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09.23.2009 11:38 am

Palm Pre users suffer loss in iTunes battle

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

As we’ve (and by that, I mean me) talked about in this space earlier, there is an ongoing skirmish between Apple and Palm over iTunes.

Apple has tried to eliminate its competitor’s access to iTunes through new updates (iTunes 9 did it)…

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07.22.2009 3:02 pm

Some iPods do more than shuffle and repeat: They catch fire

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

You’ve probably never wondered if your iPod represented a fire hazard. But if you had, your suspicions would be validated by this story at Ars Technica, which looks at reports of iPods bursting into flames, etc.

Apparently it took seven months…

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06.08.2009 4:43 pm

Apple brings faster iPhone to the market

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I’ve had this running conversation with another reporter, Kim, who has been agonizing over smart phone choices. Last week, I tried to convince her to give the new Palm Pre a shot (she’s now calling me the “Pre pimp”).

I guess…

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05.04.2009 3:37 pm

Offensive apps for the iPhone. What about my Blackberry?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

So I’m back in the office after spending a week at home, working on turning my attic into something more than a place to store junk.

Just before I left, one of the big stories in the tech world revolved around…

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04.23.2009 10:52 am

Apple finds trouble with baby shaking app for iPhone

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Wow. Kind of hard to believe that someone at Apple wouldn’t have expected the backlash the company received this week over an iPhone app that essentially pokes a little fun at the subject of shaken babies.

After initially offering the app…

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11.11.2008 11:34 am

iPhone claims top spot among U.S. cell phones

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Given the number of people I’ve seen walking around with their iPhones, I guess it was only a matter of time before this happened. The iPhone has surpassed the Motorola RAZR as the top cell phone purchased during the third…

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10.28.2008 11:25 am

Here’s a look at 20 technology failures

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I’ve been pursuing photography as a hobby since the early 1980s. I remember the first camera I ever owned - it was a new format (a disc camera) that was supposed to be the next big thing. Or at least…

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07.11.2008 10:50 am

iPhones launch, with a small glitch

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

So, the mighty new iPhone made its way into consumers’ hands this morning, with one small problem. Reports say there was a system-wide problem that prevented the phones from being activated in the store. Shoppers were being asked to go…

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06.23.2008 5:02 am

Next up for the iPhone: iPorn

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

So it looks like one of the ramifications of the new iPhone, which promises better video play and faster downloads, is that the device is friendlier to mobile porn.

It’s no secret that one of the most successful users of the…

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06.09.2008 4:32 pm

Is the new iPhone everything you hoped for?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

So now we have the details of Apple’s new iPhone. The question: is there enough here to make a difference?

This newest entry offers faster download speeds, has GPS capabilities and is cheaper than the old, with the base model starting…

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