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Droid to be available November 6th for $199 with contract

by Josh Holat on Oct 29, 2009 at 01:46 PM

It has been confirmed by Verizon that their new Droid phone, the device in the iPhone attack ads, will be available on November 6th for a price of $199 with a 2 year contract and $100 mail in rebate. The hardware, which has been created by Motorola, will be the… Continue Reading »

Verizon pulls a Microsoft, runs attack ads against Apple

by Josh Holat on Oct 19, 2009 at 04:20 PM

Droid, a new phone emerging in the mobile marketplace through a cooperative effort with Verizon and Motorola, is turning out to cause quite a ruckus as the first true iPhone competitor. At least that’s what the companies are trying to get at through their clever new commercial that flat out… Continue Reading »

Palm Pre vs. iPhone: launch weekend

by Josh Holat on Jun 7, 2009 at 10:27 AM

The Palm Pre launched yesterday and is certainly the phone that has been most compared to the iPhone. While I’m sure there was a fair amount of people who bought it and love it (and let me just say I personally have not used one yet), but I don’t think… Continue Reading »

Why Apple can do whatever the hell they want to

by Jake Gaecke on Feb 23, 2009 at 05:37 PM

Today, I read an interesting article on MrGadget about why Apple needs to release the next generation of the iPhone soon. If they don’t, apparently Palm is going to break the deathgrip that Apple has on its growing portion of the cell phone market today. Needless to say, I wholeheartedly… Continue Reading »

Apple stops Google from using multitouch, dominates touchscreen device industry

by Josh Holat on Feb 11, 2009 at 03:10 PM

According to an Android team member, Google did not implement multi-touch into their T-Mobile G1 because Apple requested they leave it out. Why did Google agree, you might ask? Well, according to this source, he is actually relieved Google chose not to implement it. With the signs that a patent… Continue Reading »

Apple’s thoughts on the Palm Pre, from Tim Cook himself

by Josh Holat on Jan 22, 2009 at 04:51 PM

Apple had their official conference call with Wall Street this week that detailed their earnings for this most recent quarter, as well as some other interesting news and questions. One of the more interesting questions was about the Palm Pre and its relation to Apple’s iPhone and its patents. RBC… Continue Reading »

Nokia announces N97, iPhone still ahead of the game

by Josh Holat on Dec 3, 2008 at 10:40 PM

Nokia recently announced their next big thing, the Nokia N97. This phone and internet device with a 3.5” touch display and full QWERTY keyboard is another company’s attempt to oust the iPhone in the mobile touch screen device market. And, like the Blackberry Storm, this one isn’t going to be… Continue Reading »

A Storm in the Horizon, should Apple and their iPhone be worried?

by Josh Holat on Oct 27, 2008 at 04:49 PM

Up until this point, Apple’s iPhone has been the only mobile touch screen device that has been worth buying. However, a new Blackberry from RIM may soon change that for many smart phone users. The Blackberry Storm, which has no release date yet, appears to be a direct shot at… Continue Reading »

Eric Schimdt: conflict of interest?

by Mark Rowland on Jun 11, 2008 at 05:30 PM

Yesterday, Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt, who just happens to be a member of Apple’s board of directors, detailed the fine line on which he is walking. This line has to do with the relationship between the iPhone and the mobile operating system currently being worked on by Google. Although the… Continue Reading »

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