Daily Archives: August 11, 2011

Remains of the Day: Two’s company, three’s a cloud

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Is Apple concocting an iPhone & iCloud sandwich? Rumors say “delicious.” Meanwhile, Apple Stores across the UK are clearing out their show floors as a precaution, and Nintendo’s investors are asking it why it can’t be more friendly with that nice Apple boy down the street Continue reading →

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Report: stolen London smartphones may lead police to looters

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Smartphones stolen during the recent rioting in London and elsewhere in the UK will be turned into tools to help police locate looters, or blocked from being used in the UK, MacWorld UK reports. Continue reading →

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Motorola signals intent to begin patent action against other Android licensees

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While Google has accused Apple, Microsoft and Oracle of a conspiracy to bring down its Android platform using patent infringement claims, Google’s own licensees are suing each other, with Motorola intimating its intent to join this trend. Continue reading →

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Microsoft filing drops Linux as threat, keeps Apple, Google

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Microsoft in the SEC filing for its annual report has removed Linux as a competitor on the desktop. While discussing what it has to compete with in operating systems, the Windows developer has scratched out Linux altogether and has relegated it to a factor only in niches like embedded and servers Continue reading →

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Absoft brings visual Fortran code editing to Lion, Xcode

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Absoft Corporation have launched an updated suite of visual code editing, management, compiling and optimization tools for Lion and Xcode 4.1 as part of its Pro Fortran v11.1 IDE, which is also compatible with Snow Leopard. The v11.1.3 update includes Absoft’s dynamic AP load balancing technology, which optimizes code for 20 percent better performance, along with an SMP and vector analyzing tool… Continue reading →

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China discovers another 22 fake Apple Stores

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An investigation into retail stores purporting to be run by Apple in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming has identified 22 phony storefronts operating under the company’s logo. Continue reading →

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myBantu brings social productivity to iOS, Android

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myBantu combines social to-do lists with simple, personalized search tools. Continue reading →

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iOS App Review: Smail Stencil aims to streamline messaging

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This simple text clipboard lets you compose and save messages that you send frequently via email or SMS. It works well, so long as you’re willing to accept some limitations. Continue reading →

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Android Ice Cream Sandwich shots show iPhone-like app tray

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A pair of leaks have provided the first glimpse at Ice Cream Sandwich. The OS has its expected influences from Android 3 tablets but also appears to take some direct cues from iOS Continue reading →

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Patent proposal depicts more advanced iOS gestures

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Another newly-exposed Apple patent application suggests adding more complex gestures to iOS, notes Patently Apple. The commands would help “manipulate and organize various graphical objects” in a style similar to “conventional personal computers,” Apple’s filing indicates. Continue reading →

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