Verizon needs the iPhone: iPhone outsells all other smartphones 2.5 to 1
Somehow the Wall Street Journal managed to get its hands on Verizon’s device sales information. The information is pretty interesting on the surface, but when...
Find yourself with Google Latitude, finally
The Eagle has landed, people. Google Latitude looks like it’s back in the App Store, and hopefully for good this time. If you’ve not used...
Rant: Carriers want handset manufacturers and others to pay for network expansion
In a move that surprises even me, some European telecom companies are looking to the Apples, Googles, and Facebooks of the world to help carry...
App promo codes no longer just for Americans
Apple gives global developers access to promo codes to promote their application, but in a funny twist, they only let American based iTunes accounts redeem...
Smartphone lawsuits explained, visually
Earlier today, Engadget editor Nilay Patel tweeted a link to a website titled FOSS Patents, maintained by Florian Mueller, who is devoted to covering lawsuits based...
Apple creates a custom advertisement for Pitchfork
The musical beginnings of Apple Inc. has been well documented, and their continued love affair with the musical note has continued over the years. It...
Shazam’in to the tune of 100 million users
The first thing most music-loving, iPhone-wielding iPhone users do is download Shazam. How many times have you been at a pub or in the car...
Fido does the right thing: Evening calls now start at 6PM
Fido made a move worthy of praise today, and since we’re in the market of getting annoyed at cellular carriers these days, we thought it...
Android growth lags: Verizon focusing on the iPhone
Kaufman Bros analyst Shaw Wu doesn’t think the new Blackberrys or Android phones will make much of a “material impact” on Verizon’s network in the...
And then there were four: Google announces eBookstore
Rumors have been around for a while that Google was looking to get into the eBook race with Apple, Amazon, and Barnes and Nobel. Today,...
Apple doing us a favor with call center on-hold monitoring app
Apple has patented a call-center monitoring application for the iPhone. Instead of sitting on hold in a queue, waiting for a representative for a half...
Kids love the iPhone more than Windows Phone 7
According to iTot Apps, the Windows Phone 7 version of their iTot apps are being outsold at a rate of 10 to 1 by the...
WhiteiPhone4Now has closed down their website
The kid who had enough ingenuity to source white iPhone 4 parts from Foxconn (up for debate) and then sell them on the internet for...
Coach saves basketball player’s life with an iPhone app
A fast thinking, iPhone-wielding coach saved the life of one of his basketball players who had a cardiac arrest in the middle of a basketball...
Appvent Calendar back for the 2010 holiday season
Appvent Calender is back this year, bringing with them some more free apps and games for the holiday season. The way the calendar works is...
Apple Game Center now shows real names for friend requests
Did you notice the new terms of service agreement for Apple Game Center this week? For me, it popped up when I launched Angry Birds...
Ben the Bodyguard proves Flash is dead
We get quite a few emails that try to explain to us how HTML5 is only good for streaming videos, but Flash will never be...
Old Navy now using Apple’s mobile Point of Sales system
Apple is now piloting their point of sales (POS) system in select Old Navy stores. The system, now being called ZipCheck, makes use of the...