William T Goodall's Weblog

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:51:46 GMT

The iPod Is Dead. Long Live the iPod. Traditional versions of the iconic device are a thing of the past, but future iterations will have a long and vibrant future [BusinessWeek.com -- Technology]

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:51:18 GMT

Motorola Has a Lot Riding on Android Phones. New phones equipped with Google's Android operating system may come to market too late to save Motorola's mobile phone business [BusinessWeek.com -- Technology]

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:44:57 GMT

Spotify sets its sights on iPhone. The music streaming service Spotify is planning to launch its first mobile application within days, the BBC learns. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition]

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:45:31 GMT

Gold in the code?. Earning a living from building mobile phone apps [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:54:08 GMT

Microsoft: A Reality Check for Tech. Microsoft and Amazon report disappointing earnings after a string of optimistic signals from tech's bellwethers [BusinessWeek.com -- Technology]

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:04:02 GMT

Microsoft profits down by a third. Microsoft reports disappointing results for the April to June quarter, with profits down by almost a third. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:19:57 GMT

Apple admits iPhone supply issues. Apple executives confirm rumours that international demand for the newest iPhone model is outstripping supply. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:30:32 GMT

Apple, BlackBerry grab 35 percent of global profits. Apple's iPhone and RIM's BlackBerry smartphones may be tiny players in terms of market share but they command a giant slice of mobile profits -- 35 percent worldwide, according to an analyst from Deutsche Bank.

By Lexton Snol. [Macworld]

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:08:43 GMT

Apple: Augur of Recovery?. Strong Mac and iPhone sales may lift Apple's third quarter, making it the latest harbinger of a tech spending rebound [BusinessWeek.com -- Technology]

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:33:12 GMT

Sony Ericsson Posts Loss. Handset maker Sony Ericsson said Thursday it booked another loss in the second quarter as the global economic crisis continued to weigh on mobile phone sales. [NYT > Business]

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:31:14 GMT

Nokia sees sales, shipments and profits slide.

Looks for solutions pick-me-up

The recession bit Nokia with a vengeance in the second quarter, with the company seeing most of its major metrics take a turn for the worst.âo[oe]

Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

[The Register]

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:55:27 GMT

Apple: 1.5 Billion iPhone Apps Downloaded.

Apple just announced the latest figures for application downloads for the iPhone.

The new milestone is 1.5 billion apps downloaded. That's an improvement of 500 million since it hit the 1 billion-download mark on April 24, and it works out to a daily run rate of 6,173,000 million apps downloaded per day.

The store now offers 65,000 applications, up from 35,000 when last counted, for an average of 370 new applications per day.

Apple provided no breakdown on how downloads of free apps compare to paid apps.

[Byte of the Apple - BusinessWeek]