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Diggnation Episode 142 - iPhone Rumor Du Jour 3/21/2008

No Blu-Ray for XBox 360, Reznor makes 1.6 million, Firefox 3 Eats Less Memory, Google Sky, RIAA Sets 750 Per Song, Intel Releasing 6 Cores, Reporter Gets Owned and Kevin’s latest iPhone Rumor

Adobe begins work on Flash player for iPhone 3/19/2008

Adobe has started development of a Flash player suitable for use on Apple Iphone

Adobe Forging Ahead with Flash for the iPhone Despite Jobs 3/18/2008

Engadget is reporting that Adobe plans to build Flash into the iPhone with the newly released SDK, even though Steve Jobs declared less than two weeks ago that the technology wasn’t ready for the device.

Android Platform Update: Iphone Worried? 3/15/2008

Iphone needs to be running scared with Android’s nearing release.

Google: We’ll far outsell iPhone; our SDK lets you do more 3/14/2008

“Once you have devices out there from Motorola, HTC, Samsung, and so on, there’s a much larger potential market on Android than for the iPhone. [Apple is] a single manufacturer, it’s targeted at a particular demographic, and it falls far short of the 1 billion mobile phones sold every year worldwide” Rich Miner, Google

ETech: Hacker Shows How Your TV, Front Door, and Iphone are 3/11/2008

SAN DIEGO, California - Your credit card, the lock on your front door, your cell phone’s voicemail, your hotel television, and your web browser are all not as secure as you might like to think, as Pablos Holman, a hacker clad in all black, gleefully demonstrated on stage Wednesday like an evil Las Vegas magician.

Sun: We’ll put Java on the iPhone 3/07/2008

Sun Microsystems is developing a Java Virtual Machine for Apple’s iPhone and plans to release the JVM some time after June, enabling Java applications to run on the popular mobile device.

BBC launches iPlayer for iPhone 3/07/2008

If ever two brands were destined to be paired it was these two.

Ballmer Talks iPhone SDK, Screams Again 3/07/2008

After dismissing the iPhone as “silly” last year (just to see it crushing Windows Mobile’s market share a few days ago,) The Other Steve spilt his thoughts on the iPhone announcement yesterday, all during the Mix’08 keynote with Guy Kawasaki.

iGot Fuct! 3/02/2008

Refurb iPhones to be sold at $199

Here are the coolest and most popular tech-tronics of 2007 2/29/2008

Here are the coolest and most popular tech-tronics of 2007 namely apple iphone, torrents, ans a surprise item.

1988 vs. 2008: A Tech Retrospective 2/25/2008

Think the iPhone is pricey? The cool cell phone of 1988 cost $4382 in today’s dollars. A 150MB hard drive? $8755. Take a trip with us down memory lane, and you’ll never whine about the price of a gadget again.

LinkedIn Launches Mobile 2/25/2008

LinkedIn a few days ago announced the upgrade of their FireFox toolbar. This weekend, they announced the deployment of their Mobile version of the site. This will allow all mobile device users access to the LinkedIn, including Blackberry and iPhone users.

Yep Yep Yep, LinkedIN Goes Mobile, But? 2/24/2008

Six months after Facebook came out with a version of its social network for the iPhone, LinkedIn is finally coming around to releasing a mobile version of its own. But?

How To Do Everything Better For Free 2/23/2008

Zoho is billed as an online office suite. But you can use these free tools “a la cart” to do everything better: better blog posting, better list management, better Web page creation, better online collaboration, better brainstorming and note-taking, better iPhone app viewing, better PowerPoint, better Web site gadgets, better PDF Creation and more.

Not as Evil: AT&TUnlimited Voice for $99, 3G Data for $35 2/19/2008

Must be in response to Verizon’s data plans. These are a better deal, and require no new contract, or a 1 year for new subscribers. Pretty non evil for AT&T. Right in time for iPhone 3G and the Unicorns it will ride in on.

WebbAlert February 19, 2008 2/19/2008

The eBay boycott is on. Wisconsin beware: Michigan brandishes the world’s most powerful laser. 400,000 unlocked iPhones in China. HD-DVD is gone, Daddy, gone.

Service outage strikes BlackBerry users 2/11/2008

Poor Research in Motion. First the iPhone shows up and makes its BlackBerry look old and busted. Now, it really IS old and busted. RIM is experiencing a “disruption of service” affecting all wireless carriers in North America.

Boingo Announces Cheap WiFi for Phones: $8 2/11/2008

Boingo announced today SPECIAL PRICING for people who want to use its WiFi hotspots at airports and other locations with Apple iPhones, Microsoft Windows Mobile devices and Sony Ericsson phones. The new rate is just $8 per month. The new pricing will be rolled out on each platform at different times this year.

Microsoft buys Sidekick maker Danger: Zune phone enroute? 2/11/2008

Microsoft today revealed that it was acquiring Danger Inc. The deal’s terms have not been disclosed but will see the maker of the T-Mobile Sidekick rolled into the division that handles the Xbox 360 and Zune — raising the specter of a Zune phone to take on Apple’s iPhone.

Broadband, (iPhone) Cell Service Demand Boost AT&T 1/27/2008

Most of those subscribers came to AT&T through its exclusive contract to provide service for Apple’s iPhone; Apple said Tuesday it sold 2.3 million iPhones during the quarter.

25 Days That Changed Everything 1/26/2008

From a clone’s debut to iPhone insanity, here are the most significant moments of the PC World era.

IBM delays Lotus Notes for iPhone, users “too hip and cool” 1/23/2008

Remember that formal announcement of Lotus Notes Mail on the iPhone? Right, Apple’s first big corporate iPhone push which the AP said would happen at LotusSphere? Not going to happen, at least not yet

Nokia And Facebook Working On Mobile Deal 1/21/2008

Nokia and Facebook are working on porting the social network on to Nokia handsets in a major way, we have learned. The Facebook placement could be as prominent as the YouTube button on the main screen of iPhone, our sources indicate. Also, the deal involves giving Facebook a major slot within Nokia retail products’ displays.

Officially OUT iPhone Firmware v1.1.3 (also Download link) 1/16/2008

Google ignores users who cant use their IMAP access to Gmail. Google even ignores begging from users to post an eta for the fix. This problem is decribed as “Gmail vs WM6 IMAP bug”. (instead - releases new iPhone updates - WM6 is majority of business users)

Google ignores users and avoids fixing problems 1/16/2008

Google ignores users who cant use their IMAP access to Gmail. Google even ignores begging from users to post an eta for the fix. This problem is decribed as “Gmail vs WM6 IMAP bug”. (instead - releases new iPhone updates - WM6 is majority of business users)

China Mobile reportedly rebuffs Apple’s iPhone 1/15/2008

Not happy with the 20%-30% cut Apple wants, says Chinese news site

Gates Predicts End of the Keyboard in Final CES Keynote 1/07/2008

The first digital decade was largely driven by the keyboard and the mouse. Just in the last two years, we’ve started to see the emergence of other modes of interaction. Touch on the Windows PC, touch on the iPhone, the Surface device that we’re talking about

CES 2008: Have touch-phone’s jumped the shark? 1/07/2008

The first digital decade was largely driven by the keyboard and the mouse. Just in the last two years, we’ve started to see the emergence of other modes of interaction. Touch on the Windows PC, touch on the iPhone, the Surface device that we’re talking about

itouch, iPhone and iPod video, film and TV show downloads. 12/31/2007

The most popular stories at Digg.com in 2007 - Year of the iPhone, HD-DVD code, Firefox, Photo section and Ron Paul…

Digg 2007 - Year in Review 12/31/2007

The most popular stories at Digg.com in 2007 - Year of the iPhone, HD-DVD code, Firefox, Photo section and Ron Paul…

Top 10 Web Tech Stories of 2007 12/31/2007

2007 was an eventful year in Web Technology, with the rise of Facebook, some frenzied acquisitions from the likes of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, and of course the iPhone. To round out the year (and put an end to the December lists!) here is a look at what we think were the 10 biggest Web tech stories of the year.

iPhone 1.1.3 Firmwire video - All new features show 12/31/2007

2007 was an eventful year in Web Technology, with the rise of Facebook, some frenzied acquisitions from the likes of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, and of course the iPhone. To round out the year (and put an end to the December lists!) here is a look at what we think were the 10 biggest Web tech stories of the year.

Webb Alert for the 19th of December 12/19/2007

The Wall Street Journal says a Japanese launch for the iPhone is essential for Apple to ship ten million iPhones by the end of next year. Reuters reports that Apple’s strict demands have made talks with Japan’s top carrier, DoCoMo, rocky. But it could mean that the hotly-awaited 3G iPhone

How To Get A Free iPhone - Free iPhone Mobile Guide 12/19/2007

The Wall Street Journal says a Japanese launch for the iPhone is essential for Apple to ship ten million iPhones by the end of next year. Reuters reports that Apple’s strict demands have made talks with Japan’s top carrier, DoCoMo, rocky. But it could mean that the hotly-awaited 3G iPhone

Pownce Mobile Now Live! 12/18/2007

Pownce now has a full featured Mobile site for use with mobile devices. Looks great on the iPhone!

Long Live Closed-Source Software! 12/18/2007

Pownce now has a full featured Mobile site for use with mobile devices. Looks great on the iPhone!

How to Replace Your iPhone Battery 12/05/2007

Here are some pictures of the new interface.

Google Launches New iPhone Interface (W/Pics) 12/05/2007

Here are some pictures of the new interface.

3G iPhone Promised For Next Year 11/29/2007

The head of AT&T has promised that a version of Apple’s iPhone capable of connecting to 3G wireless networks will be released next year, bringing noticeably faster web access and email downloads to this line of smartphones.