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Web Pans Google’s Gmail App for iPhone (Updated: “Googla Culpa”)

Ina Fried in Mobile on November 2, 2011 at 10:45 am PT

Google on Wednesday released a native Gmail client for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. However, the app was quickly panned by a number of techies.

Nokia to Sell Messaging Unit to Britain’s Synchronica

Ina Fried in News on June 29, 2011 at 11:17 pm PT

Britain’s Synchronica said late on Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire a Nokia unit that provides e-mail, instant messaging and other software for cellular carriers, including all four major U.S. carriers. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Revamped Yahoo Mail Peels Off Beta Stamp

Ina Fried in News on May 23, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

Aiming to regain ground in its battle against Gmail and Hotmail, Yahoo is ready with a final version of its latest mail software. The new Yahoo mail aims to integrate more kinds of communication, including updates from Facebook, Twitter and more.

RIM, India Trade Texts, Still Not BFFs

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 3, 2010 at 3:40 pm PT

India and Research in Motion are still struggling to find common ground in a dispute over how much access the government is given to corporate emails and instant messages. According to AFP, an Indian government minister told Parliament on Friday that no solution has been reached in the standoff. RIM faces a January 31 deadline to meet the country’s demand for a way to monitor communications.

BlackBerry’s Grip Slips as Enterprises Loosen Up

John Paczkowski in News on August 31, 2010 at 1:37 pm PT

Research in Motion’s strength has long been in the enterprise market, which favors the BlackBerry for its robust security and data-management features. But that may be changing according to some dismal prognostications from Bernstein analyst Pierre Ferragu.

NYT Blogger and New Author Nick Bilton Talks About the Future (Where He Apparently Lives)

Kara Swisher in News on August 25, 2010 at 5:15 am PT

Yesterday, BoomTown headed on down to the metalish-tube-clad HQ of the New York Times to pay a visit on “Bits” head blogger Nick Bilton. Bilton, who is one of the few tech reporters with programming cred, brings a geek-flavored sensibility to the newspaper’s online tech coverage. That’s entirely clear in his new book: “I Live in the Future & Here’s How It Works: Why Your World, Work, and Brain Are Being Creatively Disrupted.”

Initial iPad Demand Greater Than Initial iPhone Demand

John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 23, 2010 at 8:24 am PT

Given the years of speculation and hype that led up to its announcement, it’s not at all surprising that there is significant pent-up demand for Apple’s iPad. But that it exceeds demand estimates for the original iPhone, as a new survey from RBC/ChangeWave suggests, is a bit unexpected. The iPad is, after all, an entirely new device category between the laptop computer and the smartphone.

No Surprise: Real Estate Ads Shrink From the Web. Big Surprise: Real Estate Ads Are Still Growing.

Peter Kafka in Media on January 15, 2010 at 5:40 am PT

Wait a minute: Aren’t ad dollars supposed to move from every other venue to the Web? And aren’t battered industries the ones that are supposed to move the fastest, since they’re the ones that need the Web’s efficiency?

Thanks, iPhone: 2,000 Percent Increase in Bay Area Data Traffic Since 2008, Says AT&T

John Paczkowski in News on November 17, 2009 at 2:36 pm PT

Bay Area iPhone users, relief is on the way. AT&T has almost completed a $65 million upgrade to its network in the region. The carrier has upgraded close to 850 cell sites in an effort to better handle the massive surge in data traffic it has seen in and around San Francisco since the debut of iPhone. And make no mistake: The surge has been massive.