AFP - Japan's industry ministry has ordered Apple to report on measures it will take regarding cases of its iPod Nano music player overheating and catching fire, an official said Thursday.
Appolicious - If you hate waiting on hold when youre trying to reach a company, youll want to download the free iPhone app LucyPhone as fast as your Wi-Fi will let you.
Reuters - RadioShack Corp reported a higher quarterly profit as the consumer electronics chain benefited from higher postpaid wireless sales and the launch of key products like Apple's iPhone 4.
Mashable - Despite the fact that popular smartphones such as the iPhone and Android already have great web browsers, Operas Java ME-based mobile browser Opera Mini is constantly growing. According to Opera, on July 25th it served one billion page views.
Reuters - Amazon.com launched a cheaper, wireless-only Kindle on Wednesday, betting that the $139 price will turn its latest electronic reader into a mass-appeal device as Apple Inc's iPad gains ground.
AFP - Shares in Canada's Research in Motion surged Wednesday on reports the BlackBerry maker plans to release a new smartphone next week to rival Apple's iPhone.
Macworld.com - Tap Tap Revenge was a major hit on the iPhone because it combined addictive, rhythm-based gameplay with popular songs. While a number of rhythm-based touchscreen games have popped up since Tap Tap Revenge’s success, Zentertain’s Tapic aims to take the format to the next level by letting you instantly play along to any of your iPod’s tracks.
Reuters - Shares of Research In Motion jumped on Wednesday on speculation that next week it would unveil a new touchscreen BlackBerry that could compete more effectively with Apple Inc's iPhone and other smartphones.
AP - HULU PLUS: Hulu, the website with shows from ABC, Fox and NBC, is now available as an app for iPhones, iPod Touches, iPads and Samsung Internet-connected TVs. High-definition shows look great even on big TVs, and the iPhone version works over the cellular network.
NewsFactor - On the heels of an iMac refresh, Apple on Wednesday released the next version of its web browser. As promised, Safari 5.0.1 comes complete with extensions and a Safari Extensions Gallery. In June, Apple rolled out extensions support to help developers create extensions using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. The result is a growing gallery currently at 100 extensions.
PC Magazine - Apple is investigating claims that its latest iOS 4 mobile operating system is causing problems for users with the iPhone 3G, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Christopher Null - The iPad was going to revolutionize publishing as we know it, taking books, magazines, and newspapers down as it turned them from dead-tree artifacts into high-tech digital versions.
Macworld.com - Apple began rolling out its iAd program earlier this month, but by all accounts the ad spots themselves were fairly limited. On Wednesday, however, Apple launched a program allowing iPhone developers to sign up to have their own apps advertised via iAd.
Macworld.com - The iPhone was as much of a revolution to carrier networks as it was to consumers—it was the first phone that gave users a reason to wirelessly gobble data, and that was before “there’s an app for that” became a colloquialism. According to an upcoming study, though, Verizon smartphones may have taken the data consumption crown.
AFP - US mobile phone maker Motorola took the gloves off on Wednesday and bought a full-page advertisment in The New York Times to poke fun at the antenna issues with Apple's latest iPhone.
Macworld.com - Monsoon Multimedia wants to change the way you watch your TV. The company is now accepting pre-orders for the Vulkano, its next-generation live-TV placeshifting, timeshifting, and streaming device for TV, smartphones, and other media devices—what it calls a combo of a TiVo, Roku, and Slingbox. The feature-packed Vulkano will let you record, watch, and control your live TV channels from anywhere in the world on your iPhone, Mac, or iPad.
The Motley Fool - Right now, you can't go through a list of news articles for Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM - News) without seeing gloomy headlines such as "Why RIM is a Risky Investment" (TheStreet.com) and "BlackBerry's Era May Be Ending" (The New York Times). Fears of market share declines because of Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) iPhone and Google's (Nasdaq: GOOG - News) Android platform clearly have investors on edge -- and an underwhelming earnings report last quarter didn't do much to calm their nerves.
Macworld.com - Microsoft has started rolling out more details about Office 2011, the upcoming upgrade of its productivity suite. On Wednesday, the company posted a brief video on its Mac Mojo blog showing off a few of the suite’s new features.
