RIM, the flailing maker of the venerable Blackberry smartphone, announced its new Blackberry Torch for August 12 availability. Struggling against market share erosion by Apple iPhone and the many Android platforms, RIM desperately needs a strong showing to retain existing customers and attract new ones. Taking its place among other non-Apple AT&T phones, torch could [...]
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JailbreakMe not working frustrates Apple iPad, iPhone users
Now that the government has given the green light to jailbreaking Apple iPad , iPhone, and iPod touch, the browser based jailbreaking service JailbreakMe has re-emerged as a legitimate service, much to the chagrin of Apple. JailbreakMe offers a convenient online way to hack your Apple mobile device without the need for download files or [...]
New Apple Mac Pro and iMac top news for the week
Apple shook the dark clouds of its security and iPhone problems this week as it announced exciting new updates to its Mac Pro and iMac product lines. Inside the Mac Pro are powerful Xeon Nehalem or Windmere processors, offering up to 12 cores to power even the most demanding applications. New Core i3, Core i5, [...]
Sagging Apple iPad sales blamed on LG production problems
Panel production, not less demand accounts for the slowdown in iPad sales, according to The Wall Street Journal. LG, the primary LCD supplier for the Apple iPad, takes the blame as it reports that its production system has failed to keep up with new orders from Apple. LG expects new production capacity to come online by [...]
Newspaper paywall early numbers dismal as visitors flee fees
Struggling newspapers like The Greenville News after the Rupert Murdoch “paywall” idea are likely sharing in his lessons learned. As reported by Editor & Publisher, The Times of London has reportedly seen two-thirds of its Internet traffic disappear as its readers flee to fee-free news providers. The dismal Internet traffic report is compounded by a [...]
Apple iPhone sales numbers strong in June
June smartphone sales data released by Millennial Media showing strong June growth for Apple Computers’ iPhone is any indication, Apple shouldn’tworry too much about its recent iPhone 4 woes. In spite of the introduction of new Android phones during the month, iPhone 3G and iPhone 4G sales grew by 8%, revealing continued strength in Apple’s [...]