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Briefly: Arc & Neo ICS, Huawei 4G router, Terastation 5000
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) updates have become available today for the Sony Xperia Arc and Neo. The phones will be updated to Android 4.0.4 and will remain on phone kernel version 2.32. Other Xperia phones will be upgraded over the...
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Anonymous patent challenges filed against Facebook, Apple
Three anonymous ex parte requests challenging the validity of noteworthy patents held by two tech giants were filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office last week. Two were filed against Apple, while a third challenged a Fa...
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Prototype dual-dock iPad sells for $10,200 on Ebay
Surprising observers who had speculated that Apple would close down the auction, a rare prototype iPad with two 30-pin dock connectors sold for a total of $10,200, about $200 above the original asking price. The unit had dock connectors ...
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NuForce releases 2" Cube portable speaker
NuForce has released its Cube mobile speaker. The compact cube offers to play sound as a conventional speaker, serve as a headphone amplifier to boost volume, or work as a USB digital-to-analog converter (DAC), bypassing a computer or mu...
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OtterBox, SwitchEasy unveil new iPhone, iPad cases
Accessory maker OtterBox has announced a new case for the iPhone 4 and 4S, the Armor. Unlike most iPhone cases, the Armor is claimed to be not only drop-proof but dust-, water-, and crush-proof. Few other details are being made public, b...
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Review: SwitchEasy CARA iPad case (2012)
A common trick for iPad case makers wanting some attention is to use crazy patterns or textures; anything, essentially, to make a product resemble more than a generic model you could buy off of Monoprice. SwitchEasy's CARA folio -- newly...
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Reviews: SwitchEasy CARA iPad case (2012)
A common trick for iPad case makers wanting some attention is to use crazy patterns or textures; anything, essentially, to make a product resemble more than a generic model you could buy off of Monoprice. SwitchEasy's CARA folio -- newly...
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Apple refurbs: iMacs, MacBook Pros and more
Today at Apple's online store save on refurbished iMacs, MacBook Pros and more. The refurb. 21.5-inch iMac with a 2.5GHz Intel quad-core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive is now $999 after a $200 price break. A $280 price c...
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Apple sets time for WWDC '12 keynote, unveils app, schedule
Apple has announced that the keynote for WWDC 2012 will take place 10AM Pacific time on the beginning day of the conference, June 11th. No other information has been revealed about the presentation, including even who will speak. It's ge...
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DealNN roundup: 2.2GHz MacBook Pro, only $1678
Today's deals from DealNN include discounted MacBook pros, webcams, and more. One of Macmall.com's Daily Deals today is the 2.2GHz MacBook Pro, sporting a 15.4-inch widescreen display, 4GB of RAM, quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, and 5...
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Leak claims to show first images of iOS 6 Maps
Apple's rumored Maps overhaul will debut alongside iOS 6 this summer, according to a source for the Boy Genius Report. As expected the person says that the main feature of the new app will be a 3D mode, making using of code from C3 Techn...
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Apple CEO Cook meets with Congressional leaders
Apple CEO Tim Cook quietly met with several leaders of the US Congress last Tuesday, according to Fortune. Sit-down sessions are said to have been been organized with House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Sen...
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Samsung Galaxy S III gets global launch, US to follow
Samsungís eagerly anticipated Galaxy S III has been launched globally in 28 countries. Users in European countries including Germany and Britain are already enjoying their new jumbo-sized handsets, joining users in Middle East countries ...
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Briefly: Android at GameStop, jOBS cast, Cook's visitor
Friday, May 25 marked the first day of Android tablets available for sale at 1600 GameStop stores. The Samsing Galaxy Tab 10.1, Asus Transformer and Transformer Prime, and the Acer Iconia line are available bundled with "a hand-picked se...
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Apple rejecting apps with Flattr in-app donation system
A micro-payment service that was allowing in-app donations has been removed from one of its own patrons' apps, with Apple determining that the service, regardless of its good intentions, violates App Store rules. The service, Flattr, was...
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Prototype iPad with dual dock connectors surfaces on Ebay
Before the iPad debuted, but not known to outsiders until later, Apple seriously considered a design that would incorporate two 30-pin dock connectors, and got as far as the prototyping stage. An Ebay auction that appeared today shows a ...
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Briefly: Traktor Pro, Illumination Software Creator updates
Native Instruments has launched Traktor Pro 2.5, an update for its DJ software that allows users to mix on up to four decks. The latest release introduces a new Remix Decks feature that provides users with a 64 slot loop suite that allow...
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Foxconn said to be producing Apple TV set, raising wages
Quoting a Chinese publication source in two otherwise-unrelated stories, two prominent business sites have both reported new stories about Foxconn, Apple's primary manufacturing partner for its various products, particularly iOS devices....
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Giveaway: VooMote Zapper
At MacNN we know that Apple products are the best, we also know that sometimes third party companies make them even better. Zero1.tv demonstrates this with the VooMote Zapper, a paperclip sized dongle that transforms your iPhone, iPod to...
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Rumor: MacBook production ramp-up causing labor shortages
The production ramp-up for Apple's next line of MacBook Pro and Air portables, said to be well underway for a debut in the near future, is such that upstream supply chain vendors are struggling to find qualified workers, Taiwanese trade ...
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Panasonic debuts Lumix Remote app for DMC-FX90 camera
Owners of Panasonic's Lumix DMC-FX90 point and shoot camera can now use their smartphones as a wireless remote for the unit, using it to check the image preview, set zoom level and shoot, including a special "self portrait" mode. The fre...
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Amazon offering prepaid SIM cards in Japan
Amazon will be the first foreign company to offer a prepaid wireless service in Japan. Nikkei [account required] reports prepaid SIM cards with 500MB preallocated to it will be sold for 1,980 Yen ($25) through the website, and as a mobil...
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Absinthe jailbreak downloaded 1.1 million times for iOS
The Chronic-Dev Team has announced that around 1.1 million users have already jailbroken their iOS device using the latest version of the Greenpois0n Absinthe 2.0 hack. The number of users choosing to install the hack is considerable, gi...
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LG creates five-inch full HD LCD display for smartphones
LG Display has introduced a full HD LCD screen for smartphones. The new display packs a higher pixels-per-inch count than the 326ppi Retina Display used on the iPhone, and is a 30 percent increase compared to LG's own 4.5-inch predecesso...
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Yahoo caught posting reviews for Axis on iTunes Store
A trio of App Store user reviews for Yahoo's new Axis mobile browser appear to have been written by Yahoo employees. Staff at TheNextWeb looked at the app's user ratings, finding three five-star reviews from Yahoo employees included. The...
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Amazon restores 5,000 IPG titles in dispute resolution
A contract negotiation dispute with Amazon in February that resulted in the removal of 5,000 titles from Independent Publishers Group(IPG) has finally been resolved following negotiations between the two, and most of the books have now b...
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Apple updates iOS 5.1.1 release for GSM iPhone 4 only
Apple updated its recently-released iOS 5.1.1 edition today for one specific iPhone model without changing the version number, likely representing only a minor bugfix in the new release. The update, which is distinguished by its build nu...
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Briefly: Seventh grade iBook, Pulp, 6M Minecraft sold
The seventh graders of Woodlawn Beach Middle School's Advanced Life Science students have published an interactive field guide of Northwest Florida called Creatures, Plants, and More! (free). "I wanted to give them the opportunity to be ...
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WordPress for iOS app jumps to 3.0, adds push notifications
WordPress developer Automattic has updated its iOS WordPress app to version 3.0 (free), bringing support for push notifications as well as a moderation toolbar for comments activated by swiping over any item. The update is said to "vastl...
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Nest Learning Thermostat available in Apple stores soon?
Numerous reports claim that the Learning Thermostat from Nest will be available at Apple retail stores shortly. Nest is a company formed around developing and marketing the thermostat by Apple's former senior vice president and original ...
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Sotheby to auction Jobs Atari memo, Apple I motherboard
Auction house Sotheby's will be selling two bits of history soon -- one strongly related to Apple, the other less so -- both tied to the late Steve Jobs. On June 15, the company will be auctioning a rare working Apple I motherboard, one ...
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Briefly: Airfoil removal, Traktor Pro, Visual code creator
Applications Airfoil Speakers Touchby Macintosh audio software purveyor Rogue Amoeba, and similar application Airfloat by The Famous Software Company have been removed from the app store by Apple program managers. Both applications devel...
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MIT students make Minority Report-style iPad control system
Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have created a Minority Report-style glove and iPad input system for three-dimensional virtual object manipulation called T(ether). The system lets the team use motion tracking on gloves to create and alt...
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Apple refurbs: Mac minis, iMacs and more
At Apple's online store today save on a variety of refurbished Macs like the refurb. Mac mini with a 2.3GHz Intel dual-core i5 processor, 2GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive, now $519 after a $80 price cut. Or for $699 is the refurb. Mac m...
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Forum roundup: small network woes and more
Today in the MacNN forums one Fresh-Faced Recruit was setting up a small network and ran into some problems with the network when a new computer is added, read more here. Also today one Forum Regular had some questions about webpage icon...
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Absinthe 2.0 does untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1
An anticipated untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 devices has been released by hacker pod2g and the Chronic Dev Team. Called Greenpois0n Absinthe 2.0, the software is notable not only for supporting the latest version of Apple's iOS firm...
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Trophy Cuddler Audio Sofa has speakers, iOS dock
UK furniture retailer DFS is offering the Trophy Cuddler Audio Sofa that has built-in speakers and a dock for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch. The sofa has two speakers and a subwoofer, though their power ratings aren't being listed. Other...
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Third-gen iPad coming to Philippines, Guam on May 29th
Apple has quietly revealed that it is launching the third-generation iPad in Guam and the Philippines on May 29th. Rather than making an official announcement, Apple has disclosed the news through its Asian iPad page, which has been upda...
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Apple to integrate Baidu search into iOS
A report from Chinaís Sina Tech has tipped that Apple will integrate Baidu as a search engine in iOS for the Chinese iPhone. Baidu is the leading search engine in China with a massive 83.6 percent share of the market. The pairing is seen...
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Diablo III to get first client-side patch next week
Diablo III will get its first patch next week, according to Activision-Blizzard community manager 'Nethaera'. The incoming client-side patch will fix a number of bugs, including one that breaks the game, as well as a number of alteration...
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Apple tweaks App Store promos, intros 'Editor's Choice'
Apple has made another subtle change to its iOS App Store, dropping the "Game of the Week" and "Staff Favorites" sections on the main page in favor of "Editor's Choice" and "Free App of the Week." The new designation has kicked off namin...
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US TSA seeking $3 million in Apple hardware and services
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) may purchase up to $3 million in Apple hardware over the next three years. Up to a thousand Macintosh and a thousand iOS mobile devices purchases are planned. The Apple equipment has be...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook refuses $75M dividend on restricted stock
Apple earlier today filed an 8-K form with the Securities and Exchange Commission, indicating that the board of directors has decided to give restricted stock holders the same $2.65-per-share dividend they expect to give public sharehold...
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Mac Pro fan petitions Apple for new Mac Pro
An Apple fan dissatisfied with the attention the company has paid to its Mac Pro line of recent has taken to Facebook, posting a fan page petitioning the computer maker to refresh its line of professional-level desktops, or at least to l...
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Android, iOS account for 80 percent of Q1 smartphone sales
Research firm IDC has published its latest smartphone market-share report, finding Android and iOS to be responsible for eight out of 10 smartphones shipped in the first quarter of 2012. Android captured 59 percent of all sales, while iO...
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Aperture update resolves Snow Leopard bug
Apple on Thursday released a minor maintenance update for its photo-editing software, Aperture. Version 3.2.4 is said to improve stability when operating in Mac OS X Snow Leopard. The update also resolves an issue that sometimes prevente...
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Apple licenses SimpleAir patents, avoids infringement suit
Apple has reportedly established a licensing agreement with patent holder SimpleAir, putting an end to the patent infringement battle that began late in 2009. SimpleAir had filed its original lawsuit in the federal district court for the...
