Michael York

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Category: Consumer Electronics Industry News

Palm Lets Loose Mojo SDK Beta for WebOS Developers

Today, Palm announced on its corporate blog the much-awaited public release of its Mojo SDK (although in Beta form) to mobile developers looking to create applications on the company’s best, most advanced OS yet. Along with the SDK, Palm launched a brand-new developer portal that includes Frequently Asked Questions, forums, and SDK documentation. Although there [...]

Windows 7: Just About Ready to RTM

Just this past Monday, Microsoft Windows Communications Manager Brandon LeBlanc posted an update on Windows 7’s “release to manufacturing” status. The update followed a series of rumors on the web reporting that Windows 7 did indeed move to RTM status and that the code had been signed off under “Build 7600″. Unfortunately, this was not [...]

The App Store Turns 1, Celebrates 1.5 Billion Downloads

Moments ago, Apple celebrated the success of its infamous App Store via a press release congratulating the company and its community of iPhone users on the most successful mobile application distribution system in history. A single year after its launch, the App Store has tallied 1.5 billion application downloads to iPhone’s and iPod Touch’s around [...]

Rumor: Amazon Looking to Purchase Netflix?

Here’s yet another revived rumor for the week. Today, Netflix’s stock rallied 7% during peak trading hours on reports of Amazon, Inc. looking to acquire the 12-year-old DVD rental company. At this point in time,neither company has commented on the story, keeping it unconfirmed. However, the deal would indeed make sense for both Netflix and [...]

Apple Tablet Rumors Resurface

It’s that time again — The China Times is reporting (translated) that Apple has placed several orders with its common vendors Foxconn, Wintek, and Dynapak for touchscreens and such. The roughly-translated article goes on to state the new device will be released in October for something around $800. This certainly isn’t the first time such [...]

Why AT&T Will Do Just About Anything for the iPhone

It’s bound to make the headlines every couple of weeks: AT&T Mobility’s iPhone exclusivity. As the contract’s expiration nears, speculation ensues within the industry about other US cell carriers having the opportunity to host Apple’s “miraculous device.”
On the 19th of this month, the next, third generation iPhone was released to the world. Unlike it’s two [...]

uSirius StarPlayr Makes Its Beta Debut

uSirius StarPlayr, an iPhone application developed by NiceMac, LLC., has created much fanfare in recent days. The application allows you to listen to both your SIRIUS and XM subscriptions on the go, utilizing the iPhone’s network connection.   Today, the developers released uSirius StarPlayr Beta 1 to 200 Beta Testers, and I’m lucky to be one [...]