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Blackberry and Palm Apps Getting Better, but Not Fast Enough

Chris Dannen — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:43:33 -0500

Even as Apple celebrates the release of its 100,000th app--and that cash machine it calls the app store--Palm and RIM are running fast to catch up, and woo developers to their platforms.

Microsoft Video Mocks Apple, Android; Makes Ass of Self

Chris Dannen — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:21:52 -0400

Microsoft has a new video on the YouTubes that mocks Apple's App Store. Or means to. Inadvertently, it seems, it attempts to mock any number of companies--Google, Apple, Palm, Blackberry--for making good smartphones that run good software. Is Microsoft bullying the real smartphone innovators for being too smart? Are we in 6th grade? What the hell?

Here's the video:

How 2009 Will Spur The Rebirth Of Cyber Squatting

Chris Dannen — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:18:34 -0500

Call it the end of the dot-com world. Next year ICANN, the non-profit that oversees domain name and IP address registration, will start taking applications for new domain name suffixes, creating the potential for billions of new addresses ending with extensions like ".nyc" or ".law." But with the potential for new names comes an almost-certain rebirth of cyber squatting.

Oodle Brings Its "Weirdo-Filter" to Facebook Marketplace

Chris Dannen — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:11:41 -0500

Classifieds site Oodle announced today that it will re-invent the Facebook Marketplace as a “social” market in which users can buy and sell with friends and community members. The new Oodle-powered classifieds are slated to launch in the first quarter of 2009, according to Oodle CEO Craig Donato. Marketplace will retain its existing look and feel, but function more like Oodle's own site.

Tech Watch: Who's Afraid of the Touchscreen BlackBerry?

Chris Dannen — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:30:05 -0500

On Thursday, RIM and Verizon announced the details of their forthcoming touchscreen BlackBerry 9530, dubbed the Storm. Before getting into its feature-set and specs, here's the straight dope: it'll cost you $200 from Verizon when you sign up for a two-year voice and data plan, and it'll be available nationwide on November 21.

Zune Owners Getting Free WiFi at McDonald's

Chris Dannen — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:10:18 -0400

If you've ever sat in a McDonald's [MCD] munching on a quarter-pounder and thought, "man, I really wish I could download music right now," you're finally in luck. A new Zune software update from Microsoft [MSFT] will give Zune owners free Web and download access at about 9800 McDonald's locations nationwide. Wouldn't it be cool if there were a new reason to buy music online, too? You got it: listening to the Zune's FM radio now allows you to select songs you like and buy them right then and there. Even Apple's [AAPL] ubiquitous iPods can't do that.