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Comcast Rolls rDVR App for the iPhone
3/2/10 at 4:50 PM by Andrew Burger
Comcast is rolling out the latest of a string of mobile applications for the Apple iPhone, one that enables remote programming of Comcast DVRs, SVP and General Manager of Communications and Data Services Cathy Avgiris wrote on the Comcastvoices blog yesterday.
The remote ...
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Apple Lifts 3G VoIP Restrictions for iPhone
1/27/10 at 11:47 PM by Telecompetitor
GREENWICH, Conn., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Computer, Inc. has updated the iPhone developer SDK to allow VoIP over cellular networks. iCall is the first and only VoIP application that functions on the iPhone and iPod Touch over cellular 3G networks.
iCall is a market leader in desktop and mobile-based desktop calling platforms, including its highly popular version for the Apple ...
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Apple is Pitching a $30/month Subscription TV Service
11/2/09 at 4:57 PM by Bernie Arnason
Apple may be trying to launch a $30/month subscription TV service that would provide unlimited on-demand access to its video iTunes service. The All Things Digital Media Matters blog reports that Apple ...
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Why Microsoft Needs to Buy RIM
10/8/09 at 9:24 AM by Bernie Arnason
The battle for mobile operating systems dominance is on, and the odd man out may be Windows Mobile (WiMo). The news this week has been dominated by Google’s Android platform. Once again, Microsoft’s nemesis, Google, is stealing some thunder from a core Microsoft ...
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Is the iPhone Coming to Verizon?
10/7/09 at 9:22 AM by Bernie Arnason
The recent news of Verizon and Google partnering for Android lessens the chance of the iPhone eventually making it to the Verizon Wireless network. Or does it? Verizon and Android are now in bed together – and apparently in a big way. Leveraging ...
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Bad Timing for Palm Pre?
6/8/09 at 9:55 PM by Telecompetitor  Did Sprint and Palm mis-time the debut of the Palm Pre? There’s a lot riding on this smartphone device for both. So why debut it just a few days before the release of the latest iPhone, the iPhone 3Gs? Talk about ‘stealing some thunder.’ A quick Google news search for the Palm Pre today returned 1,943 articles. The iPhone 3Gs ...
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Palm Pre to Launch on Sprint June 6th
5/19/09 at 8:01 AM by Telecompetitor
Sprint announced the much anticipated Palm Pre is scheduled to launch June 6th on their network. The Pre is priced at $199 with a two year service agreement and a $100 mail in rebate. The Pre will be sold through Sprint retail channels, as well as at Best Buy, Radio Shack, and select Wal-Mart ...
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AT&T Dominating Mobile Web Smartphone Traffic
3/24/09 at 9:33 PM by Telecompetitor  Thanks to the iPhone, AT&T is dominating mobile web traffic generated by smartphones. According to AdMob Mobile Metrics, the iPhone represents 50% of all U.S. mobile web smartphone traffic and 33% globally. RIM’s Blackberry runs a distant second at 21%, with Windows Mobile bringing up the top three rear at 18%. And unfortunately for RIM and Microsoft, iPhone traffic ...
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Apple Warns iPhone Competitors
1/22/09 at 3:02 PM by Telecompetitor  Apple’s latest quarterly financials reveal the iPhone is losing some momentum. For the first quarter 2009, which ended Dec. 27th 2008, Apple sold 4.4 million iPhone 3G devices. That’s 36% less than the previous quarter, which saw 6.9 million iPhone 3G sales. Is the economy slowing down Apple’s momentum, or are their competitors catching up? Probably a little of both. The slowing sales had Apple executives in a foul ...
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iPhone 3G Coming to WalMart
11/19/08 at 9:56 PM by Telecompetitor  Looks like Apple and AT&T are hoping to step up the pace for iPhone 3G sales by bringing it to the mass of mass markets – WalMart. Apple’s been very selective with retail relationships for the iPhone. So far, it’s Apple and AT&T owned stores, and most recently, Best Buy. But realistically, who could resist the appeal ...
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