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Ask Maggie: Buh-bye BlackBerry; iPhone has iMessageCNET (blog) - Marguerite Reardon - 11 Jun, 2011If you've been waiting to dump your BlackBerry for an iPhone because you don't want to give up the free BlackBerry Messaging service that allows you to bypass carrier text messaging, then the wait is over. ... |
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Some Compelling iOS 5 Features You May Have OverlookedWired News - Chris Foresman - 11 Jun, 2011By Ars Technica Steve Jobs showed off iOS 5 features at the Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this week. Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com By Chris Foresman, Ars Technica Apple only mentioned 10 of the promised 200 new features for iOS 5 during its ... |
Google Eyes iMessage, Readies Rival ServicePCWorld - Keir Thomas - Jun 10, 2011No details are available about how the system would work, but a reasonable assumption is that it'll be designed around the Google Android platform, and integrate with the existing Google Talk service. ... |
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Has text messaging peaked?CNET - Don Reisinger - Jun 10, 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) - Jun 10, 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, ... |
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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With Smartphone Games, Downtime Becomes a PastimeNew York Times - Seth Schiesel - Jun 8, 2011All right, fess up, people. Have you never played a game on your cellphone? Really? I'm here to let you know you can come out of the closet now. It's OK if you're, say, a middle-aged woman who harbors a secret obsession with mastering ... |
Mobile Future: Want Apple Way Or Google Wild Ride?InformationWeek - Fritz Nelson - Jun 8, 2011Google and Apple developer conferences have unveiled the latest grand visions from these two mobile behemoths. What we've learned extends far beyond products, and speaks volumes about each company's culture of innovation. ... |
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RIM: Downgrade, decline, repeatGlobe and Mail (blog) - David Berman - Jun 8, 2011Apple Inc. AAPL-Q shares have been retreating a little since the company unveiled its last software and products at a developers conference this week â€" but its impact on competitors has been far more severe. Take Research In Motion Ltd. RIMM-Q: The ... |
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Phones as Gifts: How to Navigate a Maze of ChoicesNew York Times - Roy Furchgott - Jun 8, 2011WITH the iPhone now available through two networks, a profusion of Android phones hitting the market and an abundance of apps for every phone, you might think it would be easier than ever to find the right phone to give as a gift. ... |
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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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iPhone Users: Say Hello to FREE Text-MessagingSeattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - Jun 8, 2011I love text-messaging. I know, I know…it's SO anti-social. What happened to the days of actually TALKING to each other, right? Well, for starters, I'm always crunched for time, so the idea of sending off a quick message, without danger of getting ... |
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Ten best new apps for smartphonesMontreal Gazette - Marc Saltzman - Jun 8, 2011With hundreds of thousands of downloadable apps (applications) available, consumers can truly customize their smartphones to meet their needs. Smartphones are only as good as the software that runs on ... |
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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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Keep phone lines openThe Age - Adam Turner - Jun 8, 2011APPLE'S iPhone gets all the attention but a challenger has arisen in the form of Google's Android platform. The latest-generation touchscreen smartphones running Android stand toe-to-toe with Apple's wundergadget in terms of looks, features, ... |
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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Q&A: Choosing a Backup Option for an Android PhoneNew York Times (blog) - J.D. Biersdorfer - Jun 8, 2011How do you back up everything on an Android phone? There doesn't seem to be any desktop software like there is for the BlackBerry. Phones running the Android operating system are made by several hardware manufacturers and are ... |
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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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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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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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