Bryan Chaffin

“Where we haven’t met our own high standards then there’s no question, we apologize to customers for that fact,” Mr. Dunne told FT. “But it would be wrong to say that O2 has failed its customers en masse.” To address the issue, O2, which is Apple’s iPhone partner in the UK, is adding some 200…

The domain name was first registered in October of 2004, and MacRumors traced its life to 2007, when it was transferred to Mark Monitor, a firm that specializes in “brand protection” for large corporations, including half of the Fortune 100, according to the company’s Web site.. The Web site found documentation showing a period of…

The software then interpolates that to determine what word you’re typing, and if it’s not sure, it presents a list of options. Tests between Swypers and iPhone typers have been showing up on the Internet showing the Swyper as being the faster input method. Swype Inc.’s self-titled technology was developed by T9 predictive text inventor…

OFT taps into the iPhone’s abilities and features, including the built-in compass, global positioning system, accelerometer, 3G networks, WiFi, and multitouch screen. The company also said it has designed, “disruptive-tolerant networking, content-centric networking and augmented reality, incorporating security guards for tactical operations.” In the screenshot to the left, a battlefield map is shown with soldiers…

While Psystar had a non-Mac business — it’s main business model was making cheap PC computers on which one could run one’s OS of choice, including Mac OS X with the help of software (more or less) developed by Psystar called Rebel EFI — it’s not yet clear if the company intends to try and…

In short, Apple won what amount to a complete and total victory in its legal battle to stop Psystar from selling unauthorized Macs or from selling and/or distributing Rebel EFI. Holiday Season in Cupertino “This ruling will mean a Merry Christmas for Apple, Inc.,” an attorney who has been following the case told TMO, “but…

The premise of the article is that AT&T gets a bad rap for its network, but that the facts don’t back that up. “When I set about looking for independent data to confirm the superior performance of Verizon’s network” Mr. Stross wrote. “I was astonished to discover that I had managed to get things exactly…

Apple would, according to the report, leverage Lala’s existing technologies and engineering talent to move iTunes to a browser-based online store and service, though the article did not address whether this would be in addition to or instead of the standalone software we know today as “iTunes.” As Apple relies on iTunes to manage iPods…

The Mac Geek Gab was listed in the “Classic Audio” category, which includes such podcasts as This American Life, Onion Radio News, Twit, Grammar Girl, 60 Minutes, NPR’s Planet Money, and several more — and we humbly note that’s not bad company to keep. Congrats to Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun for a job…

Flurry also said that Android user sessions grew from 10% to 14% during the same time. While still dwarfed by Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch usage, Android’s user session usage is growing the fastest of the three platforms. The company also postulated that iPod touch represents a more important piece of Apple’s future revenue growth…

Mr. Um also tied the purchase into Apple’s data center development in North Carolina, writing, “We believe the Lala acquisition fits into our view that Apple is building a data center for a service to provide seamless access and mobility of digital content across all its products including media-focused content of iTunes and user-generated content…

Lala is, in some respects, a would-be competitor to iTunes. The service offers some eight million songs from major labels, indie labels, and from services like TuneCore that represent the growing ranks of unsigned bands self releasing music. For instance, and for full disclosure’s sake, this reporter’s band, The Atomic Love Bombs, are on Lala.…

“The interactive media group is looking for a skilled software engineer who wants to work as part of a small highly motivated team to work on interactive multimedia experiences on the iPhone and iPod Touch,” the company said in its job posting. “The position on the team is to help design and implement interactive multimedia…

The artist involved is Tom Richmond, a MAD magazine contributor and the artist who behind the imagery of Super Capers. According to a blog post he wrote about the rejection, Mr. Richmond began developing the caricatures after Super Capers director Ray Griggs approached him with the idea to create the above-described database. “[Ray Griggs] wanted…

Storm8 has some 39 free and paid games on the App Store, ranging from the free Zombies Live, to iMobsters for $19.99. Many of the company’s games have different levels of free versions and versions priced at multiple tiers. Mr. Turner’s attorney, Michael Aschenbrener of Kamber Edelson told MediaPost that the purpose of the lawsuit…

RIM’s stock was hit by a selloff following its earnings report for the August quarter of 2009. The stock hit a high of $88.08 per share prior to its August quarter announcement in September, but those results were considered disappointing in terms of revenue and earnings, and RIM warned that pricing would be weaker in…