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A new Sony Ad has hit the viral market and is coming out strong. Of course controversy stirs up the loudest noise to draw in attention which also leads into sales, and this is what Sony is looking to do with this Video. With the help of there new lead kid named Marcus, the alternative to Kevin Butler, Sony attacks one of Apple’s strongest selling devices, the iPod and the iPhone. Apple has made the industry known that they are interested in the gaming market and want to steal some of that pie for themselves but Sony is not having that. With minimal sales for there PSPGo device, Sony looks to tell the world that there Downloadable Games and Portable Games in general are far better than Apple’s. Of course only the consumer can be the judge and Nintendo… they could care less as they continue to be the world leader in Portable Gaming. Check out the video below.

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This morning Apple posted some thoughts about Flash on their web site. The primary issue at hand is that Apple is choosing to block Adobe’s widely used runtimes as well as a variety of technologies from other
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Clearly, a lot of people are passionate about both Apple and Adobe and our technologies. We feel confident that were Apple and Adobe to work together as we are with a number of other partners, we could provide a terrific experience with Flash on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
However, as we posted last week, given the legal terms Apple has imposed on developers, we have already decided to shift our focus away from Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices for both Flash Player and AIR. We are working to bring Flash Player and AIR to all the other major participants in the mobile ecosystem, including Google, RIM, Palm (soon to be HP), Microsoft, Nokia and others.
We look forward to delivering Flash Player 10.1 for Android smartphones as a public preview at Google I/O in May, and then a general release in June. From that point on, an ever increasing number and variety of powerful, Flash-enabled devices will be arriving which we hope will provide a great landscape of choice.

By Ben Patterson | Source

June has typically been the month when Apple has taken the lid off its latest, greatest iPhone, and if the rumors are true, this year will be no exception. But is June 22 really the big day? Also: If you’ve heard word of a supposed Verizon-enabled iPhone being tested in the U.S. recently, well … don’t get too excited just yet.
Before we dive into the rumors about when Apple will announce the next iPhone, let’s just make it clear that we’re really quibbling over specific days here. Apple announced both the second-generation iPhone 3G in 2008 and the iPhone 3GS in 2009 during June at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, and there’s no reason to believe Apple will change course at this point.

So, June we can pretty much count on — but (if you’re really that interested) which day, precisely? The bloggers at Engadget previously rumormongered that June 22 would mark the announcement, and now ModMyi is getting everyone all excited by claiming that Apple has “once again reserved the very conference center” (presumably Moscone Center) where previous iPhones have been unveiled, and that June 22 is the “big day.”

Well, maybe so, but there’s no “Apple” or mysterious “corporate events” listed for June 22 on the online calendars for Moscone or the nearby Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (nothing at all is listed, in fact). And AppleInsider previously pegged Apple’s WWDC 2010 conference to run from June 28 to July 2.

That doesn’t mean the predictions by Engadget and ModMyi are necessarily wrong. After all, with Apple’s reputation for secrecy, it’s certainly possible (if not likely) that Apple booked Moscone for the rumored day but demanded that nothing be listed on its online schedule. But I wouldn’t take that June 22 date to the bank yet, either.

And what’s this we’re hearing about some analytics company finding traces of a Verizon iPhone in the wild? That’s what ModMyi claims, citing a “late-breaking tip” from Flurry Analytics about “the possible existence of a Verizon iPhone being tested in the U.S. in recent days.” But Engadget has already followed up on its own original report, with the analysts at Flurry now theorizing that the supposed Verizon iPhone traces were in fact “from Verizon DSL or FiOS subscribers using their iPhone at home over Wi-Fi.” Oh well.

So where does that leave us? I would count on a fourth-generation iPhone unveiled sometime in June. Among the rumors: possibly thinner, potentially dubbed the “iPhone HD,” maybe with a front-facing camera for video conferencing, and perhaps even a new, “double-resolution” display. And as for the Verizon rumors? Well, I know everyone wants a Verizon iPhone (hey, me too), but I just don’t see it happening this year.

What would you want in a new iPhone? Would an iPhone for Verizon (or any other carrier besides AT&T) be your biggest “gotta-have”?

By Tony Bradley | Source

HP released a new video showing off its upcoming “iPad killer”–the Slate tablet PC. The video is reminiscent of Verizon’s “Droid Does” campaign highlighting all of the capabilities of the Android-based Droid that the Apple iPhone can’t deliver. In a mere 30 seconds HP manages to demonstrate that its tablet is–in a nutshell–everything Apple’s iPad isn’t.

The Apple iPad launched this past Saturday and has been a tremendous success. Even those who aren’t captivated by the iPad have been forced to admit a healthy respect for what its capable of. For all the iPad does well, though, it can’t seem to escape the fact that it won’t completely replace your desktop or notebook PC.

The HP Slate, on the other hand, may be another story. All of the features and functions lacking in the Apple iPad as a business tool or notebook replacement, exist on the HP Slate. Apple has succeeded in bringing the tablet PC concept to the mainstream consciousness, but HP has the benefit of riding the tablet wave, while also learning from Apple’s mistakes and introducing a tablet that fills the perceived holes in the iPad.

• Camera / video. The camera, and the ability to record video may be more consumer gadget than business tool, but video conferencing is becoming mainstream and mobile business professionals rely on it. The HP Slate video demonstrates a two-way video call using Skype–indicating that the Slate will have both front and rear-facing cameras.

• USB ports. Apple is known for creating exemplary user experiences, but those user experiences come with locked-down, proprietary hardware. The HP Slate has USB ports–enabling attachment of external storage, and other USB-enabled devices just like on a standard desktop or notebook PC.

• SD memory expansion. USB devices can be used to expand storage capacity on the tablet, but SD memory cards are a much less obtrusive way to do so. With the Apple iPad, whatever storage capacity you purchase is the storage capacity you are stuck with–there is no option to expand it if necessary. The Slate has an SD memory card slot.

• Software. The HP Slate is a Windows 7-based device. You can install the software you are used to rather than just the apps approved by Apple. Granted, there are 150,000 apps in the Apple App Store, and already thousands of iPad-specific apps, but there will inevitably be software you use on a daily basis that just won’t work on an iPad. The video shows the HP Slate with iTunes, Skype, and the Mozilla Firefox Web browser installed.

• Adobe Flash. Arguably one of the most-discussed gaps in iPad functionality is the lack of support for Adobe Flash. I am of the opinion that the Web should be standards-based and not rely on a proprietary technology like Flash, but its hard to argue with the fact that Flash is fairly ubiquitous on the Web today.

As much as the community at large has debated the value of the iPad as a business tool–Apple failed to hold up its end. Apple was so focused on building a consumer gadget that it left off critical elements that could have let the iPad not just be used as a business tool–but dominate as a business tool.

The iPad is a success, and it has significantly more business functionality than iPad naysayers would have you believe, but Apple left the door open for HP and others to ride on iPad’s coattails and deliver a true business-capable tablet device. Apple will end up either accepting its role as a niche consumer gadget–a role it is familiar and comfortable with–or be forced to play catch up with devices like the Slate as it develops the iPad 2.0.

The bottom line is that the HP Slate is a significant device. It may not “beat” the iPad in total sales, and it may not cause the sort of hyperbole and excitement that Apple brought with the iPad, but even if it ends up as only the second-best tablet on the market, it will be a win for HP and a significant step for Windows 7-based tablets.

Brian Caulfield | Source: Forbes

Apple sold between 600,000 and 700,000 iPads during the tablet computer’s first day of sales Saturday, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster wrote in a note to investors Saturday. That’s up from the range of between 200,000 to 300,000 units Munster had predicted earlier. Munster cited “longer than expected lines” and good iPad availability:

“As of 7:30PM ET on Saturday night (4/3), 19 of 20 stores we called still had availability of all models, which is a positive for first day sales given Apple was able to fulfill most demand. In addition, we noted longer than expected lines at the five Apple stores we surveyed. For example, at the 5th Ave Store in New York we counted 730 people in line at 9am (when iPad sales began) compared to our count of 350 people for iPhone 3GS, and 540 people for iPhone 3G. Similar to the other launches, the lines died down within an hour of the store openings. Putting the iPad launch into perspective.”

Munster has an overweight rating on Apple’s stock.

By YUKARI IWATANI KANE, TING-I TSAI And NIRAJ SHETH

Apple Inc. plans to begin producing this year a new iPhone that could allow U.S. phone carriers other than AT&T Inc. to sell the iconic gadget, said people briefed by the company.

The new iPhone would work on a type of wireless network called CDMA, these people said. CDMA is used by Verizon Wireless, AT&T’s main competitor, as well as Sprint Nextel Corp. and a handful of cellular operators in countries including South Korea and Japan. The vast majority of carriers world-wide, including AT&T, use another technology called GSM.

Apple is developing a new iPhone to debut this summer and also appears to be working on another model for U.S. mobile phone operator Verizon Wireless. WSJ’s Julia Angwin and Simon Constable discuss.

With Apple developing a phone with CDMA capability, its exclusive U.S. arrangement with AT&T dating to 2007 appears set to end.

Verizon Wireless, owned by Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group PLC, declined to comment. An AT&T spokesman said: “There has been lots of incorrect speculation on CDMA iPhones for a long time. We haven’t seen one yet and only Apple knows when that might occur.” Apple declined to comment.

Separately, Apple plans to release a new version of its current iPhone this summer, continuing its practice of annual upgrades at about the same time of year, said people briefed on the matter. The model is likely to be thinner and have a faster processor, two people familiar with the device said.

For AT&T, the Apple relationship has been crucial, helping to make the carrier the U.S. leader in lucrative smart-phone market share. According to comScore Inc., AT&T has over 43% of all U.S. smart-phone customers, compared with 23% for Verizon. These customers are especially attractive because they generally pay higher monthly rates for data plans.

For several quarters, AT&T’s growth has come almost single-handedly from the iPhone. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the carrier said it activated 3.1 million new iPhones. In comparison, it counted only a net total of 2.7 million new subscribers as some customers moved from other phones to iPhones.

“You’re not going to lose the iPhone [exclusivity] and make up growth somewhere else without bearing the cost,” said Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. research analyst Craig Moffett.

The people briefed on the matter said the upgraded GSM iPhone is being made by Taiwanese contract manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., which produced Apple’s previous iPhones. The CDMA iPhone model is being made by Pegatron Technology Corp., the contract manufacturing subsidiary of Taiwan’s ASUSTeK Computer Inc., said these people.

One person familiar with the situation said Pegatron is scheduled to start mass producing CDMA iPhones in September. Other people said, however, that the schedule could change and the phone may not be available to consumers immediately after production begins.

Representatives of Pegatron and Hon Hai declined to comment.

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Electronic Books (eBooks) are huge news these days. From the Kindle to Barnes & Noble’s latest offering, portable readers are the news of the day. While some think this is the wave of the future, I have come full circle from my …

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