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You might want to call it the “Facebook effect,” as we expected the world’s largest social network entering the check-in space would kill some of the existing services. It looks like Brightkite may be one of the first victims, as it is killing its check-in service to focus on group texting. It’s not bad though,…
While Microsoft is still keeping quiet about how many Windows Phone 7 units it has sold, at least one prominent Wall Street analyst is proclaiming that the debut was “successful.” Charles Wolf of Neeham & Co. didn’t dive into details about the sales figures but did note that there were only 135,000 active users on…
A new report suggests that news-reading on the Apple iPad is helping to kill the print media. It’s not that surprising, as many of us notice this everyday, but the report adds some credibility to our assumptions. The survey is strictly about Apple iPad users and one of the interesting tidbits is: The vast majority…
We all know that the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 will be receiving a not-so-massive update in January but we’re now getting word that Microsoft will give the details for a second update in February at the Mobile World Congress trade show. We know that next month’s update will bring copy and paste to Windows Phone…
It looks like we nailed it: Costco said it will start phasing out Apple products in its nationwide chain of stores. So, it looks like you’re out of luck if you were hoping to get an iPad and a six-gallon jar of mayonnaise. Costco said it was a “mutual agreement” and this means you will…
Verizon has cut the cost of its prepaid wireless service in half to handle the mounting pressure in this space but users may want to approach this with caution because the texting rates have doubled. You’ll now be able to get Verizon prepaid wireless service for $1.99 a day, which is half of what voice…
Electronics Arts is making a big push for social gaming on the Apple iPhone, iPod touch and iPad by bringing its social-gaming Pogo business to iOS devices. The move shows that social gaming may be the next big wave in the mobile space and EA wants to dive into this space before companies like Zynga…
The Verizon iPhone is expected to land early next year and many are expecting it to be a big seller and add to Apple’s market share but you may be surprised that some analysts aren’t predicting this will add that many sales to Apple’s bottom line. Merril Lynch’s Scott Craig said the company is now…
The Associated Press has an interesting story which may make you think twice about handing over your iPhone or iPad to your kid. Apparently, there are a slew of kids games which make it simple for children to go on a spending spree with in-app purchases. The ability to have in-app purchases came with the…
