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Apple's Concierge App Lets Store Customers Check-In Foursquare Style

A location-based app for Apple Store customers may just speed up the in-store experience for the firm's users--and increase profits in the process.READ»

Microsoft's Windows 7 Phones Will Push Ads On You?

We've yet to see how Apple's iAd campaign works in the flesh, and it's already been deemed slightly controversial. Yet with news about Microsoft's own aggressive ad plans for Windows Phone 7, Apple again seems like the good guy. A ...READ»

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Real-Time Feeds Coming to a Web Site Near You, Courtesy of Google

Ahead of its Wednesday I/O conference, Google accidentally published a video showing the next version of its Feed API. Get ready for a constantly-updating, real-time Internet. Refreshing is so 2005.READ»

Want an iPhone for Work? New "Push" Gmail is Your Excuse

The Blackberry used to be the email weapon of choice for its instantaneous "push" email capability. Now Google is bringing that same rapid delivery to iPhone and Windows Mobile devices with its Gmail service, putting Blackberry's ...READ»

Palm Pre vs iPhone 3.0: A Feature-by-Feature Comparison

The Palm Pre is going to be a hot item when it launches this summer--possibly hot enough to tackle the iPhone. One reason it's gaining so much traction is that the Pre's features weren't designed to compete against the current ...READ»

Apple Makes Seemingly Boring, Important iPhone Software Move

Part of the renewed appeal of Apple's [NASDAQ:AAPL] iPhone is the multitude of applications being written for its operating system. But like any hegemony, Apple hasn't given their developers free reign to write what they want. ...READ»