Category — Software
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.
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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 16 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 14 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 10 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.
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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 21 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
AT&T defends its data network from Verizon ad attacks

Prince McLean, AppleInsider
As Verizon has stepped up its efforts to portray AT&T’s data network as sparse and largely unavailable, AT&T has published information that shows Verizon isn’t telling the whole story.
AT&T defends its data network from Verizon ad attacks
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November 10, 2009 1 Comment
Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS as business models

Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Google’s Android offers a free software alternative to smartphone makers hoping to catch up to the iPhone. This article is the second in a series examining how Android stacks up in comparison to the iPhone as a smartphone software platform, looking particularly at the business model of each and how this affects users.
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 10, 2009 16 Comments
Report: Apple to launch Verizon iPhone in Q3 2010

Prince McLean, AppleInsider
A new report citing sources in the Taiwan handset supply chain says Apple has contracted to produce a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone due in the third quarter of next year that will enable the company to sell a single global handset to all carriers, and specifically to Verizon Wireless in the US.
Report: Apple to launch Verizon iPhone in Q3 2010
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November 6, 2009 41 Comments
Inside Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS as core platforms

Prince McLean, AppleInsider
A new batch of smartphones based upon Google’s Android platform have started to arrive, finally fleshing out what users can really expect of the platform. This article is the first in a series examining how Android stacks up in comparison to the iPhone as a smartphone software platform.
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 5, 2009 3 Comments
Report: Apple testing RFID swipe support in iPhone prototypes
Prince McLean, AppleInsider
A site focused on Near Field Communications has reported that Apple has built new iPhone prototypes with hardware support for sensing RFID chips.
Report: Apple testing RFID swipe support in iPhone prototypes
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November 5, 2009 7 Comments
Why Apple’s iPhone is still not coming to Verizon
Daniel Eran Dilger
A number of pundits and other wags keep insisting that Apple desperately needs to sell the iPhone through Verizon, and will likely do so sometime really soon now, providing AT&T haters and Verizon family plan users with empty hope. They’re still wrong, here’s why.
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October 30, 2009 59 Comments
TechCrunch’s Erick Schonfeld insists Google wrote the iPhone
Daniel Eran Dilger
Wrting for TechCrunch, Erick Schonfeld channeled Glenn Beck to blend righteous outrage, over-the-top moralism, and boldly presented misinformation to insist that Google wrote Apple’s iPhone apps and that it “should” now force Apple to beg to use Google’s open APIs. He’s wrong, here’s why.
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October 29, 2009 20 Comments
Apple retail stores upgrading EasyPay from Windows to iPod touch

Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Multiple sources have noted that Apple will be transitioning its retail store EasyPay handheld checkout systems from Windows-based PDA devices to iPod touch hardware for the 2009 holiday season.
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October 28, 2009 20 Comments
Microsoft drops Family Guy special over content issues
Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Microsoft has pulled the plug on its Windows 7 ad campaign featuring Seth MacFarlane’s “Family Guy” franchise after deciding the edgy comedy didn’t “fit with the Windows brand.”
Microsoft drops Family Guy special over content issues
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October 27, 2009 7 Comments
Google fans fail to contemplate why Android is free
Daniel Eran Dilger
Supporters of Google’s Android platform studiously ignore all its potential problems. Now they’re refusing to acknowledge why it is free. This is a bad omen for anyone who hopes that Android has a future.
October 26, 2009 41 Comments
