A preview copy of Walter Isaacson’s upcoming biography of Steve Jobs’ life has been obtained by The Associated Press, who reported on some of the book’s highlights. Among them, are the details of a meeting between Steve Jobs’ and Google’s Eric Schmidt that showed Jobs’ furious reaction to the release of a 2010 HTC Android [...]
LibreOffice, a free and open source office suite, offers many of the same features found in Microsoft Office. In fact, users can use LibreOffice to view and edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents on just about any computer. Now The Document Foundation is planning to port LibreOffice to iOS and Android, which will allow smartphone [...]
Software maker Nuance Communications has bought out Swype, the popular Android text input method, for more than $100 million, according to Uncrunched. Nuance is the maker of the T9 predictive text software found almost every mobile phone since the 90s. Swype, on the other hand, is the producer of a virtual Qwerty keyboard for smartphones that [...]
Amazon will be down more than $10 before each new owner boots up their newly purchased Kindle Fire and begins purchasing digital content. That’s because the Fire, priced at just $199, costs about $210 to produce, according to IHS iSuppli. The research firm noted yesterday that Amazon’s bill of materials for their incoming tablet is [...]
Amazon isn’t the only major corporation making tablet news today. Barnes and Noble is preparing to make two additions to their Nook tablet line, according to documents obtained by The Digital Reader. The leaked document lists three eReader devices as part of Barnes and Noble’s fourth quarter plans, including the $139 Nook Touch and two [...]
The Amazon AppStore, which offers thousands of both free and premium Android applications, is arguably better organized than the stock Android Market. Unfortunately when Amazon launched the Appstore earlier this year, it was only available to North American users. Now it looks like Amazon is looking to lift that restriction. Android users worldwide are now [...]
Following in the footsteps of the United States Department of Justice, Sprint has announced a lawsuit that looks to block the proposed acquisition of T-Mobile by AT&T. Sprint, a longtime opponent of the buyout, believes the purchase of T-Mobile by AT&T would be bad for both the consumer and the United States wireless market. Sprint [...]
Samsung announced a wide range of new products just last week. The Galaxy Tab 7.7 is a brand new tablet which joins a number of other high-end products competing against Apple, that include 4G smartphones like the Samsung Exhibit. The successor to the original Galaxy Tab, the device was slated to be shown during this [...]
Google has launched an official assault on Apple today, with the announcement of the acquisition of Motorola’s Mobility division for $12 billion. The move is aimed to bolster the internet-giant’s hardware credentials, as well as strengthen the Android platform which is in direct competition with Apple’s iOS devices. Larry Page, CEO of Google, said, “Motorola [...]
Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha delivered a keynote speech early Tuesday morning at the Oppenheimer Annual Technology and Communications Conference, noting the company’s recent most releases and the lessons its learned going forward. Referencing the Xoom’s February 24 launch, Jha told attendees to expect Motorola tablets in the second half of the year to have “much [...]
Time Inc. confirmed their subscription agreement with Apple just three months ago. Today the publishing giant has announced that it will be bringing all of its 21 publications to the iPad and multiple other slate devices. Entertainment Weekly, InStyle, and Real Simple are among the 21 titles that will join the likes of Time, Sports [...]
Samsung, Motorola, and even Dell have given their all to compete with Apple and the iPad, yet everyone’s still trying to figure out why such competitors can’t even come close to iPad sales numbers. iSuppli analyst Wayne Lam claims that Apple’s tight control over iPad hardware and software gives the tablet certain “design efficiencies” that [...]
Android offers the top operating system while Apple is the top manufacturer when it comes to the North American smartphone market, according to Nielsen. In June alone, Google’s Android reached a 39 percent share of the United States consumer smartphone market with Apple iOS and RIM Blackberry trailing at 28 percent and 20 percent respectively. [...]
Everyone remembers the Locationgate scandal that surfaced back in April. Users went bananas when it was discovered that iPhones were taking samples of their locations and filing them away for later access. The first such lawsuit over the location tracking data has resulted in a seven figure monetary settlement. The lawsuit settled for around one [...]
According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is currently preparing to launch a 9 inch Android tablet that would compete with the Apple iPad. Amazon.com Inc. plans to introduce a tablet computer before October, said people familiar with the matter, in a move that will heighten the online retailer’s rivalry with Apple Inc. The Seattle-based [...]
