Daily Archives: August 10, 2011

FCC details five-step plan for sending text, video to 911

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The FCC on Wednesday gave a five-step plan (PDF) that it said would bring about its hinted at media-aware 911 services to the US. The strategy will see it make a proposal gauging the technical needs for sending text messages, photos, and videos to 911. , including the bandwidth. Continue reading →

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GameFly to offer ‘unlimited’ game play for Mac, Windows

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Starting September 8th, game rental service GameFly will launch an all-new client app that will allow subscribers an “unlimited PC play” option to download and play as many Mac or Windows titles as they want from a library of over 8,000 — and growing — titles. The new service will also serve as an online “game store,” offering purchase of over 1,500 titles and pre-ordering new console and computer releases, an option to buy used games, a social aspect, and more… Continue reading →

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Remains of the Day: iFauxne

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Could this be what the iPhone 5 looks like? I mean, sure, but for all we know it could also look like, say, a blue police box from 1963 Continue reading →

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Apple’s device dominance drives ebook price-fixing lawsuit

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A class-action lawsuit accuses Apple of working with publishers to raise the cost of ebooks. Continue reading →

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Cablevision, Viacom call truce over iPad TV show streaming

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Cablevision and Viacom late Wednesday settled their dispute over the Optimum iOS TV app. The deal lets Cablevision keep Viacom’s shows on the TV streaming gateway without either side conceding its legal points. Terms of the settlement weren’t mentioned but likely involved Cablevision paying Viacom for continued rights… Continue reading →

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Theme Park and Battlefield 3 may come to iOS

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EA is reportedly bringing two of its biggest franchises to iOS devices later this year — with one of them being a long-standing request. Continue reading →

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Microsoft minimizes tablets in ‘PC-plus’ era, IBM disagrees

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Microsoft’s Corporate Communications VP Frank Shaw in a commentary on the 30th anniversary of the original IBM PC dismissed the talk of a post-PC era. He preferred to characterize it as a “PC-plus era,” since there would be an estimated 400 million PCs sold around the world in 2011 Continue reading →

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Telestream debuts Lion-friendly ScreenFlow 3 capture tool

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Video software maker Telestream today released a major update to its screen-capture and screencasting software ScreenFlow — updating to version 3.0, which adds new Lion features such as automatic saving, along with greater efficiency and control features including timeline enhancements, and a new ability to highlight or obscure screen details. The new version also features a new iPad preset for export, and the ability to publish screencasts directly to Vimeo…. Continue reading →

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Apple ends day as most valuable public company on Earth

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After temporarily passing oil giant Exxon Mobil in market capitalization yesterday, Apple has jumped into the lead again and remained there as the market closed today. Continue reading →

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Apple ends day the most valuable public company on Earth

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After temporarily passing oil giant Exxon Mobil in market capitalization yesterday, Apple has jumped into the lead again and remained there as the market closed today. Continue reading →

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