Michelle Megna

Is Amazon going to be under siege once again from the blogosphere, this time in regard to a policy change pertaining to mobile use of its Product Advertising API? That may be the case, as bloggers and Tweeters take up the cause of developer and Delicious Monster CEO Wil Shipley, who had to pull the […]

Internet radio stations are likely to be breathing a collective sigh of relief now that royalty issues have been resolved after two years of debate. Webcasters, artists and record labels finally came to an agreement on royalty compensation, that, while not ideal for online radio stations, will at least ensure their survival. Prior to the […]

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is expanding its real estate listings and search functionality by allowing searchers to find property listings on Google Maps. When house hunters see a property listing, which is shown in the same way businesses are at Google Maps, they can click the red dot for more information about the real estate listing, […]

Cloud computing is poised to radically change the way mobile apps are developed, accessed and used. And the cloud could save cell phones without operating systems from a premature death, according to an ABI Research study out today. With the explosion of mobile apps in the past two years, developers as well as wireless carriers […]

Sony Ericsson is dusting off plans to unveil an Android handset this year, joining Motorola, Acer and Samsung in the later launch cycle for smartphones based on the Google-backed open source mobile platform. Codenamed “Rachael,” the Android touchscreen phone will be part of the company’s Xperia Series, which also includes the Windows Mobile X1, and […]

The hacker responsible for unlocking the original iPhone is at it again, with a new tool for the iPhone 3GS that gives rebel users the ability to run applications from sources other than those sanctioned by Apple. George Hotz’s new purplera1n application marks the latest in a string of “jailbreaking” tools designed to circumvent Apple’s […]

Code that will unlock and “jailbreak” the iPhone 3G and early versions of the iPod Touch is available now on the Internet from a group of hackers known among the iPhone OS community for releasing such applications. In a recent post at its blog, the so-called iPhone Dev Team writes that, “redsn0w is an easy […]

Palm continues to placate Wall Street with promises of future growth, as shares jumped in after-hours trading even as the smartphone maker reported a loss totaling $105 million for its fiscal fourth quarter. While the loss didn’t surprise industry watchers — it actually topped analyst estimates — the company’s executives did touch on Palm’s direction […]

It appears the “Hottest Girls” are not. But maybe they are. Earlier today the “Hottest Girls” app was being touted as the first iTunes/iPhone app approved by Apple to show full nudity, promising there’d be a lot more skin seen on iPhone screens. But by mid-day on the East Coast, it seemed the app had […]

Online coupon sites saw strong growth for the month of May, signaling a trend being spurred on both by the recession as well as by the “modern” digital coupon demographic. The coupon category posted a particularly strong month, surging 19 percent to 34.7 million visitors to lead as the top-gaining category in May, according to […]

Google today announced wider testing of AdSense for Mobile Applications, a new service that allows developers to earn money by displaying text and image ads on their Apple iPhone and Android apps. When creating an application, developers can insert an associated snippet of code that will allow the iPhone and Android-powered handsets to display the […]

With a million new iPhone 3G S models now in the hands of customers, AT&T is upgrading its 3G services to improve coverage and speed by refitting slices of the 850 MHz spectrum it owns. The upgrade involves taking blocks of spectrum in the 850 MHz band, formerly used for the outdated service TDMA, and […]