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AT&T Figures Its 3G Net Can Handle SlingPlayer for iPhone February 05, 2010 
AT&T said Thursday it will now allow Sling Media's television-viewing program for the iPhone to operate over its "3G" high-speed mobile network. The reversal comes as the FCC is drafting rules to keep broadband providers -- including wireless companies -- from favoring or discriminating against Internet traffic flowing over their networks.
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A Wild, Wild Week for Apple February 03, 2010 
Apple hosted another new product circus last week, and as usual, some investors sat with itchy trigger fingers on the "buy" and "sell" buttons. When CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad Jan. 27, Cupertino's share prices shot up to $207.88, up $1.94, or less than one percent, from the previous day's close of $205.94. Apple's prices have been sliding since, closing on Monday at $194.73.
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Apple Lets VoIP iPhone Apps Use 3G Connections January 29, 2010 
Apple is allowing iPhone owners to use Internet calling services over cellular networks. Several companies offering Voice over Internet Protocol -- or VoIP -- services said this week that Apple now allows their applications to work on the iPhone. VoIP calling has been available on the iPhone, but only over WiFi connections, which don't have the range of 3G cellular networks.
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Google Voice Sneaks Back Onto iPhone January 26, 2010 
Google on Tuesday launched a new version of Google Voice for the iPhone, half a year after Apple kicked the application off the iTunes App Store. However, the latest version of Google Voice is a browser app leveraging HTML 5 and accessible through the iPhone's Safari browser, not an app that's downloadable from the App Store.
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Report: The End Is Nigh for AT&T's iPhone Exclusivity January 25, 2010 
Jan. 27 will no doubt be a big day for Apple. The company is widely expected to unveil a new tablet computer Wednesday, but that may not be all it will have to talk about. Apple will also announce the end of AT&T's exclusive hold on the device in the U.S., according to a source cited in a Hot Hardware report. Cupertino may also split carrier rights for its much-anticipated tablet between AT&T and Verizon.
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Google and the Freedom Business January 22, 2010 
We're now in week two of Google's high-profile battle with China, and the stakes have risen high enough to catch the attention of no less than the U.S. Secretary of State herself, Hillary Rodham Clinton. She cheered on Google's stance in a speech Thursday, saying, "Censorship should not be in any way accepted by any company from anywhere, and in America, American companies need to make a principled stand."
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Apple May Give Bing Top Billing on iPhone January 20, 2010 
And you thought some of the couplings on "Jersey Shore" and "Big Brother" were tough to follow. Technology companies, who do the love-hate-love thing better than any reality show, may be at it again, according to reports that indicate Apple may be ready to make Bing the default search engine on its iPhone, displacing Google.
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Tech Volunteers Build New Tools to Aid Haiti Relief Efforts January 20, 2010 
Hundreds of tech volunteers spurred to action by Haiti's killer quake are adding a new dimension to disaster relief, developing new tools and services for first responders and the public in an unprecedented effort. "It really is amazing the change in the way crisis response can be done now," said Noel Dickover, a Washington, D.C.-based organizer of the CrisisCamp tech volunteer movement.
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Boom Times Ahead for Mobile App Market January 19, 2010 
Consumers will spend $6.2 billion in 2010 at mobile application stores, while related advertising revenue is expected to generate $0.6 billion worldwide, according to new statistics from Gartner. Those numbers are expected to rapidly grow within the next few years, the analyst firm predicted: By 2013, worldwide downloads will surpass $21.6 billion.
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Apple Raises Stakes in Patent Duel With Nokia January 18, 2010 
Apple has filed a complaint before the U.S. International Trade Commission requesting that it block Nokia imports to the U.S. The request follows a legal dispute between two companies that began in October when Nokia filed suit against Apple for patent infringement. Apple just upped the ante in what has become a high-stakes poker game with Nokia, said tech attorney Raymond Van Dyke.
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Kodak Sues Apple, RIM Over Photo Preview Tech January 14, 2010 
Eastman Kodak said Thursday it is suing Apple and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion over technology related to digital cameras in their iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones. Kodak filed a complaint before the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging the iPhone, Apple's hottest gadget, and RIM's camera-enabled BlackBerry devices infringe on a Kodak patent covering technology for previewing photos.
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Sizing Up iPhone's Adversaries January 13, 2010 
In a generally down market on Tuesday, Apple share prices fell $2.39, or 1.14 percent, to hit $207.72 at close. Consider that as just a blip -- the frenzy around Apple's expected tablet announcement continues to mount, and analysts expect 2010 to be yet another banner year for Cupertino.
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Which Company Will Define the Next Decade? January 04, 2010 
Each of the last five decades in technology was defined largely by the decisions of one of the major vendors: the 1970s by AT&T; the 80s by IBM; the 90s by Microsoft; and the 2000s by Apple. Google is the favorite for defining the 2010s, or teen decade -- and that's a good focus for discussion as we get ready for a battle royal this week between the company of the 2000s and the company of the 2010s.
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Dragon Fires Up iPhone Speech-to-Text Apps January 04, 2010 
As text increases in importance on handheld devices like smartphones, hardware makers continue to grapple with solutions to bring keyboard functionality to a form factor ill-suited to the task. Pint-sized keyboards and virtual claviers are transitional alternatives at best. One technology that offers some promise, however, is speech recognition.
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A New Year, a New Record and a New Problem for Apple December 30, 2009 
Hopes that Apple would close out 2009 with a resounding bang were dampened somewhat with Tuesday's news that Nokia is widening its patent lawsuit against the company. It sent Apple's share prices down from Monday's record high closing of $211.61 to $209.10 at close Tuesday, a slip of about 1 percent.
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AT&T Gives New Yorkers the Bronx Cheer December 28, 2009 
Let's say you spent the holiday weekend pouting that you didn't find an iPhone under your Christmas tree in your New York City residence. However, if you then tried to buy the Apple smarthpone yourself through AT&T's Web site, you might have thought you were permanently on Santa's "naughty" list.
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