Ballmer changes tune while dancing around Apple's success Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer, who's watched his company's PC business come under immense pressure from Apple, used a forum this week to discount the Mac maker's potential for future share gains and designate its mobile phone business as a doomed initiative that will "lose out" in the long run. Kasper Jade & Prince McLean 17 years ago 92
iPhone app sales growing at twice the rate of iTunes music The notion that Apple's iTunes revenues hinge on music may soon be called into question, as Apple's recent metrics reveal that the App Store may be quickly outpacing its musical counterpart with growth twice as quick. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 33
iPhone 3G sales hampered by Windows Mobile Sources within Apple's retail stores report that sales of the iPhone 3G are being slowed down by handhelds running Microsoft Windows Mobile/WinCE. That's because the stores have been selling new iPhones to customers using the old EasyPay, a problematic Pocket PC handheld computer that's causing employees lots of grief. Prince McLean 17 years ago 74
T-Mobile USA seen cloning iPhone's App Store Hoping to ride the coattails of the App Store for iPhone and iPod touch, T-Mobile's US branch is allegedly developing a unified software store that would mimic Apple's but apply to every single device in the carrier's stable. Katie Marsal 17 years ago 26
Apple tackles iPhone background app limits with push service Addressing one of the most outstanding complaints regarding feature limitations in third-party iPhone applications, Apple on Monday said it has developed a push notification service that will feed programs with data even when technically shut down. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 56
Analyst warns of iPhone 2.0's effect on BlackBerry, Palm share The introduction of both native third-party applications and enterprise support to the iPhone is likely to sap further marketshare away from Palm and Research in Motion, says an investor note from Needham & Co. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 33
