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Cisco releases Web security app for iPhone (AFP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:02 +0000

AFP - Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.

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Android vs. iPhone: Which Has the More Advanced Users? (PC World)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:26:00 +0000

PC World - It seems the mobile world is full of silly little battles these days. You've got the AT&T-Verizon; ad assault. There's that ever-popular Droid-iPhone rivalry. And then, of course, everyone's favorite Google Phone debate: Is there a Google Phone? If there were one, would it harm other Android phones? Or could it become -- gasp -- the elusive iPhone killer?

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Indian Eye Hospital Uses IPhone for Remote Diagnostics (PC World)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:10:20 +0000

PC World - An Indian eye hospital is piloting software that will push to doctors' iPhones retinal images collected from patients in remote locations.

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Incase debuts new chargers for iPod and iPhone (Macworld.com)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:31:00 +0000

Macworld.com - Accessory vendor Incase has released two new chargers for iPods and iPhones.

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Wikipedia, iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments (Reuters)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:54:25 +0000

Reuters - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.

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Apple Clears Final Hurdle To Sell iPhone in South Korea (NewsFactor)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:02:21 +0000

NewsFactor - Apple will soon begin offering its iPhones through carriers in South Korea. On Wednesday, Apple jumped its last hurdle in getting the iPhone into the hands of mobile-phone users in South Korea.

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CatPaint iPhone app adds cats to any photo (Macworld.com)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:45:00 +0000

Macworld.com - Are your photographs suffering from a decided feline shortage? There's a cat for that.

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IPhone Cleared for Sale by South Korean Regulator (PC World)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:13 +0000

PC World - South Korean regulators gave Apple a business license on Wednesday that would allow it to launch the iPhone in the country at any time.

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China Mobile says still in iPhone talks with Apple (AFP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:31:36 +0000

AFP - China Mobile, the country's largest mobile operator, said Wednesday it is still in negotiations with Apple over the sale of iPhones in China.

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China Mobile Still in Talks to Sell IPhone (PC World)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:30:15 +0000

PC World - The world's largest mobile phone service provider by subscribers is still in talks with Apple about offering the iPhone in China even though rival China Unicom started selling the handsets there last month.

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South Korean regulator approves iPhone (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:09:20 +0000

AP - South Korea's telecommunications regulator cleared the way Wednesday for the launch of Apple's iPhone, amid reports the hit device could reach consumers by the end of this month.

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Service Lets Users Build Own IPhone, RIM, Windows Apps (PC World)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:20:15 +0000

PC World - A startup is now offering to take the hard work out of creating mobile applications and even of porting them to the iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile platforms, all through an online service that gives novice developers simple templates for various types of businesses and organizations.

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Google Earth updates iPhone app (Macworld.com)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:41:00 +0000

Macworld.com - Google has announced an update to its popular Google Earth iPhone app. Version 2.0 lets users view personalized maps created on a desktop machine. The upgrade also adds 13 new languages to the mix, bringing a total of 31 supported languages.

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Star Wars iPhone game: More fun than bagging womp rats (Macworld.com)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:53:00 +0000

Macworld.com - What kid of the â80s didnât see himself as Luke Skywalker, valiantly manuevering his X-Wing fighter down the Death Star trench, the fate of the whole galaxy resting upon him and his loyal astromech droid? Seeing as most of those â80s kids probably have an iPhone now, we imagine that THQ Wireless didnât even consider the odds of successfully navigating an asteroid field when producing the $5 Star Wars: Trench Run (iTunes link).

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Google Updates Google Earth App for iPhone (PC World)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:34:00 +0000

PC World - Google today announced version 2.0 of Google Earth for the iPhone and iPod touch, just over a year after releasing the first edition of the application, a piece of software which quickly turned into the second most popular download in Apple's App Store. But the past year has also been a stormy one for both Google and Apple, as their respective wireless partners, Verizon Wireless and AT&T;, start to duke things out in court.

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The $2 Britney Spears iPhone App and 5 Other Ways to Waste Money (PC World)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:59:00 +0000

PC World - Why can't Apple's App Store overlords exercise more discretion when it counts? A $2 Britney Spears app has just approved is available for the iPhone. I thought the app called "It's Britney!" may have been some clever lip-syncing or karaoke app, but it's not. According to Britney's Web site "There really is an app for everything."

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Loopt 2.0 for iPhone brings more context to your location (Macworld.com)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:49:00 +0000

Macworld.com - Location-based social networking got a bit more interesting with the recent release ofÂ Loopt 2.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. This major new upgrade puts businesses, events, and even shopping coupons on the map, all while making it easier to stay in touch with friends and make new ones.

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Apple: Will They Produce Their Own iPhone Games?

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:38:52 +0000

Apple (AAPL) has shaken up the video game industry, with the emergence of the iPhone and iPod Touch as an attractive platform for game developers. So far, though, almost all of those games come from outside developers. (They do offer a version of Texas Hold ‘Em .) But that could change. As AppleInsider noted on Friday , the company has posted a job seeking to higher a game and media software engineers for the iPhone/Touch team, “perhaps signaling that the company intends to expand its first-party software offerings.” The post notes that the company ways a “passionate gamer” to help design “interactive multimedia experiences” on the iPhone and Touch. Apple today is up $2.85, or 1.4%, to $207.27.

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Apple reverses decision, approves iPhone political caricature app (Macworld.com)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:50:00 +0000

Macworld.com - I debated whether the headline for this story should be about the fact that Apple has now approved Bobble-Rep, an app that the company had previously rejected. The other option was to make the headline "Macworld contributor Lex Friedman can predict the future."

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id Software's John Carmack talks iPhone games, Doom (Macworld.com)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:23:00 +0000

Macworld.com - John Carmack didnât need a lot of time to figure out whether he wanted to develop for the iPhone. It âwasnât a major strategic decision,â the game maker says. âI just really like my iPhone.â

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French iPhone user seeks probe into 'explosion' (AFP)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:58:46 +0000

AFP - A French businessman who claims the screen of his iPhone shattered spontaneously has asked a court to appoint an independent expert to investigate the device's safety, his lawyer said on Friday.

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Livestream's new service streams live video to the iPhone (Macworld.com)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:57:00 +0000

Macworld.com - Live streaming video on the iPhone and iPod touch is neitherÂ "madness"Â nor the exclusive domain of theÂ heavy hittersÂ anymore.Â LivestreamÂ on Thursday unveiled its free service for streaming live video to the popular Apple devices.

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Four apps to turn your iPhone into a photo assistant (Macworld.com)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:20:00 +0000

Macworld.com - The app store is overflowing with great tools that can turn a photographer's iPhone or iPod touch into a photo assistant (though it falls short in the heavy lifting department). Taking pictures of children? Use the PandaCam app to make them smile. If you're working with models, bring up the iPoseU app for posing inspiration. Still life photographers can take advantage of the A Level app to make sure their images are properly aligned.

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Undercover 1.5 ousts iPhone thieves with push notifications (Macworld.com)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:54:00 +0000

Macworld.com - It's 2 AM. Do you know where your iPhone is?

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Jailbreaking Your iPhone: The Pros and Cons (PC World)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:41:00 +0000

PC World - iPhone "jailbreaking" has been a hot topic since Apple released its smartphone more than two years ago.

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TomTom, Navigon update iPhone apps with new features, improvements (Macworld.com)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Macworld.com - Navigation vendors TomTom and Navigon this week announced significant updates to their respective turn-by-turn navigation apps for the iPhone.

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Ultimate mobile deathmatch: iPhone vs. BlackBerry vs. Droid vs. Pre (InfoWorld)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0000

InfoWorld - The Android 2.0-based Motorola Droid does -- but not as much as Motorola and Verizon Wireless would like you to believe.

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Deathmatch: Motorola Droid versus iPhone (InfoWorld)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0000

InfoWorld - Here we go again: Another swaggering company claims to have the iPhone killer. This time, it's Motorola and Verizon Wireless, with the Droid. You've seen the "Droid does" campaign, but let's cut to the chase: The Motorola Droid does not do that much. It's a real letdown after all the hype, with some amazingly dumb design decisions, such as lack of a multitouch screen (no gesture support) and a hard-to-use keyboard.

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Nielsen: Droid Not an iPhone Killer (PC Magazine)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:36:28 +0000

PC Magazine - Motorola's Droid is not an iPhone-killer, but it will advance the use and adoption of web content on connected devices, according to Wednesday data from Nielsen.

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New IPhone Malware Steals Data From Jailbroken Phones (PC World)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:10:12 +0000

PC World - Another piece of dangerous code that attacks iPhones has been found, although it puts at risk only a very small subset of the smartphone's users.

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Universal Debuts Blu-ray App for iPhone (PC Magazine)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:17:37 +0000

PC Magazine - Universal Studios Home Entertainment has unveiled pocket BLU, a free mobile app that lets iPhone and iPod touch users control networked Blu-ray devices over Wi-Fi.

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China Lauds IPhone App That Spreads State Views (PC World)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:10:11 +0000

PC World - China's film and TV regulator late Tuesday praised the growth of an iPhone application from state broadcaster CCTV as the country looks for new ways to project its political views abroad.

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New software shows British TV live on iPhone (AFP)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:57:17 +0000

AFP - British broadcaster Sky launched an iPhone application Tuesday which allows viewers to watch live TV on the move and is thought to be the first commercial TV service backed by the broadcaster itself.

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Accessory and app combo bring HD Radio to iPhone (Macworld.com)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:44:00 +0000

Macworld.com - If the Zune HD had a leg-up over the iPod touch in any department, it was in the area of radio playback. Unlike the iPod touch and the iPhone, the Zune HD comes with the built-in capability to tune into HD radio channels.

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Aussie student creates pop icon iPhone worm (AFP)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:57:56 +0000

AFP - An Australian student has created what is thought to be the world's first iPhone worm, which replaces the popular device's wallpaper with a picture of 1980s pop icon Rick Astley.

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iPhone Worm Rickrolls Jailbroken Phones (PC World)

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:41:00 +0000

PC World - A mischievous iPhone worm that targets Australian jailbroken phones is changing the phone's wallpaper to an image of Rick Astley.

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iPhone Hints: Take self-portraits easier (Macworld.com)

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:46:00 +0000

Macworld.com - Ever tried to take a self-portrait with the iPhoneÃ¢ÂÂs camera?

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Radio Shack To Carry iPhone; Analysts Enthused; Stock Jumps

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:30:47 +0000

Radio Shack (RSH) disclosed in an 8-K filing with the SEC Friday that the company will launch sales of the Apple (AAPL) iPhone 3G and 3Gs in a limited number of stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth and New York areas starting later this month. The retailer said it will introduce the iPhone in stores nationwide in 2010. The news has triggered a flurry of enthusiastic research notes from the Street on the improved prospects for the Shack: Credit Suisse analyst Gary Balter this morning raised his rating on RSH to Outperform from Neutral, with a new price target of $25, up from $15. He says the Apple news is a “game changer,” which combined with other recent initiatives, easy near-term earnings comparisons and a low valuation point to potential multiple expansion in 2010. Goldman Sachs analyst Matthew Fassle r repeated his Neutral rating on the shares, but upped his target to $21, from $19, and raised his 2010 EPS estimate by 7 cents to $1.65, while boosting his 2011 view by ...

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iPhone 'Rickroll' Worm Is No Threat To Most Users (PC World)

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:27:00 +0000

PC World - The first worm to infect the iPhone will not affect most users of Apple's smartphone, despite worrying reports. The ikee worm only affects jailbroken iPhones, representing a minority percentage of iPhones on the market.

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Third Singaporean Mobile Operator to Offer IPhone (PC World)

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 02:50:09 +0000

PC World - Singaporean mobile operator StarHub will start selling Apple's iPhone before the end of this year, the company said Monday.

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First IPhone Worm Spreads Rick Astley Wallpaper (PC World)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 21:40:09 +0000

PC World - The first worm written for Apple's iPhone has been unleashed and is infecting phones in Australia.

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Apple Plans for 'World-mode iPhone' Bad News for AT&T (PC World)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:01:00 +0000

PC World - The Apple rumor mill claims that work is underway to develop a 'world-mode' iPhone capable of operating on both CDMA and GSM/UMTS networks. World mode. Rumors also persist that Verizon will begin to carry the iPhone in 2010. All of these rumors suggest that the AT&T; honeymoon with the iPhone is nearing an end.

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iPhone disappoints in China launch: analysts (AFP)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 04:35:22 +0000

AFP - The official launch of Apple's iPhone in China has been disappointing at best for mobile operator China Unicom, with the grey market still booming and competitors offering worthy alternatives, experts say.

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Apple Readies 'World Mode' iPhone, Report Says (PC World)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:22:00 +0000

PC World - A new report from OTR Global says Apple plans to release a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone in the third quarter of 2010. If true, the new iPhone will play nice with Verizon's network and spell an end to AT&T;'s exclusivity contract in the U.S. -- which is already slated to end sometime next year.

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No Droid For Me, iPhone Is The PC Of Smartphones (PC World)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:44:00 +0000

PC World - There is no piece of technological wizardry that I want so much as a Droid. Yet, I have decided to hold onto my iPhone. Why? Because the iPhone is the PC of smartphones.

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