, you can breathe a big sigh of relief. The iPhone is imperfect just like any...
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Apple can no longer stay quiet about claims that a faulty antenna structure is leading to more dropped calls and connection issues on the iPhone 4 and has gone on the offensive today in a last-minute press conference at its Cupertino, Calif. headquarters. CEO Steve Jobs said the iPhone...
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