February 25th, 2010 
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Patently Applepointsto another interestingpatent applicationfrom Apple filed in August 2008 and published this morning detailing means of controlling an iPhone or other handheld device by swiping one’s finger across the camera lens. Most prominently, the document suggests the use of the proposed functionality to control voicemail options such as rewind, fast forward, pause and other [...]
February 25th, 2010 admin 
Mobile advertising firm AdMob today released itsJanuary 2010 Mobile Metrics Report, revealing some interesting data about application usage and demographics for iPhone and iPod touch users, as well as users of Android and webOS handsets.
Among the more interesting statistics collected in the opt-in survey of nearly 1,000 respondents were results showing that 50% of iPhone [...]
February 24th, 2010 admin 
Just days after Appleremoved over 5000 “overtly sexual” applicationsfrom the App Store, the company appears to have taken a curious turn that could result in the reinstatement of many of these applications.
Cult of MacreportsandMacRumorshas confirmed that Apple has added a new “Explicit” category in the iTunes Connect system for App Store submissions. The category is [...]
February 23rd, 2010 admin 
PCWorldreportson the results of its recent 13-city performance tests of wireless carriers in the United States, and Apple’s iPhone partner AT&T came outwell ahead of the packin both upload and download speeds while also fairing well in reliability.
After registering the lowest average download speeds in our 3G performance tests last spring, AT&T’s network turned in [...]
February 23rd, 2010 admin 
Earlier this month, research firm IDCreleased sales figuresfor 2009 showing Apple holding 14.4% of the smartphone market for the year on nearly 82% sales growth over 2008, with the company grabbing third place among smartphone vendors behind Nokia and Research in Motion.
Gartner today releasedsimilar resultstaking a slightly different look at its data by opting to [...]
February 23rd, 2010 admin 
Fidelity Investments todayannouncedthe release of anew, free iPhone applicationallowing brokerage customers to monitor their portfolios and execute trades directly from their iPhone or iPod touch.
“At Fidelity, we recognize the growing popularity of the iPhone and iPod touch, and in fact, nearly half of the customers using our current mobile trading application, Fidelity Mobile, log in [...]
February 23rd, 2010 admin 
Just a day after Applereleaseda pair of new iPhone commercials, a third ad entitled ‘Family Travel’ has begun airing on television and beenpostedto the company’s ad gallery.
Although the new ad returns to Apple’s common theme of featuring individual iPhone applications, it is notable because it utilizes a female first-person narration rather than the standard male [...]
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