Gizmodo: The District Attorney of San Mateo County is moving forward in the case of the iPhone 4 prototype we posted about last year. Fortunately, nobody from our team is being charged. Here’s our parent company, Gawker Media’s official statement … Continued
∞ GameFly to offer Mac/PC game downloads
GameFly is best known as the video game industry’s alternative to Netflix – it’s a service that lets you rent games for your video game console, mailing them back once you’re done, in return for a monthly subscription fee. Now … Continued
∞ Amazon offers HTML5-based Kindle Cloud Reader
Amazon has introduced an HTML5-based Kindle Cloud Reader. The software lets you read Kindle e-books online or offline. It works with Mac or PC paired with Chrome or Safari browsers, and the iPad using the Safari browser.
∞ Nokia to stop selling Symbian phones in US, which already doesn't care
AllThingsD: “When we launch Windows Phones we will essentially be out of the Symbian business, the S40 business, etc., ” Nokia Inc. President Chris Weber said in an interview. “It will be Windows Phone and the accessories around that. The … Continued
∞ Apple blocks Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe
FOSS Patents: The leading German news agency, dpa, just reported that Apple has been granted a preliminary injunction against Samsung’s Android-based Galaxy Tab 10.1, barring distribution of the product in the entire European Union except for the Netherlands on the grounds of an … Continued
∞ Chinese smugglers use zip line to grab iPads, iPhones
Wall Street Journal: Customs officials discovered people sending iPhones and iPads from Hong Kong to Shenzhen by placing the devices in tote bags and hooking them to a pulley that reached across the border, according to the Chinese news report … Continued
∞ Apple leads notebook market, if you consider the iPad
AllThingsD: Among the top six notebook vendors — Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Samsung — Apple ranked last in global market share in the second quarter of 2011, according to Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore. But that’s without the iPad. … Continued
∞ QNAP updates NAS software with Lion support
QNAP Systems on Monday announced the release of version 3.5 of its Network Attached Storage (NAS) management software for its Turbo NAS series. The new release makes QNAP Turbo NAS devices compatible with OS X Lion. The firmware update is … Continued
∞ Skype updated with HD video, Lion support
Skype for Mac, the popular video and audio conferencing software, has been updated to 5.3. The new version is available for free download from the Skype Web site.
∞ Cheaters, not DRM, are behind Diablo III's persistent connection
Game maker Blizzard recently caused a stir in the gaming community when it revealed that its forthcoming dungeon crawl game Diablo III would require a persistent online connection, even though the game touts a single-player mode. A Blizzard executive says … Continued
∞ Comcast debuts 'Internet Essentials' for low-income families
Comcast has announced plans to offer $10 per month Internet access to low-income families. The “Internet Essentials” plan also nets families who meet the qualifications with a $150 voucher to help them buy a free computer.
∞ $999 iMac for education sacrifices power for low price
Apple on Monday began to offer a 21.5-inch iMac computer tailored specifically for educational institutions. The model cuts a bunch of features available in the base model iMac, which is priced $200 more at $1199 ($150 more with the education … Continued
∞ Final Fantasy Tactics: the War of the Lions available for iOS
Square Enix announced Thursday that, at long last, Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions is now available for iPhone and iPod touch. The game costs $15.99. Square Enix indicates that an iPad version is coming later this month.
∞ What Apple should buy, Thursday edition: Nintendo
IndustryGamers: “As Nintendo’s share price continues to plummet, it is fair to ask if they are an acquisition target,” observed Panoptic Management Consultants CEO Asif Khan to IndustryGamers. “With a market capitalization around $20 billion, there are a handful of tech … Continued
∞ Games defeated Apple, says Xbox creator
Edge Magazine: While Apple has been widely credited with expanding the gaming market, [Seamus] Blackley believes it was never its intention to do so. “They hated videogames,” he says. “The victory of games is utterly complete with Apple. It’s a … Continued
∞ EA founder: Apple headed towards decline
IndustryGamers: “The thing is, it may take another year or two before [Apple] starts to decline, but it has to – everything does. Everything revolves so much around Steve, and no matter how good his lieutenants are, they’re not Steve. … Continued
∞ Internet Explorer IQ study was a hoax
BBC: A story which suggested that users of Internet Explorer have a lower IQ than people who chose other browsers appears to have been an elaborate hoax. A number of media organisations, including the BBC, reported on the research, put … Continued
∞ Skype released for iPad
It’s out, it’s not out, it’s back out again – Skype for iPad is now available, and it’s a free download.
∞ MacTech Conference early bird registration ends soon
MacTech Conference 2011 happens in November in Los Angeles, and the event’s early bird registration, which saves attendees $200 on the cost of attending, will end on August 8th.
∞ Nintendo boss takes 50 percent pay cut because of 3DS sales
Kotaku: Iwata said he is taking responsibility for the 3DS, which translates into a cut in his paycheck. “For cuts in fixed salaries, I’m taking a fifty percent cut, other representative directors are taking a 30 percent cut, and other … Continued
∞ Apple acquisition rumor roundup
Technologizer: For years, Apple has confounded the rest of us by not buying things that it should clearly be buying. Not purchasing other well-known companies is so core to Apple’s strategy that it must have a whole department devoted to … Continued
∞ Apple makes Samsung stop selling tablets in Australia
Bloomberg: Apple Inc. won an agreement from Samsung Electronics Co. that the South Korean company won’t sell the newest version of its tablet computer in Australia until a patent lawsuit in the country is resolved. Apple claims that Samsung’s Galaxy … Continued
∞ Florida school trades textbooks for iPads
Orlando Sentinel: “When students at the new Lake Minneola High School in Lake County return to classes in a few weeks, they’ll have access to more than half a million dollars worth of new iPads that they’ll use at school and at … Continued
∞ Core i7 upgrade offers MacBook Air speed bumps
Macworld: “As you might expect, the slower processor on the base 11-inch model provided more room for overall performance gains than the slightly faster 13-inch model. So here’s what happens when you spend $150 to upgrade the 11-inch MacBook Air … Continued
∞ Freeway 5.6 ready for Lion, improves social media support
Softpress has released an update to its Web design software Freeway. Version 5.6, a free update for version 5.5 users, is ready for download for both Freeway Express and Freeway Pro.
∞ AT&T confirms throttle for 'unlimited' users
As reported on Thursday by 9to5Mac, AT&T on Friday confirmed plans to throttle the data transfer speeds of smartphone users still on “unlimited” data plans.
∞ New Macs include Mac App Store iLife license
Macworld: “…if you haven’t yet gotten around to upgrading to iLife ’11, buying a new Mac mini or MacBook Air essentially gets you iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand for all your Macs running OS X 10.6.6 or later (since you need … Continued
∞ Spiderweb announces new Avernum RPG for Mac, iPad
Spiderweb Software has announced the forthcoming release of Avernum: Escape from the Pit, a reboot of their popular “classic”-style role playing game series. The game is coming to Mac OS X, Windows and iPad.
∞ 3DS price cut won't help lack of games
ZDNet: “But the cut in price, while welcome, still fails to solve the single most fundamental issue with the 3DS as of July 2011: There are no damn games. The last legitimate hit was The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D, but … Continued
∞ Taito releases Groove Coaster for iOS
Groove Coaster is a cool new game from Square Enix subsidiary Taito. The game is available until August 7, 2011 for 99 cents – after that it goes up to $2.99.