The Irish rock group is going without Apple, at least for its upcoming dance across the globe, which begins June 30 in Barcelona, Spain with the kick-off to the band's Live Nation tour to support its new 'No Line on the Horizon— album. The tour will be sponsored by Research In Motion, whose decidedly staid BlackBerry is being challenged by Apple's gadget eye candy iPhone.
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Nearly 1/4 of the App Store is Games
technologyexpert.blogspot.com 3/9/2009 — We knew the game category was popular at the iPhone / iPod Touch App Store, but this popular? According to iPhone app tracking site MobClix , that number now exceeds 6,000. The number, according to MobClix, is 6,276, or 23.1% of the total. Moreover, puzzle games take nearly 18% of the game ...
On Latest Tour, U2 Ditches Apple for RIM
technologyexpert.blogspot.com 3/9/2009 — U2 and Apple are no longer BFF, apparently, as U2 has announced its 360° Tour, and its sponsor: Research in Motion (RIM), maker of BlackBerry devices. It's not like U2 has ever been officially aligned with Apple, but U2 does have history with Apple. For example, U2 has performed at Apple ...
Early iPhone Prototype Auctioned on eBay
technologyexpert.blogspot.com 3/10/2009 — An early prototype of the first-generation iPhone is available for auction on eBay . The auction actually includes two iPhones, only one of which works, however. Here's the description: Phone #1: Powers on OK - GSM service works Plastic matte screen (see pics) Serial number YM649xxxxxx which ...
Apple wants to squelch rogue iPhone app store
techspot.com 3/10/2009 — Last week, we began to hear about some of the first rogue iPhone App stores that began to appear. Attempting to cut out Apple, these unauthorized stores were largely developer-backed, for reasons ranging from increasing profit to getting around Apple's strict App Store entrance rules. To ...
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