∞ 'Official' VisualHub Lion update now available

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Macworld: In an email to Macworld early Monday morning, Loch wrote: “I’m happy to put Techspansion to rest. Again.” Updates for VisualHub (and its sibling AudioHub) are available at Techspansion’s website. Techspansion and its payment processing service, Kagi, were at … Continued

∞ Study: Fanboys confuse brands with self-image

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Ars Technica: You may think you’re defending your favorite platform because it’s just that good. But, according to a recently published study out of the University of Illinois, you may instead be defending yourself because you view criticisms of your favorite … Continued

∞ Apple's newest target in patent war: InterDigital

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The Next Web: Apple and Nokia, along with Qualcomm and several other companies, are weighing bids for InterDigital Inc in order to scoop up its trove of patents for wireless tech, reports Reuters. The company is up for sale and is … Continued

∞ Logitech offers solar-powered wireless Mac keyboard

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Logitech has introduced the Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 for Mac, a computer keyboard that recharges its internal batteries using solar power and indoor light. It costs $59.99 and will ship later this month.

∞ Finding Apple's secret sauce for the iPad

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ZDNet: This consistent marketing experience from Apple is something that competitors simply cannot reproduce. These companies are coming from a computer background for the most part, and they are set up to market new products to the audience that buys … Continued

∞ Apple releases OS X 10.7.1 update

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Apple on Tuesday released an update to OS X Lion to version 10.7.1 – the update is available through the Software Update system preference, and is recommended for all Lion users.

∞ Samsung overturns EU injunction against Galaxy Tab 10.1

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MacUser (UK): A court in Düsseldorf has lifted the injunction it granted Apple last week, which prevented Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in all European Union countries except the Netherlands. The initial injunction banned Samsung’s Korean-based parent company … Continued

∞ Questions, controversy surround VisualHub update

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Macworld: Kagi, a popular payment processor for independent software developers, recently began selling a $5 Lion-compatibility patch for the discontinued-in-2008 VisualHub video converter that the original software’s developer says he didn’t authorize—and isn’t getting paid for. Kagi defends the move, arguing … Continued

∞ New Apple HQ could swallow Pentagon

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The Mac Observer: Given that comforting sanity check, I measured the diameter of the Apple spaceship as 1615 ft, plus or minus a few ft., depending on where one places the ruler. That’s a radius of 807.5 ft. So, if … Continued

∞ Video game industry has worst month since '06

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GamePolitics.com: U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories took a 20 percent nosedive in July to $707.7 million, hurt by a combination of less demand for video game consoles and no major game title released during the … Continued

∞ Twenty-two more fake Chinese Apple stores shuttered

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Reuters: Authorities in China’s southwestern city of Kunming have identified another 22 unauthorized Apple retailers weeks after a fake of the company’s store in the city sparked an international storm. China’s Administration for Industry and Commerce in the Yunnan provincial … Continued

∞ Games that are more fun to play on iOS

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GamePro: Our iPhones and iPads have more than enough original apps to keep us obsessed with mobile gaming. Some of the greatest games on iOS, though, are ports of PC or other portable titles we can get on the cheap. … Continued

∞ Nintendo and iPhones – tracking the evolution of a rumor

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A headline on a Bloomberg story written specifically to garner page views offer a prime example of how sloppy reporting and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) manipulation can converge to generate a veritable rumor storm in the Mac blogosphere.

∞ HP makes TouchPad cheaper than iPad

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HP has cut the price of its entry-level TouchPad tablet from $499 to $399. The news comes on the heels of a weekend promotion knocked $100 off the original price.

∞ OnLive game service coming to UK in September

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Eurogamer: Cloud gaming service OnLive has announced that it is set to launch its UK service on 22nd September at Eurogamer Expo 2011. It goes live with over 100 “top-tier” games available to try, rent or buy over a broadband … Continued

∞ Walmart's VUDU iPad service sidesteps App Store

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Walmart announced Wednesday support for the iPad with its VUDU streaming movie service. What’s intriguing is that it’s doing this through a Web app rather than a native app that runs on iOS.

∞ Quark changes hands

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Macworld: Quark, developer of the desktop publishing software QuarkXPress, has been acquired by Platinum Equity, a Los Angeles merger and acquisition company, for an undisclosed sum. Quark dominated the desktop publishing market for years until Adobe ate its lunch with … Continued