iPhone News
Current consumer, business and technology news about the Apple iPhone multi-function
mobile device (cell phone, media player and Web browser). Constantly updated
from news sources around the world. For consumer news about cell phones,
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Researchers Demo Mobile Botnet, Sort Of - Mar 20
Researchers have built an 8,000-strong botnet made of iPhone and Android-based devices, according to a report in DarkReading. But the report exaggerates what the researchers actually did.
Yahoo Buying Fantasy Sports Company Citizen Sports - Mar 19
Yahoo is buying a fantasy sports company co-founded by an MIT graduate whose card-counting skills helped him win millions of dollars in blackjack and spawned a film and a best-selling book. Citizen Sports offers fantasy leagues for sports such as football, soccer and basketball that fans can manage online at social-networking sites and through mobile applications for Apple's iPhone and smart phones running Google Inc.'s Android operating software. With Citizen Sports, Yahoo is looking to boost its social-networking offerings, an area the company has struggled in even though, according to comScore, it commands the largest U.S. Internet audience in news, sports and finance. Yahoo did not release financial details of its purchase, which it expects to close by June. Millions of people participate in fantasy leagues. Participants rack up points based on the performance of the sports players they pick to be on their make-believe teams. Jeff Ma, whose antics in Las Vegas and Atlantic City inspired "Bringing Down the House" and, more recently, the movie "21," started Citizen Sports with business partner Mike Kerns in 2004. Yahoo said Wednesday that Citizen Sports will be integrated with content from its sports news and information site, Yahoo Sports, and vice versa. Citizen Sports, which is privately held, now has 39 million unique visitors in the U.S. each month.
Apple Files Mobile Social Networking Patent Request
(PC World)
- Mar 19
PC World - A recently disclosed patent request suggests Apple may be working on a mobile social networking application that would presumably let iPhone users form ad-hoc groups based on their locations.
Bharti to sell iPhone 3GS in India
(AFP)
- Mar 19
AFP - India's top mobile phone company said on Friday it has reached a deal with Apple Inc. to sell the iPhone 3GS in India.
iPad Pre-Orders Reported in 'Hundreds of Thousands' - Mar 19
With Apple's iPad scheduled to go on sale on April 3, a new report indicates there may be strong pre-order demand. This could mean the iPad is on the verge of being a breakthrough product for tablet computers. On Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported that, according to unnamed sources, pre-orders have totaled "hundreds of thousands of units," which could also indicate that the iPad will challenge the iPhone's phenomenal debut. However, it's not clear if these reported pre-orders are actual sales or simply non-sale reservations for later pickups. Arranging Content for Launch To help drive sales, Apple is reportedly working overtime to make as many arrangements as possible for media content. This includes deals with publishers of newspapers, magazines and textbooks, as well as with TV networks and Hollywood studios. Apparently, though, Apple is running into resistance from the print publishers, some of whom are wary of cutting into their existing revenue. The Journal said Apple is "backburnering" its negotiations with print publishers and focusing more on such media content as TV shows. Industry analysts are generally bullish on the iPad's prospects. For instance, Current Analysis' Avi Greengart said he expects the iPad's long-term sales prospects will be strong, because sales will increase as the initial price points inevitably drop. "If these numbers from the Journal's sources are correct," he said, they could indicate that the market for early adopters of this new product could be "bigger than expected." Clear Value Propositions The iPad, Greengart said, "is the first tablet product that has a clear set of value propositions," so price is the main issue. He said these values include web surfing, media consumption such as movie watching, reading e-books, and access to the more than 100,000 applications available for the iPod touch, "without modification." In addition, he expects we'll soon see "a huge number" of apps that...
HTC Vows To Fight an Apple Lawsuit - Mar 19
HTC Corp., the Taiwanese cell phone maker sued by Apple for patent infringement, said Thursday it will defend itself against charges that it lifted iPhone technology. In his first public comment on the suit, HTC chief Peter Chou said the company "disagrees with Apple's actions," though he did not go into specifics. Apple says HTC's phones -- several of which use Google Inc.'s Android mobile operating software -- infringe on 20 of its patents. The patents cover technology like iPhone two-finger screen recognition, which allows users to perform multiple functions on the gadget. The suit, filed earlier this month, served as a warning to rivals that Apple Inc. is ready to aggressively defend its technology amid intensifying competition in the smart phone market. Phones based on Google's Android software have emerged as a major threat. In his statement Thursday, Chou avoided addressing Apple's claims directly. He said, "HTC strongly advocates intellectual property protection and will continue to respect other innovators and their technologies as we have always done." He added, "We will continue to embrace competition through our own innovation as a healthy way for consumers to get the best mobile experience possible."
HTC to 'fully defend' itself against Apple patent suit
(AFP)
- Mar 18
AFP - Taiwan cellphone maker HTC, accused by Apple of infringing on iPhone patents, said Thursday it will "fully defend" itself against the charges.
China Mobile Wants IPad, and Chinese 3G for Apple's IPhone
(PC World)
- Mar 18
PC World - China Mobile hopes to offer both Apple's iPad and a version of the iPhone that supports China's homegrown 3G mobile standard, comments by China Mobile's top executive showed on Thursday.
HTC says it will fight Apple suit
(AP)
- Mar 18
AP - HTC Corp., the Taiwanese cell phone maker sued by Apple for patent infringement, said Thursday it will defend itself against charges that it lifted iPhone technology.
HTC says confident can defend against Apple suit
(Reuters)
- Mar 18
Reuters - Cellphone developer HTC Corp said it is confident it can fight off a recent technology patent infringement lawsuit from iPhone maker Apple Inc and promised to issue a formal response in the next few weeks.
PayPal Offers iPhone Transactions - Mar 17
Money transfers, reimbursements, and account management are a few of the tasks the Send Money app can handle.
Global CIO: An Open Letter To Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer - Mar 16
Column about an open letter to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer suggesting he drop his company's ban on iPhone's as a recognition that today's environment rejects that type of old-fashioned, heavy-handed thinking.
B&N Plans App For Apple iPad - Mar 15
Barnes & Noble already offers eReader software for Windows PC, Mac, iPhone, iPod Touch and Blackberry devices.
SAP, Sybase Release Joint Mobile Apps - Mar 2
Sales and workflow apps developed on the Sybase mobile platform extend SAP CRM and Business Suite to iPhone and Windows devices.
Palm Sales Lower Than Expected - Feb 25
Tough competition from Android handsets and Apple's iPhone hurt Palm's quarterly revenue forecast.
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