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Greg’s bite: WiKileaks, Googlization, Android plateau, more

Greg’s bite: WiKileaks, Googlization, Android plateau, more

Posted by | Dec 8, 2010 | , |

By Greg Mills

WiKileaks. Sometimes I go awhile between hearing from readers, then hit a nerve, and get email either agreeing or disagreeing with what I have written. As could be anticipated, WiKileaks got some reader feedback. It was thoughtful and well written, but I am still of the opinion that for government to work it needs some ability to have a dialogue with various points of view not anticipating ideas or comments floated to be the fodder of headlines in the newspapers of the world.

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iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for Dec. 7

iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for Dec. 7

Posted by | Dec 7, 2010 | |

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

The Juno Company has announced Juno’s Musical ABCs, an eBook app that gives children a way to learn and interact with the alphabet. It works with the iPhone and iPod touch and is available free for a limited time.

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Apple now top smartphone maker in Australia

Apple now top smartphone maker in Australia

Posted by | Dec 7, 2010 | , |

Apple has overtaken Nokia for the first time to become the number one smartphone vendor in Australia, reports the “Sydney Morning Herald” (http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/apple-pips-nokia-to-become-no1-smartphone-maker-in-australia-20101207-18nci.html).

The iPhone now accounts for 36.5%of the smartphone market, compared to Nokia’s 30.5% share, according to IDC’s “Q3 Mobile Device Tracker” report. However, Google’s Android platform is growing even faster than Apple’s iOS with a 21%, up from 7.1% in quarter two (Q2) and only 2.1% in Q1.

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Forster + Partners hired to build ‘City of Apple’

Forster + Partners hired to build ‘City of Apple’

Posted by | Dec 6, 2010 | , |

According to “El Economista” (http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=es&tl=en&u=http://www.eleconomista.es/empresas-finanzas/noticias/2639712/11/10/Norman-Foster-trabaja-en-el-diseno-de-la-nueva-Ciudad-de-Apple-en-Cupertino.html), a Spanish-language financial daily paper — and as reported by “Fortune” (http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/12/06/norman-foster-to-build-city-of-apple/), Apple CEO Steve Jobs has hired Forster + Partners to designed what the paper calls the “City of Apple” on the 150-acre parcel of commercial real estate Apple has accumula

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