Archives for January 2011

January, 11th January 2011

• Analyst: CDMA iPhone Good News for Apple Overseas

  Verizon announced it will begin offing the first CDMA version of an iPhone 4 in early February during a special…

• Verizon Finally Gets the iPhone [Updated]

  Verizon finally put an end to the rumors that it will carry Apple’s iPhone 4 on Tuesday with the announcement…

• FileMaker Offers iOS, Mac Discount Deal

  FileMaker announced a special deal for FileMaker Go buyers on Tuesday that offers significant savings off the purchase of FileMaker…

• WaterField Intros Muzetto Laptop Bag

  WaterField introduced its new Muzetto laptop bag on Tuesday. The black leather bag will be available in several sizes designed…

• News Corp’s The Daily Set for Jan 19 iPad Launch

  News Corp is apparently ready to launch its iPad-only daily news app, The Daily, on Wednesday, January 19. Word of…

• Intel Settles NVIDIA Patent Case with $1.5 Billion

  Intel and NVIDIA finally kissed and made up on Monday, settling a multi-year patent infringement lawsuit. As part of the…

January, 10th January 2011

• Kindle Adds Millions of Free Project Gutenberg Books

  These include the ability to download apps when the app is in the background, along with the biggee new feature…

• TiVo: iPad App Due End of January

  TiVo announced via its Twitter account that a TiVo-branded app for the iPad will be out by the end of…

• CES Count the Tablets 45-51: Intel Demos Windows & Android

  LAS VEGAS - We’re wrapping up our “Count the Tablets” coverage of CES with eight tablets that Intel was demonstrating.…

• Understanding Mac App Store App Restrictions

  Apps you install from the Mac App Store (MAS) are different from other applications on your drive. Even if an…

• MGG 309: Cool Stuff Found

  The queue was overstuffed, which can only mean one thing: it’s time to get the stuff out with another Cool…

• CES Count the Tablets 41-44: The Real Deal from Microsoft

  LAS VEGAS - Continuing our “Count the Tablets” coverage of CES, we have five tablets being shown off by Microsoft…

• Apple Adds Sharing, Publishing Features to iWork.com Beta

  Apple sent out a notice to folks signed up for the iWork.com beta program announcing new features Monday. The company…

• Top this: Cosmic Top, Boundless Joy-Toy for iPad

  Cosmic Top for the iOS isn’t a game. Rather, it’s a toy. There’s no goal other than to create visual…

• 700 Dinosaurs For iPad From National Geographic Kids

  Any kid obsessed with dinosaurs will love this iPad app, and parents will love the quality of the first iPad…

• ioSafe Solo 500GB Fireproof & Waterproof Hard Drive:  $94.99

  The Deal Brothers found a deal on the ioSafe Solo 500GB Fireproof & Waterproof External Hard Drive for $94.99. This drive ships…

• Apple to Drop Restocking Fees?

  The latest rumor making the rounds involves Apple dropping the 10% restocking fee in its stores on Tuesday, January 11th.…

• Verizon: 9-12MM iPhones With Unlimited Data Plans?

  As speculation builds around an expected iPhone announcement by Verizon on Tuesday, analysts are weighing in with data points, and…

• Apple Drops 3GS iPhone Price to $49

  Apple has followed AT&T’s lead and dropped the price of the iPhone 3GS to US$49

• Taxsoftware.com Releases iPad App

  Taxsoftware.com on Monday released what it says is the first iPad app for completing six oft-used U.S. federal tax returns.…

• Apple Announces iTunes Festival London 2011

  Apple has announced iTunes Festival London 2011, a yearly music festival Apple throws at the Roundhouse in London, England. The…

January, 09th January 2011

• Dexim iPhone Charger Goes Green, and Blue

  LAS VEGAS — Dexim is doing its part to help environmentally conscious iPhone users charge their battery and cut down…

• CES: nPower Gets Kinetic with iPhone Charging

  LAS VEGAS — Electric outlets aren’t easy to come by in the back country, so nPower came up with the…

• CES: Cutting the Magic Mouse Power Cord

  LAS VEGAS — Apple’s Magic Mouse connects wirelessly to your computer via Bluetooth, and two companies at the Consumer Electronics…

• CES Count the Tablets 34-40: Homeland 7”, 8.9”, 10”

  LAS VEGAS - Continuing our “Count the Tablets” coverage of CES, we have seven tablets from a Shenzhen, China company…

• CES Count the Tablets 30-33: Android & Windows

  LAS VEGAS - Continuing our “Count the Tablets” coverage of CES, we have four more devices from the Shenzhen district…

• CES Count the Tablets 24-29: The Kneehigh Five

  LAS VEGAS - Continuing our “Count the Tablets” coverage of CES, we bring you have five more, bringing to 29…

• CES Count the Tablets 21-23: Three from Shouying

  LAS VEGAS - Continuing our “Count the Tablets” coverage of CES, we bring you three more tablets from a company…

January, 08th January 2011

• iRig Mic: Your On-the-go iPhone Recording Studio

  LAS VEGAS — IK Multimedia, well know for their Amplitube app, wants to turn your iPad or iPhone into a…

• Jorno Shows Off Folding Bluetooth Keyboard at CES

  LAS VEGAS — Portable Bluetooth keyboards can help make typing on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad easier, and Jorno…

• iGrill Turns an iPhone into Your Kitchen Staff

  LAS VEGAS — Apple’s iPhone gained a new job for back yard BBQ fans thanks to iGrill from iDevices. The…

• CES Count the Tablets 10-20: Feihong, VG Media, Ontop

  LAS VEGAS - Continuing our “Count the Tablets” coverage of CES, we bring you eleven different Android tablets from three…

• CES Count the Tablets 5-9: Coby Kyros (Android)

  LAS VEGAS - Continuing our “Count the Tablets” coverage of CES, we bring you tablets five tablets from a company…

January, 07th January 2011

• Verizon Announces Media Event, Leak Says “iPhone”

  Verizon has announced a media event for Tuesday, January 11th in New York City. Speculation has been rampant that the…

• CES Count the Tablets 3 & 4: Android/Windows from Toshiba

  LAS VEGAS - Continuing our “Count the Tablets” coverage of CES, we bring you tablets #3 and #4, which are…

• Ten For 2011: Ten Must-Have Freebie iPad Apps

  New Year! New iPad? Vern Seward offers up his top ten free iPad apps. Video apps, music video apps, cool…

• Particle Debris (wk. ending 1/7) Illusions and Delusions

  This week, John covers the illusions and delusions of the high technology world: newspapers clinging to the past and whether…

• CES: iHome Embraces Apple’s AirPlay

  Las Vegas — iHome made it clear at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show that Apple’s new AirPlay wireless media streaming…

• Refurbished 15” MacBook Pro 2.53GHz Intel Core i5:  $1699

  The Deal Brothers noted that Apple is currently offering a refurbished 15” MacBook Pro 2.53GHz Intel Core i5 priced at…

• When NOT to Follow Steve Jobs

  There are many public pronouncements by Steve Jobs that are strategic to Apple, but don’t always apply to everyone. Yet…

• The Mac App Store: First Take

  Ted Landau takes a first look at the Mac App Store and finds it more to his liking than he…

• Chinese Site Sells Hacked iTunes Accounts

  The Chinese auction site TaoBao currently hosts for sale about 50,000 iTunes accounts linked to stolen credit cards, according to…

• Skype Launches Group Video Calling

  Skype on Friday officially launched group video calling, which is part of its new Premium package. The company noted that…

• iLuv Shows Off Camera-ready iPad 2 Cases at CES

  LAS VEGAS — iPhone and iPad accessory maker iLuv is showing off its case lineup at the Consumer Electronics Show…

• Apple Complains to Twitter About Jobs Parody

  Twitter has received a complaint from Apple about the popular Steve Jobs parody account @ceoSteveJobs. The social networking site has…

• Mac App Store Tops 1 Million Downloads on Day One

  Apple announced on Friday that the new Mac App Store exceeded one million apps downloaded in the first day. It…

• Apple Denies CFO Replacement Search

  Rumors swirled on Friday that Apple recently tried unsuccessfully to replace CFO Peter Oppenheimer with Laurence Tosi of capital management…

• Apple Sets 2011 Shareholders Meeting Date

  Apple on Friday released its proxy statement for 2010, showing, among other things, that CEO Steve Jobs’ salary remains at…

• Google Overtakes Apple in U.S. Smartphone Market Share

  comScore this week released its mobile phone industry data for the three-month period ending November 2010, showing Google’s Android OS…

• ZeroChroma Teatro iPhone 4 Case is Best-in-Class

  I recently wrote a Dr. Mac column for the Houston Chronicle that was about clever product designs. Among the products I singled…