Anthony John Agnello

Anthony John Agnello

Consumer and Technology Writer

Anthony John Agnello is a financial journalist, tech writer and critic. He joined InvestorPlace.com as a contributing writer in June 2010.

Anthony began covering the entertainment and technology industries in 2004, and has a keen eye for how artistic movements and consumer tastes can lead to dramatic industry shifts.

His byline has appeared in a wide range of publications and websites including MTV, Electronic Gaming Monthly, The Onion AV Club, The Escapist, 1UP.com, Game Pro and Nerve.com.

Recent Articles

Apple Inc. (AAPL) News – Loosened Rules Spark App Surge

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer

The impact of Apple’s more lenient app approval process is already being felt today with Adobe (NYSE: ADBE) hard at work on their previously banned Flash tools for iOS devices. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is getting in too, with word that Google Voice apps are set to reappear in the app store very soon.

Motorola (MOT) Looks for Next Trick After Droid

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer

Breaking up may be hard to do, but it may be precisely what Motorola (NYSE: MOT) needs in order to recapture some of their lost glory. Motorola plan to reorganize into two separate enterprises in the first quarter of 2011, with the Motorola mobile handset unit spinning off as a separate publicly traded company.

Can Research in Motion (RIMM) Pull Out of Tailspin?

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and its Android smartphone operating system are ascendant. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and its iPhone are currently dominant. And Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM)? The best word is probably “stagnant. “

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Rumors – T-Mobile to Get iPhone 3GS in 2010?

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer

The T-Mobile iPhone returns to our rumor wrap-up, and word on the street is that T-Mobile will get an Apple smartphone before the end of the year -- but it’ll be an iPhone 3GS, not a 4. Meanwhile, analysts are upping their predictions for Apple’s 2011, seeing 28 million in sales for the iPad and maybe an iPhone for another telecom as well.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Opens Up App Universe With Relaxed Rules

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer

Surprising analysts, consumers, and tech heads everywhere, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced this morning that they are making the application building process for the iPhone and every iOS powered device a whole lot easier.

Google (GOOG) Faces Challenges Taking on Telecom with Google Voice

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer

Two weeks ago, Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) launched its bid to change the phone industry. It wasn’t the announcement of yet another smartphone using the company’s Android operating system. For that matter, Google’s new offering wasn’t even technology new to the telecom market.

Amazon Challenges GameStop With Release-Day Delivery Deals, Retail Expansion

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) wants it all. They want you to pop open your Web browser rather than go to the strip mall. They want you to buy the new James Patterson novel on your Kindle, and download your MP3s from their homepage instead of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iTunes.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Rumors – Longer iTunes Samples Face Veto

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer

Today Apple’s new line of iPods hit retailers. Reviews of both the new iPod Nano and iPod Touch have been very positive. iTunes users shopping AAPL’s online music store on these machines will have to settle for 30-second previews of songs before they buy, though -- longer song samples on iTunes have been delayed by the National Music Publishers Association.

Smartphone War Heats Up as Android Rises and Apple Falls

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: APPL) has much to celebrate going into the Holiday 2010 season. Despite some serious PR issues during its launch window, the iPhone 4 had a tremendous release at the beginning of the summer, selling 1.5 million in its first 24 hours and doubling that number by the end of its two weeks.

Google Inc. (GOOG) Sets Sights on Apple iTunes

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), already nipping at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) on multiple technology fronts, is prepping to take on the Cupertino, Calif., company in their strongest division: digital music and sales.

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