Apple hires, fires, BlackBerry iPhone defectors, 20% AppStore developers n00bs – iPhone World 03/15/2010
March 15, 2010 by dennis
iPhone World links for Monday, March 15 2010.
iPhone saves lives after the terrible earthquake in Haiti, as some rescuers relied on it for communications – http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/Father+and+son+share+life-changing+experience+in+Haiti
Apple’s AppStore has certainly commandeered an important place for itself in the mobile marketplace, as 1/5 of all AppStore developers are newcomers to the industry, probably fascinated by how easy it is to become one – http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/1+In+5+Apple+Apps+From+First-Time+Developers
While PayPal has updated its iPhone app with nifty new features, regular web visitors are still stuck with the half-working crummy old portal – http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/PayPal+Launches+Revamped+iPhone+App%2C+Teams+With+Bump+For+Phone-Tapping+Money+Transfers
Close to 40% of surveyed BlackBerry owners say they’re likely to switch to an iPhone soon. – http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/Almost+40%25+of+Blackberry+users+prefer+the+iPhone+as+their+next+smartphone+purchase
Windows 7 Phone seems to be “borrowing” some ideas from the iPhone. Would Apple accuse Microsoft of stealing ideas from it, like it accused Google? – http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/Windows+Phone+7+Apps%3A+First+Video+%5BWindows+Phone+7%5D
TomTom iPhone GPS app now allows you to see real time traffic updates… yup, there’ an app for that! – http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/TomTom+1.3+adds+real+time+traffic+updates
Google’s director of of Project Managements quits his job and promptly finds a new one… at Apple. The Apple – Google War (due to be called WWIII soon, duck if you can) is in full swing. – http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/Google+Director+Of+Project+Management+RJ+Pittman+Defects+To+Apple
Wearable Apple accessories might be coming soon, as Apple has hired a new (but quite well known) Prototype Designer to work on wearable gadgets. – http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/Apple%27s+new+Senior+Prototype+Engineer+to+work+on+wearable+computing
At the same time it seems that Apple can’t keep everyone, with news of P.A. Semiconductors’ founder (the firm specialized in computer chips development and was bought over by Apple earlier this year) quitting the company. – http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/News%3A+P.A.+Semi+founder+Dobberpuhl+leaves+Apple
Mac sales are on the upwards bigtime (39%), while iPod sales rebound despite cannibalization from the iPhone – http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/NPD%3A+Mac+sales+up+39+percent+in+January+and+Febuary+as+iPod+sales+rebound
Tags: Accessories, app, Apple, apps, appstore, Google, GPS, iPhone, Mac, Microsoft, News, OS
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Apple hires, fires, BlackBerry iPhone defectors, 20% AppStore developers n00bs – iPhone World 03/15/2010
Article by dennis
Dennis Sloutsky is one of the oldest members of iPhoneWorld.ca, having co-started the site in January 2007. He stills owns an iPhone 2G and uses it sometimes just for fun. His hobbies include traveling, writing and playing his guitar.
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