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MacRumors: Game Developers Scaling Back Android Efforts as iPhone Continues to Dominate

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:49:13 EST

Reuters reports that prominent iPhone game developer Gameloft is scaling back its efforts to produce content for the Android platform in the face of weaknesses of its application store. Gameloft also notes that it is not the only one making the move...

iPhone Coming to Virgin Mobile Canada

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:08:31 EST

Virgin Mobile Canada issued a brief announcement yesterday revealing that it will begin offering the iPhone there in the near future.

Virgin Mobile Canada will launch iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in Virgin Mobile Retail Stores and online ...

TomTom to Launch Car Kit for iPod Touch

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:42:59 EST

Earlier this week, an updated version of TomTom's GPS navigation application appeared in the App Store, and among the major changes included with the update was compatibility with the original iPhone and all generations of the iPod touch. The iPod t...

Google Rolls Out Mobile-Formatted Google News for iPhone

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:40:31 EST

Google today announced that it has rolled out mobile-formatted Google News pages for iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre users. The feature complements similar existing pages for Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and S60 platforms.

This...

MacRumors: AT&T Faces Initial Setback in Verizon Ad Spat, Rolls Out Response Ad

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:27:49 EST

The Associated Press reports that a judge has refused to grant AT&T's request for a temporary restraining order forcing Verizon to halt its commercials comparing the two companies' wireless network coverage.

AT&T filed the lawsuit in ...

TomTom Version 1.2 Released, Adds Compatibility With Original iPhone and iPod Touch

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:28:24 EST

Version 1.2 of TomTom U.S. & Canada [App Store, $99.99], submitted last week, has gone live in the App Store, bringing text-to-speech, lane guidance and a number of other new features to the popular GPS navigation application. Similar updates for a ...

China Mobile Still Working to Land iPhone

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:12:00 EST

AFP reports that China Mobile, the largest mobile phone provider in China, is continuing to work with Apple on bringing the iPhone to the carrier's network.

"We really are still in talks with Apple...In our negotiations in the past, w...

MacRumors: Qualcomm Looking to Supply Chips for iPhone?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:51:48 EST

Bloomberg reports that Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs has acknowledged that the company is in talks to bring its chips to the iPhone.

"We continue to discuss it, but haven't made it yet," Jacobs said in a Bloomberg Television interview in H...

MacRumors: Google-Branded Phone Coming Early Next Year? [Updated]

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:18:50 EST

TechCrunch reports that Google is preparing to launch its own Android-based phone in the very near future, likely bringing yet another device designed to compete head-to-head with Apple's iPhone.

Most of our sources have unconfirmed i...

iPhone Gains Final Regulatory Approval in South Korea

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:58:47 EST

Reuters reports that the iPhone has gained final regulatory approval in South Korea, paving the way for a release there in the very near future.

Korea Communications Commission said in a statement on Wednesday it would grant Apple's S...

MacRumors: Chinese App Store Growing Amid Challenges

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:16:43 EST

The Wall Street Journal reports on progress for Apple's App Store in China, noting the challenges faced by the company due to a lack of Wi-Fi on official iPhones, a large installed base of unlocked and jailbroken iPhones, and high levels of piracy. ...

AdMob Introduces Interactive Video Ads for iPhone

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:06:09 EST

Mobile advertising firm AdMob today announced that it is launching interactive video advertising for the iPhone and iPod touch. The ads, which will be available as either auto-play or click-to-play implementations, will begin appearing in a ...

Page 2: Nearly 4,000 iPhones Disappear in $3 Million Heist

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:46:45 EST

Belgian newspaper De Standaard reports [Google translation] on the theft over the weekend of nearly 4,000 iPhones from a Willebroek warehouse of CEVA Logistics, a distribution company. The iPhones had been destined to be delivered to Mobistar, the s...

MacRumors: 'The Truth Hurts': Verizon Zings AT&T in Advertising Spat

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:12:27 EST

Earlier this month, AT&T filed suit against rival Verizon over a series of Verizon commercials attacking AT&T's wireless network, claiming that the ads were "blatantly false and misleading".

Late yesterday, Engadget reported that Veriz...

Apple Releases Two New iPhone Ads: 'Song', 'Gift'

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:05:27 EST

Apple today posted two new iPhone commercials to its ad gallery and also began airing them on prime-time television. The commercials each continue Apple's recent theme of highlighting six App Store applications in quick succession and each t...

'Google Earth' for iPhone Updated, Adds 'My Maps' Compatibility

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:46:16 EST

Google today announced that it has issued an update to Google Earth [App Store, Free] the companion iPhone and iPod touch application to the company's desktop application offering virtual globe and other geographic information.

Among t...

MacRumors: Retail Roundup: Apple to Release 'Concierge' iPhone Application? Nashua, NH Store Opening?

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:43:49 EST

MacRumors has heard from several sources that Apple is preparing to launch a "Concierge" iPhone application targeted at customers of its retail stores. The application will reportedly provide many of the same functions available through the company'...

'Magellan RoadMate 2010 North America' Comes to App Store

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:51:23 EST

Turn-by-turn GPS navigation applications for the iPhone have been a significant topic of interest since the release of iPhone OS 3.0 earlier this year enabled their deployment, and yet another of the major standalone GPS device companies has ...

MacRumors: Apple Considered Purchasing AdMob?

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:09:30 EST

Bloomberg reports that Apple is reported to have approached mobile advertising firm AdMob about a possible acquisition just prior Google's announcement that it had agreed to purchase the company for $750 million in stock.

AdMob Inc. w...

MacRumors: Apple Hiring an iPhone Game Developer, Getting Even More Serious About Gaming?

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:51:22 EST

Apple appears to be getting even more serious about gaming on the iPhone and iPod Touch. We've long known that Apple has been positioning the iPod Touch as a gaming device, and Steve Jobs even acknowledged to the New York Times the success of this i...