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Updated iPod touch in December? Probably not…

Ronald O Carlson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:34:53 +0000

When Apple announced the third generation iPod touch in September, many were disappointed that the device didn’t include a camera. A little of that sentiment is perhaps evident in a fresh rumor that the mothership plans (despite the fact that Phil Schiller has publicly announced that the company’s holiday line up [...]

Rumor: $99 iPhone 3GS by Christmas

Ronald O Carlson — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:49:53 +0000

With the world going mad, mad, mad for the Motorola Droid and HTC Android from Verizon, AT&T is purportedly looking for a strategy to counter the hype. Then again, slashing the price of Apple’s flagship phone so early in the product cycle might be more than Steve Jobs is willing to [...]

Apple Stores ditching PocketPC checkout for iPod touch system

Ronald O Carlson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:33:08 +0000

Four years and much snarky criticism after Apple began using handheld point-of-sale (POS) terminals running Windows CE, the company has finally turned a corner and is now in the process of rolling out an iPod touch-based system. Same software, but the new hardware is much more capable and, surprisingly, one heckuva [...]

Apple pitches tablet to Australian publishers

Ronald O Carlson — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:15:23 +0000

The Mac tablet breadcrumb trail now leads down under with media companies in Oz, off the record of course, reporting that the mothership’s been round to pitch their phantom device. This latest report adds weight to rumors that the Cupertino, California-based Mac, iPod and iPhone maker is preparing to remake the [...]

AT&T’s long road to iPhone profitability

Ronald O Carlson — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:01:34 +0000

A new study shows that Ma Bell’s hefty Apple handset subsidies coupled with high customer acquisition costs and heavy, heavy data use once those subscribers are on board likely means America’s second largest wireless carrier must wait until the final months of a two-year contract to turn a profit.

When it comes [...]

WebOS 1.2.1 fixes Palm Pre iTunes sync issue

Ronald O Carlson — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:22:49 +0000

When WebOS 1.2 arrived without an iTunes 9 sync fix or work around, pretty much everyone assumed Palm had given up their quixotic effort to restore syncing with Apple’s industry leading jukebox software. And, honestly, who could blame them. Well, what a difference a point update can make.

When Palm’s WebOS 1.2 [...]

AT&T MicroCell program in limited rollout

Ronald O Carlson — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:38:13 +0000

Here’s an idea whose time more than a little overdue — turn your home into a “five bars everywhere” mini cell site. However, pricing and available details are still a bit sketchy as Ma Bell plays catch up in yet another wireless category.

AT&T 3G MicroCell (via Engadget) Web site [...]

New iPod touch: Why doesn’t the 802.11n just work? [u]

Ronald O Carlson — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:26:21 +0000

Whether or not the chip inside Apple’s just announced 32 and 64 gigabyte iPod touches is compatible is perhaps a moot point as there’s more to building technology into a product than just soldering the appropriate piece of silicon onto the circuit board.

Wednesday’s iPod event brought a lot of surprises not the [...]

iPhone 3.1, MMS to arrive September 9, says AT&T rep

Ronald O Carlson — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:19:49 +0000

A short, unsourced and rather cryptic write up says Ma Bell will keep its promise to deliver multimedia messaging services on the iPhone and the feature will arrive as part of Apple’s next iPhone OS point update. There’s also a user report claiming first hand knowledge, too. The timing’s right, but I’d like [...]

iPhone in China in October, say sources

Ronald O Carlson — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:49:23 +0000

Talk about your slow boat to China. Rumors of the Apple’s game-changing handset officially on sale in the Middle Kingdom have circulated for years and still all we have to report are rumors and whispered hopes.

Reuters reports that China Unicom to announce a deal with Apple to sell [...]