RIM Announces NFC Support for Future Handsets
RIM CEO Jim Balsillie has said at his keynote speech at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that “many” of the company’s upcoming handsets this year will feature NFC technology. Near Field Communications is the technology which would allow for easy location check-ins and mobile payments. Some manufacturers feel the infrastructure isn’t yet there for NFC to be [...]
Read MoreWindows Phone 7 Connector Hits the Mac App Store
Windows Phone 7 Connector has gone from beta to gold. Finally, Mac owners have a native way to sync their Windows Phones and Zunes. There don’t seem to be any fancy new features, but the basics are really all that matter at this point: • Sync music, movies, TV Shows and podcasts, from your existing [...]
Read MoreiOS Jailbreakers Blocked in iBooks
Apple has decided to block jailbroken phones from accessing iBooks content. Apple Insider reports that those attempting to access iBooks content on their jailbroken devices get the following message: “There is a problem with the configuration of your iPhone,” the error message in iBooks 1.2.1 reads. “Please restore with iTunes and reinstall iBooks.” It seemed [...]
Read MoreApple Launches Digital Subscription Service, Netflix Shares Fall
Apple has launched a subscription service via iTunes that makes the Apple Store more appealing to publishers. Under the new plan, Apple makes 30 percent of the profit for attracting a customer to a publisher’s app. If a publisher brings in a new or existing customer, Apple gets nothing. Netflix shares fell almost 3 percent [...]
Read MoreiPhone Nano Could Bring Cloud-Based iTunes
Reports of Apple creating a smaller and more affordable iPhone started popping this week, but what’s more interesting is a report by Cult of Mac which has details on how Apple is going about accomplishing this. Besides doing away with the home button, they had to figure out other ways to reduce the device’s size [...]
Read MoreNokia and Microsoft Team Up Against Apple and Google
Nokia and Microsoft have decided to join forces. They say this “broad strategic partnership” will allow them to “create a new global mobile ecosystem.” They will be able to create new products and services while also pushing existing offerings globally. Nokia would help drive the future of Windows Phone. Nokia would contribute its expertise on [...]
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