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ABC and Disney Eying Apple’s TV Subscription Scheme
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ABC and Disney Eying Apple’s TV Subscription Scheme

December 22, 2009 | Devindra Hardawar

Word has been buzzing for some time that Apple is working on some sort of TV subscription plan for iTunes, and that it may even appear as soon as 2010. Now the WSJ is reporting that both CBS Corp. and Walt Disney Corp…

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AT&T Wins Out on Gizmodo’s 12 City 3G Data Test
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AT&T Wins Out on Gizmodo’s 12 City 3G Data Test

December 22, 2009 | Devindra Hardawar

Gizmodo recently performed 3G data speed testing across twelve U.S. cities, and now the results are in — surprisingly, AT&T’s 3G network came out on top. They didn’t test for call qual…

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AT&T Keeps on Ticking After Operation Chokehold
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AT&T Keeps on Ticking After Operation Chokehold

December 19, 2009 | Devindra Hardawar

We’ve covered Fake Steve Jobs’ proposal for Operation Chokehold, along with AT&T’s response, and now we can reflect on the outcome of the digital revolt. Basically, there’s n…

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Verizon Preparing Network for the iPhone
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Verizon Preparing Network for the iPhone

December 19, 2009 | Devindra Hardawar

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Staying on cue with their attacks on AT&T’s network, Verizon Wireless Chief Technology Officer Anthony Melone recently spoke to BusinessWeek about upgrades that the company is making in prepara…

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Dilbert On the Brilliance of Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 7 Strategy
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Dilbert On the Brilliance of Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 7 Strategy

December 17, 2009 | Devindra Hardawar

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While I don’t think the below Dilbert strip is pointing to Microsoft directly, it is making fun of their current culture which has led to things like Windows Mobile 7 not being released until the end of 201…

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iPhone Has Captured Nearly 50% of Japan’s Smartphone Market, Android and Blackberry Lagging Far Behind
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iPhone Has Captured Nearly 50% of Japan’s Smartphone Market, Android and Blackberry Lagging Far Behind

December 17, 2009 | Devindra Hardawar

Proving that the iPhone dominates in pretty much every market it hits (unless saddled with restrictions like China’s legit iPhone), MobileCrunch is reporting on a Japanese report which concludes tha…

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U.S. iPhone Usage Beats Out Windows Mobile for the First Time
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U.S. iPhone Usage Beats Out Windows Mobile for the First Time

December 17, 2009 | Devindra Hardawar

Microsoft may want to work on getting Windows Mobile 7 here sometime soon, because they’re losing market share fast. The research firm ComScore is reporting that, for the first time, Apple has overtake…

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AT&T On Fake Steve Jobs’ Operation Chokehold
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AT&T On Fake Steve Jobs’ Operation Chokehold

December 16, 2009 | Devindra Hardawar

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Yesterday, I wrote about Fake Steve Jobs’ digital revolt, Operation Chokehold, which is planned for this Friday. Now thanks to CultofMac, we know what AT&T thinks of the event. An AT&T spokesp…

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Microsoft Releases Bing iPhone App
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Microsoft Releases Bing iPhone App

December 16, 2009 | Devindra Hardawar

Microsoft has just release an iPhone app for their Bing (free at the App Store) search engine. While the move may seem odd, it makes complete sense for Microsoft to want a mobile app presence for Bing. After all, G…

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Useless App of the Day: Clink-Clink
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Useless App of the Day: Clink-Clink

December 15, 2009 | Devindra Hardawar

In the first useless app  that I’ll be featuring here at iPhonefreak — Clink-Clink — you can clink glasses with your friends, virtually. Of course, the app assumes that you know someone els…

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