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AT&T begins rolling out MMS for the iPhone

Sep 13, 2009 No Comments

A few hours ago, we got a tip from one of our readers that they’d popped into their iPhone messaging app this morning, only to find that they’d suddenly gained the ability to send MMS. We chalked it up as a fluke – AT&T promised it would launch on September 25th, after all, and they [...]

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BREAKING: MMS For iPhone Rollout Has Begun

Sep 13, 2009 No Comments

It’s two weeks early, but many US iPhone users are reporting that their phones now have the ability to send and receive MMS messages (eg. video and images). The hold-up was AT&T, with doubts in the past that its network could handle the load… Tweet This Post

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Steve Jobs says no Apple e-book. No one believes him

Sep 13, 2009 No Comments

After Apple’s fun-but-not-earthshattering debut of a video-shooting iPod Nano earlier this week, Steve Jobs gave New York Times reporter David Pogue an interview. Asked if Apple was ready to debut an e-reader like Amazon’s Kindle — but much, much prettier, of course — Jobs said he didn’t think e-readers made sense:… Tweet This Post

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Apple’s next big thing is Steve Jobs

Sep 12, 2009 No Comments

On September 9, Steve Jobs returned to the public eye in his first major launch announcement since his medical leave and subsequent liver transplant surgery. At the event, he announced a new line of iPods, new digital formats for music and videos, and, sadly, nothing from the Beatles. Rafe Needleman hosts, with Donald Bell, Erica [...]

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Steve Jobs on Amazon and Ice Cream

Sep 12, 2009 No Comments

Apple’s chief executive, Steven P. Jobs, discussed his health and Apple’s new product line in an interview Wednesday with David Pogue, the personal technology columnist for The New York Times. Context has been added to the original quotes posted here… Tweet This Post

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What Steve Jobs Actually Said About eBooks

Sep 12, 2009 No Comments

There’s been a big brouhaha over comments Steve Jobs made to NYT’s David Pogue in an interview following Apple’s event on Wednesday. Basically, most people are interpreting what Jobs said about eBook readers to mean that Apple plans to completely stay away from the market. But that’s not actually what Jobs said at all… Tweet [...]

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Jobs makes it clear he’s back in charge at Apple

Sep 10, 2009 1 Comment

SAN FRANCISCO–Though technically he returned to work two months ago, it was as the host of Wednesday’s Apple music event that Steve Jobs publicly retook the reins of the company he founded… Tweet This Post

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John Gruber: iPods Will Get Cameras Tomorrow (AAPL)

Sep 08, 2009 No Comments

Daring Fireball blogger John Gruber usually has the best inside scoop on what Apple plans to announce at its new product events. But it’s a little different tonight, ahead of Apple’s event in San Francisco tomorrow… Tweet This Post

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Yahoo Rolls Out Three New iPhone Apps: Finance, Fantasy Football, Flickr

Sep 08, 2009 No Comments

Yahoo boss Carol Bartz’s special focus on mobile is showing: Yahoo just released three new apps for Apple’s iPhone and two new apps for RIM BlackBerry devices… Tweet This Post

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What Will Apple Announce Tomorrow? Here Are Some Possibilities

Sep 08, 2009 No Comments

You may have heard that Apple will be hosting a media event on September 9th (tomorrow) where it will likely make some big announcements and even launch a few new products. The event is focused around music, if its rock and roll theme is any indication. The Mac and iPhone maker usually holds an event [...]

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Flickr Finally Goes Native With An iPhone App

Sep 08, 2009 No Comments

Despite having one of the most popular online photo services in the world, Flickr has done things the hard way on the iPhone. That is to say, for browsing photos they’ve made you go through their optimized website, and for uploading you had to do it through email. Both worked fine, but were not as [...]

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Flickr Officially Comes to the iPhone

Sep 08, 2009 No Comments

iPhone is the most popular camera on Flickr, but Flickr () hasn’t really returned the love to iPhone users…until now. Because, you know, having your website optimized for the iPhone is one thing, and having a full fledged, native application for the platform is another. The official Flickr iPhone app is finally here and it [...]

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