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User interest, satisfaction in Android approaching the iPhone
Prince McLean, AppleInsider
ChangeWave is finding high brand recognition for Android among surveyed users who are planning to purchase a smartphone over the next quarter, as well as high satisfaction rankings nearly as high as the leading iPhone.
User interest, satisfaction in Android approaching the iPhone
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January 4, 2010 1 Comment
Apple set to build on its blockbuster success in 2010
Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Following Apple’s rebirth over the past decade under the leadership of chief executive Steve Jobs, the company is now set to build on its established foundations over the next decade.
Apple set to build on its blockbuster success in 2010
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January 3, 2010 4 Comments
Report: Apple Event set for January 26, 2010
Prince McLean, AppleInsider
A new report bolsters the rumored January 26 date assigned to an Apple Event planned at Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. The event is widely believed to serve as the debut of the company’s new slate as an expansion of its iPhone/iPod touch platform.
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December 30, 2009 No Comments
Google’s Nexus One takes on Droid as Apple’s iPhone App Store grows

Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Expectations that Google would jump into the smartphone business itself and directly challenge the iPhone are being squelched by reports that indicate that the company is really only putting its name on a new HTC device to be sold by T-Mobile, which will compete against the Verizon Motorola Droid instead.
Google’s Nexus One takes on Droid as Apple’s iPhone App Store grows
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December 29, 2009 16 Comments
Consumer groups ask FTC to block Google’s AdMob deal
Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Consumer Watchdog and the Center For Digital Democracy have requested that the Federal Trade Commission block Google’s $750 million acquisition of AdMob on both anti-trust and privacy issues.
Consumer groups ask FTC to block Google’s AdMob deal
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December 28, 2009 4 Comments
Failed terrorist attack prompts new international flight rules
Prince McLean, AppleInsider
The US Department of Homeland Security has directed the Transportation Security Administration to enact a series of heightened security measures in reaction to the failed Christmas Day terrorist attack on a plane flying from Amsterdam to Detroit.
Failed terrorist attack prompts new international flight rules
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December 28, 2009 12 Comments
Google launches free Public DNS
Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Google has opened up public access to a new Domain Name System (DNS) service that allows users to look up Internet hosts quickly, accurately and securely.
December 3, 2009 9 Comments
Apple posts tools for building TuneKit iTunes LPs and Extras

Daniel Eran Dilger
Apple has taken iTunes LP and Extras public, encouraging independent developers to begin work on interactive digital content for distribution in iTunes starting early next year. The new move signals a big move in taking on Adobe Flash, pushing the adoption of web standards, and creating an new business model for content that could impact how the company’s forthcoming tablet is sold and used.
Apple posts tools for building TuneKit iTunes LPs and Extras.
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November 26, 2009 29 Comments
Apple iPhone eats up 50% share of all mobile data traffic globally

Apple’s slice of mobile data traffic has grown to now exceed 50% share in the US, UK and in global figures, according to the latest monthly mobile data traffic report by AdMob.
Apple iphone eats up 50% share of all mobile data traffic globally
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November 23, 2009 15 Comments
Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS as software markets

Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Google’s Android is working to match the iPhone App Store’s mobile software market but with fewer restrictions for developers. This article is the fourth in a series examining how Android stacks up in comparison to the iPhone as a smartphone software platform, with this segment looking at third party support.
Articles in this series:
Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS as core platforms
Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS as business models
Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS as advancing technology
Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS as software markets
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November 21, 2009 31 Comments
Google outlines Chrome OS plans for netbooks

Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Google hosted a technical introduction to its new Chrome OS today, which it expects to officially launch on new netbooks by the end of 2010.
November 19, 2009 18 Comments
Web search statistics show Bing stagnant, Google growing

Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Following a press release from ComScore indicating that Microsoft has approached 10% market share with Bing, more comprehensive search statistics indicate that Bing’s growth and share of web search is being wildly overstated.
Web search statistics show Bing stagnant, Google growing
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November 19, 2009 13 Comments
Microsoft retail store gets odd viral marketing buzz
Prince McLean, AppleInsider
In a cost effective effort to draw attention to the new Mission Viejo Microsoft Store, a new viral ad campaign is gushing about fun retail employees who start spontaneously line dancing to the Black Eyed Peas.
Microsoft retail store gets odd viral marketing buzz
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November 18, 2009 16 Comments
Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS as advancing technology

Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Google’s Android supplies smartphone makers with the core software they can use to sell devices that compete against the iPhone. This article is the third in a series examining how Android stacks up in comparison to the iPhone as a smartphone software platform, looking particularly how core system and bundled software is delivered, updated, and maintained.
Articles in this series:
Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS as core platforms
Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS as business models
Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS as advancing technology
Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS as software markets
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November 11, 2009 24 Comments
Samsung Bada unveiled as new iPhone, Android platform rival

Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Samsung, the world’s second largest phone maker globally after Nokia, has announced Bada as its own new smartphone platform which it hopes to use to gain entry into the sophisticated phone market.
Samsung Bada unveiled as new iPhone, Android platform rival
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November 10, 2009 11 Comments
