BGR: One of our high-level AT&T sources just informed us that an AT&T Vice President has confirmed to several employees that the iPhone 5 is slated to launch in early October. Yep.
∞ Wait… RIM's PlayBook sucks ass, but it's HP that cancels its tablet
What kind of perverse, unforgiving parallel universe did I wake up in that allowed the PlayBook to still be on the market, and HP’s TouchPad has been discontinued.
∞ Shareholder sues Motorola over Google sale
BGR: “The offered consideration does not compensate shareholders for the company’s intrinsic value and stand-alone alternatives going forward, nor does it compensate shareholders for the company’s value as a strategic asset for Google,” investor John W. Keating said in the … Continued
∞ Pro Tools beta adds support for OS X Lion
Avid released an update for Pro Tools 9, adding support for Apple’s recently released OS X Lion.
∞ Stupid analyst says Mac sales down after surveying four book stores
AppleInsider: Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry sent an investor note out on Wednesday warning that a weak back-to-school season caused last weekend’s Mac sales to slump between 35% and 40% from the weekend of July 23rd. It was “probably … Continued
∞ Black Sabbath reunion not a done deal, says Iommi
Tony Iommi on a Rolling Stone story published yesterday: I’m saddened that a Birmingham journalist whom I trusted has chosen this point in time to take a conversation we had back in June and make it sound like we spoke … Continued
∞ Modern tablet concept is Apple’s; everything else is just a feature
Tablets have been around for years, and while there was a lot of interest in what the platform could do, they never really caught on. It wasn’t until Apple released the iPad that tablets became a popular device.
∞ Best Buy only sells 25,000 HP TouchPads
Arik Hesseldahl: According to one source who’s seen internal HP reports, Best Buy has taken delivery of 270,000 TouchPads and has so far managed to sell only 25,000, or less than 10 percent of the units in its inventory. A … Continued
∞ Balls
John Gruber on Dan Lyons’ crap story: Another way to look at this story, then, is that maybe Google really did want those Nortel patents, and when they didn’t get them, they knew they were in a worse position than … Continued
∞ HTC sues Apple for patent infringement
Reuters: Smartphone maker HTC Corp sued Apple Inc, claiming infringement of three patents through Apple’s sale of Macintosh computers, iPads, iPods, iPhones and other devices. Back and forth, back and forth. Repeat.
∞ Lion USB Thumb Drive available from Apple
Apple on Tuesday made the OS X Lion USB Thumb Drive available from its online store.
∞ Google, Motorola deal opens the door for HP to license webOS
Unless Google’s partners are completely stupid, they spent most of the day figuring out which mobile operating system they will use next.
∞ Pictures: Apple begins work on Grand Central retail store
The Loop reader, Mike Defrancesco, sent in a few pictures of Apple’s new retail location as workers begin construction. He also put together a nice panorama, so you get a better view of the store’s location.
∞ HTC says relationship with Google not affected by Motorola purchase
BGR.com: “We are supportive of Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility as this is a positive development to the Android ecosystem, which we believe is beneficial to HTC’s promotion of Android phones,” an HTC spokesperson told BGR on Monday. “The partnership … Continued
∞ Web designs with sexy serif typography
Line25: One of the things we all admire as designers is typography. Some love the clean and crisp lines of sans-serif typefaces while others are passionate about the sophisticated and stylish curves of serif fonts. This showcase rounds up a … Continued
∞ Google partners 'welcome' Motorola acquisition with a gun to their head
Google’s Press release: “We welcome today’s news, which demonstrates Google’s deep commitment to defending Android, its partners, and the ecosystem.” – J.K. Shin President, Samsung, Mobile Communications Division “I welcome Google‘s commitment to defending Android and its partners.” – Bert … Continued
∞ Google gets more than 17,000 patents in Motorola purchase
The Next Web: Motorola Mobility spun off as an independent company from Motorola back in January, and at that time it announced it had over 24,000 patents ‘granted and pending’, though it’s thought its actual existing portfolio is around the … Continued
∞ Google buys Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion
Reuters: Google Inc said it will buy phone hardware maker Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc for $12.5 billion in cash to bolster the adoption of its Android mobile software. The mobile wars heat up a little bit.
∞ New renders of Apple's mega-campus available
AppleInsider: The city is currently in the midst of its review process of Apple’s plans. The first step of the review involves an environmental impact assessment that will evaluate traffic, noise, air quality and will provide the public with an … Continued
∞ Sprint says no to the PlayBook
Greg Bensinger at WSJ.com: The decision means the device hasn’t yet found any support from the three largest U.S. wireless carriers, which includes AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Without their backing, RIM will have to bear the burden of sales and … Continued
∞ Apple will not hold iPhone 5 event on Sept. 7
Reports began to surface yesterday that Apple would hold a special event on September 7 to launch the new iPhone, but that’s not happening.
∞ Dell discontinues the 5-inch Streak
Brad Linder: Dell has stopped selling the Dell Streak 5 inch Android tablet/smartphone. The original Streak launched last year as Dell’s first Android product. It blurred the lines between a tablet and a phone by pairing a reasonably large 5 … Continued
∞ Apple releases Lion Recovery Disk Assistant
Apple Support Web site: The Lion Recovery Disk Assistant lets you create Lion Recovery on an external drive that has all of the same capabilities as the built-in Lion Recovery: reinstall Lion, repair the disk using Disk Utility, restore from … Continued
∞ iPhone vs. Android state by state
Dan Frommer: Jumptap, a mobile ad network, just published its latest monthly metrics dump, including this map, which highlights the dominant smartphone platform in each state. In particular, it seems that the south and west are Google Android country, while … Continued
∞ AT&T removing unlimited plans for some jailbroken iPhones
9to5Mac: We’ve gotten word from some readers that AT&T is moving forward and removing unlimited plans for users who jailbreak iPhones to tether or hotspot off of AT&T’s unlimited data plans (for those grandfathered).
∞ Should Google really 'whine like a bitch?'
Brian S. Hall: If you have a monopoly business and generate monopoly profits and take those monopoly profits to another industry and *gave away* what your competitors (must) charge for, which led you to quickly capture the *dominant* maret share, … Continued
∞ Cult of Mac disproves its own rumor
Cult of Mac yesterday afternoon: We’ve gotten word from a previously reliable source that Apple is discontinuing the Magic Mouse in favor of the Magic Trackpad. Cult of Mac last night: Our source in Apple inventory has followed up with … Continued
∞ PCalc update adds support for external keyboards in iOS
PCalc is ideal for scientists, engineers, students, programmers, or indeed anybody looking for a feature rich calculator. It includes an optional RPN mode and multi-line display, a choice of button layouts, an extensive set of unit conversions, a paper tape, … Continued
∞ Acer says MacBook Air, iPad are 'short-term phenomena'
DigiTimes: Acer founder Stan Shih has commented that the fads for ultrabooks and tablet PCs are both short-term phenomena and urged companies in the notebook supply chain to come out with more value-added products through innovation. You keep telling yourself … Continued
∞ RIM needs to focus and think like a leader
Harry Marks talking about Steve Jobs’ ability to say no: RIM needs to take the same approaches to their products – learn to say “No” and focus resources where they’re needed. The PlayBook was a disaster, but it didn’t have … Continued