Posts Tagged ‘apple’

Motorola Mocks iPhone’s Lack of Flash in New Droid Ad

The rich tradition of Droid ads poking fun at the iPhone is alive and well. After a series of DroidX ads mocking the iPhone 4′s reception woes, Motorola has turned its attention to the iPhone’s lack of Flash support . “Flash websites? There’s a phone for that,” reads a new...
September 7th, 2010 | Software | Read More

Quantcast: Android Accounts for Quarter of US Mobile Web Traffic

Apple and Google have begun sparring over who has the fastest growing mobile OS, with both gloating on the sheer number of devices they are activating each day. However, it is often difficult to extricate the truth from such unabashed preening. Maybe Quantcast’s latest monthly mobile data usage...
September 3rd, 2010 | Hardware | Read More

Rumor: Google Music to Launch by Holiday Season

Sources are reporting today that Google is deep in talks to get music labels on board for a Google competitor to iTunes. The service would offer digital downloads, as well as a digital locker that users could stream music from. This is a feature Apple has yet to implement despite buying music streaming...
September 2nd, 2010 | Software | Read More

Netflix launches app for iPod touch, iPhone devices

By Ed Oswald, Betanews Netflix on Thursday introduced a version of its application for the iPhone and iPod touch, allowing subscribers of the entertainment service to watch streaming content on their portable devices. The company already has a version of its application for the iPad, designed for the...
August 26th, 2010 | Software | Read More

Apple to Announce 99-Cent TV Rentals

Sources are reporting that Apple is in talks with several major networks to begin offering 99-cent TV show rentals on the iTunes platform. Talks with News Corp. are apparently barreling ahead, while deals with CBS and Disney are looking solid as well. This new arrangement could be part of Apple’s...
August 24th, 2010 | Hardware | Read More

40 Windows apps affected by critical security flaw, researcher claims

By Ed Oswald, Betanews A Texas-based researcher claimed he had discovered that about 40 different Windows apps, including the Windows shell, suffer from a critical vulnerability that could open up users to attacks by hackers. The flaw was originally discovered in iTunes for Windows, and was patched...
August 19th, 2010 | Security | Read More

Apple closes PDF flaw in iOS updates for iPhone, iPad

By Ed Oswald, Betanews Apple released iOS 4.0.2 for the iPhone and iPod touch, and iOS 3.2.2 for the iPad on Wednesday, effectively closing the PDF flaw which allowed hackers access to the internal code of those devices. The exploit was central to the jailbreakme.com hack released earlier this month....
August 11th, 2010 | Software | Read More