You were all right, when you cried Eric Schmidt should resign from Apple Board.
Apple has Safari, Google introduced their Chrome, Apple has iPhone OS X, Google has their own Android. Finally, Apple has Mac OS X, Google would be launching their Chrome OS soon. These two companies are going to aggressively compete with each other like never before.
Eric Schmidt still sitting as the board member at Apple has been much debated in view of the conflict of interest between the two companies.
As expected Eric Schmidt has finally resigned from his position on Apple's Board.
Schmidt joined Apple's Board in 2006. Well, Read More...
2009 summer would be specially remembered as the season of smartphone. Come June there would be avalance of smartphones coming from renown phone makers. It's going to be a tough competition for the makers and for consumers there would be some confusion deciding what to purchase.
Some of the notable names and their expected launch dates are:
Palm Pre: The killer phone that runs on a new operating system WebOS, which also has been considered as iPhone killer would start selling from June 6. This comes ahead of the expected new iPhone launch.
Apple's iPhone(s): The launch of the new iPhone is expected during Read More...
App Store download is nearing a billion mark and all of us accept that Apple has done a great service to both customers and developers launching the online store. This is one stop for all to market and to purchase iPhone and iPod touch applications. The App Store concept is now being copied by many rival companies. BlackBerry App World of RIM, Microsoft has their own plan, Android application store and Palm also have the same plan to launch their own stores.
However, here is a new bold and rather strange replication, SK Telecom, one of the dominant mobile carriers in Read More...
While the iPhone continues to be the uber-cool device, it is the App Store that is continuing to make it a real potent weapon.
For instance, one of the missing links in the iPhone is its lack of messaging facilities. Now that gap has been fulfilled.
DubMeNow has released a new application called DUB in the “Business” category. This app makes iPhone to iPhone connectivity quite seamless. Not just that, this service extends to other devices as well. With DUB, you can:
1. Cross Device Connectivity: Exchange contact info with iPhone, BlackBerry, WindowsMobile, Google Android and all text-enabled cell phones.
2. Instantly sync Read More...
Why do developers grumble about Apple? For the seeming autocratic monitoring and screening of applications before deploying them in the App Store. Those people who develop for the Android are not fated to face the iron fist. Google has left the door of its online application store wide open. Developers can code anything else and throw them into the Google Store for users to find out what to install and what to ignore.
The likes of Slasher, Murderdrome, MailWrangler, NetShare, Pull my finger, iBoobs, iShoes, Obama Trampoline, and many of those apps, which were rejected by Apple could find very respectable Read More...
We use to have only viewing option of Google Docs on mobile devices, thanks to Google for enabling, adding, editing and sorting options recently. We can now always be with the documents that are so important in our lives even when we are far from the PC. This is a simple guide to let you start using Google Doc on your iPhone.
Fire up Safari and go to Google Homepage, tap on the More option or you can just enter m.Google.com. Select Docs, you'll see all your spreadsheets and documents loading up. It's somewhat amazing!
Well, now tap on any of the Read More...
20 categories, more than 10,000 apps, 500 million downloads and 7 months of gold rush later it’s time to sit down and reflect, for the future. So what will be iPhone the apps from the future the for the iPhone?
That sounds good. Now here is the iphonefootprint idea for the future apps. Some Android apps for instance might find an entry here:
1. Video Conferencing: The iPhone has been the dream for enterprises. Not yet exactly so for the enterpreuners who still prefer to carry their BlackBeriies. So what if you could really use the iPhone for something useful, say a Read More...
It is not yet absolutely certain since the guys concerned, Qualcomm, have not yet commented on anything. But as is the general norm in the blog-o-sphere, silence generally turns out to be true. So what’s the big news and big deal?
According to a report, the rumored iPhone nano is rumored to be run on Qualcomm chips.
Is it another rumor that will never see the daylight of truth? Highly unlikely, since Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group analyst Craig Berger has also said that some “industry sources” have told him that the iPhone nano will appear in the second half of 2009 and Read More...
The Google experience on the iPhone has just gone one notch ahead. According to a post in the Google mobile site by Steve Kanefsky and Rob Stacey, Software engineers of the Google Mobile Team, Google has now refined the search experience for even better results for the iPhone and also for the G1.
Some nifty features to make search an enjoyable experience:
1. Touchscreen-friendly buttons
2. Expandable maps for local business results.
3. The “Classic” link at the bottom of the pages to view the desktop search result pages.
The only downside is that so far it is available in only English. That should change Read More...
The Android legion is growing and growing at a pretty fast rate. Google's Android mobile OS, promoted by the Open Handset Alliance has got 14 new members this week. And that includes some pretty impressive names. Some of these big names are:
1. Vodafone, the world’s largest mobile operator
2. AKM Semiconductor
3. ARM,
4. ASUSTek Computer,
5. Atheros Communications,
6. Borqs
7. Ericsson,
8. Garmin International,
9. Huawei Technologies,
10. Omron Software,
11. Softbank Mobile,
12. Sony Ericsson,
13. Teleca,
14. Toshiba.
As reported in the CNET, members in this alliance will be able to:
...deploy compatible Android devices, contribute significant code to the Android Open Source Project, or support the ecosystem through Read More...
Don’t be surprised if this holiday season you get to see a lot of relevant buying options to add to your shopping cart whenever you run any random Google search form your iPhone. Google has just tweaked in their AdWord services for the advertisers into this mobile device. So from now on, you will see Google ads just the way it happens on your laptop or desktop to see it right on your palmtop.
Taking advantage of the full Internet browsing abilities of the iPhone Google has now gone just that step further and added full-fledged searching options to the iPhone Read More...
Looks like the G legion has officially announced its arrival. The G2, the second Android powered phone has just arrived.
China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited and QIGI, a Smartphone brand in China have announced the launch of i6-Goal, the second Android powered phone and the first Android powered phone in China.
Features:
1. 624-MHz CPU
2. Touch-screen,
3. Business card scanning
4. GPS functionality
5. Mobile Web access includes Gmail, YouTube, and Gtalk.
It is not yet known what would be the price of this smartphone. Nor is it known who will be the carrier.
Defu Dong, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TechFaith, said,
We are proud to Read More...
