Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone software store contributes next to nothing to the company's revenue. Yet, the digital bazaar continues to prove a key weapon keeping Apple's iPhone atop a growing number of smartphone rivals.
Since it opened 10 months ago, the App Store has been a runaway hit selling a host of software that turn the smartphone into everything from a carpenter's level to a virtual change purse. Any day now, the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer company is expected to announce total downloads have surpassed 1 billion.
The App Store shows no sign of letting up. That, analysts say, is key to the iPhone retaining its popularity with consumers, even as a host of new competitors are readied for market. "They are little value enhancers," Gartner analyst Mike McGuire said of the downloads. They are why "Apple is the platform of choice" in the consumer smartphone area, he added.
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Monday, 20 April 2009
Stephen Hawking Rushed to Hospital
Popular and acclaimed physicist and mathematician Stephen Hawking was rushed to the hospital in serious condition this morning, having "been unwell for a couple of weeks," according to a spokesman.
Hawking, who suffers from ALS and is almost completely paralyzed, is one of the most influential scientific minds of our time, in both academia and mainstream popular culture. His smash hit 1988 book A Brief History of Time brought musings on string theory, black holes, and other mysteries of cosmology to the forefront of pop science, selling some nine million copies worldwide. As a professor of mathematics and theoretical physics at Cambridge, Hawking has earned awards and recognition for his work on black hole radiation and the theory of relativity, among other topics.
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Hawking, who suffers from ALS and is almost completely paralyzed, is one of the most influential scientific minds of our time, in both academia and mainstream popular culture. His smash hit 1988 book A Brief History of Time brought musings on string theory, black holes, and other mysteries of cosmology to the forefront of pop science, selling some nine million copies worldwide. As a professor of mathematics and theoretical physics at Cambridge, Hawking has earned awards and recognition for his work on black hole radiation and the theory of relativity, among other topics.
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Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network in Londonderry, New Hampshire
Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site in Londonderry, New Hampshire. The new cell site provides increased wireless voice and 3G coverage along Route 128 in Londonderry, as well as the surrounding areas.
Verizon Wireless, originally the first wireless provider to offer 3G speeds, today has the largest and most reliable 3G network coverage area in the United States, giving customers with notebook computers or smartphones the ability to:
Browse the web faster with quicker page loading times
Quickly download and play music
Watch streaming video
Send emails with attachments
Download and play 3D games
Video conference with your contacts
Rapidly share files
"Verizon Wireless' 3G network coverage across New England is unparalleled," said director for Network System Performance for Verizon Wireless, Richard Enright. "We've invested billions of dollars into New England believing that even the most sophisticated cell phone is only as good as the network it runs on. Our continued aggressive network investments provide customers with a 3G network advantage at home and on vacation."
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Verizon Wireless, originally the first wireless provider to offer 3G speeds, today has the largest and most reliable 3G network coverage area in the United States, giving customers with notebook computers or smartphones the ability to:
Browse the web faster with quicker page loading times
Quickly download and play music
Watch streaming video
Send emails with attachments
Download and play 3D games
Video conference with your contacts
Rapidly share files
"Verizon Wireless' 3G network coverage across New England is unparalleled," said director for Network System Performance for Verizon Wireless, Richard Enright. "We've invested billions of dollars into New England believing that even the most sophisticated cell phone is only as good as the network it runs on. Our continued aggressive network investments provide customers with a 3G network advantage at home and on vacation."
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Saturday, 11 April 2009
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