Adobe’s Connect Pro Mobile for the iPhone and iPod Touch is a solid, free way to connect to Web conferences on the go, but what’s really interesting is that this is the first app that has shoehorned Flash on the platform. The app was created in Flash Professional CS5 beta and uses Adobe’s Packager converter…
Palm struggling with sales, lowers revenue expectations
Bad news Palm fans, as the company said it is expecting lower-than-expected revenues for the third quarter due to sluggish sales. While webOS has been well-received by the press, the Pre and Pixi have yet to grab market share away from the iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android handsets. Palm had previously expected revenues between $1.6 billion…
Mobile Roadie wants to rock Android apps
Mobile Roadie has expanded its rich-media app platform to now include Android. The platform had previously been iPhone only and it was billed as a way for people and companies to easily create good-looking apps that are integrated with iTunes, Amazon’s MP3 store, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, Facebook, and a host of other familiar online services.…
iTunes surpasses 10 billion song downloads!
You’ve read that correctly – Apple has hit the 10 billion song downloads! If you’ve been using iTunes lately, you certainly noticed the countdown to 10 billion. The goal is reached, giving Apple another argument in its negotiations with the media industry (not that Steve actually needs an additional argument, though). Sure, there are other…
Apple’s two new iPhone ads target moms, on-hold haters
Apple has released two new iPhone ads, each one tackling an everyday situation. In the first ad called “First Steps,” we see a mom who records her son’s first steps and then sends a video as an MMS. Then she starts a conference call with the grandparents and talk about it. At the end of…
FCC seeks more wireless spectrum for mobile broadband data networks
The FCC is looking to free up to 500 megahertz of spectrum for wireless broadband over the next ten years and it will try to buy the airwaves from broadcasters. The move would help avert what FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski calls a “spectrum crisis” that could leave data-hungry mobile devices like the iPhone, Droid, and 3G-enabled…
Titanium alloy + CAD design = Titanium iPhone 3GS with killer MacBook Pro looks
You might not think Apple’s iPhone 3GS casing needs any kind of cosmetic updates, but there are people out there that just aren’t satisfied with the glossy plastic back adorning the iconic Apple smartphone. Unlike most of these people, one individual actually had the resources to do something about it – and he managed to…
AT&T tops 3G speed test
It looks like AT&T’s network upgrades are paying off, as the carrier’s 3G network bested Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon in PCWorld’s 13-city mobile data test. The report said AT&T’s download speeds were 67 percent faster on average than its competitors, with an average download speed of 1410 kbps and 773 kbps upload. This is a…
Next iPad to have front facing video camera, next iPhone to have flash? (flash LED, not Adobe Flash)
Earlier this week Apple accidentally posted beta 3 of their iPhone OS 3.2 SDK. They took it off the site after just a few hours, but that didn’t stop hundreds, maybe even thousands, of developers from grabbing it. Inside this beta SDK are some files that reveal a few API calls into Apple’s private framework,…
Apple to bring iPhone OS to other devices?
Hear that? What that could mean? Honestly, we’ve no idea, but we do know Apple has a job posting for a position that could help the company do just that. Here’s an excerpt from the post: The Core Platform team within Apple’s Core OS organization is looking for a talented and inspired manager to lead…