Posted by Technorati Search for: smartphone on October 26, 2009
It seems that Ivan Seidenberg thinks Steve Jobs has a thick skin.Scott Olson/Getty ImagesIvan SeidenbergEven though Verizon Communications‘ wireless unit launched an aggressive ad campaign for its new Droid handset that directly challenges the iPhone, Mr. Seidenberg, Verizon’s chief executive, said he would be delighted to sell Apple’s smartphone.“We obviously would be interested at any point in the future that they would be interested in having us as a partner,” Mr. Seidenberg said on a confere
Posted by Technorati Search for: iPhone 3G on October 20, 2009
JB Reed/BloombergWilliam Lynch, chief executive of bn.com, unveils the company’s new e-reader, the Nook, on Tuesday.The Announcement is Over | 4:51 p.m. “Ladies and gentlemen, the bar is now open.” The media is asked to remain for a Q and A session. We’ll have more for you later. Larry Kirshbaum, literary agent, says of the Nook, “I think it’s a home run.”Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesUpdate | 4:45 p.m. Cases are being made by Kate Spade, Jack Spade, Jonathan Adler and Tahari. A screen at the bac
Posted by Technorati Search for: smartphone on June 15, 2009
HO/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesVivek KundraIt is sadly too easy to find examples of federal technology projects gone awry. To Vivek Kundra, the nation’s new chief information officer, one seems to stick in his craw: An effort to build a handheld computer for examiners conducting the 2010 census was abandoned last year, wasting $600 million. Mr. Kundra, who when I met him earlier this month was juggling both a BlackBerry and an iPhone, is shocked that the government could not simply find a
Posted by Technorati Search for: smartphone on June 8, 2009
Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesScott Forstall, Apple senior vice president of iPhone software, demonstrates the new iPhone 3G S.Update | 4:51 p.m. Clearing up some reader confusion about the price of the phones for AT&T current customers at the end of this post.Steven P. Jobs didn’t make an appearance during Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference on Monday, so his presence did not overshadow the new hardware that did. On Monday, Apple took the wraps off the iPhone 3G S, a new smartphone that wil
