Daily Archives: August 16, 2011

Apple predicted to ‘strike back’ at Google with its own patent purchase

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Following Google’s bid to purchase Motorola Mobility, Apple is predicted strike a deal — perhaps with competitors Nokia or RIM — to consolidate its already significant patent portfolio and better position itself both offensively and defensively. Continue reading →

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Starbucks takes Amazon’s cue, gives free iPhone app a week

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Starbucks came full circle with Apple early this week after it started offering free apps to iPhone owners. Somewhat similar to Amazon’s Appstore giveaways, the Pick of the Week gives guests a card highlighting the app and giving them a redemption code. Early guests CNET saw were getting the song recognition app Shazam Encore, a title that normally costs $6…. Continue reading →

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Kagi offers unauthorized VisualHub updater for Lion

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Kagi, the former payment processor for the video-converter software VisualHub, has opted to market a $5 “Lion upgrader” kit called vHub Updater that offers a polished installer for the original developer’s own free patches to the program — without permission or payment, says the original developer, Tyler Loch. Continue reading →

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Apple, Starbucks team up to give away free iPhone apps

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Apple and Starbucks have partnered to include giveaways of paid iPhone applications in the “Pick of the Week” promotional program, which previously offered iTunes music tracks to in-store customers of the coffee chain. Continue reading →

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Dell lowers expectations for year as PC sales flatten out

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Dell on Tuesday epitomized the tough conditions for Windows PC builders with flat results and a poor outlook. Its overall revenue, as well as its home and large business PC revenues, were up just one percent over a year earlier. While its net income was up 60 percent to just over $1 billion, the company warned that its summer performance would be flat and lowered its growth expectations for the whole year, down from five to nine percent to just one to five percent…. Continue reading →

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Under the Gavel: Mighty fines

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It seems like hardly a day goes by without Apple and its competitors taking various legal actions against each other. We round them up — the legal actions, not the companies — and summarize them for you in a little intermittent segment we like to call “Under the Gavel.” Continue reading →

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Apple posts Mac OS X 10.7.1 to fix Wi-Fi, video problems

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Apple has released Mac OS X 10.7.1, its first major update for Lion. The patch solves a collection of bugs, including reported trouble with Wi-Fi connections. Also fixed are data migration barriers, audio cutting out when using HDMI or optical audio output, and an error which caused computers to become unresponsive when playing video in Safari… Continue reading →

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Delta starts testing iPads with pilots

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Delta Air Lines is now using 22 iPads as part of a test to communicate with its pilots. The tablets are uses as electronic flight bags (EFBs) during trips, with all loaded with an identical software suite that can be further customized with other apps. Pilots also have access to their Delta e-mail account and calendar…. Continue reading →

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Apple’s ‘spaceship’ campus larger than Pentagon, Empire State Building

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Apple’s plans for a massive new campus in Cupertino, Calif., call for a giant structure that’s larger than the U.S. Pentagon and New York City’s fabled Empire State Building. Continue reading →

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Apple releases 10.7.1 Lion update

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Apple late Tuesday released Mac OS Lion 10.7.1. Continue reading →

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