Andrew Richardson: Well, Windows on a diet running alone in 2 GB sounds reasonable. Windows plus one non-bloatware application running in 2 GB, maybe. Windows multitasking a half-dozen apps, some of them legacy Windows applications like Outlook, Excel or Photoshop, … Continued
∞ Arrington rips on TechCrunch editor Schonfeld
Arrington took issue with a story and posted in the TechCrunch forums: Erick, I’m still an AOL employee through tomorrow (15th). Also, as you know I had significant input into this list of finalists and spoke to Heather [Techcrunch CEO] … Continued
∞ Analyst: RIM's PlayBook headed to the scrap heap
Wedge Partners analyst Brian Blair at BGR: On the PlayBook tablet, Blair’s opinion is even more dour. “Last quarter RIM talked about shipping 500,000 units but did not speak of sell-through for obvious reasons,” the analyst wrote in a note … Continued
∞ Google upped Motorola Mobility bid by $3 billion
Mobileburn: According to the filing, Google increased its bid for Motorola by 33 percent in one day, bringing the purchase price up by $3 billion. This was without Motorola entertaining bids from other companies. The filing also says that Google … Continued
∞ Nintendo's Iwata: Smartphone games 'not under consideration'
IndustryGamers: In an interview with Japanese news organization Nikkei (translated by Andriasang), Nintendo president Satoru Iwata reiterated the company’s stance on creating games for smartphones. “This is absolutely not under consideration,” Iwata definitively replied when asked about Nintendo possibly making smartphone … Continued
∞ Reading Rainbow gets iPad reboot
Fast Company: LeVar Burton, a children’s literacy advocate and a former star of Star Trek: The Next Generation, plans to make an ambitious comeback, giving the once-loved Reading Rainbow brand a 21st-century upgrade. Burton’s for-profit venture, RRKidz, plans to launch an … Continued
∞ iWeb to WordPress converter
Now you can quickly and easily convert your iWeb blog to a WordPress blog. Simply export your iWeb website to a Local folder and import it into iWeb to WordPress. In just minutes you will get all of your blog … Continued
∞ VMware Fusion 4 adds more than 90 new features
VMware on Wednesday released Fusion 4, the company’s virtualization software, allowing users to run other operating systems on their Macs. Fusion 4 is a 64-bit Cocoa application, built with Apple’s new OS X Lion in mind. You can add Windows … Continued
∞ Anonymous developer suggests protest against Apple, Google
Apple and Google are dragging their feet to assist with the Macrosolve and Lodsys patent bullying of small businesses, entrepeneurs, and developers. Without Apple’s and Google’s assistance, the app development community is vulnerable to the strategic attacks made by these … Continued
∞ Gruber on Windows 8
It’s one thing to look at today’s Windows-8-on-a-tablet and say that it has a lot of potential. It’s another thing altogether to look at it and declare victory. Exactly right. Windows writers are claiming victory over one of the most … Continued
∞ Apple bloggers 'flustered' by Windows 8?
Boy Genius Report has a glowing piece on Windows 8 that they say ushers in the “post-post-PC era.” In the story, “Sorry Apple, Windows 8 ushers in the post-post-PC era,” BGR makes some pretty amazing claims. As you can guess, … Continued
∞ Verizon introducing $50 unlimited plan
BGR.com In an effort to edge in on MetroPCS and Sprint-owned Boost and Virgin Mobile, Verizon Wireless will introduce a brand new $50 monthly prepaid this week that includes unlimited text, talk and web. The new plan, which first launched … Continued
∞ Is there anything Vladimir Putin can't do?
Wow.
∞ Apple, Starbucks launch 'Pick of the Week'
Apple and Starbucks on Tuesday relaunched the partnership that saw the companies bring “Song of the Week” to customers. However, this new program is even bigger. Dubbed “Pick of the Week,” the new program will include all types of content … Continued
∞ Windows 8 screenshots
∞ Must have accessory for Windows 8 tablets
See here.
∞ Windows 8 tablet review notes 'fan noise' and 'heat'
This is my next: However, fan noise is very noticeable, as is the heat coming out of the top vent Somebody is being punked right?
∞ Sprint prepares for iPhone 4
Erica Sadun for TUAW.com The briefing reportedly told the sales team that Sprint will begin offering the iPhone 4 in October 2011 (next month) with standard Sprint data plans; they will include a $10 data smartphone premium that is not … Continued
∞ MacBook Air firmware update fixes Thunderbolt, Lion Recovery
Apple has posted MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.1. The update is specifically for “mid-2011”-era MacBook Air models equipped with Thunderbolt high-speed I/O ports. This update includes fixes that enhance the stability of Lion Recovery from an Internet connection, and … Continued
∞ Philadelphia Inquirer offers discounted Android tablet to digital subscribers
Philadelphia Media Network has announced an offer to customers interested in getting a digital subscription to the Phildelphia Inquirer: a deeply discounted tablet computer made by Arnova. The deal starts today and is limited to the first 5,000 subscribers, on … Continued
∞ AmpKit 1.2 video
Amazing the sounds you can get out of an iPad with AmpKit.
∞ Shadowgun third-person combat game coming to iOS on Sep. 28
Madfinger Games announced Tuesday that Shadowgun is slated for a September 28 release. The game is a third-person tactical combat shooter featuring remarkable console-quality graphics. Shadowgun is a futuristic shooter set in the year 2350. The game follows the adventures … Continued
∞ 85% of tablet buyers plan to get an iPad
Fortune: Game over.
∞ EA includes teen girl in NHL 12 roster
The Globe and Mail: Starting this week, 14-year-old Lexi Peters will be stick handling past men twice her size as she plays in the starting lineup for the Buffalo Sabres. Or the Vancouver Canucks. Or any NHL team the 90-pound … Continued
∞ China a top priority for Apple
John Paczkowski: Apple’s decision to make China top priority in its global expansion is proving increasingly prescient. The company’s four Chinese outlets are already among the most heavily trafficked Apple stores in the world. And they generate blockbuster sales and … Continued
∞ Line 6 unveils Mobile POD, Mobile In Adapter for iPhone and iPad
Building on the POD brand, Line 6 on Monday unveiled the Mobile POD app for iPhone and iPad, and the Mobile In Adapter that lets you plug your guitar into Apple’s devices. The Mobile POD app will be a free … Continued
∞ Pixelmator [Sponsor]
Many thanks to Pixelmator for sponsoring this week’s RSS feed. Pixelmator is the beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast and powerful image editing app for Mac OS X that has everything you need to create, edit and enhance your images. With tons … Continued
∞ New QNX BlackBerry has no email or calendar
Gizmodo: BlackBerry sales have been in the toilet, so RIM has been scrambling to get their much-anticipated first QNX-based phones to market. Very smart. But they may be pushing them out without BES/BIS email/calendar calendar support. That would be unfathomably … Continued
∞ Arrington 'decided' to leave TechCrunch
AllThingsD: He was replaced by longtime TechCrunch editor Erick Schonfeld. The company’s statement said that the high-profile blogger had “decided” to move on, which was adecided understatement, given the negotiations between the pair sometimes approximated a cage match. “You can’t fire … Continued
∞ Bob Seger comes to iTunes, finally
Detroit Free Press: “It’s probably the best delivery system ever invented, but the industry gave up a lot of quality to have that system,” [Seger manager Ed ‘Punch’] Andrews said. “At some point, if this is what everybody is accepting, … Continued