Jan 19
Yesterday morning, Apple announced an event for January 27th. “Come see our latest creation.” Held by invite only in San Francisco, news outlets are unanimous: Apple will be unveiling their anticipated tablet device. iSlate? iPad? (Please don’t call it the “iPad”; that’s a horrible name!) Whatever you want to call it, that’s what everyone is …
Jan 05
As rumors and suspicions prove true, the Google Nexus One phone was announced today at the Android event. Already available sans service or with T-Mobile (but both seemingly unlocked), it will also soon be available for CDMA carriers (Verizon Wireless in the United States and Vodafone in Europe) in Spring 2010. AT&T users are able …
Dec 31
How are you saying good-bye to 2009 tonight? Sleeping like any other day? Dinner with friends? Clubbing with strangers? Counting down with Dick Clark (or is it Ryan Seacrest now)? Here at SoftwareNewsDaily, we wanted to say farewell by reminiscing our top 10 technology news stories of 2009. When I say “our” top 10 stories, …
Dec 18
Nuance has released another mobile application for iPhone, Dragon Search. Powered by their popular Dragon NaturallySpeaking software, the app lets you search the web just by saying the words. It’s the “fast, easy, and smart way to search online content on your iPhone using your voice,” declares Nuance. Voice your search and receive results from …
Dec 16
Are you feeling the economic squeeze around your bank account? Are you feeling the polluted air contaminating your lungs? Are you feeling the fat build on your body? Stop paying for that car. Stop contributing to carbon emissions. Stop letting those calories store into fat. And start commuting more economically. Start doing more for the …
Nov 13
iPhone users, beware! Remember that iPhone virus from Australian Ashley Towns? Well, another hacker modified his fairly innocent warning and created its evil twin. Dubbed “iPhone/Privacy.A” by Integro, an online security firm, this modified strain is able to retrieve your emails, text messages, music, photos, videos and other personal data stored on your iPhone. Again, …
Nov 09
Ashley Towns, a 21-year-old Australian student, admits to creating the first iPhone virus. But, it wasn’t something he did to be cruel. Really, it was just to “raise awareness for one.” And what else? “This virus pretty much exploits people’s laziness to change their password,” Towns also says. “Generally you should always change your password …
Oct 30
Okay, it’s creeping me out. And nope, it’s not because tomorrow is Halloween that I have these fears. iPhones (and iPod touch) have apps capable of almost anything nowadays. Anything meaning they are just short of taking Rosie’s place in the Jetson Family. Based on statistics from AppShopper.com, there are over 100,000 approved apps and …
Jul 13
That’s right, for a limited time, Barnes & Noble is offering a free coffee from their in-store cafes to everyone that downloads their new app for the iPhone or iPod Touch. You will receive a completely free Tall Coffee (hot or iced) simply by showing your iPhone to the server, with the app installed (limit …
Jul 01
Despite being one of the world’s most profitable companies, Microsoft is about to report its first decline in annual revenue in its 23 year public history. One could argue that this decline in sales revenue comes as a result of the slumping economy. While it’s true that many companies are putting off software purchases and …
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