Even before iPhone officially launched in China, there was considerable buzz in China’s tech press suggesting that Apple would ultimately come to some form of compromise with China’s telecom authorities and be allowed to launch a WiFi-enabled iPhone in China. That day may be coming as soon as late summer 2010 (timeline is purely my [...]
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Posted in Android, Apple, iPhone, Smart Phones on Mar 2nd, 2010
Update – March 2, 2010: Apple files suit against HTC Boom! One month after Google’s latest OS update enabled “multi-touch,” Apple has dropped the much anticipated bomb … a patent lawsuit. But rather than sue Google, Apple is going after HTC and perhaps (soon?) other handset manufacturers who opt to deploy Apple’s patented intellectual property (IP). [...]
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Posted in iPhone, iPhone in Malaysia on Mar 1st, 2010
Update – March 1, 2010: Businessweek is reporting today that Digi.Com Bhd., has signed a 3-year agreement with Apple and will join Maxis Communications as an authorized iPhone carrier in Malaysia. Digi.com is controlled by Norway’s Telenor ASA. The Digi iPhone launch date was not released although Apple confirmed the agreement. Digi will start “to bring [...]
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Posted in iPad, iPhone, iPhone in Japan on Feb 27th, 2010
While attending Macworld 2010, I had a chance to meet Nobi Hayashi, a highly-respected technology journalist in Japan. Nobi was with a contingency of tech enthusiasts from Japan. I chatted briefly with the group about the next gen iPhone (due this summer?) and the new iPad. I was curious to get their take on which [...]
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Posted in iPhone on Feb 3rd, 2010
Update – February 3, 2010: On Jan 27, 2010, iPad was unveiled to the world along with the Apple iBooks Store and an integrated iBooks reader app. Five major publishers have signed on with Apple’s iBooks and Amazon is whistling past the graveyard and trying desperately to shore up relations with publishers. One sign of [...]
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