Tag Archives: iPhone

An Acquisition & A Death Signal Ascendancy of Smartphone Over PC

Posted on April 13, 2012 by larrymagid

by Larry Magid Last Monday, the world learned about two seemingly unrelated events. Facebook purchased Instagram and word got out that Jack Tramiel had died. Tramiel in 1977 introduced the Commodore Pet as one of the first personal computers around the time … Continue reading →

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Apple to Add Multitasking, Ads & Other Features to iPhone

Posted on April 8, 2010 by larry

(Cupertino, Calif.) Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that Apple will finally add multitasking to the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Third party developers will be able to program their apps to run in the background. Apple also announced a new … Continue reading →

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Taking the iPhone 3G S out for a spin

Posted on June 19, 2009 by larry

By Larry Magid I picked up my iPhone 3G S at the Palo Alto store early on launch day, Friday morning, and after several hours of testing, I’m impressed so far.  Not only did I find it a lot faster … Continue reading →

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Pre, iPhone, other smart-phones get cheaper to buy, but not to use

Posted on June 13, 2009 by larrymagid

There’s great news and not-so-great news when it comes to smart-phones. On June 6, Palm released its $199 Pre — a worthy competitor to Apple’s iPhone. Two days later, Apple announced its faster and better iPhone 3G S starting at … Continue reading →

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Apple & Palm heat up smart phone wars

Posted on June 10, 2009 by larrymagid

The smart phone wars have heated up over the past few days with the release of Palm’s new Pre and Apple’s announcements of a new iPhone, a cheaper price for its existing phone and a new operating system for users … Continue reading →

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First impressions: Kindle for iPhone

Posted on March 5, 2009 by larrymagid

Anyone with an iPhone or an iPod Touch can now download the Amazon Kindle for iPhone application and use the device to read electronic books. I tried the application on both an iPhone 3G and an iPod Touch, which worked … Continue reading →

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First Google “Android” phone reviewed

Posted on October 16, 2008 by larry

For the past week I’ve been carrying around the T-Mobile G1 – the first phone to run Google’s Android operating system. While I’m not gaga over Google’s first phone, I am generally pleased about its consumer friendly features and ease … Continue reading →

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