Monthly Archives: September 2011

Apple working to secure worldwide cloud-music rights ahead of Oct. 4

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

Apple is far along in negotiations to obtain international cloud-music licenses from record companies and publishers, a new report claims, and may secure a deal in time to announce it at the company’s iPhone event on Oct. 4 Continue reading →

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Google opens store-in-a-store, plans expansion

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

Google drew more comparisons to Apple again on Friday after it opened its first retail presence in the UK. The store-within-a-store, located in the PC World in London’s electronics-friendly Tottenham Court Road, exists primarily to sell Chromebooks Continue reading →

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Remains of the Day: Die another day

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

Psystar is determined to drag its court case all the way to the top before failing; the Apple TV may be about to kick off its continental tour; and we bid a fond adieu to a bygone era of gaming. Continue reading →

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Apple pushes for iTunes Match, iTunes in the Cloud worldwide

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

Apple is pressing to get the same deals for iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match in the rest of the world that it has in the US, contacts explained Friday. Label negotiation details relayed to CNET had it replicating the same terms in other countries. Deals were “close,” but nothing had been formalized yet, the insiders said… Continue reading →

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Camera Plus Pro hits version 4: more live filters, speed

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

Global Delight has updated their iPhone camera app Camera Plus Pro to version 4.0, adding additional live filters to both photos and videos, reinstated its Smooth Video Zoom feature, improved the ability of the app to share photos and videos to social services and photo-storage sites such as Facebook and Picasa, and improved the overall speed of the app with a new capture engine that is 30 times faster than the previous release…. Continue reading →

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Apple Working on International iCloud Music Rights for October 4th?

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

CNet reports that Apple is actively trying to lock down worldwide cloud-music rights for a possible October 4th launch. Continue reading →

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Apple Begins Seeding 10.7.2 11C71 and Sends Out Premature iCloud Welcome Emails

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

Apple has started seeding a new Lion 10.7.2 (11C71) build to developers, though it is not yet appearing to all developers. The new build lists no new issues and includes a Lion Recovery Update which includes improvements to Lion Recovery and addresses an issue with Find My Mac when using a firmware password. Apple has also sent out some premature iCloud welcome emails. Continue reading →

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Untappd’s drinking check-in app hits Android, iPhone

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

Untappd has released a native version of its social check-in app for beer drinkers for smartphones (free, iPhone, Android). The move, from being web-based to residing as an native app on mobile devices, offers users faster speeds, an improved interface, and new features. Continue reading →

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AT&T to raise insurance, throttle heavy data users ahead of iPhone 5 launch

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

AT&T plans to raise insurance costs for iPhone users and begin to throttle the top 5 percent of its data users as it prepares for the launch of Apple’s fifth-generation handset. Continue reading →

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Verizon files proper appeal against FCC net neutrality rules

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

As expected, Verizon on Friday formally submitted a federal appeal against the FCC’s net neutrality rules now that they should take effect. The telecom giant repeated the same general complaints it made when it made a premature appeal in January Continue reading →

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