Fresh from launching its iPad tablet computer, Apple continued to dominate the news this week with the next version of its iPhone software.Apple’s iPhone OS 4 includes enhancements such as multitasking, unified e-mail, and folders for organizing apps. But the biggest news was Apple’s entry into the mobile advertising space with its iAd platform.
The following is a roundup of my stories from Investor’s Business Daily at Investors.com and Click, IBD’s Tech Blog.
“Avatar” comes out on home video April 22, but Netflix won’t make it available to subscribers until May 20. The smash hit sci-fi drama will arrive 28 days late because Netflix has agreed to delay renting new films from News Corp. and two other studios.
(April 9, 2010)
Apple gets into the advertising business with latest version of iPhone software. (April 8, 2010)
Harman International hopes to get its auto infotainment systems into more midrange vehicles, not just luxury cars. (April 7, 2010)
Social games like Zynga’s FarmVille on Facebook are changing online interaction. (April 7, 2010)
Good news for Ancestry.com: NBC renews its genealogy show “Who Do You Think You Are?” (April 6, 2010)
Another Apple product launch, another Steve Jobs magazine cover. Check out the gallery of Jobs magazine covers. (April 6, 2010)
Apple declares iPad a hit, but some analysts got a little carried away with sales estimates. (April 5, 2010)
Lots of companies are riding on Apple’s iPad coattails, including Netflix, Cisco Systems, Electronic Arts, Activision, Nuance Communications, News Corp., Time Warner and Disney. (April 5, 2010)
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