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Just When You Thought Christmas Was Over: Apple’s Freebie App

Lauren Goode in Commerce on December 26, 2011 at 2:22 pm PT

Apple’s holiday gift to you: Even more Coldplay. Today, Apple rolled out its “12 Days of Christmas” app for iOS devices, offering free daily downloads of music and media through Jan. 6. The app — for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and all iPads, as well as newer iPod touch devices — is available to users in the U.K., Canada, and parts of Europe; Apple did not respond to an inquiry about whether the app will be made available in the U.S. According to Boy Genius Report and others, the first free downloads are several Coldplay songs and videos, including a live album from a recent iTunes event in London.

RIM: Rumors About BlackBerry 10 Problems “Simply False”

John Paczkowski in Mobile on December 22, 2011 at 12:48 pm PT

RIM to BGR: BS.

Why Is RIM So Optimistic About the Second Half of the Year?

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 29, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

The surprising thing in RIM’s earnings warning wasn’t the fact that current BlackBerry sales are weak, but rather that the company is so convinced things will rebound in the second half of the year. It will be interesting to see if anyone walks away from next week’s BlackBerry World equally convinced that things will quickly turn around.

When That Call Comes In, an iPhone Hotspot Is Not So Hot

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 12, 2011 at 1:47 pm PT

While the addition of the mobile hotspot feature is a notable advantage for the Verizon iPhone, the fact that its network can’t process data and voice at the same time means that heavy hotspot users might not want to throw away that MiFi just yet.

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Windows Phone 7 Previews: And Now for Something Completely Different…

Voices in News on July 19, 2010 at 3:30 pm PT

If it’s going to recover from its admitted stumble in the mobile market, Microsoft very much needs Windows Phone 7 to be a hit. Based on the early word from tech media outlets that have been playing with a close-to-final version of the totally revamped operating system, the company has reason to be encouraged but not comfortably confident. Here are some in-depth previews from Engadget, Gizmodo, ZDNet and Boy Genius Report.

Mobile Blogger “Boy Genius” Unmasked, Acquired

Peter Kafka in Media on April 26, 2010 at 9:32 pm PT

You probably haven’t heard of Jonathan Geller. But you may have read his site. Geller’s Boy Genius Report is avidly followed by those obsessed with mobile phones and the companies who make them. Among those paying attention: Mail.com owner Jay Penske, who has just purchased Geller’s three-and-a-half year-old site.

Palm Pre on June 5?

John Paczkowski in News on May 7, 2009 at 11:16 am PT

The release of Palm’s bet-the-company handset, the Pre, is imminent–perhaps as soon as June 5, if a document obtained by Boy Genius Report turns out to be the real deal.