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Android's American market share soars, WinMo pays the price

from engadget - 52 minutes ago

Mobile manufacturer and platform market share stats for the US are in for the month of January thanks to comScore, and as usual, they tell a fascinating (and somewhat unpredictable) story of what's actually going on at the cash registers. Motorola -- which has long since fallen off its high horse on the global stage -- still maintains a commanding presence in the American market by representing some 22.9 percent of all subscribers, though that's down 1.2 percent from October 2009; that's particularly interesting in light of the Read more ...

iPad Buyer's Guide: Super Simplified Edition (Some Jest Implied) [Ipad]

from gizmodo - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago

iPhone SDK 3.2 showing first hints of multitasking for third-party apps?

from engadget - 5 hours, 52 minutes ago

Naturally, we need to first disclaim this noise by saying that rumors of third-party multitasking capability in the iPhone are as old as the iPhone SDK itself. That said, it's hard to ignore a new reference to a "multitasking dialog box" buried deep within the iPhone SDK 3.2 beta that -- while not new to beta 4 specifically -- we're told didn't exist in 3.1.3. Now, the wildest possible speculation would have us believing that this is the very first by-product of a new multitasking system for developers that's ...

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iDongle hardware iPhone jailbreak tool makes hacker life a little simpler

from engadget - 6 hours, 52 minutes ago

If you needed any more proof that Apple's lame cat-and-mouse game with the iPhone jailbreak community has only served to increase the scene's resourcefulness and creativity, look no further than the iDongle, a slick piece of hacker-made hardware that can jailbreak and activate an iPhone 3GS or iPod touch running OS 3.1.2 just by plugging it into the dock connector. What's more, it allows a jailbroken iPhone to be rebooted away from a computer, which is currently a problem for on-the-go hackers -- just ...

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Multitasking in for iPhone 4.0?

from slashdot - 9 hours, 37 minutes ago

The latest word on the iPhone is that the 4.0 OS will finally have honest-to-goodness multitasking. This could hopefully lead to things like a real chat client, and dangerous battery consumption. I still hope it's true.

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Apple Blocking iPhone Security Software

from slashdot - 11 hours, 37 minutes ago

Speaking exclusively to PC Pro, Eugene Kaspersky has claimed Apple has repeatedly refused to deliver the software development kit necessary to design security software for the phone. "We have been in contact for two years with Apple to develop our anti-theft software, [but] still we do not have permission," said Kaspersky. Although he admits the risk of viruses infecting the iPhone is "almost zero", he claims that securing the data on the handset is critical, especially as iPhones are increasingly being used for business purposes. "I don't want to say Apple's is the wrong way of behaving, or the right way," Kaspersky added. "It's just a corporate culture — it wants to control everything"."

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Barnes & Noble promises B&N eReader app for iPad near launch

from engadget - 11 hours, 52 minutes ago

Need a bit more evidence that the e-book download business is a whole lot different than the music download business? Then look no further than Barnes & Noble, which has just announced that it plans to make its B&N eReader app available for the Apple iPad "around the time" of the device's launch. Details are otherwise a bit light, but the app will be free, and is apparently "designed specifically" for the iPad, giving you access to all of the books, magazines and newspapers available in Barnes & Noble's eBookstore. Could a ...

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Apple iBooks' Many Ebook Categories Include "Erotica" [Unconfirmed]

from gizmodo - 11 hours, 54 minutes ago

Uncovered by research firm Busted Loop, via Forbes, among other data like 16,700 iPhone apps have been iPad-certified, is a list of possible ebook categories for the iBooks store: More »


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The Barnes & Noble eReader iPad App Is On the Way (But Will Apple Maim It?) [Apple]

from gizmodo - 12 hours, 54 minutes ago

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