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Apple conjures iTunes Match music cash

Ronald O Carlson — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:09:20 +0000

Although the iPod still dominates the standalone media player space with more than 70 percent of the market, sales are shrinking — in fact, “shriveling” might be a better descriptor. However, if you’re out on the street, there are still plenty of telltale white earbuds. Though everything looks the same — Apple, Apple [...]
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Nearly 500K ‘app-conomy’ jobs since 2007

Ronald O Carlson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:01:53 +0000

Apple and Facebook started the ball rolling and have directly paid out billions to developers to date. Insatiable hater vituperation aside, the iOS space is still far n’ away the most lucrative and innovative place for devs to be. However, like so many created in Silicon Valley innovations, the app-conomy has taken on [...]
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iPhone no magic bullet for Sprint

Ronald O Carlson — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:36:54 +0000

Damned if you don’t, damned if you do. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said more than a couple times that his company couldn’t grow its subscriber base without Apple’s smartphone in its catalog. Yes, the number three US carrier now has the iPhone and subscriber numbers are climbing, but that hasn’t yet translated into [...]
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Motorola’s gambit: Don’t ask, don’t get

Ronald O Carlson — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:41:25 +0000

Whether an act of desperation or masterstroke before the kill, ailing Motorola is playing for survival and, because Google could soon own them, the stakes are incalculably high. Although there’s no question they will come to terms with Apple, how the cost is calculated is yet to be settled and the final tally [...]
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Ex-Apple engineer Borchers dishes on iPhone Genesis

Ronald O Carlson — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:16:58 +0000

It is the stuff of legend. A story told and retold again and again, yet it only gets better with time. One of the engineers that helped create the original Apple smartphone tells how Steve Jobs’ simple directive on design lead to a device that changed how the world interacts and uses technology [...]
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Virtual knob: Apple patents the obvious

Ronald O Carlson — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:24:11 +0000

Apple has been beating the legal tar out of Android handset makers. The home button, slide to unlock and a host of other Apple patented design features that once could be found on Android devices are gone, but the battles still aren’t over and, with the issuance of this patent, unlikely to subside [...]
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Those trashy, trashy Android users

Ronald O Carlson — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:59:13 +0000

What else would you expect from people with an observable preference for “two-for-one” and “free” phone deals? Yes, folks that prefer Android also seem to have a preference for one-night stands. But, they’re not the only smartphone owners on the make — yes, dear iPhone owner, you too are what you own and [...]
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Apple enters New Year fat, happy and confident

Ronald O Carlson — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:14:54 +0000

Since Apple’s latest smartphone sensation shipped on Friday, October 14, it has been listed as out-of-stock on Apple Stores and at third-party resellers worldwide, meaning that ordering one probably meant waiting a week or more. That has finally changed with Apple and the great majority of its partnering showing immediate availability — yeah.

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T-Mobile rolling enhanced iPhone support from Jan 30

Ronald O Carlson — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:24:16 +0000

There are four major wireless carriers here in the land of milk and Honey Nut Cheerios, and only three of them are selling the iPhone. So, if you were the odd man out, flush with cash and ready to top up your network “free” spectrum from AT&T, what would you do? Although it’s [...]
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AT&T, iPhone very much joined at the hip

Ronald O Carlson — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:09:25 +0000

When you walk into an AT&T retail outlet, you will see a lot of Android devices. In fact, the majority of the store will be dedicated to devices other than the iPhone, which is exactly the opposite of what you would expect given the carrier’s actual sales and activation numbers.

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