Wednesday - June 3, 2009
Excitement is hitting a new high in the runup to Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, to be held in San Francisco next week. New challengers are threatening the iPhone, while Microsoft has revived its Zune MP3 player in a bid to take on the iPod touch. Meanwhile, Apple's gaining strength in its run at the enterprise market. As if competition from the Palm Pre, to be launched this week, wasn't enough, the iPhone now has to battle a new Nokia phone -- the N97. First announced in December, the Nokia N97 offers up to 32 GB of storage.
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Wednesday - May 27, 2009
Dogged by rumors in the blogosphere about its Zune portable media player, Microsoft threw in the towel on Wednesday, divulging a few details about the upcoming Zune and confirming that the next generation of the device will be available in the U.S. this fall. The Zune HD will target the same market as the iPod touch, which has proved hugely successful for rival Apple.
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Tuesday - May 12, 2009
Twitter messages hinting at the possible emergence of a Zune phone -- posted by a user who appeared to be a Microsoft insider -- drew a considerable amount of attention recently, especially considering their timing. They came to light at around the same time Microsoft launched a new ad touting the benefits of its Zune Pass music service over its rival, Apple's iTunes.
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Friday - April 17, 2009
Conversation in the Apple-focused blogosphere is all over the map this week, but with Apple in the tech world's driver seat these days, wide-ranging activity is only to be expected. Out of dozens of news nuggets, here are three that create some interesting glimmers.
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Wednesday - April 15, 2009
It looks as though Apple might finally be able to crack the Chinese market with its iPhone. The rumor mill at one time had the company in talks with China Mobile, the country's leading carrier, but those negotiations apparently fell through over questions of money. Also, Apple is rumored to be finally creating a new, CDMA version of its iPhone that could topple AT&T's exclusive carrier position in the U.S.
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Friday - April 3, 2009
Skype for the iPhone appears to have captured the imaginations of Apple bloggers this week. Meanwhile, iPod shuffle sales surprisingly surged, and news of iPhone 3.0 OS software features continued to trickle in. Ever since the iPhone emerged, Skype fans have been wondering when they'd get a chance to use their favorite VoIP service for Internet-based Skype phone calls.
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Monday - March 16, 2009
Last week, I got into an argument about whether Microsoft was using TomTom to go after Linux. I also attended several events where the massive costs of the AMD vs. Intel litigation were discussed. I got to thinking how both entities -- AMD and FLOSS -- are currently defined by the dominant company in their space.
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Saturday - March 14, 2009
MTV pretty much gave up on music years ago in order to concentrate on how many different variations of "The Real World" and "Road Rules" it could squeeze out. But YouTube has largely picked up MTV's slack -- type in just about any video you want to see, and Google's sharing site will play it for you.
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Friday - March 13, 2009
Three items of note burned particularly brightly this week in the Apple blogosphere this week: a crescendo in rumors of an Apple netbook/tablet/something coming, and an upcoming sneak peak of iPhone 3.0 software, and the release of a brand-new iPod shuffle. The most recent iteration of the diminutive iPod shuffle was already almost too small for its buttons, so Apple got rid of them altogether.
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Wednesday - March 11, 2009
Apple has introduced a new, tinier version of its iPod shuffle -- the lowest-end product in its popular music player line. Previous versions have been bare bones in terms of features and capacity, but their form factors have always been unmistakable Apple designs.
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