Support Our Site
Get Better Gear!
- Tenqa SP-109 Stereo Wireless Bluetooth Speaker from Tenqa, US$39.99
- RedLaser from Occipital, LLC , US$1.99
- iSkin solo, solo FX, and solo FX SE iPhone cases from iSkin, US$29.99 (solo); $32.99 (solo FX); $34.99 (solo FX SE)
- MobiValet from MobiValet, US$24.99 - $49.99
- myPantone from Pantone, $9.99
Premier Sponsors
Top 5 Free Apps
iTunes New Music Releases
Top 5 Paid Apps
Discover New Music
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Once More, with Feeling
- Various Artists
Most musical episodes of TV shows frankly stink. They are usually little more than ill-conceived vehicles intended to let the stars show off what musical talent they have. Once More, With Feeling,
- Led Zeppelin
- This album bears every flavor of genius from the five records that came before. It is, I believe, the band's finest. With Physical Graffiti, Zep came raging back to their musical home territory -- har
An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Torm�
- Mel Torm� & George Shearing
- Of the three men who taught me how to sing, the last was Mel Torme. Apparently, Mel Torme is a joke to anyone more than a decade older than me, a living parody of a Vegas crooner. But I stumbled on th
Bowie at Beeb: Best of BBC Radio 68-72
- David Bowie
The companion CD to a BBC television concert, BBC Radio Theatre has some of the best renditions of many of Bowie's best songs throughout his career. "I'm Afraid of Americans" is substantial
- The Dresden Dolls
The energetic duet of Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione that make up the Dresden Dolls have created a wonderfully haunting sound in their self-titled album. They have been able to construct an imme
Reader Specials
Visit Deals On The Web for the best deals on all consumer electronics, iPods, and more!
News
Microsoft iPhone Rival Rumors Back On
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 at 2:07 PM - by Jeff Gamet
The on-again-off-again rumors that Microsoft is planning on building its own iPhone rival are back on again, and this time include word that the Redmond-based company is already negotiating with Verizon for a 2010 launch. Microsoft's alleged iPhone competitor will apparently include multimedia features, a touch screen interface, and access to the company's online Windows Marketplace for Mobile, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Rumors that Microsoft was working on its own smartphone and multimedia player have been surfacing for some time now. The company has, however, led the public to believe that it isn't designing a smartphone.
Microsoft's rumored smartphone will apparently be a collaboration with partners that build phones based on the company's software and hardware specifications, similar to Google's business model for Android-based devices.
So far, Microsoft hasn't been able to dethrone Apple's iPod with its Zune media players, and the iPhone has been gaining ground on its Windows Mobile devices. Unless Microsoft can come up with something that out-iPhones the iPhone, it will likely suffer from more Zune-like success with its smartphone efforts.
Recent Headlines
- Notebook, iThoughts Add TextExpander touch Support
- Fixing iPhone and MobileMe Sync Headaches
- Juniper Readies Software to Improve Cell Carrier Networks
- Survey: iPad Announcement Increased Awareness, Fails to Convert New Buyers
- Pwnage Tool 3.1.5 Adds iPhone OS 3.1.3 Support
- Mobily Adding iPhone Tethering Support in February
- Flurry Estimates that Google Sold 80,000 Nexus One Smartphones in First Month
6 comments from the community.
You can post your own below.
Tiger said:
Quote
Sir Harry Flashman said:
Quote
rpaege said:
Quote
James M. said:
Quote
Sir Harry Flashman said:
Quote
azarkon said:
Quote
Post Your Comments