Sep
07
2010

Samsung Galaxy S-variant Fascinate launches on Verizon this week

The Samsung Galaxy S is coming to Verizon's network this week in the form of the Samsung Fascinate. The latest ...
Sep
07
2010

Learn your history, the Android way

Some weeks ago, after reading the Droid X reviews on Ars Technica (
Sep
04
2010

Google coughs up $8.5 million to settle Buzz privacy suit

The fallout from Google's Buzz social networking aggregator continues: the company has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over concerns that the service's ...
Aug
30
2010

Roku cuts price ahead of possible $99 Apple TV upgrade

Roku announced today that it is dropping the prices of its line-up of set-top boxes. The pricing changes come just days before ...
Aug
27
2010

PR firm settles with FTC over alleged App Store astroturfing

Public relations agency Reverb communications, hired by iPhone game developers to promote their App Store offerings, has reached a settlement with the FTC over ...
Aug
26
2010

Google’s realtime search: fun times for neurotic searchers

When some event is happening—such as an earthquake, a major court ruling, an iProduct launch, or a celebrity death—there's a certain group of users ...
Aug
26
2010

MPEG LA counters Google WebM with permanent royalty moratorium

The MPEG Licensing Association—the group responsible for handling the necessary patent licensing for use of MPEG video codec standards—has announced that it will not ...
Aug
26
2010

iTunes may be more social starting next week

Cloud-based iTunes streaming may take some time for Apple to get up and running, but a new report suggests that Web-based improvements may yet ...
Aug
24
2010

Apple looking at dual-mode touchscreen desktops and laptops

With Mac OS X and iOS both sharing a lot of underlying code, and touchscreen interfaces becoming more popular, there ...
Aug
19
2010

RIM to use QNX-developed OS for upcoming "Blackpad" tablet

RIM just released its first device leveraging the consumer-focused BlackBerry 6 operating system, and more are expected soon. But a new report from Bloomberg ...
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Aug
19
2010

iOS still receives majority of independent mobile ads

With AdMob no longer releasing analytics data while it waits for the fallout from Apple's policies on collecting device data, and Quattro Wireless now ...
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Aug
18
2010

ISPs Lie About Broadband "Up To" Speeds

Haffner writes "Ars Technica has an article detailing the difference between ISP advertised 'up to x Mbps' speeds and the actual speeds, in addition to some possible solutions. They find that on average, the advertised speeds were 'up to 6.7 ...
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Aug
17
2010

Apple tested Liquidmetal alloy for iPhone 3G SIM pin

Apple recently signed an exclusive deal to use Liquidmetal Technologies' special amorphous metallic alloys in its consumer electronics devices. But before Apple ...
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Aug
17
2010

NAB, RIAA May Seek Mandate For FM Radios In Mobile Devices

Trintech writes with this quote from an article at Ars Technica: "Music labels and radio broadcasters can't agree on much, including whether radio should be forced to turn over hundreds of millions of dollars a year to pay for the ...
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Aug
13
2010

VirnetX files VPN patent suit against Apple, Cisco, NEC

After successfully suing Microsoft for similar infringements, patent holding company VirnetX is taking Apple to court over the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, suggesting ...
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Aug
13
2010

Droid 2 so similar to original, only a mother could tell

Verizon put the original Motorola Droid to rest this week, but not without releasing a refresh for one of the ...
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Aug
12
2010

Samsung Epic 4G launches on Sprint August 31

Sprint announced Thursday that it will launch a variant of the Samsung Galaxy S Pro, branded the Epic 4G, on Tuesday, August ...
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Aug
11
2010

Apple patches iOS PDF flaw that allowed Web-based jailbreak

Apple has released security updates for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad to address flaws in both PDF handling and I/O—these flaws had been exploited ...
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Aug
11
2010

Apple ends two-year row over overheating iPod nanos in Japan

Apple has finally relented in an ongoing dispute with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) over issues with first-generation iPod nanos sold ...
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Aug
10
2010

New school program for iOS apps doesn’t address all IT needs

Universities and even some grade schools are deploying iPads this fall
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Aug
10
2010

Droid 2 launches Thursday with Froyo, Flash

Verizon and Motorola have announced that the successor to the original Droid smartphone—the
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Aug
09
2010

Verizon iPhone likely, 7" iPad dubious, AMD Apple TV doubtful

It seems nearly impossible to go a week without a new Verizon iPhone rumor, and TechCrunch has new sources pointing to a well-known CDMA ...
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Aug
09
2010

Mac gaming renaissance coming in 2011, powered by Steam

Valve's Steam for Mac has boosted developers' interest in releasing Mac versions of their games, but according to Valve, that interest won't translate into ...
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Aug
06
2010

iOS 4.1 beta reveals FaceTime e-mail address option

The latest iOS 4.1 beta contains an option in Contacts.app to initiate a FaceTime session using either a phone number or an e-mail address, ...
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Aug
05
2010

Why the latest iDevice rumors don’t add up

We're just about one month away from Apple's usual fall iPod event, wherein the company typically introduces new iPod models in time for the ...
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Aug
04
2010

Dropping Game Center support for older iPods is a bad idea

Apple released the third beta of its upcoming iOS 4.1 update to developers on Tuesday evening, and most of the changes revolve around Game ...
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Aug
03
2010

Web-based jailbreak relies on unpatched iOS PDF flaw

A new Web-based jailbreak was released recently for iPhones and iPads running the latest versions of iOS. Users
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Aug
03
2010

Cloud-based iTunes could be about the video, not the music

When Apple bought streaming music company Lala last year, the consensus was that Apple would likely augment iTunes with cloud storage and music streaming ...
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Aug
03
2010

Links for 2010-08-02 [del.icio.us]

An edu-game that entertains? Inside The Curfew's dystopia Ars Technica likes it a lot! What The Fuck Is My Social Media Strategy? CLASSIC. Really works too. Read more from the original source: Links for 2010-08-02 [del.icio.us]
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Jul
30
2010

RIM set to join the tablet fray this fall with "Blackpad"

Corroborating a rumor from The Wall Street Journal earlier this summer, a new Bloomberg report cited "two people familiar with the company's plans" to ...
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Jul
30
2010

iPhone 4 antenna woes "significantly worse" than competition

Apple launched the iPhone 4 in 17 additional countries today, causing another round of debate over whether or not the iPhone 4's external antenna ...
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Jul
30
2010

2 Chinese ISPs Serve 20% of World Broadband Users

suraj.sun writes with this excerpt from Ars Technica: "If you need a reminder of just how big China is—and just how important the Internet has become there—consider this stat: between them, two Chinese ISPs serve 20 percent of all broadband ...
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Jul
27
2010

Long-neglected Mac Pro, Cinema Display finally updated

After letting its top-end professional line of computers and displays languish without significant upgrades for nearly two years, Apple today announced revised Mac Pro ...
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Jul
23
2010

Signs point to new Mac desktops coming soon

Apple has been busy releasing swaths of new mobile hardware this year, including the iPad, new notebooks, and most recently, the iPhone 4. Apple ...
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Jul
23
2010
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