Sometimes technology has unintended consequences. In Japan, one of those consequences is all the sukebe (dirty old men) sneaking up-skirt and down-blouse pictures of girls at train stations with their camera phones.
Google, Facebook Release iPhone Applications
Whether you love the device or hate it, stories about the iPhone are going to be hard to escape for a few weeks. Google and Facebook appear to fall into that first category, and have added to the hubbub by releasing iPhone-specific applications.
7 Million Search For iPhone In April 2008
According to comScore, the company that measures searches on the web, we searched seven million times for the Apple iPhone during the month of April, 2008. They also are reporting that Google delivered a disproportionate number of iPhone-related clicks.
The iPhone’s Ultimate Role
Watching the video of Apple CEO Steve Jobs giving his keynote address at Apple’s developer conference last Monday, I was struck by two things. First, Jobs is a compelling presenter, a true showman and storyteller. Not a showman in the negative sense but in the sense of someone who really can – and does – engage with his audience.
Canada Finally Receiving iPhone
The long awaited iPhone is finally coming to Canada as well as over 20 other countries on July 11th.
Google Salutes iPhone Users With New Reader Interface
Although the uninitiated might imagine that iPhone users only use their devices to listen to music and surf social networks, Google knows they can be quite literate, too. And a new version of Reader plays up to this characteristic.
Google On The iPhone Spreads To 30+ Countries
Google’s interface for the iPhone has been floating around America for a while, but in what is sure to be a welcome development, the search giant is now making it available in over 30 different markets and 15 new languages. A special iPhone-appropriate edition of Google News is spreading as well.
Google Exec: Android To Beat iPhone
Remember how rumormongers claimed the Googlephone would take over the mobile market? Then, of course, came the official announcement(s) that the Googlephone didn’t exist. But never mind that detail – the company’s group manager for mobile platforms still thinks Android will kick ass.
11 Year Old Hacks The Iphone
Business has a phrase called “Barriers to Entry” meaning that depending on skill and money, some companies are easier to start than others. It is easy to start a bookstore on Amazon, it is very hard to start up a company to take on Cisco.
iPhone Gets New Version of Gmail
The Google Mobile Blog reports of some cool enhancements for the iPhone including a new version of Gmail specifically for the iPhone. Here is the entire list of updates as reported from the Google Mobile Blog: