Stories by Bob Brown

Trick or treat: Apple iPhone 5 coming in October?

Apple’s iPhone 5 has been the subject of scads of rumours, with some focused on a bigger screen, others on fewer buttons and still others on facial recognition. But the one thing all the rumourmongers seemed to agree on of late was that the next gre...

BlackBerry maker RIM axing 2,000 jobs, 11 per cent of workforce

Research in Motion, which has been losing ground to Apple, Google and even Microsoft in the mobile market, announced Monday it is cutting 2,000 jobs, or about 11 per cent of its workforce.

Apple iOS 4.3.4 security fix jailbroken overnight

Apple’s iOS 4.3.4 PDF vulnerability fix issued Friday didn’t stymie jailbreakers for long -- a beta jailbreak tool for the mobile software update was released on Saturday.

RIM: 1 billion app downloads down, 14 billion to go to catch Apple

Research in Motion says its two-year-old BlackBerry App World has crossed the 1 billion app download mark and that a beta version of the app store upgrade is on the way.

Move over flash: Here comes phase-change memory

University of California, San Diego researchers next week plan to demonstrate a solid state storage device that uses phase-change memory to blow away traditional hard drives and even newer flash drives.

Experimental broadband management app could keep ISPs honest

A browser-based app developed by Georgia Tech researchers is designed to help Internet users make better use of their bandwidth – and to make sure ISPs are holding up their end of the bandwidth bargain.

Apple wins points for quickly squashing location tracking “bugs” with iOS 4.3.3

Apple's quick response to concerns about user location tracking via its iPhones and iPads – in the form of iOS 4.3.3 released Wednesday – is earning the company praise from mobile industry watchers.

Attachmate seals $2.2B Novell deal

The Attachmate Group announced Wednesday that it has completed its $2.2 billion acquisition of Novell, a networking pioneer in the 1980s that’s now being described as “a leader in intelligent workload management” by its new owner.

Networking, telecom leaving VCs cold

The overall amount of venture capital invested in startups is on the rise, though the networking and telecom industries haven’t been big contributors of late.

Apple iOS 4.3.2 update addresses FaceTime, 3G shortcomings

Apple Thursday issued its iOS 4.3.2 mobile operating system release, an update designed to make FaceTime video calls and 3G wireless connectivity work better.

White iPhone on the way – no, really

New reports have surfaced that Apple will start shipping the white iPhone 4 within a few weeks, finally bringing the seemingly endless wait to an end. Not that anyone is quite going to believe this until the precious smartphones are in their hands.

Apple iOS, Google Android apps tweaked for on-demand, video-like content

Brainshark has unveiled features for its video presentation service to create a more interactive experience for smartphone users.

Apple holding out on iOS 5 until fall?

Apple watchers are buzzing about a possible iOS 5 launch this fall, suggesting the company will break from recent tradition and release the new mobile operating system software after its next iPhone.

UPDATE: iPad 2 online orders to take 2-3 weeks

Apple has started taking online orders for the iPad 2 tablet Friday morning and its stores will begin sales at 5pm EST today.

Apple exec confirms white iPhone on the way

An Apple senior VP has confirmed that the company will have a white iPhone out this spring, but it's still a mystery as to whether it will be an iPhone 4 or iPhone 5.