Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Odds and ends , iPhone Apple’s jumped into the Verizon versus AT&T fray , according to BusinessWeek, with a couple of new ads — and, somewhat surprisingly, they come out in full defense of AT&T. Both ads show an iPhone user in the middle of a phone call who multitasks by looking up movie information, restaurant ratings, and many other things over AT&T’s 3G network.

The season finale of Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” reunites the Seinfeld cast. Larry is watching an episode of Seinfeld set in 2009

Apple’s app approval policies have been in the news quite often in recent times. While the developer community has always opposed Apple’s strict and inconsistent approval policies, the noise has especially become louder after Facebook’s leading iPhone app developer Joe Hewitt quit the team to make his views known against…

Sony has been a significant player in a lot of markets that Apple is into – Mobile phones, MP3 players, computers,etc. However, one major difference between the two companies has been that while Apple is dominant in both the hardware and software segments, Sony has largely been a hardware player…

Filed under: Retail , Rumors , Deals Boy Genius Report claims to have gotten its hands on Apple’s Black Friday brochure . Although they had posted another brochure earlier that made less than credible claims of 30% iPod discounts and 25% Mac discounts, BGR claims this newest ad comes from “a pretty credible connect of ours.” The new ad’s discounts are also more in line with Apple’s previous Black Friday deals, which tend to be fairly modest compared to other retailers.

This image-correction app is best for photos that you want to look as clean and clear as possible. In most cases, a quick run through Perfectly Clear should leave you pleased with the result.

Filed under: Odds and ends , Surveys and Polls , iPhone It’s a rather stunning number from AdMob in an October report . The firm reports on web requests from thousands of sites world wide. In the latest report, Apple has 55% of the domestic Smartphone traffic share, and Android has 20%.

Apple has issued a teaser announcement for its one-day sale on Black Friday. On November 27, the Apple online store will offer a series of discounts on Apple products

Big-screen monitors with built-in HDTV tuners are a great way to upgrade your screen — you get a monitor and a high-def TV thrown in. Dell Small Business offers the Viewsonic 24″ 1080p Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. VT2430, for $249.99 with free shipping.

We start the week out with a trio of items designed for Black Friday followers, App Store browsers and big screen fans. First up, Apple confirms it will have a Black Friday “event,” but provides no details. Last week, a blog posted what it thought was a leaked Apple Store Online flyer, mentioning 25 percent

PixTalk — Wandering about a foreign country and wondering where you can get your hands on a deadly weapon? Well, there’s an app for that! In all seriousness, though you could conceivably convey that very message (or one much more frightening) with Space Lama’s PixTalk , the whole point of this app is based on that age-old adage “a picture is worth a thousand words.” PixTalk is an app designed to allow users to convey their meaning through pictures when verbal communication fails. The best instance of PixTalk’s use is traveling where language barriers prevent you from finding a bathroom, a restaurant with WiFi, a medical facility, or a retailer of feminine hygiene products.

Filed under: Software , Productivity We’ve mentioned ScreenSteps from Blue Mango Learning Systems before. A few times, actually .

If you’ve ever stared at a painting and wanted to reach out and squeeze that adorable little putto, you’ll soon have a chance to do it without getting arrested. Florence’s Uffizi Gallery, one of the largest treasure troves of Renaissance art, is developing a touch-screen device that allows art lovers to zoom in and take a