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Google Announces Google TV for Fall 2010 Launch

Thu, 2010/05/20 - 13:33

As suggested in a report yesterday, Google has announced Google TV, a new offering set to roll out in the fall of this year designed to integrate the television and Web experience.

Google TV is a new experience for television ...

Google Developing Web-Based iTunes Competitor, Acquires Simplify Media for Android Media and App Auto Syncing

Thu, 2010/05/20 - 12:57

Google's major announcements at its Google I/O conference continue today, with the company announcing that it has acquired Simplify Media to assist it with rolling out a new syncing service that will allo...

Apple Adds 'Rotten Tomatoes' Movie Ratings and Reviews to iTunes Store

Thu, 2010/05/20 - 11:33

TUAW notes that Apple has added a new section to its iTunes Store pages for movies, offering ratings and reviews from popular review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.

iTunes' integrated Rotten Tomatoes ratings presents the movie's p...

Adobe Releases HTML5 Extension for Dreamweaver CS5

Thu, 2010/05/20 - 11:10

With all of the clamor over the Apple's favoring of Web standards such as HTML5 over Adobe's Flash, it seems notable that Adobe has stepped forward with an announcement that it has released an "HTML5 Pack...

Analyst Raises 2010 iPad Sales Estimate to 8 Million as U.S. iPad Sales Exceed Mac Sales

Thu, 2010/05/20 - 10:36

In a research note released today, RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky increased his estimate of 2010 iPad sales from 5 million to 8 million, citing upcoming international launches and continued str...

iPad App Store Goes Live Internationally

Thu, 2010/05/20 - 09:36

As noted [Google translation] by German site Macerkopf.de and expanded upon by Engadget, Apple has begun activating international iPad App Stores ahead of the device's launch in those countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japa...

Apple Axes 'No Cash' Policy for iPad Sales

Wed, 2010/05/19 - 22:14

Earlier this week, the spotlight was put on Apple for its policy prohibiting customers from purchasing iPads with cash by a report from KGO-TV in San Francisco noting the case of a woman on fixed income who had saved up cash over a period of ...

Apple Responds to Reports of Final Cut Pro Refocusing

Wed, 2010/05/19 - 16:32

CNET reports that Apple has issued a response to yesterday's report that the company is working to "rethink" its Final Cut Pro offerings as the balance of usage of the video production software has shifte...

Gartner Pegs Apple as World's Seventh Largest Mobile Phone Manufacturer

Wed, 2010/05/19 - 15:51
Gartner today published a report covering worldwide mobile phone sales to end users for the first quarter of 2010. The results show Apple placing seventh among all mobile phone manufacturers with 2.7% of the market, up from 1.5% in the year-ago quar...

Twitter for iPhone Now Available in App Store

Wed, 2010/05/19 - 13:12

As hinted at by yesterday's disappearance of Tweetie 2 from the App Store, the rebranded official Twitter iPhone application [App Store, Free] has now been released.

In addition to the rebranding, Twitter brings several enhanc...

Google Announces 'WebM' Open-Source Video Format, Plans for Android Television Integration

Wed, 2010/05/19 - 12:57

Google today is making a number of major announcements at its Google I/O conference in San Francisco, with several of them directly related to Apple's offerings and supported standards.

Fir...

Verizon to Support Simultaneous Voice and Data Transmission?

Wed, 2010/05/19 - 12:32

Boy Genius Report briefly notes that it has received a tip that Verizon may be preparing to roll out network technology that would enable simultaneous transmission of voice and data, a feature that both A...

AT&T Executive Downplays Effect of Eventual Loss of iPhone Exclusivity on Business

Wed, 2010/05/19 - 12:19

AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega participated in a Q&A session this morning at a J.P. Morgan conference, and The Wall Street Journal blogged his comments, a number of which focused on the iPhone and iPa...

Next-Generation iPhone to Offer Option of White Front Panel? [Updated]

Wed, 2010/05/19 - 10:03
fscklog points to a posting on Taiwanese site Apple.pro showing photos of the front and back of a purported white next-generation iPhone front panel.


While very similar to the traditional black panel seen in some previous parts...

Photos and Video of iPod Touch With Camera Surface in Vietnam

Wed, 2010/05/19 - 09:44

Vietnamese site Tinhte has scored another Apple prototype, this time posting photos and videos of an iPod touch carrying a rear-facing camera. The device is a 64 GB model and carries a "DVT-1" designation, which stands for "design verificati...

Accessory Manufacturers Ramp Up 4th Generation iPhone Cases

Wed, 2010/05/19 - 03:27

Third party case manufacturers have already started creating case designs for the unreleased 4th generation iPhone. The so-called iPhone HD was originally leaked by Gizmodo in April with another major leak this month.

HardMa...

Internet Tethering for AT&T Customers to Finally Arrive with iPhone OS 4.0?

Tue, 2010/05/18 - 21:51

One item spotted in the latest iPhone 4.0 Beta is a new configuration page for Internet Tethering. The page alerts AT&T customers that in order to set up internet tethering, you need to contact AT&T at 611 or visit AT&T's website. The new ...

Apple Refocusing Final Cut Pro? Jobs says "Next Release Will Be Awesome"

Tue, 2010/05/18 - 21:11

Apple is said to be revamping their Final Cut Pro product to appeal to a more mainstream audience rather than high end professionals. After layoffs in 2007, Apple has reportedly reorganized the Final Cut Pro team under the...

Apple Releases iPhone OS 4 Beta 4 and SDK to Developers

Tue, 2010/05/18 - 20:50

New iPhone OS 4 wallpaper option (Source: forum post by nistromo)
Apple is keeping its developers busy today: Alongside a new build of Mac OS X 10.6.4, Apple has also released the fourth beta version of iPhone OS 4 and the associated s...

Updated MacBook Supports Both Audio and Video Output via Mini DisplayPort

Tue, 2010/05/18 - 17:07

A new support document posted today outlining the ports and connectors included on Apple's updated MacBook confirms that the new model supports transmission of both audio and video via its Mini DisplayPort output. The feature allows users to...