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AT&T Confounds Expectations by Not Ruining SXSW [Att]

Mar.14, 2010 in AT&T, Gadgets, iPhone Leave a Comment

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AT&T Confounds Expectations by Not Ruining SXSW [Att]

Mar.14, 2010 in AT&T, Gadgets, iPhone Leave a Comment

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Rhapsody iPhone App Allows Downloading Songs, for Listening Offline [Rhapsody]

Mar.14, 2010 in Apple, Gadgets, Music, iPhone Leave a Comment
Rhapsody just released a little teaser video for the next version of its iPhone app (to be followed closely by its new Android app) that marks a major change for the service: You can now download songs instead of streaming. More »


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Touch Screen Typist Sets a New Record

Mar.14, 2010 in Mobile, News, iPhone Leave a Comment

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Blackberry loves to tout the virtues of a virtual keyboard, but regardless of how fast you think you might be able to thumb type on a Curve, I’m willing to bet you’ve got nothing on this guy.  The unnamed hero featured in the video after the jump proves it’s possible to reach an eye-popping 83 WPM on an iPhone, and his accuracy is remarkably high.

If you think you have what it takes to show this guy up, cruse on over to the App Store on your iPod Touch or iPhone and search for iTextSpeed. Anyone else out there ready to trade in their Palm Pre’s and Blackberry’s after this display?

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Foursquare Hits 347,000 Check-ins in a Day

Mar.14, 2010 in Blackberry, News, iPhone Leave a Comment

With legions of mobile, tech-savvy individuals invading Austin, Texas for SXSW, Foursquare experienced an extraordinary day yesterday, recording a record-breaking 347,000 check-ins.

In response to the boom in usage, the developers added a new badge called Super Swarm. There was already a badge called Swarm; it was awarded when 50 people checked in at the same location at the same time. Super Swarm is achieved when 250 people check in.

Foursquare guru Harry H. said, “Know what you call a 50 person swarm at SXSW? The Hilton Lobby. So we upped the ante to 250 and you still nailed it. Well played!” So yes, the badge has already been won, but it’s not a zero-sum game; head to a huge event like SXSW and you might get it, too.

Foursquare just turned one year old a few days ago, and its usage has shot up over the past three months. Very worthy competitors like Gowalla and Yelp may be putting up a fight against it, but as far as check-ins are concerned, Foursquare is on top right now. Only time will tell if it stays that way.

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iPhone-Loving Microsoft Employees Endure Unspeakable Hardship [Bluster]

Mar.14, 2010 in Apple, Gadgets, iPhone Leave a Comment

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Ridiculously Fast iPhone Typist Shames Soft Keyboard Haters [Winners]

Mar.14, 2010 in Apple, Gadgets, Video, iPhone Leave a Comment
This iPhone typist/possible woodpecker earns today’s Holy Shit YouTube Moment of the Day Award. I’m positive I couldn’t beat him on my Droid—hell, he’d put up a good fight against me on my laptop. More »


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Apple vs. Google is Getting Personal

Mar.13, 2010 in News, iPhone Leave a Comment

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The New York Times has a full length feature up about the state of the Apple vs. Google rivalry and how it’s getting personal. We’ve heard similar several times before, of course, and Apple has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Android manufacturer HTC. But the details here are interesting:

As Google’s plans took [...]

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Inside the Apple-Google War: It’s Personal [Applegooglewar]

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TomTom updated to 1.3 now with Google Local Search!

Mar.13, 2010 in iPhone Leave a Comment

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The AT&T Navigator app and TomTom are my two favorite GPS solutions; TomTom just took the lead with this most recent update.

One of the benefits of the AT&T Navigator app was the ability to search real-time and navigate to a location via the web. Now, TomTom is bringing us that functionality via Google Local Search, [...]

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