Tuesday, June 28, 2011

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Apple may double down with Fall iPhone update

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 11:20 PM PDT


For months already, bloggers and journalists have been offering dueling visions of this year’s Apple smartphone update. A new report suggests that it’s not an either or choice between the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5, but rather that the mothership will offer consumers both models — too cool to be true? Fortune, [...] Related Posts: [...]

Fox News: ‘Angry Birds’ killing consoles

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 09:00 PM PDT


That damn Angry Birds. It’s killing console gaming, you know. Seriously, it is. Fox News says so. There is no doubting that the emergence of smartphones and free games available to download through app stores has turned more people into gamers. Alongside Facebook and other social networking sites. People who would never buy a dedicated [...]

SoundJaw: Boost your iPad 2?s audio output

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:40 PM PDT


Kickstart strikes again! Whereas you can’t actually make your second generation Apple tablet’s louder, it is possible to make sure the available sound is easy to hear. And, you know what? This product has been tested and works about as well as could be expected. From the “yeah, I thought of that, too” [...] Related [...]

RIM: The smell of death

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 02:00 PM PDT


Developers, developers, developers are what you need to succeed and the one-time market leader is losing the battle for these all important hearts and minds. Thereupon, three top names in the mobile app development space are taking their skills elsewhere. Bloomberg reports that Seesmic, Mobile Roadie and Purple Forge have all decided [...] Related Posts: [...]

Forget Facebook Like, Give WikiLove

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 11:40 AM PDT


The days of the Like button are over, it’s now all about handing out the Love. On Wikipedia of all places. Facebook did wonders for the level of interaction the average user has with the site and their friend on the social network with the simple addition of the Like button. Although it has come [...]

PS3 hacker scores job with Facebook

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 07:00 AM PDT


Crime pays and so, it appears, does activity that is undesirable for consumer electronics manufacturers and may or may not be a criminal or civil transgression depending on prevailing court decisions. But however you term his behavior, George “geohot” Hotz has gone legit. Hotz, previously the scourge of Apple and Sony, and a divisive figure [...]