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Peeking Inside The iPhone
Companies are scrambling to reap big money from sales of the 3G iPhone.
Forbes.com – 11 hours, 45 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Companies are scrambling to reap big money from sales of the 3G iPhone.
Forbes.com – 11 hours, 45 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Doom'ing The iPhone
John Carmack regrets missing the iPhone launch. Start the countdown.
Forbes.com – 11 hours, 55 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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John Carmack regrets missing the iPhone launch. Start the countdown.
Forbes.com – 11 hours, 55 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Celebrity Squares: What is it with the iPhone?What's your favourite piece of technology? It may be a bit of a cop-out, but I think I'll have to say my iPhone. I know it's the current bandwagon gadget, but it is so slick I can't stop scrolling and zooming in and out. I haven't been so jazzed about a piece of technology like this since broadband internet. How has it improved your life? Are you kidding??? I can scroll around and zoom in and out with my finger! Life doesn't get any better. Everything should be multitouch ... everything legal, anyways. When was the last time you used it, and what for? Text, text, text. I text-message all day long. It makes the tedious task of talking to people in RL [real life] a thing of the past. What additional features would you add if you could? The ability to control more things around the house. TV, stereo, coffeemaker, my car, etc. Actually, it needs a faster internet connection ... are you listening Apple? Do you think it will be obsolete in 10 years' time? I hope so. By then it should be a contact lens with all kinds of cool digital readouts and be controlled by thought and have audio implants that only I can hear and a sexy feminine voice. The future isn't the future until you have a sexy feminine voice. What one tip would you give to non-iPhone users? Once you multitouch, you'll never be able to touch anything else the same way ever again. Do you consider yourself to be a Luddite or a nerd? Hmmm ... I'm going to go with nerd. I don't know what a Luddite is. Sounds like a crusty rash or brand of luggage. What's the most expensive piece of technology you've owned? My 63" Samsung plasma TV. It's a monster. I swear whenever I approach it, it hums the 2001: A Space Odyssey theme. I'm so smitten with it. Mac or PC? Macs are clever, but PCs play videogames, so I'll have to say PC. And yes, I know Macs have games too. *rolls eyes* What song is at the top of your iPod's top 25 most played? Right now it's all Arctic Monkeys. My favourite song would probably be Only Ones Who Know. Will robots rule the world? I hope so. I'm too lazy. What piece of technology would you most like to own? I think I would have to say the 65-metre Phoenix 1000 personal luxury submarine. It's a freakin' submarine for Pete's sake! Or an army of Fembots ... whichever is cheaper. Activision's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is out now for most platforms. And Guardian game reviewer Greg Howson liked it quite a bitRelated StoriesBilly Bragg: Letters to music downloaders are a waste of timeDeerhoof leak new single in sheet-music formLimit mobile phone use, cancer expert tells staffInternet: Veteran leaves in Microsoft shake-upClick to download: The Bee's knees
The Guardian – 13 hours, 1 minute ago ¦ comment?
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Nokia E71 Is a Legit iPhone Killer — We're Serious This Time
There may be a glut of devices trying to beat the iPhone out there but none of them come close to eclipsing the Jesus phone. Now we have a true contender. The Nokia E71 is everything the iPhone 3G isn't: open source, easy to type on, loaded with a decent camera and great business apps. Oh yeah, it's unlocked too.
Wired News – 17 hours, 26 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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There may be a glut of devices trying to beat the iPhone out there but none of them come close to eclipsing the Jesus phone. Now we have a true contender. The Nokia E71 is everything the iPhone 3G isn't: open source, easy to type on, loaded with a decent camera and great business apps. Oh yeah, it's unlocked too.
Wired News – 17 hours, 26 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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RadioShack shares jump nearly 14% on higher sales
By BARRY SHLACHTER While Wall Street slumped, shares of RadioShack soared nearly 14 percent Thursday thanks to better-than-expected earnings fueled by higher sales of digital-to-analog TV converter boxes, GPS devices, video games and AT&T wireless phones. Second-quarter income actually fell from the same period last year, to $41.4 million, or 32 cents per share, from $47 million, or 34 cents. Results included a $10 million reversal of an income-tax contingency reserve in 2007 and a one-time $4.3 million charge related to changes in the company’s headquarters lease.Excluding those factors, however, profit rose to 35 cents per share compared with 27 cents last year. Analysts had predicted 26 cents."The economic environment continues to be challenging, however, as a credit to our team, we are pleased with our progress as we begin to drive profitable growth," Chief Executive Julian Day said."We continue our focus on opportunities to offer our customers solutions to their needs," Day said in a statement. "Our improved sales this quarter reflect our success in improving our merchandising, store operations and overall customer experience."Same-store sales, a key indicator, climbed about 6.9 percent, boosting total sales to $994.9 million from $934.8 million. Analysts had expected sales of about $908 million.The end of analog TV transmissions in early 2009 boosted sales of converter boxes, while slipping demand for Sprint phones represented a drag on the retailer’s sales. "But for the Sprint post-paid and related wireless accessory business, comparable store sales in the second quarter would have increased 12.7 percent," the company’s statement said.Company-owned stores had a 7.5 percent increase in sales, dealer/franchise outlets realized a 6.1 percent gain, and RadioShack’s online business jumped 29.8 percent. These increases were partially offset by a 2.7 per- cent decline in the Sprint ki- osk business. There was some improvement at RadioShack’s kiosks in Sam’s Club stores.RadioShack boosted store payrolls to improve customer service and drive profitable same-store sales, it said."We believe sales were also helped a bit by improved labor scheduling in the stores," Scot Ciccarelli, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets, wrote in a research note.Ciccarelli noted that sales of AT&T phone sales significantly improved despite RadioShack not carrying the iPhone."I’m very happy with their numbers," said Bill Baldwin of Dallas-based Baldwin Anthony Securities, whose affiliate holds a position in RadioShack. "It shows management is successful in focusing on top-line growth despite head winds from the economy. The gross margin is a little bit less than I expected but understandable because of the product mix and the tough promotional environment. But then sales were much better than I expected."Gross margins slid slightly more than 1 percentage point, to 47.2 percent, in the past year because of a slowdown in highly profitable post-paid wireless activations."We believe that RadioShack’s convenient store locations helped [it] capitalize on the sale of . . . converter boxes," Morgan Stanley analyst Greg Melich said in a research note. And although Melich expects such sales to continue this quarter, he cautioned that the shift toward lower-margin products and keener competition from Best Buy’s rollout of a mobile store-within-a-store will make RadioShack’s recovery more challenging."Our thesis remains that RadioShack is a decaying business model where the higher-service model in wireless activation is less and less needed," he wrote.Scott Tilghman of Soleil Securities agreed. The quarterly results appear much better than closer scrutiny suggests, he said in a research note to investors. He argued that the chain was helped by very short-term product cycle "that will likely play out over the next seven months."Aside from weak customer traffic in malls and strip centers, Tilghman wrote, RadioShack remains handicapped by an "inability to effectively merchandise in many of the categories that remain desired by customers."
Star-Telegram.com – 17 hours, 57 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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By BARRY SHLACHTER While Wall Street slumped, shares of RadioShack soared nearly 14 percent Thursday thanks to better-than-expected earnings fueled by higher sales of digital-to-analog TV converter boxes, GPS devices, video games and AT&T wireless phones. Second-quarter income actually fell from the same period last year, to $41.4 million, or 32 cents per share, from $47 million, or 34 cents. Results included a $10 million reversal of an income-tax contingency reserve in 2007 and a one-time $4.3 million charge related to changes in the company’s headquarters lease.Excluding those factors, however, profit rose to 35 cents per share compared with 27 cents last year. Analysts had predicted 26 cents."The economic environment continues to be challenging, however, as a credit to our team, we are pleased with our progress as we begin to drive profitable growth," Chief Executive Julian Day said."We continue our focus on opportunities to offer our customers solutions to their needs," Day said in a statement. "Our improved sales this quarter reflect our success in improving our merchandising, store operations and overall customer experience."Same-store sales, a key indicator, climbed about 6.9 percent, boosting total sales to $994.9 million from $934.8 million. Analysts had expected sales of about $908 million.The end of analog TV transmissions in early 2009 boosted sales of converter boxes, while slipping demand for Sprint phones represented a drag on the retailer’s sales. "But for the Sprint post-paid and related wireless accessory business, comparable store sales in the second quarter would have increased 12.7 percent," the company’s statement said.Company-owned stores had a 7.5 percent increase in sales, dealer/franchise outlets realized a 6.1 percent gain, and RadioShack’s online business jumped 29.8 percent. These increases were partially offset by a 2.7 per- cent decline in the Sprint ki- osk business. There was some improvement at RadioShack’s kiosks in Sam’s Club stores.RadioShack boosted store payrolls to improve customer service and drive profitable same-store sales, it said."We believe sales were also helped a bit by improved labor scheduling in the stores," Scot Ciccarelli, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets, wrote in a research note.Ciccarelli noted that sales of AT&T phone sales significantly improved despite RadioShack not carrying the iPhone."I’m very happy with their numbers," said Bill Baldwin of Dallas-based Baldwin Anthony Securities, whose affiliate holds a position in RadioShack. "It shows management is successful in focusing on top-line growth despite head winds from the economy. The gross margin is a little bit less than I expected but understandable because of the product mix and the tough promotional environment. But then sales were much better than I expected."Gross margins slid slightly more than 1 percentage point, to 47.2 percent, in the past year because of a slowdown in highly profitable post-paid wireless activations."We believe that RadioShack’s convenient store locations helped [it] capitalize on the sale of . . . converter boxes," Morgan Stanley analyst Greg Melich said in a research note. And although Melich expects such sales to continue this quarter, he cautioned that the shift toward lower-margin products and keener competition from Best Buy’s rollout of a mobile store-within-a-store will make RadioShack’s recovery more challenging."Our thesis remains that RadioShack is a decaying business model where the higher-service model in wireless activation is less and less needed," he wrote.Scott Tilghman of Soleil Securities agreed. The quarterly results appear much better than closer scrutiny suggests, he said in a research note to investors. He argued that the chain was helped by very short-term product cycle "that will likely play out over the next seven months."Aside from weak customer traffic in malls and strip centers, Tilghman wrote, RadioShack remains handicapped by an "inability to effectively merchandise in many of the categories that remain desired by customers."
Star-Telegram.com – 17 hours, 57 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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SDCC 08: Dexter Slashes Only for iTunes
Dexter (iPhone)Marc Ecko announces the Dexter videogame will be an iPhone/iPod exclusive.
IGN.com – 19 hours, 58 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Dexter (iPhone)Marc Ecko announces the Dexter videogame will be an iPhone/iPod exclusive.
IGN.com – 19 hours, 58 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Mobile Vendors Debate the 'Open' Future
Google, Nokia, Verizon -- plus a key iPhone supporter -- weigh in on the open mobile world.
InternetNews.com – 21 hours, 56 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Google, Nokia, Verizon -- plus a key iPhone supporter -- weigh in on the open mobile world.
InternetNews.com – 21 hours, 56 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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OmniFocus for IPhone
The Omni Group's getting things done (GTD) desktop application for the Mac, OmniFocus, has both proponents and detractors...
PC World – 22 hours, 57 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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The Omni Group's getting things done (GTD) desktop application for the Mac, OmniFocus, has both proponents and detractors...
PC World – 22 hours, 57 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Mossberg/Boehret “very impressed” with new App Store
Walt Mossberg and Katherine Boehret (allthingsd.com) consider the new App Store “the single best feature in Apple’s second generation iPhone 3G.” The “easy availability of so many programs,” they say, “makes the iPhone a true computing platform, like a pocket-sized Windows or Macintosh PC,” one that allows iPhone owners to “have a device with fresh, different capabilities every day.”
Apple.com – 22 hours, 58 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Walt Mossberg and Katherine Boehret (allthingsd.com) consider the new App Store “the single best feature in Apple’s second generation iPhone 3G.” The “easy availability of so many programs,” they say, “makes the iPhone a true computing platform, like a pocket-sized Windows or Macintosh PC,” one that allows iPhone owners to “have a device with fresh, different capabilities every day.”
Apple.com – 22 hours, 58 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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iPhone 3G “a superb piece of multipurpose technology”
“Better than the original in almost every way,” iPhone 3G “is an endless source of entertainment — as well as a platform for useful business applications that transform it from a cute gadget into a true hand-held computer,” suggests Mike Himowitz (baltimoresun.com).
Apple.com – 23 hours, 5 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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“Better than the original in almost every way,” iPhone 3G “is an endless source of entertainment — as well as a platform for useful business applications that transform it from a cute gadget into a true hand-held computer,” suggests Mike Himowitz (baltimoresun.com).
Apple.com – 23 hours, 5 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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