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Could Palm's Pre Be Delayed?

Apple computers has sucessfully patented the multi-touch technology it uses on the iPhone and iPod Touch displays as of January 20th, 2009.

By Steve Green, January 27, 2009

Apple announced today that nearly all of the music sold on iTunes will be 100% DRM free. DRM, or Digital Rights Management, has been the bane of the music downloading world since its inception. DRM is a security method to prevent people from copying and distributing music illegally which sounds good on the surface but because of the complexity of our changing lives and music playing products only proved to hamper and anger consumers.

By Steve Green, January 6, 2009

Walmart Ready To Give Birth To The iPhone

Well it's been rumored for weeks now and today Walmart officially announced that they will begin selling the Apple iPhone in 2,500 of its stores this Sunday.

The official announcment puts to rest the rumor of Walmart carrying a special 4GB iPhone for $99. Both of the current iPhone models will be available at Walmart stores for $2 less than current pricing elsewhere.

The father of the iPhone, Apple Inc., had no comments on its website.

By Steve Green, December 26, 2008

No Power, No Problem! The Ultimate Travel Accessory

The iPhone 3G is a wonderful device to behold. That is, if you have some kind of charging adapter to keep its thirst for power quenched. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, high-speed data, and don't forget that it makes phone calls too. Let's face it, the iPhone can't get too far from a real power source... until now.

Solar Arcadia, a company devoted to solar power alternatives, has developed a curious and seemingly very useful solar charging accessory for the iPhone.

By Steve Green, December 11, 2008

iPhone 2.2 Firmware Released Today

Apple has quietly released new firmware for the iPhone and iPhone 3G today. The new revision, 2.2 has minor bug fixes to improve stability and add new updated features to current built in applications. The official list of updates are:

By Steve Green, November 21, 2008

Why the iPhone will Weather the Storm

There is a tremendous buzz in the tech industry about the release of the BlackBerry Storm today which will be sold by Verizon Wireless exclusively. The Storm is a new creation from Research in Motion that is the first touch screen BlackBerry that also has a unique tactile feedback function when you press on the screen. With the staggering amount of press this device is receiving, you’d think it was the hottest item for the holidays. Something Verizon hopes will in fact happen and finally knock the Apple iPhone off of its perch for the first time.

By Steve Green, November 21, 2008

It's Official: Everybody Loves the iPhone

According to a recent J.D. Powers study, the iPhone tops the smartphone list with the highest overall customer satisfaction among business users.

The Apple iPhone was scored at 778 on a 1,000 point scale and received high marks in the categories for physical design, ease of use and handset features. Following behind the iPhone by 25 points is BlackBerry, which has been the celebrated smartphone amongst business users for years now.

By Steve Green, November 18, 2008