Episode 123: PowerPage Podcast

January 31, 2010

Episode 123 of the PowerPage Podcast has been posted. that week we discuss, what else, the brand-new Apple iPad. Will Apple revolutionize media yet again or is it bound to be an iFlop? Tune in to find out. [Source] Jason D. O’Grady

Apple Lets VoIP iPhone Apps Use 3G Connections

January 29, 2010

Apple is allowing iPhone owners to use World Wide Web calling services by cellular networks. Several companies offering Voice by World Wide Web Protocol — or VoIP — services said that week that Apple now allows their applications to work on the iPhone. VoIP calling has been available on th…

Nokia says it is bigger than Apple, Mass Effect comic on iPhone, Crush the Castle app

January 29, 2010

iPhone owning fans of the Mass Effect 2 video game will get a glimpse of the Dark Horse Mass Effect Redemption comic as a free download on February 3. After the free into the app will be 99 cents.

Nokia reminded Apple that it was in fact the larger mobile phone company that week. The reminder came…

iPad’s Not Soft sufficient to Cushion Journalism’s Hard Landing

January 29, 2010

The more I see devices like the new Apple iPad, the more I come to appreciate Steven Spielberg’s 2002 sci-fi spectacular “Minority Report.” It was the first thing I thought of when I saw video of the company’s newest “magical” creation and executives demonstrating its New York Times app. The…

Can AT&T Bear the Burden of Another Apple Gadget?

January 29, 2010

Before Wednesday, whether the rumors were to be believed, Apple was not only on the brink of jettisoning its exclusive U.S. arrangement with AT&T for the iPhone, but that it would additionally roll out its tablet device with support from multiple carriers. That, of course, didn’t happen….

Apple relents; allows VOIP by 3G on iPhone

January 29, 2010

Apple did an about-face today, reversing their stance on not allowing Voice by IP (VOIP) calls from the iPhone while using 3G.[Source] Jason D. O’Grady

Apple iPad: Does it have ‘real’ GPS?

January 29, 2010

There’s a debate that’s raging by the “Assisted GPS” (A-GPS) features that’s included in the iPad. It’s unclear as to whether the iPad includes a committed GPS chip or whether it’s using Assisted GPS to simulate “real” GPS.[Source] Jason D. O’Grady

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