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Interview With Halfbot Over Their App Store IP Theft Of “The Blocks Cometh”

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

We wrote about a blatant theft of IP a few weeks back. It was about the company Halfbot and their game Blocks Cometh and how their original flash game was stolen and put on the iTunes App store. After we (and many others) wrote about the theft, Apple took down game.

www.crunchgear.com

Verizon CTO feels they don’t need WP7 & their “three OS players” are Android, Apple and RIM

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile Verizon CTO Tony Melone was recently interviewed and one of the topics that came up was mobile operating systems and surprisingly he was rather blunt when it came time to speak about Windows Phone 7.

www.gadgetell.com

Toy Fair 2011: Gearlog’s Top Picks

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

With the end of another Toy Fair looming, we've rounded up five of our favorite things from this year's show. Check out the list, after the jump.

www.gearlog.com

DoCoMo Touchable 3D Lets You Touch What Jumps Off The Screen

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

I’m sure all of us have watched something jump off the screen of a 3D movie and wanted to grab at it as it floated before our 3D-bespectacled eyes. Now wouldn’t it be cool if you really could interact with that floating object?

www.slashgear.com

Tablets Saving Trees?

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

There is no question that the iPad and soon, other tablets, are making printing less and less necessary. When you can carry the content with you and read it comfortably, why do you need to print it out?

www.slashgear.com

AT&T CEO says App Store is bad for consumers

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson must be eating some sour grapes since his company lost its exclusive hold on the US iPhone market.

How Apple Is Winning the Post-PC War

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13 years ago

A bit of semantic juggling makes Apple the biggest player in both the personal computer and mobile platform markets. A research report published today by DisplaySearch found that sales of the iPad propelled Apple past HP for the No. 1 spot in the “mobile PC” market.

Will $25 Million In Government Money Make The Internet Truly Free (As In Freedom)?

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

Flickr’d Good ol’ government, spreading freedom and whatnot. The U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, said yesterday that the government plans to invest a cool $25 million in order to help people get around Internet “thugs, hackers, and censors.”

www.crunchgear.com

China To Get Cheaper IMAX Movie Tickets

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13 years ago

IMAX is looking to reduce the ticket prices in China and open more than 100 new IMAX theaters. Talk about a bulk discount. IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond said, “IMAX is thinking of lowering the price in order to attract more people coming into theaters.”

www.crunchgear.com

Two Way Communication Set To Double Wi-Fi Speeds

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13 years ago

Stanford University researchers have discovered a way to create two way communication over the same radio frequency.

www.geeky-gadgets.com

Google One Pass Aims To Take On Apple’s New Subscription Service

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

Yesterday Apple announced their new subscription service, many publishers are less than hapopy with it, and now it seems they have an alternative with Google’s new One Pass.The timing of Google’s One Pass announcement couldn’t be better, as Apple is coming under criticism, Google...

www.geeky-gadgets.com

Twitter website adds inline App Store previews

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

Macgasm brings us word that Twitter has expanded the in-page previews on its website to include iOS App Store app details.

Google One Pass gives publishers open e-book pricing

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

Google provided a possible out for publishers critical of iTunes subscription rules today by introducing One Pass at a Berlin event today.

feeds.electronista.com

Did Scientists Just Create A Thinking Cap?

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

Here’s a wacky one for your Wednesday consumption. Researchers from the mighty University of Sydney’s Centre for the Mind may have cracked the theory behind the thinking cap. You know, “Let me put on my thinking cap, sit in my thinking chair.”

www.crunchgear.com

Australian Jetstar Airlines To Begin Offering In-Flight iPad Rentals

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13 years ago

Australian airline, Jetstar, will begin offering iPad rentals for customers by this April. The iPads will come loaded with “movie, music, magazines, books and games” and will be on A320 flights in Australia and Asia.

www.crunchgear.com

SlideShare Launch ZipCast HTML5 Web Conferencing Tool

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

SlideShare has today unveiled it new ZipCast service that allows SlideShare users a fast and simple way to initiate web conferences around presentations.SlideShare a presentation startup website with around 45 million users has created the new service using HTML5 WebSockets to create a real-time...

www.geeky-gadgets.com

Google Competes With Apple On Subscription And In-App Purchasing

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

Publishers that were complaining about Apple’s new in-app purchasing and subscription requirements may now have a better alternative. Google is reportedly starting today a new in-app purchasing system for its Android Market to compete with Apple.

www.slashgear.com

Ask TUAW Video Edition: Maintenance on your Mac

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

This week, Julie writes in about being a new Mac user (having come from the Windows world). She wants to know what kind of maintenance she needs to run to keep her Mac working. I give a few suggestions, but there are A LOT more we could give her.

New App Store Rules Affect More Than Just Subscriptions

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13 years ago

The new App Store rules that Apple announced on Tuesday were planted in a news release about subscriptions.

hothardware.com

Motorola confirms Xoom’s $800 price, $600 Wi-Fi only

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

Motorola leader Sanjay Jha on Wednesday confirmed prices for the Xoom. The Android 3.0 flagship will cost $800 with Verizon contract-free, while a Wi-Fi version will still cost $600. He justified the prices by noting that mounting a challenge to the iPad demanded high prices....

feeds.electronista.com

Virgin Mobile drops cap on full-speed ‘unlimited’ to 2.5GB

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

Virgin Mobile has quietly restricted its unlimited Broadband2Go mobile data plan again recently, capping it at 2.5GB and upping its monthly subscription price. Just over a month ago, Virgin promised the plan will offer 5GB of full-speed data use for $40 per month.

feeds.electronista.com

Scott Amron’s CigaretteMagnet

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

Scott Amron, the man behind the beloved Keyring, just released a new product, the "Put Out Cigarette" fridge magnet. Although we do not condone the act of smoking, we do love the fun form of this particular magnet.

Video Of The Most Powerful Oven Computer: Gorenje iChef+

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

Check out this hands-on video of the new iChef+ oven touch control system from Gorenje. Gorenje is a built-in appliances brand that is meant for the exclusive crowd; one who’s butler will likely appreciate.

www.crunchgear.com

Stylish Headphones Made From Old Guitars And Reclaimed Leather

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

Just because something is environmentally friendly, that doesn't mean it can't be stylish. Like this headphone design by Britt Ashcraft, for example. It's made from recycled materials, yet it looks like something you'd have to spend quite a bit of money on.

www.gearlog.com

Giant Planet May, May Not Exist at Edge of Solar System

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

Is there a giant planet four times the size of Jupiter hanging out at the edge of our solar system? The consensus from scientists is a definitive "maybe."

www.gearlog.com

Borders Files for Bankruptcy, Closes Stores

February 16th, 2011 link to (permalink)

13 years ago

Remember the days when we were bemoaning the loss of small mom and pop stores to the likes of giant retail chains like Barnes & Noble and Borders?

www.gearlog.com

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