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DMCA Says Jailbroken iPhones Now Legal, Apple Securities Remain Intact
The U.S. government today has announced some new rules that iPhone users may appreciate–it’s now legal to jailbreak your phone. That means iPhone apps that have been unauthorized by Apple can be legally run on the device. Another perk–a jailbroken cell phone is legal to use on multiple carriers. The request for the DMCA to ...
Android Market to Accept Carrier Billing for Apps, Strengthens Mobile Economy
Apple may be dealing with Antennagate right now, as it begins to hand out free cases for iPhone 4 users. But the Android Market continues to grow in relevance to the mobile industry. Late last week Google announced changes in the legal department, highlighting new payment options for apps. Android users will soon be able ...
Firefox 4 Delays; Microsoft Stops 1 Billion Malware Attacks
Mozilla may be hopeful for its Firefox 4 release, but it’s hit a bump in the road. The minor delay should push the second beta release back about a week, to this upcoming Thursday. No details on the specifics of the hold up, but Mozilla is still set on its third beta release for August ...
Legal Questions Arise for Flipboard, Repurposing Economy as a Whole
The legalities around content re-purposing are sticky issues, and they’ve been raised again thanks to Flipboard‘s new iPad app. Wired magazine asks the question “is Flipboard legal?” in an article today, pointing out the mechanisms around its scraping methods for obtaining its magazine-style layout. Essentially a news feed incorporating socially-shared and popular data, Flipboard is ...
StatusNet Expands to the Desktop; Truly Control Your Own Twitter
StatusNet makes another play for brands and businesses with a new Desktop offering. The download is a multi-platform, open source desktop client, extending its services beyond the cloud. What clients get is a more customized offering of its services, essentially giving businesses and brands more control over the operations of their StatusNet account. The new ...
Microsoft Earnings Exceed Apple; Dell, HTC and Samsung to Make Windows 7 Phones
Microsoft has reported its quarterly earnings this week, with revenues of $16.04 billion. That’s up 22 percent year-over-year, ahead of Wall Street estimates. That also puts Microsoft around $300 million ahead of Apple, giving the company good positioning for the coming mobile wars this holiday season. Microsoft reported a $4.52 billion quarterly profit, edging Apple ...
Netflix Shares Take Bad Tumble, In Talks for PS3 Update
Netfix shares took an 11.9 percent fall this week, with shareholders dumping their stock after Netflix missed their projections during its earnings call last night. That’s the most Netflix has fallen in nearly two years, landing stock prices at $107.45 early this morning. With second-quarter sales rising 27% to $519.8 million, Netflix was $5.6 million ...
Twitter Getting Custom Data Center, Expect More Growth (Less Fail Whales)
Twitter doesn’t plan on the fail whale coming out to play as often, with a decision to move its technical operations infrastructure to a new data center. Located in the Salt Lake City area, the custom-built data center will give Twitter room to grow and have more control over its operations. It’s a significant sign ...
More Testing for Windows 7 Mobile, Bing Search for All Microsoft Employees
More testing for Windows 7 planned, with Microsoft confirming that it will send all of its employees a phone running the mobile OS. Set to ship before the holiday season, the internal efforts to familiarize and further probe the Windows 7 devices indicates that Microsoft is still on track with its mobile platform initiatives. Testing ...
YAPPER’s New DIY-Style Mobile Apps; User Engagement for Built-In Marketing
YAPPER, the self-service tool for creating mobile apps for the iPhone, iPad Android and BlackBerry devices, has launched two full-featured mobile apps for news organizations today. One for Palo Alto Online and the other for West Seattle Herald, the apps combine mobile news distribution with engagement tools for a complete offering to clients. Short for ...