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Oct 22, 20080

Apple is the only one laughing in the Mobile Phone Business

Categories: 3g, Apple, Business, Finance, Mobile Appz, Mobile Phone, accesories

Apple today reported a 6.9 million iphones shipped the last quarter, passing by 3 million the 10 million mark set by Apple when the iPhone was introduced, something that places Apple in a healthy position in a industry that live with a shrinking earning margin. Apple has done a remarkable job beating RIM, selling 13 million of iPhone and generating enough money to guarantee the innovation at home. Apple has taken the market by storm, created a trend in mobile telephony and mandate what and how to do business, it is growing and surpassing established companies that used to be the innovators, but have seen its business eroded completely by Apple strong presence in that sector. Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Motorola have shown that, while the were driving the market, today is strongly difficult for them to compete with Apple with the same level of innovation and price. The problem in competing with the iPhone is that Apple is an unpredictable company, that really know how and when sacrify or risk its business to conquer a broader market, Apple killed the most requested iPod and introduced a refined version, risking to lose sales while trying to provide a better product, this ...

May 27, 20080

TUNGLE MEETING COORDINATOR NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE 5.4 MILLION iPhone USERS

Categories: Apple, Application, Applications, Business, Corporate, Mobile Appz, Mobile Phone, accesories, internet, iphone, ipod

Tungle, the free business-class meeting co-ordination service that eliminates the wasted time and frustration of scheduling meetings among many busy people, continues to increase its network of users with the release of it new interface for iPhone™ users. Apple has so far sold 5.4 million iPhones worldwide, based on data from the end of Apple's fiscal second quarter, which ended in March. Tungle is a Microsoft Outlook plug-in that empowers users to coordinate meetings with anyone, across platforms – including iCal, Google Calendar, Lotus Notes, the BlackBerry and now the iPhone – as well as across organizations, time zones and even individuals not using Tungle. “Smart phone users have demanded a rich interface, real-time information and easy access to their busy calendars.” says Marc Gingras, Tungle CEO. “Tungle is a great fit for this audience. Extending our interface to iPhone™ users means they now have a simple to use and powerful tool to coordinate meetings quickly and efficiently anytime, anywhere away from their computer.” With Tungle’s new iPhone interface, those checking email on their iPhone device can receive a Tungle meeting invitation with a link. A click on the link launches a browsing session to the Tungle scheduling site ...

May 20, 20080

iPod-iPhone Marketing could drive more revenue to Apple

Categories: Ads, Apple, Audio, Battery, Content, Corporate, Design, Games, Mobile Appz, Mobile Phone, Multimedia, Phone, accesories, music

The ipod and the iphone have proven to be the most sucessful duo, the ipod has taken the portable music industry by storm and now the iPhone is doing the same thing for the mobile industry, but Apple is not cashing or taking advantages totally in the marketing arena. Here is the point: The marketing behind the ipod was and is still excellent, trendsetting, joyful and has done its job, put the ipod everywhere in an entertainming manner, everybody enjoys those well done ads, the music, the images, the strategy worked for the ipod. With the iphone, Apple has turned to the other side, showing what to do with your newly iphone. While this is a direct to your brain marketing, it is totally different from the ipod one. Good, the ipod and the iphone have received thousand of free TV exposure, people showing their favorite mp3 or smartphone to everybody and this represents a bigger than expected and unpaid marketing campaign. But hey, Where is the Yanqui's based iPod or iPhone? Or the David Ortiz fully loaded iPod? And there is where Apple is still sleeping, there is a bigger and more fanatic audience out there that is willing to have a Baseball ...

May 19, 20080

Monster iPhone Tutorial (part 2: Business iApplications)

Categories: Apple, Applications, Design, Email, Finance, Mac Hardware, Mobile Appz, Mobile Phone, Multimedia, accesories, internet, iphone, ipod, music

Applications for the iphone and ipod touch are growing like bad grass, faster than you can kill it and every single day you notice new and amazing services, tools and utilities for this new platform. We collected a bunch of them, those that we believe are the most important ones to hang out... In the next part we will add more business related applications. Please notice that some of fthis applications can damage your iphone, a fresh restore could help but act wisely, we are not affiliated with the designers/programmers or vendors of these applications, we only provide this list as an recommendation, we are not receiving any kind of endorsement from their respective owners. We really don't know them, but appreciate their time. iPhoneeBooks Read books using your iPhone! Download books from online repositories, like Project Gutenberg, and enjoy reading them with this nice tool. If you love reading and don't want to waste your time while waiting for something, just install this little application and read books whenever you have a spare minute. From now on a library of your favorite books will be always at hand. Voice Notes Voice Notes allows you to record, play and share voice memos. It ...

May 17, 20080

20 iPhone Killers: The complete list

Categories: Apple, Application, Applications, Audio, Battery, Design, Dock, Itunes, Microsoft, Mobile Appz, Mobile Phone, Multimedia, Office, accesories, internet, iphone, ipod, music, online

Since the introduction of the Apple iPhone on January the 9th, the world has gone touch pad crazy, touch pad technology is the way of the future and many companies have heard the call and made their own touch pad phones in direct competition with the iPod. Now is touchscreen, the iPhone has its own mobile category (The iPhone Killer), almost all manufacturers realize that if they want to sell their smartphones they should label them as "iphone killer", it is not enough to have a full featured smartphone if is not a iphone killer and everyday you see how desperate they are just adding touchscreen to make their devices look like an iphone instead of adding new features. Check the list and make your bets, I believe that the only smartphone that will push down the iphone is another iphone. 1. Samsung F700 Coming in at Number 1 is the Samsung F700 ultra slim phone, answering the call early Samsung have come up with a splendid touch pad phone. Main features of the phone include a 5 megapixel camera, touch pad technology, impressive downloads speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps and a cool slide out QWERTY Keyboard, which is something ...

Mar 14, 20080

New VPN Service to protect iPhone users identity

Categories: Applications, Mobile Appz, Mobile Phone, Security, Sotfware, Technology, Virus, Windows Related, accesories

The explosive growth of the iPhone market signals a shift from home and office based communication to communication on the go. With the recent release of their latest service VPN Mobile, Secure-Tunnel.com offers this segment of wireless users the highest level of identity protection available for mobile devices. To ensure the highest level of identity protection for mobile devices, global leader in privacy and identity protection technology Secure-Tunnel.com recently released a new service called VPN Mobile for mobile phones that use PPTP VPN technology. The new service protects mobile users’ identity and data as information is transmitted wirelessly, providing the same level of protection that Secure-Tunnel’s computer-based customers enjoy. Since Apple’s iPhone and other smart phones have the capability to join countless networks and are always mobile, they are constantly in search of different wireless connections, leaving the door open for data intrusion. Wireless devices like the iPhone have limited in-transit data security options and can lack the ability to secure information sent wirelessly from one machine to another. VPN Mobile provides the additional level of security needed for protected information transmission. Designed to enable the quick delivery of multimedia and broadband data, EDGE, the Apple iPhone wireless service provider, is historically known for ...

Feb 7, 20080

Ad Infuse Introduces First Video Advertising Solution for the iPhone

Categories: Ads, Apple, Applications, Mobile Appz, Mobile Phone

Ad Infuse, a leader in delivering highly personalized mobile advertising experiences, today announced a new mobile advertising unit designed specifically for the Apple iPhone. The new solution enables brands to uniquely reach the millions of iPhone subscribers in the US and Europe, bringing together video and browsing formats for the first time. The company introduced the new product to meet the growing demand from top brands and premium publishers for a more visual, rich multi-media experience that can leverage the unique mobile web capabilities of the iPhone. The new ad unit is already in production with several early advertiser and publisher partners, with global availability later this month. Ad Infuse’s platform will now automatically recognize the iPhone, and deliver advertisements optimized specifically for that device. The multi-format capability enables advertisers to gain broader reach with their target audience, delivering presence in more areas where subscribers are spending time on the mobile device. Publishers are now able to open up more of their content for more compelling multi-format campaigns, ultimately gaining from higher revenue opportunities. “The iPhone has undeniably set new benchmarks in providing a rich and dynamic user experience for the mobile Web,” said Liz Ross, President of Tribal DDB West, one ...

Feb 1, 20080

Microsoft wants to hook Yahoo! for $44.6 Billion

Categories: Mobile Appz, Windows Related, internet

Transaction valued at approximately $44.6 billion in cash and stock; provides 62 percent premium to current trading price for Yahoo! shareholders; combined entity to create a more competitive company, providing superior value to shareholders, better choice and innovation for customers and partners Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has made a proposal to the Yahoo! Inc. Board of Directors to acquire all the outstanding shares of Yahoo! common stock for per share consideration of $31 representing a total equity value of approximately $44.6 billion. Microsoft’s proposal would allow the Yahoo! shareholders to elect to receive cash or a fixed number of shares of Microsoft common stock, with the total consideration payable to Yahoo! shareholders consisting of one-half cash and one-half Microsoft common stock. The offer represents a 62 percent premium above the closing price of Yahoo! common stock on Jan. 31, 2008. “We have great respect for Yahoo!, and together we can offer an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers and advertisers while becoming better positioned to compete in the online services market,” said Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of Microsoft. “We believe our combination will deliver superior value to our respective shareholders and better choice and innovation to our ...

Jan 16, 20080

PimpMyNews lets you listen your favorite social site news

Categories: Applications, Mobile Appz, Mobile Phone, internet, iphone, ipod

Web 2.0 startup PimpMyNews.com announced today at Macworld the debut of the world's first "talking social news application" designed specifically for iPhones and iPod touch devices. The application has received Apple's prestigious "Staff Pick" designation and can now be accessed from any iPhone or iPod touch at www.PimpMyNews.com/m or through Apple’s web app directory. The PimpMyNews web app features key functionality from the PimpMyNews full site, which launched in December at www.PimpMyNews.com. The web app scours the Internet for breaking text stories from the most popular news and blog sites and converts them to near-human sounding audio that users of iPhones, iPod touch devices and other mobile devices can listen to wherever they happen to be. Users can also share audio versions of stories with friends, or post them to other social sites including Facebook, Digg, Del.icio.us, StumbleUpon, Reddit, Mixx and more. Since the December launch of the core PimpMyNews offering, the company reports that visitors from 99 countries have flocked to www.PimpMyNews.com to listen to audio versions of breaking news stories from the web's top 1,000 text news and blog sites on their computers, iPhones, iPods, Zunes and other devices. PimpMyNews users who sign up for the free service on the main ...

Jan 6, 20080

CES 2008: JVC expands their mobile audio line with ipod docks

Categories: Mobile Appz, ipod

JVC Mobile Entertainment continues to respond to peak demand for in-vehicle solutions for iPod control with its new 2008 lineup of products having iPod specific connection technologies. New connection choices allow iPod enthusiasts to swiftly scan thousands of song files and listen to their music with the best sound quality and easier control. KW-AVX810 Double-DIN A/V Multimedia Receiver JVC Mobile's KW-AVX810, a double-DIN multimedia unit with detachable faceplate, has received the 2008 CEA Innovations Award for its extensive multimedia features and unique design. The receiver features a direct connection USB 2.0 for iPod audio which offers high-speed control during menu-surfing and between songs using the iPod’s existing USB charging cable. The USB for iPod video connection is made available via a KS-U20 cable for the fastest in-vehicle iPod control possible. The USB port also charges iPod audio and video, and displays the album jacket artwork. The 7-inch touch panel with proximity sensor offers an extensive split-screen display of searchable options, menus, song categories and album jacket, while artist lists are easily searchable simultaneously via a touch-slider menu during song play. The unit is available in March at an MSRP of $749.95. El Kameleon KD-AVX44 A/V Multimedia Receiver The El Kameleon Receiver with its ...

Nov 19, 20072

Deathmatch: Sony Ebook Reader VS Amazon Kindle

Categories: Application, Mobile Appz, Mobile Phone, Sotfware, internet, online

While Sony's Electronic books have been out for a while, the Amazon Kindle looks like the real winner in the E-Book arena, it is backed by Amazon, which one of its business is sell books, so there is nobody else as ready to provide this kind of experience as Amazon, they provide the ideal environment for this kind of device and in not matter of time they will turn the market upside down. Sony strategy with the Ebook Readers hasn't paid off and it looks. But don't count Sony out yet, this war is just starting to look interesting and Sony has its strategy in place for the Ebook Readers and in the Ebook Readers have some nice features that Kindle will have to match. Sony Portable Reader System ($279.99) Features The Portable Reader offers a new and convenient digital reading experience. It boasts an amazing screen with technology that rivals text on paper. Weighing less than 9 ounces and at only 1/2" thin, it's more compact than many paperbacks. Plus, it comes with a soft, black cover and software that seamlessly allows you to search and browse thousands of electronic book titles from the Connect™ eBookstore and then easily ...

Nov 3, 20074

Sony Ericsson W910i Vs Apple iPhone

Categories: Application, Itunes, Mobile Appz, Mobile Phone, iphone

Sony Ericsson is preparing its arsenal, adding nice automatic screen rotation and other nice features that have made their phones excellent options in the smartphone field. Take notes about those features against the iphone here... More detailed Features of the W910i: Here Sony Ericsson W910i Picture Operating system Linux Processors available Info N/A yet Memory Memory Phone memory 35MB* *Actual free memory may vary due to phone pre-configuration Flash memory Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) support (up to 4 GB) Audio, Slots, and Ports Camera Camera 2-megapixel, Digital zoom 2.5x, Photo fix, Picture blogging, Video record Audio Integrated microphone Ports Bluetooth™ technology Modem PictBridge Synchronisation PC USB mass storage USB support Graphics and Input/Output devices Display 240x320 pixel 262,144-colour TFT Input devices Navigation key Communication features Wireless EDGE/GSM 850/GSM 900/GSM 1800/GSM 1900/HSDPA 2100 ...

Oct 18, 20070

Itunes’s new threats: Online music Players

Categories: Apple, Mobile Appz, Mobile Phone, online

Itunes has dominated the music space for a long time based on innovation, easy to use and its natural symbiosis with the ipod, dozens of well features players have come and gone and itunes still prevail, but recently those that have standed the itunes power (marketshare and mindshare) and survived are refining its features plus new offering of online music players that are appearing every week, now is ezmo, a flash based online music player that promises to let you upload your music, listen it everywhere and share it with others. While Ezmo doesn't represent a real threat to Apple's itunes right now, Apple should take this kind of sites seriously if they get legit, there are rumors online about Napster abandoning its suscription based business model and return to its roots, offering free online music listening like Ezmo.com. Imagine buying a new ipod touch or iphone with not music inside, you can login into Ezmo.com and listen your music on your own iphone/ipod touch. - whataboutmac.com

Oct 12, 20070

Apple new Iphone Apps directory, are we there yet?

Categories: Mobile Appz, Mobile Phone, internet, iphone

Apple has created a directory to put together all the iphone applications in just one place (here), so now the iphone experience will be a little faster if you don't have to waste time searching for tested iphone applications. As usual, for a more complete list of iphone applications, hacks and so on there are dozens of sites on the web, the most obvious choice is: http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/, enjoy your iphone.... Please Apple accept those hacks as applications, this page will have millions of hits if you do so, sorry maybe next time. - whataboutmac.com

Oct 10, 20070

Mano a Mano: Hackers are showing Apple what they can do

Categories: Application, Mobile Appz, Mobile Phone, iphone

For better or worse the iphone and ipod Touch hacks are here to stay and they are evolutionating faster than we thought, the unbrick hack is almost here and is guaranteed that the "you did then I undone" between Apple and hackers will last longer. Apple better starts helping those hackers to create better applications for the platform, brings a more robust SDK and programming material that aliviate the hackers work. And thanks God that those hacks are aimed at making the iphone works not to render it useless, otherwise Apple's problems would be bigger. I put my bet on the hackers community, they have shown that not all hackers are the same. - whataboutmac.com

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