Apple Readies 'World Mode' iPhone, Report Says (PC World) PC World - A new report from OTR Global says Apple plans to release a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone in the third quarter of 2010. If true, the new iPhone will play nice with Verizon's network and spell an end to AT&T's exclusivity contract in the U.S. -- which is already slated to end sometime next year. No Droid For Me, iPhone Is The PC Of Smartphones (PC World) PC World - There is no piece of technological wizardry that I want so much as a Droid. Yet, I have decided to hold onto my iPhone. Why? Because the iPhone is the PC of smartphones. Update Fixes IPhone Sync Problem With Windows 7 for Some (PC World) PC World - Gigabyte Technology issued a BIOS update on Friday that fixes a problem for some Windows 7 users who have been unable to sync their iPhones. Black Friday Starts Now for Savvy Shoppers (PC World) PC World - If you love Black Friday bargains, but hate the idea of pre-dawn lines, surly shoppers, and the risk of bodily harm just to score a bargain Blu-ray player or Xbox console, major U.S. retailers have an alternative: Why not shop early? Some pre-Black Friday sales start Saturday, Nov. 7. Start brewing the coffee now. Internet, Cell Phones Don't Increase Isolation, Study Says (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - If you're worried that your employees or children are disengaging from the world by using the Internet and cell phones, relax. A new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that these technologies have not increased social isolation in the U.S. xGestures updated for Snow Leopard (Macworld.com) Macworld.com - Brian Kendall has released an updated version of xGestures for Snow Leopard, which allows you to drive your Mac with "mouse gestures"—a particular combination of mouse movements that triggers a menu item, keystroke, or AppleScript. Birth of the Droid Fanboy (PC World)
Mac developers band together for One Finger Discount (Macworld.com) Macworld.com - MacHeist threw a curveball this year by offering six Mac apps for free (well, in exchange for your name and email), so other developers got motivated to launch a good ol'-fashioned sale. Running in the same time frame as "MacHeist nano," the One Finger Discount (OFD) features a growing number of Mac developers who are selling their f...... Has Microsoft Placed Its Last Mobile Bet? (PC World) PC World - When Microsoft first started talking about building mobile-phone software back in the late 1990s, handset makers that had been in the market for years scoffed. Sure, Microsoft was a huge software developer, but making software for mobile devices is different and more complicated than for PCs, they argued. After all, by the late '90s, som...... You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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AFP - The official launch of Apple's iPhone in China has been disappointing at best for mobile operator China Unicom, with the grey market still booming and competitors offering worthy alternatives, experts say.
PC World - It had to happen eventually. The launch of Motorola's Droid makes room for a new kind of fanboy in the tech world: The Droid fanboy, armed at last with a phone that fits with any anti-iPhone lifestyle.
