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09-06-10 -
Nike+ GPS gives Nike+iPod experience without adapters
Nike in a Labor Day twist posted a special stand-alone version of its Nike+iPod app. Nike+ GPS ($2, App Store) uses an Apple device's built-in accelerometer and location finding, preferably an iPhone's GPS but also through iPod touch players, to ...
09-06-10 -
Review: ViewSonic NexTV
The VMP75 NexTv is ViewSonic's latest foray into living rooms for what's quickly becoming a crowded field of media hubs. This network media player can serve up content from a variety of local and online sources and even has its own web browser. Bu...
09-06-10 -
First Windows Phone 7 ad portrays OS as revolution leader
Microsoft today posted its first ever ad for Windows Phone 7 (viewable below) in the first sign of the final run-up to launch. Shown before a Secret Cinema event in London to screen Lawrence of Arabia, the minute-long spot ties into the classic m...
09-06-10 -
Nuu Mini-key transforms iPhone 4 into QWERTY slider
Young accessory maker Nuu at IFA showed a new iPhone 4 add-on that promises a fully integrated keyboard. The Mini-key melds a protective case for the Apple phone itself with a slide-out, tilting QWERTY keyboard to reassure those jumping from phon...
09-06-10 -
iLife '11 Family Pack manifests at Amazon
A listing for an iLife '11 Family Pack has actually been floating around Amazon.com for several weeks, observers note. The entry claims a $99 pricetag, and a shipping time of two to four weeks. It should in fact be possible to go through with an...
09-06-10 -
Nokia to intro E7 next week in bid to save smartphones
Nokia's plans for its in-house Nokia World expo should include its first mainstream Eseries touchscreen phone, leaks revealed on Monday. The E7, a touchscreen QWERTY model, is said by Reuters to be at the September 14 show. The tips didn't provi...
09-05-10 -
PS3 jailbreak loosed for N900 and Pre; Android, iPhone soon
The recently frozen PS3 jailbreak has been reworked to be usable through smartphones. After having been open-sourced as PSGroove, PSJailbreak is now available through code (PSFreedom) that runs from an attached Nokia N900, Palm Pre and even the D...
09-05-10 -
Motorola Droid 2 ad takes dig at Apple's lack of Flash
Motorola this weekend poked fun at Apple again with another ad, this time for the Droid 2. The full-page newspaper spread riffs on Apple's "there's an app for that" iPhone spots with the simple question "Flash websites? There's a ...
09-04-10 -
Review: BlackBerry Curve 3G
More than ever, BlackBerry sales are skewing towards the Curve; the 8500 has been so popular that it's seen shortages that are rare for a company built on ho-hum phones. The Curve 3G is an attempt to massage that formula to perfection with a refi...
09-04-10 -
Blurry shot allegedly shows camera-equipped iPad in testing
An uncertain rumor on Saturday has what's purported to be a future iPad in testing with a front camera. The partial shot allegedly shows the tablet in a debugging mode for video calls. 9 to 5 Mac in obtaining the shots noted that the mode is the...
09-04-10 -
Apple UK points to iOS 4.1 launching Sept. 8
Apple's British site has revealed that iOS 4.1 is likely to be posted on September 8. Where the US site only lists the refresh as "coming soon," the UK page has an exact date. The reason for the discrepancy isn't clear, though it's sus...
09-03-10 -
Apple's Ping hits 1 million users in 48 hours
Apple tonight hit a milestone quickly as it reached over one million users of Ping within the first 48 hours of its going online. The tally represents a third of the three million that have downloaded iTunes 10. Internet Services VP Eddy Cue exp...
09-03-10 -
Klipsch adds iPhone-friendly over-ear, rugged in-ear audio
Klipsch took advantage of new iPod launches to trot out three headphones to match. The Image One breaks the most ground of the three and is Klipsch's first over-ear headphone set with an in-line mic and remote compatible with all iOS devices. Th...
09-03-10 -
Mobee intros wireless charger for Apple's Magic Mouse
Mobee today caused a minor stir at IFA by unveiling the Magic Charger. The peripheral uses the same induction behind devices like the PowerMat to recharge Apple's Magic Mouse without wires. By replacing the regular battery section and cover with...
09-03-10 -
Briefly: Demo Cup finalists announced, iWeb themes launched
The jury for this year's Demo Cup, an open source competition that takes place during the Open World Forum, has sorted through entries and picked 13 finalists. The finalists include a variety of different products including the Mozilla 4 project f...
09-03-10 -
Apple optimizes Movie Trailers page for HTML5
Apple has expanded its Movie Trailers page with new features based on iOS-friendly HTML5 standards. The portal now includes a Showtimes page that provides a variety of information regarding closest theaters and movie schedules. Users can input a z...
09-03-10 -
Nikon president hints again at mini pro camera
Nikon president Makoto Kimura in a new interview has dropped hints again at an in-between camera. He told Reuters the company wanted a camera "different from SLRs and compacts" and hoped to create a new category. It wouldn't be like ty...
09-03-10 -
iHome teases AirPlay-ready portable speaker
iHome finished the week by teasing the first speaker system designed for the AirPlay feature in iOS 4.2. The single-piece design shown is designed solely to take audio over Wi-Fi from an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch and doesn't have a visible dock ...
09-03-10 -
LaCie intros ultra-compact MosKeyto USB thumbdrive
LaCie has unveiled its most compact USB flash storage drive ever, the MosKeyto. Offering capacities up to 16GB in a size that is only 0.7 inches long and 0.35 ounces, the device is short enough to lay flush against a notebook while being stored in...
09-03-10 -
Official iOS 4.2 page details upcoming features for iPad
Apple has put up an official webpage for the iPad version of the iOS 4.2 update, which is due in November. The page mentions "100+ new features," most of which are actually being carried over from v4.0 for the iPhone and iPod touch. iOS...
09-03-10 -
SageTV ships Mac- and PC-ready streaming media player
SageTV is now shipping the SageTV HD Theater 300. The media player streams media files from the internet or a local network to the connected television and supports full 1080p. It will also play media files from USB storage devices....
09-03-10 -
iPod touch 4G, nano 6G cases from Scosche, iLuv, Easyshop
In the wake of Apple's announcements of a new iPod touch and iPod nano come a slew of case announcements from Scosche, iLuv and Easyishop. Scosche is launching multiple cases, six designs for the Touch and two for the Nano. Scosche is leading with...
09-02-10 -
Apple releases Xcode 4 preview 3 to developers
Apple has released a third preview of Xcode 4, the latest set of developer tools for Mac OS and iOS platforms. Version 4 transitions to a single-winder interface, combining a navigation toolbar, which offers search and list content, with a Jump Ba...
09-02-10 -
Google intros final Chrome 6 with new speed, simpler UI
Just after the two-year anniversary of its Chrome browser, Google on Thursday released a new Chrome 6 stable build for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. Its engine is faster than for Chrome 5 and a full three times faster than the 2008 browser origina...
09-02-10 -
Jobs: Facebook cut out of Ping because of 'onerous terms'
Links to Facebook have been excluded from Ping because of "onerous terms," according to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. When Ping was launched yesterday, it was promoted as having Facebook Connect support; the language is still present on Apple's...
09-01-10 -
Apple releases iTunes 10 for Mac and Windows systems
Apple has released iTunes 10, a major update to the media utility that was introduced today alongside several new iPods. The update features a social networking feature, Ping, that allows users to follow friends and artists. Users can post music t...
09-01-10 -
Boxee sees new Apple TV leaving room for Boxee Box
Boxee founder Avner Ronen today downplayed the risk from the new Apple TV to sales of its upcoming Boxee Box. He pointed out the simple advantage of 1080p versus Apple's 720p as well as the open nature of Boxee's platform. Since it has a web bro...
09-01-10 -
iPhone "definitely" coming to T-Mobile US, G2 pricing leaked
Persistent talk of an iPhone for T-Mobile USA gained a minor assist with a rumor this morning. An unnamed Examiner contact said that there had been "problems with the carrier" but that there would now "definitely" be a version...
09-01-10 -
Apple's Ping network linked to trademark agreement
Apple's new Ping social network -- introduced alongside iTunes 10 -- required a special trademark agreement to make happen, a press statement reveals. Karsten Manufacturing notes that it technically owns the Ping name for one of its sub-brands, w...
09-01-10 -
iOS 4.2 to bring AirPlay, printing, iPad compatibility
Although iOS 4.1 is only set to launch next week, Apple also used today's press event to preview iOS 4.2. Critically the update will be the first version of iOS 4 to work on iPads, bringing along many advancements already on the iPhone and iPod t...
09-01-10 -
iTunes 10 adds 'Ping' social networking feature
Alongside Apple's new iPod unveilings, the company has introduced a major update to iTunes. Version 10 focuses on social networking with a new "Ping" feature. Users can now follow favorite artists and friends, listen to previews of music...
09-01-10 -
New iPod touch brings FaceTime calls, 960x640 display
As expected, Apple's special media event includes the unveiling of a new iPod touch. The fourth-generation design retains the same rounded housing as its predecessors, although the profile is slightly thinner. The device has adopted the iPhone 4's...
09-01-10 -
Real-time coverage of Apple's September 1 music event
Apple is holding its annual music-oriented event today the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, California. The company is expected to unveil at least new iPods and will likely also have new iTunes features and possibly a new Apple TV. Please vi...
09-01-10 -
Apple live stream a dry run for streaming iTunes to iOS?
Apple's decision to stream its event live is actually a cover for a test of eventual iTunes streaming, a rumor asserted today. The first-ever Apple stream in eight years is reported by Apple contacts to be a practice run for the North Carolina da...
08-31-10 -
Flash on Android is "shockingly bad"
While many Android users await the official Flash 10.1 release for their smartphones, tests of the only final version, limited to the Nexus One, suggest the player is still problematic when attempting to load and play videos. A GigaOM video shows...
08-31-10 -
Apple to stream event over HTML5 for iOS, Snow Leopard Macs
Apple provided a late surprise by revealing that it would stream its music event tomorrow through HTML5. The option will use the open HTTP Live Streaming format but, according to Apple, will need either iOS 3.0 or Mac OS X Snow Leopard or better ...
08-31-10 -
Apple iTV pegged for tomorrow with Netflix app
Apple's expected iTV media hub launch tomorrow is real and should include some form of Netflix support, a last-minute leak contended this evening. Three unidentified sources claimed Netflix's Watch Instantly would be "available" and car...
08-31-10 -
Review: EyeTV for iPad
MacNN has reviewed EyeTV for iPad, a new extension of Elgato's TV viewing platform for the Mac. The app lets users stream captured TV on an iPad, whether live or recorded. Via a menu system newly optimized over the iPhone app, users can also che...
08-31-10 -
PogoPlug outs iPad printing update, ships Biz, Wi-Fi adapter
Cloud Engines, maker of the PogoPlug NAS adapter, announced on Tuesday that it has posted a promised software update that will let users print from their iPads, iPhones, Android smartphones or other Internet connected devices from anywhere they ca...
08-31-10 -
Canon intros two 1080p, 4:2:2 pro camcorders
Canon on Tuesday added a pair of new pro camcorders that should bring high-bitrate video to a more affordable price grade. Together, the XF100 and XF105 record at 1080p30 and use the newer XF Codec of the XF300 series to produce accurate video ou...
08-31-10 -
Briefly: Home Design Studio open beta, August MacBUS meeting
An open beta test of the next major version of Punch! Home and Landscape Design Studio Pro for Mac is currently being offered by Punch! Software. The software includes tools for designing custom homes with realistic lighting effects, plant growth,...
08-30-10 -
Apple event to focus on iTunes discovery, 60-second samples?
Apple's September 1 event may have a significant focus on discovering new music in iTunes, tips hinted on Monday. One of the major components of the event will focus on the "music discovery experience." The CNET tips didn't provide man...
08-30-10 -
Roku cuts player prices ahead of Apple iTV, adds 1080p
Roku today hedged itself against Apple's media event by cutting prices for its Internet Player across the board. The prices drop $20 to $30, putting the Roku SD as low as $60 while the Roku HD costs $70 and the HD-XR is now just $100. The SD may...
08-30-10 -
Hotmail gains ActiveSync support for iOS, other platforms
Microsoft has begun enabling Exchange ActiveSync support for Hotmail users, reports say. The technology should allow push synchronization with a number of mobile devices, most notably the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Also supported are Windows P...
08-30-10 -
Briefly: Verizon 15Mbps DSL, Grace weatherproof speakers
Verizon has launched a new DSL tier that gives subscribers 10Mbps to 15Mbps downstream and 1Mbps upstream. The new internet service is priced at $60 per month, while customers who also have a voice plan with Verizon will receive a discounted price...
08-30-10 -
Sena Keyboard Folio for iPad includes built-in keyboard
Accessory maker Sena has unveiled the Keyboard Folio, a new iPad case. While similar to some other leather folio-style cases, the Sena model includes a built-in Bluetooth keyboard, effectively transforming an iPad into a netbook. To that end, a ...
08-30-10 -
Arcade Fire debuts HTML5-based music video
Google on Monday partnered with the Canadian indie rock music band Arcade Fire to produce the first HTML5-based music video. The project, called The Wilderness Downtown, was overseen by writer and director Chris Milk. It's set to the band's "...
08-30-10 -
Plex/Nine, Plex for iOS near release
New versions of the Plex media player are en route for Mac and iOS devices, the developers have revealed. The updated Mac app is being dubbed Plex/Nine, and should be launched at midnight Eastern time. The major addition is a separate Media Mana...
08-29-10 -
Review: Seagate GoFlex line
Seagate has been synonymous with storage for decades, but it has often followed a relatively conservative path. GoFlex changes that; it promises to keep external hard drives almost futureproof by making the ports as removable as the drives themsel...
08-29-10 -
Leaks show Galaxy Tab for Verizon, more Apple-style gear
A flurry of last-minute leaks have confirmed several aspects of the Samsung Galaxy Tab ahead of its final launch, including a heavy influence from Apple in accesories. Multiple photos obtained from a forum by Gadgety show the device with a "...

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