Student in Jobs spat sours on Apple, not journalism
Chelsea Kate Isaacs, the Long Island University journalism student who had a well-publicized spat with Apple CEO Steve Jobs several weeks ago, was among eight student journalists chosen to cover this week’s New York launch of Windows Phone 7. (Credit: Ina Fried/CNET) NEW YORK–Chelsea Kate Isaacs hasn’t graduated from college yet.
Ray Kurzweil’s e-reader turns a page
The Blio e-reader software shines brightest when used with a large color book, such as this tome on creating art journals.
Apple projected to ship 130M iOS devices in 2014 as Android hits 259M
Apple is projected to sell 130 million iOS-based mobile devices per year by 2014, but both Google Android and Nokia Symbian are expected to each double that amount, according to Gartner. The research firm said on Friday it believes that both Symbian and Android will account for 59.8 percent of all mobile OS sales by the year 2014. It sees Apple’s iOS, which powers the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, coming in third place with a market share of 14.9 percent
One third of iPhone owners waiting for Verizon to upgrade
A survey of 1,000 consumers indicates that a significant number of subscribers are waiting to purchase the expected Verizon iPhone 4, indicating new threats for both AT&T and Android. A report by market research firm Morpace shows that the majority of interest being expressed in a Verizon-compatible iPhone comes from existing Verizon customers.
RIM, Nokia respond to Apple’s "Antennagate" press conference
Research in Motion and Nokia issued official statements Friday decrying Apple’s use of their handsets to demonstrate signal loss in their press conference addressing the iPhone 4 antenna problem. In response to a firestorm of criticism from the media and consumers, Apple held a press conference Friday to address issues with the iPhone 4 antenna.