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Mar 13
The competition between Apple and Google has reached “incendiary” levels that aren’t likely to cool down anytime soon, a detailed story fro (more…)
Mar 13
A discovery in Apple’s iPad Battery Replacement Service has confirmed that the company will address iPad battery issues aggressively. Rather than a (more…)
Mar 13
Several MacRumors readers have noticed that Apple has posted information on its iPad Battery Replacement Service, which allows users to receive a replacement should their device’s battery no longer hold a… (more…)
Mar 13
Apple may have moved nearly 120,000 iPads in just its first day of pre-orders, an estimate by private analysts at the AAPL Sanity board suggests. A (more…)
Mar 13
LucasArts unveiled its plans for The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition. (more…)
Mar 13
If youíre looking for a quick and easy wireless camera system for checking whoís at your front door, monitoring your pets while youíre at work or (more…)
Mar 13
A judge has given approval for Apple's CEO to tear down a mansion on his Woodside, Calif., property, signalling a possible end to the long-running real estate saga. (more…)
Mar 13
Panasonic and Sony have shown new cameras that mix compact size with interchangeable lenses. (more…)

Mar 13
It's a large helping of the Macalope this week, as he takes on non-sensical iPad analysis, Apple doomsaying, and other crimes of punditry. (more…)
Mar 13
The FCC’s promised national broadband plan should have its formal unveiling on Tuesday, an early scoop of the details claimed on Saturday. O (more…)
Mar 13
Tim Cook was awarded $5 million plus stock for running the company in Steve Jobs’ absenceApple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook earned a $5 million cash bonus plus stock that could be worth nearly $17 million for the six months l (more…)
Mar 13
Readers weigh in on why Apple’s patent suit against HTC is wrong, why iPad users will gladly pay for ‘print’ content and moreIt’s time again to dip into the reader mailbag and pull out some nuggets from the residents of Cringevil (more…)
Mar 13
61 percent of laptop losses result in data breachNearly 90 percent of IT workers in the UK have said a laptop in their organisation has been reported lost or stolen, new research has found. (more…)
Mar 13
Broadband provider looks at alternatives to putting cables in the groundVirgin Media will use telegraph poles to extend the reach of FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) in a test in the UK village of Woolhampton, it said on Thursday. (more…)
Mar 13
Risk of spending eight times the value of the original CRM dealHP could be forced to spend as much as £400 million in total over a failed software implementation by EDS, it has been claimed, after the company lost a high pro (more…)
Mar 13
Gameloft still provides some fresh meat to zombie fans with Zombie InfectionGDC is a time for many game developers to show their stuff, each vying for media and consumer attention in the last big press period before E3. Gameloft, (more…)

Mar 12
Apple in a just-published SEC filing has revealed that its chief operating officer, Tim Cook, was paid about $22 million in bonuses for acting as C (more…)
Mar 12
AT&T will still implement 21Mbps 3G on its network on its way to 4G, the company’s Mobility chief Ralph de la Vega said in an interview late (more…)
Mar 12
News roundup of three new 3D and animation software upgrades. (more…)
Mar 12
News roundup of three new 3D and animation software upgrades. (more…)
Mar 12
Electric Bat Interactive unveiled two new games, WarLords and Weblings. (more…)
Mar 12
The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple's Chief Operating Officer, Tim Cook, received a bonus worth $22 million for his work filling in for Steve Jobs' during the CEO's 2009 medical leave. (more…)
Mar 12
Benedict Lowndes has a WindowFlow beta for Mac OS X. The software allows users to organize their workspace with a series of keyboard commands f (more…)
Mar 12
UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom has proposed using 3G technologies at 2G frequencies in the UK, with an amended document that should be a (more…)
Mar 12
In sync with pre-orders, the iPad today was passed through the FCC in both Wi-Fi only and 3G enabled models. The tests don’t confirm new features (more…)
Mar 12
Apple today filed a Form 8-K submission with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing a bonus of $5 million and 75,000 shares of Apple stock paid to Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook in recog… (more…)
Mar 12
Engadget notes that a pair of filings for the iPad have appeared in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s online database, showing the Wi-Fi (Model A1219) and Wi-Fi + 3G (Model A1337) versions of the device.Apple, of c… (more…)
Mar 12
South Korea is considering banning access to the Android Marketplace to its residents if Google continues to offer game apps that are not appr (more…)
Mar 12
It may soon be difficult or impossible to get an iPad without having pre-ordered, information from retail sources indicates. Apple itself has confi (more…)
Mar 12
Vodafone today said it has shut down Wayfinder, the company providing its subscription GPS service. The move has cost 90 jobs and is (more…)
Mar 12
MacDailyNews notes that multiple iPad customers who placed pre-orders for Wi-Fi iPad models and are looking to change those orders to in-store pickup reservations have been told by Apple representatives that customer response to the iPad has … (more…)
Mar 12
The initial rush of iPad pre-orders may have seen sales as high as 20,000 or more per hour, according to early estimates. The CEO of Phanfare, And (more…)
Mar 12
Among the accessories available for pre-order along with the iPad, one was conspicuously absent: the iPad Camera Connection Kit. (more…)
Mar 12
Apple’s iPad pre-orders have pushed the Apple TV out of the main page, observers have told Electronista and MacNN. The device is still availabl (more…)
Mar 12
China now has the iPhone and more big-name smartphones are due in the country, but high prices mean few Chinese buyers overall are choosing smartphones. (more…)
Mar 12
Nokia as a response to Apple’s countersuit on Thursday put forward a motion to dismiss Apple’s claims. The argument insists that Apple’s counte (more…)
Mar 12
With iPad pre-orders having begun in the U.S. just a few hours ago, observers are looking for any signs that might indicate how sales are going. According to one report, two orders placed 30 minutes apart this morning resulted in Order ID nu… (more…)
Mar 12
Bookseller Barnes & Noble announced it will have an iPad version of its B&N eReader app ready on April 3. (more…)
Mar 12
An Australian trademark tribunal has rejected Apple’s attempt to prevent some companies from using a lowercase “i” in their names, according to the S (more…)
Mar 12
Protoype also runs Google Android and Chrome$200 tablet PCs have been something of a pipe dream. There was the Crunchpad, which was supposed to be $200, but that didn’t last very long, coming out as the $400 Joo Joo. If what Free (more…)
Mar 12
Facebook wrongly blamed for sex stalking by tabloid newspaperThe Daily Mail could be in hot water with Facebook after incorrectly naming the site in an article on sexual stalking on the Internet. In an article headlined ‘I posed (more…)
Mar 12
Sony has sold just 17,618 PSP Go handhelds in Japan over the past three months, German magazine GameFront and Japanese analyst firm Media Create t (more…)
Mar 12
Worried about preserving your privacy in an online world where privacy is disappearing? Here are seven Firefox add-ons that will help. (more…)
Mar 12
Gameloft, one of the leading developers for the iPhone and iPod touch, unveiled three new games to the assembled press on Thursday. (more…)
Mar 12
iBooks Application in Landscape OrientationApple has augmented its iPad “Features” section with a new page devoted to its iBooks application. Initially available only in the U.S., the iBooks application will be available in the App S… (more…)
Mar 12
Apple briefly overtook discount retailer Walmart in market cap on Friday morning, says Fortune. Starting 90 minutes after pre-orders for the iPad ope (more…)
Mar 12
As information on the iPad continues to spill out from Apple in the wake of the launch of pre-orders in the U.S., more screenshots and feature information on iWork applications for the iPad have surfaced on Apple’s site. Announced alongside the iPad… (more…)
Mar 12
US customers can now pre-order the Wi-Fi version of the iPad, which ships on 3rd AprilWhile the UK Apple Store remained unchanged, Apple has updated the US Store with iPad ordering details and pricing on a range of accessories. T (more…)
Mar 12
France’s three strikes anti-piracy law has actually increased the amount of piracy in the country, a new study has revealed. Des (more…)
Mar 12
Apple in its iPad pre-order update today has also revealed a pair of key new facts about the tablet. The company has notably changed the m (more…)
Mar 12
Having finally begun US preorders of the iPad, Apple is also providing more concrete details on the signup process for AT&T carrier service. (more…)
Mar 12
New research conducted by app-tracking firm Localytics over the past two months shows that Apple iPhone users mainly use their apps at night and on weekends. (more…)
Mar 12
The iPad went on sale this morning at around 8:35am ET via Apple’s Web site. The company limited pre-orders to two iPads, but if you’re willing to drive a little you can really order four. Here’s how:The iPad pre-order Web site offered (more…)
Mar 12
There are 2,897 photography apps available in the App Store. Glyn Evans sorts through every new release—each faux-film-filter, cropping, and tilt-shift tool—so you don't have to. (more…)
Mar 12
Apple didn't just put the iPad up for pre-order this morning, it also added some new information on a handful of iPad features, such as 3G plans, iBooks, and more. (more…)
Mar 12
Contrary to expectations, the 3G iPad could become exclusive to one carrier in the UK, says New Media Age. Apple executives are noted to be on their (more…)
Mar 12
Plastic Logic chief Richard Archuleta sent notice late Thursday to customers that the QUE proReader has been delayed from mid-April to (more…)
Mar 12
9 to 5 Mac notes that Apple appears to have made a minor last-minute hardware change to the iPad, replacing what was previous described as a mute switch just above the volume rocker on the side of the device with a “screen rotation lock”. (more…)
Mar 12
With today’s launch of iPad pre-orders in the U.S., Apple has also released additional information about the device and associated services. While 3G-capable models of the iPad will not be available until late April, Apple has provided an overview o… (more…)
Mar 12
The iPad went on sale this morning at around 8:35am ET (at least by my clock) via Apple’s Web site. Check out this short gallery of the pre-ordering process. (more…)
Mar 12
All iPad models are now available for pre-order from the online Apple Store. (more…)
Mar 12
Browser expected to fall first in hacking contest gets fixes for critical flawsTwo weeks before a browser hacking contest is to kick off in Vancouver, British Columbia, Apple yesterday patched 16 vulnerabilities in Safari, 12 of (more…)
Mar 12
As promised, iPad pre-orders have begun at the Apple Store. The campaign lets US customers pre-order the Wi-Fi and 3G versions of the tablet for on (more…)
Mar 12
As reported, Apple has begun accepting pre-orders for the Apple iPad in the U.S. Apple Store. While U.S. customers can pre-order any of Apple’s six iPad models (three Wi-Fi and three Wi-Fi + 3G) beginning today, only the Wi-Fi models will be … (more…)
Mar 12
The vast majority of Lenovo’s sales will come from Internet-capable portable devices in five years, company chief Yang Yuanqing stated on F (more…)
Mar 12
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson's stock awards fell 8 percent in 2009, but he earned a cash bonus of $5.85 million that helped increase his total compensation by 35 percent. (more…)
Mar 12
The Apple Store is closed. Are new products about to go on sale, or is the iPad pre-order ready to take place in the UKThe Apple Store is closed. This is typically used by Apple as a prelude to new products being introduced. (more…)
Mar 12
Sony plans to launch its first camera into the space this yearIt’s been a year since Panasonic debuted the first digital camera that combined the compactness of a point-and-shoot with the flexibility of interchangeable lenses. Th (more…)
Mar 12
Camera can recognise when dogs or cats are looking its way, taking a snap at just the right moment FujiFilm’s Finepix Z700 features a face-detection function that can recognize canine and feline faces, and it can snap (more…)
Mar 12
With nearly five months until Apple is expected to release an update to the iPhone, rumours run amokApple’s iPhone will finally support multitasking for third-party apps as part of its iPhone OS 4.0 release, according to one of m (more…)
Mar 12
DRAMeXchange said SSDs vary widely in quality depending on the controller chips, NAND chips and firmwareChip giant Intel won first place in a ranking of flash memory-based Solid State Drives (SSDs), in which the researcher, DRAMe (more…)
Mar 12
Apple will accept orders, reservations for Apple’s self-proclaimed ‘magical’ gizmoToday is the first on-sale day for Apple’s iPad in the US, the tablet-styled device that CEO Steve Jobs has repeatedly called “magical” and “revolu (more…)
Mar 12
Study was conducted by a Cambridge, Mass., company called LocalyticsMaybe iPhone users aren’t wasting countless hours at work fiddling with their smartphone apps after all. (more…)
Mar 12
Addresses vulnerabilities with ColorSync, ImageIO, PubSub, Safari’s URL handling, and WebKitWhether you’re a fan of Apple’s Web browser, or just having some problems with its competition, there’s now a new Safari update available (more…)
Mar 12
With nearly five months until Apple is expected to release an update to the iPhone, rumours run amokApple’s iPhone will finally support multitasking for third-party apps as part of its iPhone OS 4.0 release, according to one of m (more…)
Mar 12
Men’s laptop bags and travel accessories collection is part of the best-selling Brixton coated canvas collectionKnomo, a manufacturer of luxury laptop bags and tech accessories for men and women has announced a new range of bags (more…)
Mar 12
Intel and other companies pour $20 million into the company to get insight into real-time user behaviorIntel invested an undisclosed amount in social media incubator Betaworks to gain insight into real-time user behavior on socia (more…)
Mar 12
Microsoft Hyper-V, not VMware, will be basis for hosting firm’s serviceFasthosts has introduced a range of virtual servers, based on Microsoft Hyper-V, that allows customers to configure a server by choosing capacity, processor p (more…)
Mar 11
MacTech recently released a 7,500-word head-to-head comparison of Parallels Desktop for Mac and VMware Fusion, comprising more than 3,500 tests on both single- and multiprocessor desktop and mobile Macs with both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP a (more…)
Mar 11
Apple has confirmed that its first tablet computer, the iPad, will be able to be pre-ordered beginning at 5:30 am PT/ 8:30 am ET, Friday. (more…)
Mar 11
Apple starts taking orders for the iPad at 5:30 a.m. Pacific/8:30 a.m. Eastern on Friday, March 12. (more…)
Mar 11
Macgamestore has released Warbirds: Dogfights for the Mac. The game features aerial dogfight action in a World War II settin (more…)
Mar 11
Markzware has launched v2 of its utility for content searching and retrieval, PageZephyr. The software provides tools for searching through QuarkXPres (more…)
Mar 11
Media Lab has unveiled SiteGrinder 3, an update to its website production plug-in for Adobe Photoshop. The software is used to generate CSS and XHTM (more…)
Mar 11
RunRev has introduced the first pre-alpha release of its upcoming iPhone development platform. revMobile is designed to help teams reduce appli (more…)
Mar 11
TUAW reports that U.S. pre-orders for both Wi-Fi and 3G-capable iPads will go live on Apple’s site at 5:30 AM Pacific Time / 8:30 AM Eastern Time tomorrow morning. Apple last week announced that pre-orders would begin on March 12th, but did … (more…)
Mar 11
Firemint was honored with four awards from handheld gaming Website Pocket Gamer at a ceremony held at the annual Game Developers Conference. (more…)
Mar 11
Apple might be set to blow past its guidance provided for the company’s second fiscal quarter, according to Majestic Research analyst Tony Berkman. Al (more…)
Mar 11
LucasArts has announced that Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge will be coming to the iPhone alongside availability for the PC (more…)
Mar 11
Apple tonight confirmed that tomorrow’s iPad pre-orders will start on the Apple Store at 8:30AM Eastern. Initial orders are limited to the US and a (more…)
Mar 11
An electronic engineer has developed a hardware dongle that allegedly jailbreaks an iPhone. The device reportedly can be used to either jailbreak a (more…)
Mar 11
Following the announcement of Steam on Mac OS X, Razer and Gas Powered Games have pledged to support the Mac, while EA DICE is currently investigating the possibility. (more…)
Mar 11
Apple on Thursday released Safari 4.0.5 to address several performance and stability issues with the browser. (more…)
Mar 11
Apple on Thursday released Safari 4.0.5, bringing improvements to security, stability and performance. The latest version is said to offer improv (more…)
Mar 11
Google late Wednesday rolled out an alternate take on Google Reader that superficially makes things simpler but is also ideally suited to (more…)
Mar 11
Early cellphone pioneer Marty Cooper has admitted both in a C-SPAN interview (video below) and on Twitter that he has at least temporarily swi (more…)
Mar 11
Apple today released Safari 4.0.5 for Mac and Windows, bringing a number of enhancements to Apple’s Internet browser application.This update is recommended for all Safari users and includ… (more…)
Mar 11
Novothink today put out its promised Solar Surge case for the iPhone and iPod touch. The design acts like a battery sled for Apple’s d (more…)
Mar 11
Citrix has launched Receiver for Mac, allowing Mac users to access Windows software, documents and desktops in a mixed- (more…)
Mar 11
Wireless and cable provider AT&T earlier this week announced it has completed successful field trials of its 100-gigabit backbone network techno (more…)
Mar 11
Apple has been exploring the concept of inserting personalized content into media streams, a newly-published patent application reveals. Titled Rad (more…)
Mar 11
New tests of Intel’s just-launched Core i7-980X is potentially much faster than existing chips but also faces noticeable limits. The first m (more…)
Mar 11
Opera has released a beta version of its Mini 5 web browser for Android based smartphones, the company said on Thursday. (more…)
Mar 11
Google is testing a new tool to give Blogger publishers more control over the layout of their blogs. (more…)
Mar 11
Namco announced UniteSDK, its new propriety cross-platform technology. (more…)
Mar 11
Consumer Reports yesterday announced the release of new ratings of computer tech support ratings for both laptops and desktop, and while the full details are restricted to subscribers, CNET reveals that A… (more…)
Mar 11
The Federal Trade Commission has signaled that it may at least temporarily block Google’s buyout of AdMob, a set of leaks from within the process hin (more…)
Mar 11
At the Game Developer’s Conference, Dolby said it will make its Axon 3D voice chat technology available for gamers on the PS3, Xbox 360 and Mac p (more…)
Mar 11
Sources tell AppleInsider that Apple has developed a “full-on solution” to multitasking on the iPhone OS and that the feature will be released as iPhone 4.0. (more…)
Mar 11
The case against the four people involved in the running of Pirate Bay is heading back to court at the end of September. (more…)
Mar 11
Novothink on Thursday released its Apple-certified hybrid solar charging Surge cases for the iPhone and iPod Touch, along with Solar Planner, an app for estimating charging times. (more…)
Mar 11
Screen captures of Sony’s EVIL (electronic viewfinder, interchangeable lens) digital camera concept shown off at the PMA show last month re (more…)
Mar 11
Apple is making a variety of “last-minute” changes to categories at the iBookstore, as well as its process for certifying iPhone apps to run on the (more…)
Mar 11
The band Pink Floyd has won a legal ruling that prohibits record label EMI from selling individual tracks from its albums. (more…)
Mar 11
Available shortly, O2 Ireland customers must meet several criteriaO2 Ireland customers will finally be able to unlock Apple’s iPhone the mobile phone provider has announced. Writing on the O2 forum Rod Coleman, Head of Customer C (more…)
Mar 11
The Isilon IQ X-Series storage platform, which provides the students with fast access to project filesEscape Studios is best known as a leading training facility for visual effects artists, modellers and animators — but the comp (more…)
Mar 11
As Motorola maintains lead as top mobile handset manufacturer.Apple, Google and RIM are growing their shares of the US smartphone operating system market, while Microsoft and Palm decline. The comScore data for the three-month av (more…)
Mar 11
Several more differences have been spotted in beta 4 of the iPhone 3.2 SDK, currently available only to developers. Significant may be mult (more…)
Mar 11
Barnes & Noble today officially acknowledged that it is developing an iPad-specific application that will provide access to content available in the company’s eBookstore.Designed specifically for the iPad, our new B&N eReader… (more…)
Mar 11
As Motorola maintains lead as top mobile handset manufacturer.Apple, Google and RIM are growing their shares of the US smartphone operating system market, while Microsoft and Palm decline. The comScore data for the three-month av (more…)
Mar 11
Many hoped the iPad would include a camera for video conferencing, social networking, chatting onlineDespite rumours that Apple’s forthcoming iPad would eventually find space for a camera or even two, the Apple Beta SDK 3.2 recen (more…)
Mar 11
The Khronos Group today outlined the official feature set for OpenGL 4.0. The new graphics standard is the first major update since the la (more…)
Mar 11
The iPhone 4.0 firmware will definitely feature multitasking, claim several sources. Apple is said to have developed a “full-on solution” to (more…)
Mar 11
The Khronos group has published the complete specifications for OpenGL 4.0 and OpenGL 3.3 for upcoming and modern graphics hardware. (more…)
Mar 11
Forbes reports on information obtained by App Store research firm Busted Loop as part of its AppSlice project, revealing Apple’s plans for eBook categories to be rolled out for its iBookstore. (more…)
Mar 11
Verizon signed a four-year exclusive contract with the NFL which effectively locks out iPad/iPhone customers, at least those on AT&T anyway. (more…)
Mar 11
OnLive, the gaming service that promises the ability to play your games whenever, wherever, and on whatever device you want, has announced that it will launch in June. (more…)
Mar 11
BBC News reports that Pink Floyd has won a legal battle with its record label EMI over whether the label should be allowed to distribute digital versions of the band’s material on a track-by-track basis a… (more…)
Mar 11
Barnes & Noble on Thursday said it was developing a version of its eReader app just for the iPad. Unlike the split approach to the regular iPhone (more…)
Mar 11
Virgin Media today outlined plans to test one of the fastest rural Internet services available. The trial, in the UK village of Woolhampton, (more…)
Mar 11
Smith Micro has released Poser Pro 2010, an updated version of its 3D modeling suite. The program is particularly focused on character design, a (more…)
Mar 11
Pink Floyd in a UK court on Thursday won a key ruling in its case against EMI for allegedly breaking its contract terms. The quick turnaround woul (more…)
Mar 11
AppleInsider reports that it has received information from sources claiming that iPhone OS 4.0, likely scheduled for release later this year alongside new handset models, will support multitasking by allo… (more…)
Mar 11
Mexican telecoms tycoon takes top spotMicrosoft co-founder Bill Gates is no longer the world’s richest man according to the annual Forbes magazine list, but it’s not like he’s going to have to go crawling back for his old job eit (more…)
Mar 11
Bank now alleges details of 15,000 accounts were stolen, but says the records can’t be used to access the accounts The latest figure is sharply higher than the one the bank gave in December, when HSBC said the number o (more…)
Mar 11
Hackers target PDF bugs more than Microsoft WordHackers adore Adobe Reader, and have pushed it into first place as the software most often exploited in targeted attacks, a Finnish security company has founds. (more…)
Mar 11
Apple may grant exclusive distribution rights for the 3G iPad in the UK to one providerApple executives are reportedly on their way to the UK to discuss the April release of the iPad with each of the major mobile networks accordi (more…)
Mar 11
T-Mobile this morning set out a more detailed launch schedule for the webConnect Rocket, its first HSPA+ modem. The 21Mbps (more…)
Mar 11
Apple’s numbers are slightly up from last year, but still within the Consumer Reports margin of errorI have the greatest respect for the men and women behind Apple’s tech support. Despite having one of the toughest jobs in the in (more…)
Mar 11
Supports Windows 7, Vista, or XP running via Boot Camp, Parallels Desktop, or VMware FusionThe perils of malware and viruses are everywhere, and Mac users shouldn’t be complacent, especially if they’re also running Windows via Bo (more…)
Mar 11
Judges expanded on why they agree that Microsoft willfully infringed the patents The verdict, which the appeals court first affirmed in December, required Microsoft to pay more than US$240 million in damages and forced (more…)
Mar 11
Sony’s first 3D televisions were launched earlier this weekThe camera, details of which Sony is keeping secret, will make up part of a family products that it will use to try and persuade users to adopt 3D technology. (more…)
Mar 11
Filter implemented at two ISPs in February after trialsNew Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs’ (DIA) internet filter is now operational and is being used by ISPs Maxnet and Watchdog. (more…)
Mar 11
Microsoft search and map services will be put on Android phones in China firstIt is the second time since Google said it would stop censoring its search results in China that Motorola has turned to a Google search rival (more…)
Mar 11
Webster theorises the later stages of the game – four lines and up – will help stimulate the parts of the brainNew York based Kyle T. Webster has illustrated for most major publications in the US, with a client list to die for in (more…)
Mar 10
Verizon CTO Anthony Melone in a talk [sub. required] today asserted that the carrier’s first 4G phones should arrive in the middle o (more…)
Mar 10
Macgamestore.com has released two new games, Cake Shop 2 and KrissX. Cake Shop 2 is a sequel to the time-management game that requires players to ta (more…)
Mar 10
iWebThemesPark on Wednesday released a package with ten new themes, along with a free theme, for Apple’s iWeb software. Ea (more…)
Mar 10
Epson has announced two color inkjet printers geared for small businesses, the B-310N and B-510DN. Both printers feature high-capacity front paper (more…)
Mar 10
About Objects has announced that it will be running an updated version of its iPhone development training course in both California and Virgina (more…)
Mar 10
Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds the 136th spot amongst Forbes’ list of the world’s billionaires. The executive currently has a net worth of approxi (more…)
Mar 10
Intel is currently previewing its upcoming Core i7 980X Extreme Edition CPU this week at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Franc (more…)
Mar 10
In its annual list of the world’s billionaires, Forbes this year ranked Apple CEO Steve Jobs in a tie with six others for 136th place with a net worth of $5.5 billion. Jobs’ net worth is up from $5.1 billion in an October 2009 Forbes ranking… (more…)
Mar 10
Criticism surrounding Apple’s recent anti-smut campaign has continued to build, as the German publishing giant Axel Springer views the censorship a (more…)
Mar 10
In Consumer Reports' latest survey of computer tech support, Apple has come out far ahead of their competition for their support of laptop and desktop computers. (more…)
Mar 10
Smartphones will have graphics on par with a PlayStation 3 in three years, Imagination Technologies said in an interview on Wednesday. The (more…)
Mar 10
OCZ Technology on Wednesday introduced the Onyx SATA II 2.5-inch solid-state drive (SSD) series of storage components with a focus on low cost. The (more…)
Mar 10
Fusion Garage in an evening update revealed that it has implemented a major revamp of the JooJoo tablet’s interface. Taking advantage of the rec (more…)
Mar 10
This new version of SmileOnMyMac's time-saving text snippet tool gains faster tools, search, more powerful options for customizing snippets on the fly, and easier ways to sync one's snippet library between Macs. (more…)
Mar 10
Western Digital has expanded its line of storage products with the My Passport AV. The portable drive is geared for video storage and playback, with (more…)
Mar 10
Consumer Reports today gave Apple a major lead in its rankings for both desktop and notebook technical support [subscription required]. Among (more…)
Mar 10
Parallels has released a new version of Parallels Desktop 5 for the Mac, build 9344. The program is able to run several operating systems virtua (more…)
Mar 10
ZDNet reports that it has received information from tipsters claiming that Apple will release new Mac Pro models next Tuesday, adding a hexacore Core i7-based model to its lineup.I’m gett… (more…)
Mar 10
Foursquare has released a major update to its self-titled iPhone app. The latest version is claimed to offer faster, more efficient check-in and sh (more…)
Mar 10
Facebook and Twitter are preparing to flip the switch on features that will allow you to share your location with your friends at any time. (more…)
Mar 10
Eltima has posted a new download manager for the Mac, Folx 1.0. The program differs from some by handling both direct downloa (more…)
Mar 10
Amazon’s controversial 1-click patent has been approved, after nearly four years of re-examination. The USPTO approved the online retailer’s (more…)
Mar 10
ComScore's latest numbers on U.S. smartphone market share show Apple holding second place, though Android is growing strongly. (more…)
Mar 10
On Tuesday, Samsung showed off its first-ever line of 3D LED TVs as well as other additions to its LED, LCD, and plasma TV lineups, many of which offer built-in 3D technology. (more…)
Mar 10
Apple yesterday released the fourth beta version of the SDK for iPad developers, and observers have started to find a few differences popping up in the latest update. (more…)
Mar 10
Birdfeed, the “very nice twitter client for your iPhone and iPod Touch,” has been purchased and replaced with Brizzly by Thing Labs. (more…)
Mar 10
A very tentative rumor today claims that Apple will launch a new Mac Pro next week using Intel’s new Core i7-980X. The chip would be the first s (more…)
Mar 10
Capcom has released an iPhone version of Street Fighter IV, originally developed for consoles and the PC. The handheld edition scales down some of the (more…)
Mar 10
Intego has released VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection, which offers all the features of its X6 product for both Mac and Windows operating systems running on the same machine. (more…)
Mar 10
Google has added bicycle directions for Google Maps making it easier for cyclists to plan routes in 150 U.S. cities including Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Portland and Washington, DC. (more…)
Mar 10
OnLive at GDC today narrowed down the launch date and pricing for its streaming gaming service. The technology is now due to go live June 17th and (more…)
Mar 10
Some early details of iPhone 3.2 SDK beta 4 have emerged from developer sources. Buried within a “gestures” folder in the code are two new PLIST f (more…)
Mar 10
Adobe’s Mike Chambers late yesterday confirmed that his company is not only developing Flash for Windows Phone 7 but has been deeply invo (more…)
Mar 10
The EFF has posted one of Apple’s most secret and most confidential documents – its developer agreement that all devs must sign in order to access the company’s iPhone SDK.The EFF found a creative way to legally get and publish the document. (more…)
Mar 10
LogMeIn has announced Pro2 remote access for Mac with a range of new features and enhancements. (more…)
Mar 10
The launch of Apple's iPad will pave the way for over 50 rival tablet PC devices to be launched globally, an Arm executive said Wednesday. (more…)
Mar 10
Today at the currently ongoing Game Developer’s Conference, gaming peripherals maker Razer said that it will release drivers that will giv (more…)
Mar 10
BT and TalkTalk, add the amendment to the Digital Economy Bill has “obvious shortcomings”Google, Facebook and eBay are among the tech giants that have slammed the government’s plans to tackle internet piracy, claiming it will “th (more…)
Mar 10
GigaOM provides an interesting reexamination of Apple’s “iTunes LP” format for enhanced album content six months after the format’s debut. While iTunes LPs were touted at its launch as a means to reignite sales of albums as opposed to indivi… (more…)
Mar 10
Elan Microelectronics is denying rumors that it has settled a patent lawsuit directed against Apple, according to a Taiwanese news site. (more…)
Mar 10
RIM’s BlackBerry line managed to hold off Apple to claim the top spot for US smartphone market share at the start of the year, new (more…)
Mar 10
Apple, AT&T, Research in Motion and several other companies are being sued by a company based in Frisco, Texas, according to AppleInsider. (more…)
Mar 10
Allows users to run Windows, Linux and other operating systems side-by-side with Mac OS XParallels Desktop 5 for Mac beat the competition and Parallels Desktop 4 in a recent independent comparison test. MacTech magazine published (more…)
Mar 10
Games have fallen into second place in the App Store, with nearly 30,000 e-book apps to choose from. (more…)
Mar 10
Apple on Wednesday released MainStage 2.1.1, providing fifty minor fixes to the program including issues with 32-bit plug-in support. (more…)
Mar 10
Toshiba is developing tablets of its own to get into the category being established by the iPad, the company’s US notebook lead Jeff Bar (more…)
Mar 10
Intego has introduced VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection, a new edition of the company’s recently-released Mac antivirus utility. Dua (more…)
Mar 10
ASUS on Wednesday rolled out what it said is the world’s smallest five-channel speaker array. The Cine5 is aimed at providing computers with sur (more…)
Mar 10
The addition of video calls to O2 UK iPhone plans was a listing error, says a company spokesman. “The iPhone section of our website (more…)
Mar 10
EA on Tuesday said it will add to its EA Sports Active trainer for the Nintendo Wii a new version, EA Sports Active 2.0, that will be available (more…)
Mar 10
Apple has scored a victory in public perception through two important wins in Brand Keys’ 2010 Loyalty Index. The iPhone helped it top the (more…)
Mar 10
Engadget reports on a leaked internal memo from Verizon to its staff members promoting Apple’s iPad as an “opportunity” to sell its data plans, seeking to encourage customers to purchase a Wi-Fi iPad model and pair it with Verizon services su… (more…)
Mar 10
At the Game Developers Conference, Ngmoco previewed two upcoming releases for the iPhone and iPod touch. We Rule and Godfinger both put you in the shoes of a usually benevolent ruler — as a monarch in the case of the former, or as god in the case of the (more…)
Mar 10
Jonathan Schwartz has started dishing dirt from his days at Sun in a blog called “What I couldn't say…” (more…)
Mar 10
At least two major game developers are now considering Mac ports in the wake of Valve’s move to offer support. Among these is Gas Powered Games, kno (more…)
Mar 10
Pioneer hoped to move the technology of DJ mixers forward today by launching a new addition to the DJM line. The DJM-2000 is the first mix (more…)
Mar 10
HP on Wednesday has released a MediaSmart Expander for TiVo application that will give TiVo DVRs the ability to transfer recorded TV content (more…)
Mar 10
A leak of marketing material for Dell’s Mini 5 on Wednesday has revealed a heavy focus on Amazon services. The tablet will have a spec (more…)
Mar 10
Publishes iPhone developer license, blasts Apple for ‘troubling’ clauses (more…)
Mar 10
But online banking fraud continues to rise, according to figures from financial institutionsFraud losses due to counterfeit payment cards fell by half in 2009 from the year prior in the U.K., but online banking losses continued t (more…)
Mar 10
Google this morning added biking directions to Google Maps. The heavily requested feature navigates using not only bike trails but marks (more…)
Mar 10
TeamViewer Pro is a $100 app that lets IT support staff remotely control PCs and Macs from an iPhone or iPod touch. There's also a free version available for controlling your personal computer or helping family and friends with troubleshooting. (more…)
Mar 10
With a price of £5.99, everything about this iPhone game is high-endStudents of the hadouken have a new venue to test their fighting mettle: Street Fighter IV launched Wednesday for the iPhone and iPod touch. This seminal ar (more…)
Mar 10
The number of touchscreen tablets running on ARM chips is set to explode even in 2010, the company’s global mobile device ODM manager Roy Chen said (more…)
Mar 10
The deal, which runs until 11th April 2010, is one of several green campaigns currently availableApple Premium Reseller KRCS is offering up to £100 off a Mac when they recycle any computer.The deal, which runs until 11th Apr (more…)
Mar 10
Twitter will shorten some links sent through the service to twt.tlTwitter launched a new link-screening service on Tuesday aimed at preventing phishing and other malicious attacks against users of the popular microblogging servic (more…)
Mar 10
Online retailers will both start selling Apple’s new device in AprilOnline retailers Play.com and Expansys will both stock Apple’s iPad when it hits the UK at the end of April. (more…)
Mar 10
Google Apps Marketplace continues push into the enterprise with help from third-party vendorsIn another move to work its way into the enterprise , Google has unveiled an online store where users can buy cloud-based applications d (more…)
Mar 10
A number of companies plan to ride Apple’s coattails with tablet devices of their ownClick here for more Apple iPad coverage (more…)
Mar 10
Jonathan Schwartz is starting to share stories about his days at Sun, possibly in preparation for a book (more…)
Mar 10
Samsung launches new 3D TV sets Samsung rolled out new devices including 3D TVs with screen sizes from 19 inches to 65 inches. The TVs, announced at an event in New York, will play back 3D content while providing the o (more…)
Mar 10
“Those living in areas known as ‘the Final Third’ still receive no proper access to broadband”A number of rural organisations have teamed up in  a bid to encourage the government roll out 2Mbps broadband in the countryside. (more…)
Mar 10
Gives Macs the freedom to be accessed from virtually anywhereRecently available in beta, LogMeIn has announced LogMeIn Pro2 remote access for Mac.The premium remote access service offers the the ability to remotely control a Mac (more…)
Mar 10
Support for Adobe Flash could make HP’s Slate a strong challenger to Apple’s iPad.What will HP’s Slate Tablet have that Apple’s iPad won’t? It’s Adobe Flash, a key Internet technology that HP is touting as the key difference betw (more…)
Mar 10
Resolution demands that secret trade talks are opened up to public scrutinyEuropean Parliamentarians are set to debate whether to formally oppose an anticounterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA) being negotiated in secret by the Euro (more…)
Mar 10
EFF requested a copy of the agreement and a revision dated March 17, 2009 was providedIf you’ve followed the news of App Store rejections over the past couple years, you may have wondered what exactly is engraved upon the s (more…)
Mar 10
Two separate problems could be affecting some BlackBerry users in the USOn Tuesday, some BlackBerry users in the US complained of an inability to use data services for the second day in a row. (more…)
Mar 10
The seminal arcade fighting game is now available for the iPhone and iPod touch as a $10 download. Chris Holt talks to Capcom's Takeshi Tezuka about bringing the game to the iPhone platform. (more…)
Mar 9
The iPad, not due to ship for another three weeks, is getting its fair share of accessory launches, with several new cases from WaterFie (more…)
Mar 9
TeamViewer GmbH has launched an iPhone app that allows users to remotely access the Finder view on a Mac. The screen-shari (more…)
Mar 9
Following several teasers, Pentax has finally announced availability information and detailed specs for its upcoming 645D medium-format camera. The (more…)
Mar 9
Jumsoft has extended its collection of images for Apple’s iWork software, releasing Pages Clipart 6.0. The number of images has doubled from its prev (more…)
Mar 9
Macgamestore.com has launched Murder, She Wrote, a new game based on the classic television show. The hidden-object mystery game allows players to (more…)
Mar 9
Autodesk on Tuesday announced Maya 2011, along with updates to its Mudbox and FDX utilities for Mac OS X. The latest version of Maya features a redesi (more…)
Mar 9
Microsoft’s decision to drop the Zune HD from its XNA development kit may actually be hints at plans for its sequel, leaks indicated on (more…)
Mar 9
Verizon tonight was caught distributing a memo to retail staff encouraging them to sell to iPad customers. The note obtained by Engadget (more…)
Mar 9
OWC has launched its OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini 1TB portable drive, which it claims is the first ever 2.5-inch 1TB driv (more…)
Mar 9
Former Sun CEO and president Jonathan Schwartz claims to have received a lawsuit threat several years ago from Apple CEO Steve Jobs. After Schw (more…)
Mar 9
Sony touted an industry first today as its PSN video service became the first service to get HD movies from all six major studios. Besides (more…)
Mar 9
Progressive rock band Pink Floyd on Tuesday sued its label EMI for allegedly breaking the terms of its contract through online sales. The (more…)
Mar 9
The Wall Street Journal reports that Google has teamed up with Dish Network to offer a set-top box based on the Android operating system. (more…)
Mar 9
UniPrint has launched UniPrint 7.0, intended for Mac network printing in server-centric physical or virtual desktop situa (more…)
Mar 9
Samsung on Tuesday announced it will soon release the HW-C450 sound bar for simple home theater setups. The 2.1-channel system comes in black (more…)
Mar 9
Apple should be able to churn out approximately 5 million iPads in the first half of the year, claims FBR Capital analyst Craig Berger. The number (more…)
Mar 9
Fortune reports on a new research note from Oppenhiemer & Co.’s Yair Reiner claiming that Apple in January began high-level talks with major phone manufacturers expressing its displeasure with what it con… (more…)
Mar 9
The simmering marketing battle between Verizon Wireless and AT&T over whose LTE network is first and best promises to explode in the coming months. (more…)
Mar 9
Apple has released a fourth beta of the iPhone 3.2 SDK, available through the company’s developer portal. Little information has yet leaked out due (more…)
Mar 9
Apple could have the bestselling e-book reader of all time in just three months on the market, according to an estimate from FBR Capital analyst Cr (more…)
Mar 9
Alchemist Guild has launched a new backup application for the Mac, Warehouse 1.0. The tool is built on Unix utilities and r (more…)
Mar 9
Source R&D has announced the upcoming release of its Warpia Easy Dock, which lets users access the processing power of their notebooks via a deskt (more…)
Mar 9
Parallels has just issued an update for Parallels Desktop 5.0 which adds support for Google's Chrome OS, according to the developer. (more…)