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Breaking: Google To Buy Motorola — Hopes To Compete With Apple

BY Alexander Vaughn on Mon August 15th, 2011

Just moments ago, Google founder and CEO Larry Page announced, in a blog post, his company's intention to purchase Motorola Mobility, the mobile division of the American-based networking giant and longtime Android supporter for about $12.5 billion.
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Apple's New Policy Might Keep iOS "Kindle" App Going, But Amazon's Tablet Plans Could Be Affected

BY Andy Faust III on Mon June 13th, 2011

Amazon might have to reconsider their tablet approach with Apple's revised in-app policy.
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Amazon: Android's Only Hope For Relevance, Apple's Only Competition

BY Andy Faust III on Mon May 23rd, 2011

Apple is the king of mobile devices, and Amazon only wants to hold a candle. I think they'll perform that duty well enough.
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AppAdvice Live! #13 - Tonight - 5 P.M. PDT

BY Tim Chaten on Thu May 12th, 2011

AppAdvice Live! is starting at 5 P.M. PDT/8 P.M. EDT on Ustream.tv. You can join us in the chat room. We would be happy to answer any questions you have during the show. Topics include ...
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Preview Giveaway: Weddar - People Powered Weather Reporting, Launching On Monday

BY Joe White on Sun April 24th, 2011

Weddar is an upcoming iOS app that allows users to report on the weather in their area via an iOS device. The application is scheduled to debut on April 25 (Monday), and will be available to download for free.
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Student Scholarship Applications For WWDC: Apply Now - But Only If You're Good Enough

BY Joe White on Wed April 20th, 2011

Apple is now accepting applications for WWDC 2011 Student Scholarships. The program gives talented students a free ticket to this year's Worldwide Developers Conference.
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What Apple Can Learn From The HP TouchPad

BY Alexander Vaughn on Wed February 09th, 2011

Moments ago, HP finally entered the tablet war with both feet by introducing the TouchPad, the first real offspring of HP's Palm acquisition. By curiosity, we've been following some of the liveblogs covering the event, and we had the pleasant surprise to hear about some interesting new ideas HP is bringing to the tablet table (the Palm brand has apparently been retired, RIP). I wouldn't be surprised for some of these to become standards, and who knows, make it to iOS. So come find out about them.
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Ninja Bounce Competition: $100 For The Best Bouncer!

BY Joe White on Mon January 03rd, 2011

If you're a fan of the popular iOS game, Ninja Bounce, you could win one of three iTunes Gift Cards. We'll tell you how.
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Video: iPhone 4 & Windows Phone 7 Compared

BY Alexander Vaughn on Fri September 24th, 2010

Microsoft is close to shipping a product they think will rival the iPhone: Windows Phone 7 OS. In the past we've shown you video glimpses of it, but Pocketnow (via Macstories) just released a new video showing off its main screen, a bit of the interface, as well as the email client.
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Video: Purported HP Slate Gets Leaked & It's Bad

BY Alexander Vaughn on Thu September 23rd, 2010

I don't like to bash the competition. Actually, I do, but sometimes they just ask for it. In a video that hit the web this morning, an unidentified individual leaked what seems to be an unreleased/upcoming HP slate.
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Sony Continues Its Lame Anti-iOS Ad Campaign

BY Alexander Vaughn on Thu September 09th, 2010

In a tough spot now that iOS has become the leading gaming platform, Sony has apparently decided to continue its disparaging, and let's face it, desperate campaign to try to win over some prospective customers.
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When It Comes To Wooing iOS Developers - Palm Ain't Better

BY Alexander Vaughn on Mon July 12th, 2010

It seems like offering cold hard cash to push developers to switch over to your platform is slowly becoming a common industry practice. Following this past weekend's story about Microsoft's practices to lure developers into working on their platform, we were forwarded a couple of similar emails, this time from Palm.
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Microsoft Mining The App Store To Find iOS Developers & Win Them Over

BY Alexander Vaughn on Sat July 10th, 2010

It's been said many times that Microsoft and even Google are doing everything in their power to win over developers to their respective mobile platforms. Yet, these were often just rumors and the fact that they were offering money for a switch was still more of a belief than anything. Well, iOS developer Oliver Drobnik was approached as well recently, and had the good idea of publishing what he was sent.
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