Amazon Wrangles Publishers as iBookstore Grand Opening Looms

March 19, 2010

With an unwavering focus on Apple’s forthcoming iBookstore, Amazon reportedly has begun pressuring e-book publishers to sign three-year contracts that ensure that no competing retailers will get better prices or treatment. The new tactics come hard on the heels of Amazon’s clash with Macmill…

‘Street Fighter IV’ on iPhone: Loud, Dumb and Fun as Ever

March 18, 2010

I can’t bring myself to download a first-person shooter game on my iPhone anymore, just considering I know I’ll get sick of it before the third level. Its icon will sit there on the screen, its info will languish on the drive. Delete it? Can’t. Might get stuck in an elevator, beat all the ga…

Mobile App Devs and the Quest for Cash

March 17, 2010

Everyone seems to be getting into the mobile app game — but is anyone actually making any money doing it? The consensus is yes — but there is more than one way to manufacture money. Alexander Bartfeld took a hard look at the market before launching his software development company six mont…

Do You Believe in iPads?

March 17, 2010

Apple shares took a hit Monday, getting pounded down to $220.35 before recovering back up to $224.55 at close Tuesday. One of the big questions AAPL investors seem to be asking themselves right now is how much faith they have in the iPad. For his part, Brian Marshall of Broadpoint Amtech see…

Google’s New Android Advocate Comes Out Swinging

March 16, 2010

Sun Microsystems’ loss was Google’s gain on Monday, as former Sun guru Tim Bray announced that he’s joined Google’s Android push in the role of Developer Advocate. “Google and I have been a plausible match for a lengthy date,” Bray wrote in a blog post announcing the decision. “Web-centric, …

Can Apple’s New Hire Create a Winning Wearable Tech Ensemble?

March 16, 2010

Apple has hired a senior prototype scientist who’s got expertise in wearable computing, according to a Fast Company report. His name is Richard DeVaul, and he was an organizer for the MIThril wearable computing project while a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. De…

Apple Tosses In a New iPad With $99 Battery Replacement

March 15, 2010

Apple has announced a new service plan its upcoming iPad tablet devices: The company will replace iPads whose batteries can’t hold a full charge for a $99 service fee plus $6.95 for shipping as well as taxes. that is not a matter of a technician removing the old battery and installing a new …

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