OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion first impressions: This is a cougar I’d take home
Apple just did something the company hasn’t done very often in recent years — it completely surprised nearly every single person with the announcement of …
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Apple’s OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: iMessage on Mac, Notification Center and more
Details surrounding Apple’s next-generation Mac operating system were released on Thursday morning, shedding light on a number of new features set to hit Apple’s desktop …
Apple amends policy to stop iPhone apps from swiping contact data
Apple remained silent as Path and other developers were called out for ostensibly stealing users’ contact data. Without asking for permission or even notifying users …
Vonage brings free calling and messaging to iPhone, Android
Vonage on Wednesday unveiled a new mobile app for the iPhone and Android smartphones that affords free calling and messaging along with cheap international calling …
ARM-powered Windows 8 devices will likely support desktop apps
Contrary to a number of reports that have suggested otherwise, ARM-powered Windows 8 devices will likely be able to run full desktop applications. Microsoft had …
Google launches Chrome browser for Android smartphones and tablets [video]
Google on Tuesday announced the first beta release of its Chrome Web browser for Android-powered smartphones and tablets. The firm’s native Web browser is certainly …
RIM: BlackBerry apps are more profitable than Android apps
Research In Motion executivess took the stage during BlackBerry DevCon Europe on Tuesday to clear up a few facts about the company’s success with its …
Apple issues major Final Cut Pro X update with multicam editing and more
Apple on Tuesday announced a major update to its Final Cut Pro X video editing software. The company added “multicam editing that automatically syncs up …
First look at SlingPlayer for Amazon’s Kindle Fire
Sling Media has been the go-to provider for video placeshifting solutions for nearly seven years now. The California-based company launched its first Slingbox in 2005, …
Hands on with Cablevision’s upcoming Optimum App for Laptops
Last summer, Cablevision was one of the first cable providers to release an app for watching live TV on mobile devices. The Optimum App for …
Asus Transformer Prime bootloader unlock tool landing in February
Asus recently confirmed on Twitter that an official tool for unlocking the bootloader on the Transformer Prime will be made available in February. The company …
Siri capabilities expanded thanks to jailbreak apps
There are plenty of reasons for savvy iPhone users to jailbreak their handsets, the most obvious of which is access to applications that provide functionality …
Cydia-style app store for Android coming soon
Google’s open approach with the Android platform means developers can build applications that make use of parts of the operating system that iOS developers can’t …
Untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 now available for Windows
Savvy iPhone 4S and iPad 2 owners were elated last week when the new dream team of iOS hacking announced that a jailbreak tool was …
Apple’s iPad textbook sales estimated at 350,000 in first three days
Apple announced its new digital textbook product last week during a press conference in New York City and some analysts are already viewed the company’s …
iPhone 4S, iPad 2 untethered jailbreak almost ready for release
The uncharacteristically long wait iPhone 4S and iPad 2 owners have been forced to endure before their devices can be jailbroken is almost over. In …
Apple’s Siri patent reveals a much more powerful service that may be in the works
The United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published Apple’s patent application related to its Siri digital assistant service. We’ve already heard rumors that Apple …
iPhone owners living in the past finally get a peek at the present
There will always come a point when hardware limitations prevent previous-generation iPhone and iPod touch models from receiving the latest version of iOS. The issue …
Apple releases iTunes 10.5.3
Apple on Thursday released an updated version of its iTunes software following a series of announcements made during the company’s press conference in New York …
Apple unveils iTunes U app for iPad
Apple on Thursday unveiled a new version of its iTunes U product from a press conference in New York City. Apple’s Eddy Cue was on …
Apple reinvents textbooks for iPad, unveils iBooks 2 and iBooks Author
Moments ago at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, Apple’s VP of marketing Phil Schiller announced what has been rumored for weeks — …
Facebook launches apps for Timeline
Facebook on Wednesday evening announced new applications that can be used to populate users’ Facebook Timelines with new information. The initial launch apps include Foodspotting, Foodily, Ticketmaster, Pinterest,Rotten Tomatoes, Pose, Kobo, Gogobot, TripAdvisor …
Another Nokia Lumia 800 battery update coming in two weeks
Nokia said on Twitter Wednesday that a second software update will roll out to Lumia 800 devices over the next two weeks. It is largely …
Apple’s ‘Bliss’ textbook project inspired by interactive Al Gore book
Apple is planning to unveil a new textbook initiative on Thursday that has been codenamed ‘Bliss’ that will likely bolster the use of iPads for …
Apple to drive iPad adoption at schools with digital textbook tools
Apple may be working on bolstering its educational content in order to drive the adoption rate of iPads in schools. Apple is holding a press event …
Motorola XOOM tablets begin receiving OTA Android 4.0 update
Motorola’s XOOM tablet was the first slate to launch with Android 3.0 Honeycomb when it was released last year. Apropos, it is also among the …
TV isn’t the only remaining market Steve Jobs planned to tackle; iPad textbooks due this week
As revealed in his authorized biography, Steve Jobs figured out the secret to making a truly user friendly television ahead of his untimely passing. But …
Android apps coming to Windows 8 with BlueStacks App Player
BlueStacks announced at the Consumer Electronics Show on Tuesday that the company’s Android App Player is coming to the Windows 8 platform. Last year, BlueStacks …
Apple will continue to earn majority of app download revenue in 2012
Apple will earn more than 53% of all mobile app download revenue this year, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. The research firm …
Microsoft sues firm for selling 94,000 counterfeit copies of Vista and XP
Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against Comet Group, LLC. for creating and selling more than 94,000 counterfeit recovery discs for Windows Vista and Windows XP. …
