Would you rent mobile games for $0.25 for a day with the option to have that quarter added to the cost of the game if you decide to buy it? That’s what T-Mobile and WildTangent are hoping to get you to do. There are plenty of paid games out there that don’t have free, ad-supported…
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What happens to MobileMe customers now that everyone is getting iCloud?
Earlier this week Apple announced a new service called iCloud, an online data storage feature that will allow users to wirelessly sync, transfer and store photos, contacts, calendar info, e-mail and more. And it will do it all at no charge for OS X, iPhone and iPad owners. However, MobileMe, Apple’s current cloud solution, already…
4 out of 5 doctors agree: the iPad is a great tool for healthcare
Remember those commercials telling you that 3 out of 4 dentists recommended a certain kind of toothpaste? They were pretty convincing, right? What if you learned that 4 out of 5 doctors were planning on buying an iPad next year? Would that sway your decision to get one yourself? Aside from the curious – why…
iTunes App Store more paid-app friendly than Android Market
Having owned and used both Android and iOS devices the past few years, I was convinced that fewer people were paying for apps on Android Market versus the iTunes App Store for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Why? It was simple. Most new iPhone owners already had iTunes accounts that they used to purchase music…
Russian firm cracks Apple iOS 4 hardware encryption
Russian security firm ElcomSoft says it has just cracked Apple’s iOS 4 hardware encryption and is offering the software tools used in cracking the devices to government and military agencies. There is a chance, however, that the tools necessary to crack the encryption will eventually find its way to other sources. The crack works by…