Could iPhone win against Kindle and eBooks?
By Asavin Wattanajantra in Editorial
Posted in Flurry, eBooks, Amazon, iPhone on
New research from analytics firm Flurry has revealed that the popularity of book apps for the iPhone has surged in the last month, showing that it could become a threat to the burgeoning market for eBook readers.
The US research said that one out of every five new apps created for the iPhone has been a book, and it seems that many publishers are choosing to port books into the Apps store at record rates.
Flurry claims that Apple is positioned to take market share from the Amazon Kindle as it has already done with the Nintendo DS, and predicts that it will become a significant player for reading books, even if it does have a smaller form factor.
It also suggests that with rumours that Apple are working on a tablet, this could also cut into the market share of other eBook readers.
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Did Steve Jobs’ Amazon account get hacked?
By Asavin Wattanajantra in Editorial
Posted in Steve Jobs, hacking, Amazon, Apple on
It’s been reported that a hacker has claimed responsibility for hacking Steve Jobs’ Amazon.com account.
According to Cult of Mac, the hacker identifying himself as Orin0co attempted to sell journalists his credit card details as well as other details of his Amazon.com account, such as his purchase history in the last 10 years.
Orin0co claimed he managed to fool Jobs simply by sending him a fake Amazon.com email that convinced him to log onto a fake Amazon.com website.
Apple will not comment on the claims, while Amazon.com were said to have no knowledge about whether his account had been hacked or not.
It does seem highly unlikely that somebody as technologically savvy as Steve Jobs would have fallen victim to something as simple as an email phishing scam.
The hacker also claimed that Jobs bought 20,000 items from Amazon.com in the last ten years - a total of five a day!
It seems very doubtful - though he’s hugely rich, where exactly would have he have found the time to do this shopping? - considering he’s had things like Apple world domination, the iPod and the iPhone to keep him busy.
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