Apple rejects a critical columnist's app

Is the App Store trying to prevent customers from reading nasty things about Steve Jobs?

Michael Wolff. Source: Newser

Michael Wolff, a Vanity Fair columnist and Newser blogger whose last item about Apple (AAPL) was entitled "Is Steve Jobs Off His Meds?", announced Tuesday that his Newser app has been rejected from the App Store.

Apple's stated reason was that the company requires "sufficient amounts of content to appeal to MORE

Is your Website fast enough for your customers?

Today's audiences will abandon a site that loads too slowly. Here are some tips to make sure you can keep up with your customers.

By Imad Mouline, Chief Technology Officer, Gomez

Imad Mouline

A decade ago, there was an "8-second rule," the time a person would wait for a web page to load before leaving. Now surveys show this is less than three seconds.

Some executives can't imagine that a few seconds wait MORE

Old iPhones die hard

According to AdMob's latest data, nearly 30% of first-generation iPhones are still in use

Click to enlarge. Source: AdMob

AdMob's March report is mostly about phones running Google (GOOG) Android OS, which shouldn't be surprising since Google bought AdMob last fall -- frustrating Apple (AAPL) and sparking anti-trust concerns, but that's neither here nor there.

What caught my eye in the report scheduled for release Tuesday morning is the tiny blue sliver MORE

Did Apple call the cops on Gizmodo?

Let's look at the question of who got the ball rolling in the case of the missing iPhone

Jason Chen with prototype. Credit: Gizmodo

Judging from reader comments, it's clear that a lot of people following the story of the lost iPhone prototype assume that the California police task force launched their investigation -- and raided the home of Jason Chen, the Gizmodo editor who ended up with the device -- MORE

Police raid Gizmodo editor's home

Cops break open front door and seize computers in investigation of lost iPhone prototype

Jason Chen with prototype iPhone. Credit: Gizmodo

It looks like the police are taking this pretty seriously.

Armed with a search warrant, members of California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team broke into a private home Friday night and seized computers and other electronic equipment, according to a report posted Monday on Gizmodo.

The home belonged to Jason Chen, the MORE

Android phones to get Hulu?

The latest Dell phone leaks point to a version of Hulu running on their upcoming Android devices.  The question is whether it will be Flash-based or HTML5?

Engadget today posted images of an upcoming Dell Android phone called the Thunder.  Along with other high end features, it advertises the ability to play Hulu, possibly in Flash or a standalone app. That is something that mobile device users have been after for MORE

Android Market hits 50,000 apps

Launched in October 2008, the Android Market now has 50,000 apps to choose from in its application marketplace.

While not nearly as quick as the iPhone to 50,000 apps, which Apple achieved within a year, the Android Market is proving to be the alternative market for mobile apps.  The Android Market was announced on August 28, 2008 and was made available to users two months later.  This weekend, it passed the MORE

Google's Nexus One goes to Europe on Vodafone

Vodafone will sell the iconic 'Google phone' for free with a £35 ($54)/month service plan starting on April 30th.

Android fans in the UK will now be able to get their hands on a flagship Android phone at the end of this month, according to  a press release by Vodafone.  Plans start at £25 per month and contract terms vary from 18- to 24-months.

The phone is likely identical hardware MORE

The newest Android phone: The iPhone?

Hackers have sacrilegiously put the AndroidOS 1.6 on the original iPhone, creating a Frankenstein device that will boot older versions of two of the most popular smartphone OSes.

You'll need an original 2G iPhone and a 60+ step process and be willing to risk bricking your jailbroken iPhone, but the reward is that you'll be able to dual boot your iPhone into Android 1.6.

The process, detailed in the video below, was MORE

The latest regulatory target: Batteries?

An obscure piece of regulation has the potential to wreck havoc on supply chains -- and could boost the price of your iPad.

By Jia Lynn Yang, writer

The lithium-ion battery is the unsung hero of our gadget-obsessed times. It's everywhere: in laptops, cameras, medical devices, BlackBerrys, yes, even iPads.

Regulators at the Department of Transportation are less thrilled with the rechargeable batteries and say they can self-combust in mid-flight, so they're proposing MORE