Thursday, April 23, 2009
Mobile sales remain strong despite economic downturn
iPhone sales push Apple's growth: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/technology/companies/23apple.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Monday, April 20, 2009
More fuel for the mobile library
Simon and Schuster opens some titles for U.S. Blackberries: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6652433.html?nid=2286&source=link&rid=1707044363
Friday, April 17, 2009
Amazon adds shopping app for Blackberries
The ubiquitious online store is offering an app is similar to the iPhone app Amazon launched in December, allowing users to shop, access their Amazon account, and view various editorial features from their phones: http://www.amazon.com/gp/anywhere/sms/bbapp
Quickoffice to offer office suite for iPhone
Office suites have been available for Blackberries. Now the iPhone is about to get a view and editing package:
First Full Office Suite for iPhone Announced – Quickoffice
Edit MS Word and Excel documents, cut and paste, transfer files, etc.
By Filip Truta, Apple News Editor
1st of April 2009, 13:30
A provider of mobile office productivity software has confirmed that it would be the first to release a complete Office suite for iPhone, with native support for editing Microsoft Word and Excel files. Quickoffice will be officially introduced and showcased at CTIA, April 1-3, 2009, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
According to Quickoffice Inc., the suite is the first of its kind to include robust document and spreadsheet editors, along with file access and content management functionalities for iPhone users. The application with the same name is said to offer a comprehensive range of functionality including font formatting, content selection, bullets and cut, copy and paste within Word documents. Editable documents can also be modified in landscape view, to leverage a wider keyboard. Additionally, users will be able to easily revise inputs and recalculate, insert and resize rows and columns within the application, thanks to Quickoffice's extensive mathematical and statistical functions, including advanced Excel formulas for spreadsheet processing.
“Quickoffice is excited to be the first to bring Word editing functionality to the iPhone,” said Gregg Fiddes, vice president of sales and strategic partnerships at Quickoffice. “We are dedicated to bringing the most robust, full-featured application to this platform and will continue to add capabilities and services to meet the needs of our users. Quickoffice for iPhone leverages the intuitive iPhone user interface to allow for easy editing, viewing and sharing of Office documents.”
As iPhone users wait for the suite to launch in the App Store, pricing has already been set at $19.99. To address specific user needs, Quickoffice will be releasing Quicksheet Excel spreadsheet editor for $12.99 (formerly named MobileFiles Pro), and Quickword Word document editor for $12.99. Lastly, the former MobileFiles 2.0 will change its name to Quickoffice Files, allowing users to access PC- or Mac-based files via Wi-Fi and MobileMe iDisk accounts. The latter will be priced at $3.99.
First Full Office Suite for iPhone Announced – Quickoffice
Edit MS Word and Excel documents, cut and paste, transfer files, etc.
By Filip Truta, Apple News Editor
1st of April 2009, 13:30
A provider of mobile office productivity software has confirmed that it would be the first to release a complete Office suite for iPhone, with native support for editing Microsoft Word and Excel files. Quickoffice will be officially introduced and showcased at CTIA, April 1-3, 2009, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
According to Quickoffice Inc., the suite is the first of its kind to include robust document and spreadsheet editors, along with file access and content management functionalities for iPhone users. The application with the same name is said to offer a comprehensive range of functionality including font formatting, content selection, bullets and cut, copy and paste within Word documents. Editable documents can also be modified in landscape view, to leverage a wider keyboard. Additionally, users will be able to easily revise inputs and recalculate, insert and resize rows and columns within the application, thanks to Quickoffice's extensive mathematical and statistical functions, including advanced Excel formulas for spreadsheet processing.
“Quickoffice is excited to be the first to bring Word editing functionality to the iPhone,” said Gregg Fiddes, vice president of sales and strategic partnerships at Quickoffice. “We are dedicated to bringing the most robust, full-featured application to this platform and will continue to add capabilities and services to meet the needs of our users. Quickoffice for iPhone leverages the intuitive iPhone user interface to allow for easy editing, viewing and sharing of Office documents.”
As iPhone users wait for the suite to launch in the App Store, pricing has already been set at $19.99. To address specific user needs, Quickoffice will be releasing Quicksheet Excel spreadsheet editor for $12.99 (formerly named MobileFiles Pro), and Quickword Word document editor for $12.99. Lastly, the former MobileFiles 2.0 will change its name to Quickoffice Files, allowing users to access PC- or Mac-based files via Wi-Fi and MobileMe iDisk accounts. The latter will be priced at $3.99.
iPhone apps the new dot-coms?
The popularity of iPhone applications has created a whole new industry: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/fashion/05iphone.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Vlingo leapfrogs voice recognition competition for iPhone
Vlingo, which offers voice recognition software that allows users finger-free use their Blackberrys and iPhones, takes the lead with their iPhone app: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10111763-2.html
The ubiquitous netbook is here
The ultraportable and cheap mobile netbook stakes a claim between laptops and mobile devices: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/02/technology/02netbooks.html?emc=eta1
Playing catchup, Google offers free music downloads in China
Altering its global strategy in one of the few markets it doesn't dominate, Google offers free music downloads to compete with piracy: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/technology/companies/31music.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Disney/ABC to offer short form programming on YouTube
TV nets take another step forward into Internet and mobile delivery: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001880.html?categoryid=20&cs=1
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