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Has text messaging peaked?CNET - Don Reisinger - 10 Jun, 2011Wireless carriers could face some serious trouble if emerging trends in text messaging continue, a new report from the Wall Street Journal contends. Citing a recent study from the CTIA, the Journal pointed out that 1 trillion text ... |
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Is text messaging endangered? Probably notHouston Chronicle (blog) - 10 Jun, 2011Five years ago, I mostly used my mobile phone for talking. Actually, scratch that â€" that's all I used it for. I didn't have a data plan, and I almost never used text messaging. First, I got a smartphone. Initially, it was a Samsung Blackjack, ... |
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Death of texting? Number of messages being sent rapidly decreasing with rise ...Daily Mail - Daniel Bates - Jun 9, 2011If you get a message from a friend saying this will be their last text to you, then don't be surprised. Texting could be on the way out after the growth in the number sent slowed to numbers not seen since the 2000s. ... |
Carriers Face Pressure Over TextingWall Street Journal - Anton Troianovski - Jun 8, 2011Growth in the volume of text messaging is slowing sharply, just as new threats emerge to that lucrative source of wireless carrier profits. Cellphone carriers are in danger of losing very profitable text messaging fees. ... |
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iOS Is The Most Secure Mobile OSInformationWeek (blog) - Ed Hansberry - Jun 8, 2011That hasn't stopped Apple from bringing security to the forefront in its iOS platform used on the iPhone and iPad. Apple has done such a good job that not only has it bested the smartphone competition, it may have also bested desktop platforms like ... |
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Smartphone OS Preview: iOS 5 vs. Android 2.3 Gingerbread vs. Windows Phone 7 ...PC Magazine - William Fenton - Jun 8, 2011iOS 5 wowed the friendly WWDC crowds, but how will it fare in the real world when it releases this fall? We pit iOS 5 against its likely competitors, and the results may surprise you. By William Fenton Sure, Lion and iCloud are big news, but, ... |
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Did Apple launch an enterprise Trojan Horse?ZDNet (blog) - Dennis Howlett - Jun 8, 2011iMessage could be a Microsoft and BlackBerry killer. But is this a pie in the sky idea? Dennis Howlett has been providing comment and analysis on enterprise software since 1991 in a variety of European trade ... |
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Research in Motion Is Apple's Moving TargetBarron's - Morgan Keegan - Jun 8, 2011[We are downgrading Research in Motion to Market Perform from Outperform and cutting the target price to $49 from $71.] Apple (ticker: AAPL) announced Tuesday that as part of its iPhone operating system (iOS5) ... |
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RIM's BlackBerry Messenger under fire: How important is BBM?ZDNet (blog) - Larry Dignan - Jun 8, 2011Research in Motion's multi-front war continues and now BlackBerry Messenger (BBM)â€"one of the company's most defensible positions in mobileâ€"is under fire from the likes of Apple. Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief ... |
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Apple iMessage seen as threat to RIMVictoria Times Colonist - Jun 8, 2011Morgan Keegan & Co. has downgraded Research In Motion Ltd. stocks, citing a new threat from Apple Inc. to RIM's instant-messaging service. Morgan Keegan's Tavis McCourt, who had had an "outperform" rating on the BlackBerry maker since September 2008, ... |
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Investors dump BlackBerry as iMessage seen big threatEconomic Times - Jun 7, 2011TORONTO: Apple's iMessage took its toll on the BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) on Tuesday when its stock sank below $37 - the lowest level since 2007. iMessage announced by Apple on Monday will challenge RIM's highly popular BlackBerry ... |
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RIM Declines as Analysts See Apple's IMessage as New ThreatBloomberg - Hugo Miller - Jun 7, 2011Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM), maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, fell to a 26-month low on the Nasdaq after Morgan Keegan & Co. downgraded the stock, citing a new threat from Apple Inc. (AAPL) to RIM's ... |
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Google widens smartphone lead over iPhone, BlackBerryNational Business Review - Jun 7, 2011Click to zoom (Palm is now owned by HP; Symbian is Nokia's smartphone OS ... or at least it is until a new partnership with Microsoft produces new Nokia models based on the Windows Phone OS). The rising adoption of smartphones in the US has created a ... |
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Five Ways Apple Rips-Off Android with iOS 5PCWorld - Ian Paul - Jun 7, 2011Apple unveiled a host of new features in iOS 5 due out this fall including revamped notifications, over-the-air updates, and cloud data storage. You might even call these new features magical or revolutionary, ... |
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WWDC 2011: iMessage sticks it to mobile carriersZDNet (blog) - Jason D. O'Grady - Jun 7, 2011By Jason D. O'Grady | June 7, 2011, 9:42am PDT iMessage is completely carrier agnostic and since Apple controls the server â€" not AT&T, Verizon or any other carrier â€" it's completely free. Let's hope that Apple rolls it our for Lion as well. ... |
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Apple unveils iMessage: Which cell phone would you buy?CBC.ca - Jun 7, 2011By Community Team One of Research in Motion's most differentiating services for the BlackBerry smart phone was BlackBerry Messenger. Yesterday, Apple announced it is launching iMessage, a similar feature. It's an instant chat application that allows ... |
How the Carriers Can Fight iMessagePC Magazine - Sascha Segan - Jun 7, 2011Apple works with AT&T and Verizon, but it isn't their friend. Case in point: iMessage in iOS 5, which isn't just a way to lock people into making their friends buy iPhones, it's a shot over the bow of the carriers' juicy SMS ... |
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Wall Street sees Cult of Mac growing stronger, RIM reelingNational Post - Matt Hartley - Jun 7, 2011Steve Jobs has given his legions of Mac faithful one less reason to think about turning in their iPhones for BlackBerrys, but don't expect fans of Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry Messenger to ditch their favourite messaging service overnight. ... |
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RIMM: Morgan Keegan Cuts Rating; Sees iMessage ThreatForbes (blog) - Eric Savitz - Jun 7, 2011Seeing a threat from Apple's iMessage instant messaging service, Morgan Keegan analyst Tavis McCourt this morning cut his rating on Research in Motion shares to Market Perform from Outperform, while chopping his price target on the stock ... |
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Apple bypasses carriers, trumps BlackBerry Messenger with free texting serviceThe Independent - Jun 7, 2011Apple has unveiled a new messaging service that lets iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users send text messages, contact information, photos and videos to other iOS users for free, bypassing carriers' expensive texting plans and hitting rival smartphone ... |
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Apple copies a bunch of features from Android, calls it iOS5 (Updated)ZDNet (blog) - Ed Burnette - Jun 7, 2011iOS5 was announced today. In this article we run down the top 10 features of iOS5 and see how original and innovative they are compared to Apple's main competition: Android. Ed Burnette has been hooked on ... |
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Will cell carriers allow iMessage?msnbc.com - Wilson Rothman - Jun 6, 2011iMessage may be my favorite feature of iOS 5. But so great is this push message service for iPhone, iPad and iPod, in fact, that I'm wondering if carriers will allow it. After all, it's a direct threat to their text messaging and ... |
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SURPRISE! Carriers Didn't Know iMessage Was Coming Until Today's Keynote (AAPL)San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - Jun 6, 2011Apparently Apple didn't tell its carrier partners about iMessage, the new messaging system that could make SMS irrelevant. They found out at the same time as the rest of us: during today's WWDC keynote. That's according Jon Gruber, who dropped that ... |
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New iOS 5 features compared to Android, BlackBerry, Windows PhoneCNET (blog) - Jessica Dolcourt - Jun 6, 2011Apple presented 10 of the reportedly 200 additions and enhancements, including a long-awaited update to the way iOS handles obtrusive notifications, and the ability to cut out the USB cord for over-the-air system updates. ... |
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Why Apple's 'iMessage' Repeats BlackBerry Messenger's MistakeTIME - Chris Gayomali - Jun 6, 2011At WWDC today, Apple unveiled its long-awaited iMessage â€" a real-time instant messaging service that's essentially its version of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) â€" to polite clapping. Great news for iOS fans; ... |
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Apple Goes After RIM's BBM With iMessagePC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - Jun 6, 2011Among the various iOS 5 features Apple chief Steve Jobs unveiled today at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) was iMessage, a messaging option for iOS devices reminiscent of RIM's BlackBerry Messenger. ... |
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An instant message to RIM: Heard about Apple's iMessage yet?CTV.ca - Jun 6, 2011These are stories Report on Business is following Monday, June 6. Get the top business stories through the day on BlackBerry or iPhone by bookmarking our mobile-friendly webpage. One of the most popular BlackBerry features is coming to Apple Inc. . ... |
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Research in Motion's BlackBerry Messenger has big competitor in Apple's iMessageThe Canadian Press - Michael Oliveira - Jun 6, 2011TORONTO â€" Research in Motion's BlackBerry Messenger (TSX:RIM) will have to take on yet another competitor. And this time, the challenger is as big as they come. Apple announced Monday that it's soon launching iMessage for the iPhone, iPod touch and ... |
Sorry GroupMe, Apple's iMessage Is Out To Kill YouSan Francisco Chronicle - Alyson Shontell - Jun 6, 2011Steve Jobs just announced a new messaging service that could squash startups like GroupMe and Fast Society. iMessage is a new messaging service between all iOS customers. It will be released on iPhones, then on iPads and iPod Touches. ... |
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Apple Reveals iMessages, A Real Time Messaging Client For iOS Users (AAPL)San Francisco Chronicle - Ellis Hamburger - Jun 6, 2011At WWDC in San Francisco, Apple just announced iMessage, a brand new way for iOS users to communicate with each other. You will be able to send text messages, photos, video, contacts, group messages, and more. It's all encrypted over Wi-Fi or 3G, ... |
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