AT&T’s exclusive deal to carry the iPhone has at times been a popular topic. Despite predictions by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster and statements by AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson that would suggest AT&T’s exclusivity with the iPhone will come to an end with its contract in April 2010, an analyst from iSuppli suggests otherwise. Read More
A report card on the user-friendliness of the mobile banking efforts of 29 institutions conducted by ABI Research found a mixed bag of results, reports Computerworld. Read More
The Washington Post blogger Brian Krebs reports that Apple has issued a security update to fix several vulnerabilities in the iPhone and iPod Touch. The iPhone version 3.1 offers at least 10 security fixes, as well as several minor new features. Read More
“I need Android like I need a hole in the head.” – Tom Conrad, Pandora CTO Read More
AT&T announced it will roll out its new HSPA 7.2 technology in six markets by the end of 2009. Residents of Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and Miami will be the first to benefit, reports AppleInsider. The telco also plans to roll out the technology to 25 of the top 30 markets before 2010 is over and to cover 90 percent of its 3G coverage area by the end of 2011. Read More
As smartphones grow more sophisticated, application stores – the online sites from which users download free or for-fee applications – are becoming as much a metric for business and consumer shoppers as the device itself. It doesn’t matter how snazzy a new smartphone is if the things that folks can do with it are limited. App stores are the vehicles by which devices grow more useful. Read More
It appears more and more likely that AT&T’s iPhone exclusivity will come to an end next year. Carriers eager to snap up the wildly popular smartphone for their network may want to give a recent report from Danish research firm Strand Consult before they do so, reports VentureBeat. Read More
It’s no wonder everybody wants to have an app store. Mobile advertising outfit AdMob reports Apple sells $200 million worth of iPhone applications each month — that’s $2.4 billion a year. Read More