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iPhone Finally Gets Better E-Mail Option With Sparrow

Sparrow for iPhone is the e-mail client that Google couldn’t deliver.

Report: poor battery life in 4G smartphones makes for unhappy customers

The lackluster battery life of 4G-capable phones is dragging them down in consumer ratings, according to data collected by J.D. Power and Associates. The company noted dissatisfaction with battery life “greatly impacted” cust…

Sparrow leaps from Mac to iPhone, but Apple limits its appeal

Apple’s own Mail app is a serviceable mobile e-mail client on iOS, but it definitely lacks flair. The developers behind the popular OS X e-mail client Sparrow aim to address that with their new Sparrow for iPhone. …

Wolfram Alpha in-app purchase for iOS adds advanced image processing capabilities

Version 1.4 of Wolfram Alpha has just landed in Apple’s App Store, and in addition to a visual refresh for weather queries and the ability to procure items from Best Buy, users will also discover a new in-app purchase option that brings image analysis…

Throttled iPhone user balks at AT&T settlement request, vows to help others

AT&T is making an attempt to quietly settle with the iPhone user who was recently awarded $850 in a lawsuit over AT&T’s data-throttling practices, but the user in question doesn’t want any part of it. Instead, he’s c…

Mini-review: GarageBand update brings Smart Strings, Bluetooth jamming

In addition to launching a new iOS version of iPhoto last week, Apple also updated GarageBand and iMovie. iMovie 1.3 merely brought the auto-generated “trailers” feature from the desktop, but GarageBand 1.2 saw some ser…

FTC subpoenas Apple over details of Google search deal for iPhone

The Federal Trade Commission has reportedly subpoenaed Apple to learn the details of its deal with Google to make its search engine the preferred search provider on the iPhone. The subpoena comes as the FTC is broadening its …