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iPhone 4 Could Be a Game Console, a Golf Coach – What Else?

The new features offered on the iPhone 4 – the gyroscope, front-facing camera and high definition video recording – present a new world of possibilities for app developers. Fast Company predicts the emergence of a highly evolved class of apps that will have serious business implications, from improving the delivery of health care to creating efficiencies in engineering and construction.

WWDC Update: Apple Unveils iPhone 4

Following weeks of speculation and unprecedented leaks, Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs kicked off the annual Worldwide Developers Conference today with the introduction of the iPhone 4, which will arrive in stores on June 24. The latest incarnation of Apple’s mobile juggernaut will include several groundbreaking features, including FaceTime video calling, crisp 960-by-640 resolution Retina display, multitasking and HD video recording capabilities.

Mobile Web Will Supersede Desktop Internet By 2015

With the proliferation of mobile devices including smartphones, tablets, e-readers, GPS systems, gaming systems and wireless home appliances, it’s no secret that mobile Web use is on a sharp incline. Within a week of being released, the iPad alone accounted for 5 percent of all mobile Web consumption. Based on the current growth rate, a new report from Morgan Stanley projects that Web consumption via mobile devices will overtake desktop browsing within the next five years.

The Entrepreneur’s State of Mind in 2010

This infographic from Fast Company offers a revealing profile of today’s entrepreneur. Among the most interesting findings: 70 percent are men, 50 percent are between the ages of 26 and 35, over half are Mac and iPhone users and 44 percent report that the reason driving them to start their business was seeing “an opportunity to make something great.” Perhaps most surprisingly, 82 percent report an optimistic outlook for 2010

Holistic Web Browsing: Trends of the Future

As the Web becomes an increasingly ubiquitous part of our daily existence, everything about the way in which we engage with it – from interface design to browsers to the mobile Web to search engines – is changing at an unprecedented rate. Smashing Magazine focuses on four trends that will shape the continued evolution of the Web so that elements previously unconnected will bind into an experience that permeates nearly every facet of our lives.

Square Revolutionizes Payments with an iPhone

Square has developed groundbreaking mobile credit card processing technology that offers a simple way for anyone – whether an individual, small businesses or large company – to accept payments by credit, debit, prepaid or gift card with a small card reading device that plugs into the audio jack of an iPhone.

IPad Poised to Revolutionize Retail Industry

While the initial buzz around the iPad focused on its potential to turn the publishing industry upside down, offerings from early adopters like Gap and eBay show strong indications that retail will be the next segment to be swept by the iPad revolution.

Ad Age offers predictions from retail industry insiders for the ways in which this new platform will redefine the shopping experience, from truly interactive catalogs to highly personalized in-store customer service.

Publishers Bet Future on iPad They Haven’t Yet Seen

Publishers are already reshaping their business model around the iPad, sight unseen.

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