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13.12.2011 24:00 Uhr
Halo Waypoint app available now
Microsoft is really getting busy on iOS today -- first we saw Kinectimals released for the platform, then it was the new SkyDrive app, but last week we missed seeing a brand new Halo app built for the iPhone (and presumably Windows phone devices as well). This one is a little more useful than the Bungie Mobile app from a while back; Halo Waypoint will not only show you your stats out of game, but help you out while you play. You can see games in progress, and even use the included maps (which
13.12.2011 23:35 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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The Engadget Show is live, here at 6:00PM ET!
The Engadget Show! It's happening! Right here! Tonight! We'll be celebrating the holidays in style tonight at 6PM ET, and you can join us at this very URL -- so keep your browser locked to this spot. We'll be wrapping up the year by touring the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, taking a trip to Tokyo Motor Show and checking out the best gadgets of 2011.Continue reading The Engadget Show is live, here at 6:00PM ET!The Engadget Show is live, here
13.12.2011 23:35 Uhr, Engadget,
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NTSB recommends banning phone use by drivers US-wide
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday revealed it wants to use its power to try and ban the use of cellphones and other portable electronic devices by drivers across the whole of the US. All five members of the board agreed on the measure, which wouldn't even allow hands-free phones to be used and is therefore the least lenient state law that restricts texting and cellphone use while driving. The decision was prompted by a highway pileup in Missouri back in 2010 that was caused by a 19-year-old driver who received 11 texts in 11 minutes right bef
13.12.2011 23:35 Uhr, MacNN,
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Gemalto chosen by Isis to keep its NFC and mobile payment service secure
Let's face it: one of the only ways we'll ever see mobile payments become mainstream is to get the general public on board. To do so, we have to be confident it's safe, and mobile wallets are currently viewed as anything but. Isis, the joint NFC venture between AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, understands this, and just announced that it's teamed up with Gemalto to deploy a Trusted Service Manager to provide secure provisioning of consumer information and sensitive financial data. The Google Wallet competitor appears to be gaining momentum, as the three carriers have pumped
13.12.2011 23:20 Uhr, Engadget,
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Former Apple vet Chuq von Rospach leaves HP
HP saw one of its former Apple hires leave Tuesday after Chuq von Rospach revealed he was leaving the company. The webOS Developer Relations Community Manager confirmed that it was to leave for a position at another company that he "had to pursue." While not naming the company, he stressed that it didn't have anything to do with the decision to open-source webOS.
13.12.2011 23:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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VidRhythm going free, updated
Harmonix is, of course, the company behind the great Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises for consoles, but its latest project is an iOS app, VidRhythm, that will let you create quick and funny music videos just by recording quick clips of you and your friends recording various musical parts. I enjoyed the app a lot when it first came out, and have since used it a few times to make videos with friends while hanging out or waiting around in a line. In fact, the app has even landed on Apple's best of 2011 list.
And now it's been updated -- Harmonix has dropped the app down
13.12.2011 23:05 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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Review: JBL OnBeat Xtreme Bluetooth Speaker Dock
Yes, there’s something kitschy about the 1990’s-style “xtreme!” name, but OnBeat Xtreme is otherwise a sophisticated evolution of JBL’s earlier iPod and iPhone audio systems, with enough extra polish and class to match its price tag. As a considerably larger and more powerful version of the previously-released OnBeat, OnBeat Xtreme uses the same X-like “weave” industrial design and rotating central dock as…
13.12.2011 23:05 Uhr, iPodlounge,
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13.12.2011 23:00 Uhr
Engadget HD Podcast 278 - 12.13.2011
The DirecTiVo has arrived, and most shockingly, the world has not ended before we get a chance to talk about it. There's plenty of new tech on deck for this week's podcast, as the new Xbox 360 dashboard has finally rolled out, 4K displays are hitting the streets and the Logitech Revue finally received an upgrade to Honeycomb. Speaking of Google TV, Eric Schmidt had a bold prediction at Le Web 2011 -- press play to see if we're buying what he's selling.
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13.12.2011 22:50 Uhr, Engadget,
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Rara launches streaming music service in 18 countries
UK-based Rara on Tuesday will bring a new streaming music service to 18 countries around the world, AllThingsD revealed. The company is the brainchild of Rob Lewis, who also founded Omnifone, which provides music services for LG, Sony and RIM smartphones. The service is priced at $5 per month for unlimited, ad-free streaming over the web, or can take their music with them for $10 using an Android app, with an iOS app coming.
13.12.2011 22:50 Uhr, MacNN,
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Office for Mac 2011, 2008 updates fix security, stability
Microsoft has released two new Office for Mac updates. The first, Office for Mac 2011 14.1.4, deals with security vulnerabilities, as well as as some "extremely important" stability and reliability issues. It should in fact allow some copies of Office to finally update properly, since earlier patches would potentially fail if they were installed simultaneously, through SSH, or to a system where the home directory contains a space.
13.12.2011 22:50 Uhr, MacNN,
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MacUpdate bundle offers a variety of Mac apps in time for Christmas
For those looking to gift a suite of Mac apps to others, or to yourself, for Christmas, MacUpdate has its December bundle running through Dec. 21.
The included apps this time are TechTool Pro 6, TotalFinder, Postbox 3, FontPack Pro Master Collection + FontBoss Font Management Utility, Labels & Addresses, Mac DVDRipper Pro 3, Hear, Back In Focus, iClip 5, FoldersSynchronizer and Neverwinter Nights 2.
The first 15,000 buyers will also get IconBox.
The bundle is $49.99, a savings of 94 percent over buying the apps individua
13.12.2011 22:35 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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News: Songza adds AirPlay support
Songza Media has released an update to its free music streaming app for the iPhone and iPod touch adding AirPlay support and optimizations for iOS 5. Songza is a free social streaming music app that features a large collection of curated playlists put together for a wide range of categories such as activity, mood, genre, decade or pop culture theme, allowing users to discover an appropriate soundtrack for just about any occasion or setting. The application…
13.12.2011 22:35 Uhr, iPodlounge,
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News: Foundation Games releases Lumi HD
Foundation Games has released Lumi HD, a new action-puzzle game for the iPad that challenges players to explore unique powers of light and magnetism. Challenged with no less of a task than saving the universe, players take on the role of Lumi, a small but powerful creature with special powers based on magnetism and light. Lumi must venture through a darkened world to save his friends and restore peace to the land by moving through a wide range of…
13.12.2011 22:35 Uhr, iPodlounge,
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Microsoft launches SkyDrive app for Windows Phone and iPhone, forms No Androids Club
Microsoft's love affair with iOS isn't over yet. Hot on the heels of an iPad-supporting OneNote update and the App Store debut of Kinectimals, comes an official SkyDrive app for the iPhone. Of course, the Redmond crew isn't leaving its own handsets out in the cold. Windows Phone 7 is also getting an app to compliment its already rather deep integration with cloud storage service. Both apps sport, more or
13.12.2011 22:20 Uhr, Engadget,
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Patch-Day: 13 neue Updates in diesem Monat
Wie jeden zweiten Dienstag im Monat ist heute wieder Patch-Day beim Redmonder Softwarekonzern Microsoft. In diesem Monat werden unter anderem drei kritische Lücken geschlossen.Um die neuen Sicherheits-Updates (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltTablet-User surfen lieber per WLAN statt mit 3G1,7 Mio. Stille SMS von Bundesbehörden verschickt
13.12.2011 22:20 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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FAA said to have cleared iPad for whole flights
An apparent leak on Tuesday maintained that the FAA has already approved the iPad for all purposes. The ZDNet tip had American Airlines being the first whose cockpits would use iPads at every stage of the flight, not just logbooks. The first flight would come on Boeing 777 aircraft, where Apple's tablet would also handle charting and flight manuals.
13.12.2011 22:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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iTunes Music, Movies stores arrive in Latin America
The iOS App Store and the Mac App Store have been getting a lot of press lately. Now it's time to for the iTunes music store to share the spotlight. Starting this week, iTunes music and movies are available in Brazil and 15 other Latin American countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.
The store will launch with 20 million songs and over a thousand movies for purchase or rent. Brazil has the added honor of being the first country in Latin American to have iTunes Match. For US$25 pe
13.12.2011 22:05 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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Microsoft optimizes OneNote for the iPad, thinks would make a swell Christmas gift
Microsoft is giving the gift of a OneNote to iPad users "just in time for the holidays." The 1.3 update for the note taking software includes a version optimized for Apple's tablet. Also new in the upgrade is a tabbed user interface, table rendering, updates to syncing and a handful of other features. The initial download is free for up to 500 notes -- the unlimited version runs $4.99 for the iPhone and $14.99 for the iPad.
13.12.2011 22:05 Uhr, Engadget,
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Founding Apple documents sell at auction for $1.35 million
The documents used to found Apple have sold at a Sotheby's auction for $1.35 million, says Fortune. An original contract in the bundledates back to April 1st, 1976, and sports the signatures of Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, as well as Ronald Wayne, who within less than a month withdrew his partnership, sacrificing a stake that would eventually become worth billions. It was Wayne, though, who preserved the documents and sold them to a manuscript dealer, who eventually sold them to Sotheby's.
13.12.2011 22:05 Uhr, MacNN,
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Apple refurbs: iPods iPads and MacBook Pros
At Apple's online store today save on a range of refurbished Apple products from iPods and iPads to MacBook Pros. Starting at $109 is the refurb. 8GB iPod nano in blue, green, pink, orange, black or silver. For just $20 more, $129, is the refurb. 16GB iPod nano in the same colors. Or upgrade to the 160GB iPod classic in black, now $209 after a $40 price break. One refurb. 64GB iPod touch configuration is also available for $249 after a $120 price break.
13.12.2011 22:05 Uhr, MacNN,
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13.12.2011 22:00 Uhr
YouTube, Verizon FiOS TV and more video services roll out to Xbox Live
Those in the preview program may have already gotten an early taste of YouTube on the Xbox 360, but everyone else can now download that and more. Microsoft announced today that the first big wave of video services for the console are available in the Apps Marketplace, including Verizon FiOS TV for US users and Rogers on Demand for those in Canada. Those are joined by a number of other video and entertainment services including iHeartRadio and MSNBC.com (both US only), TMZ (US and Canada), and MSN Video (in Canada and some other countries, but not the US). T
13.12.2011 21:50 Uhr, Engadget,
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iPad 3 references spotted in the latest iOS 5 beta
Apple threw a bunch of bogus references into iOS 5.1beta1, but that didn't stop developers from uncovering references to real devices. In between the garbage, there's a reference to the iPad 3. Each reference has a device id of 1, so we know it points to an actual device. Finding the iPad 3 isn't all that surprising as we have seen similar references before. This discovery is just another piece of evidence that suggests Apple will start selling the tablet this spring.
What's missing from this config file is a reference to the iPhone 5. This doesn't mean there won't be an iPhone next year. It only m
13.12.2011 21:35 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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Researchers claim to have developed 'smallest conceivable switch'
A team of researchers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (or TUM) led by Dr. Willi Auwaerter and Professor Johannes Barth appear to have made something of a breakthrough on the road to the miniaturization of everything. They've devised a molecular switch that measures just one square nanometer, but is able to switch between four distinct states on demand. That was done by placing two protons inside a single porphyrin ring; when one of the protons is removed, the other can then move to any one of the four available positions with the aid of a small current. According to the researchers, that process not only allows for the smallest switch implemented to
13.12.2011 21:35 Uhr, Engadget,
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BF3: Back to Karkand-DLC jetzt auch für den PC
Der Publisher Electronic Arts (EA) hat nun auch die PC-Version des DLC namens Back to Karkand für den Ego-Shooter Battlefield 3 zum Download veröffentlicht. Abgesehen davon steht ein Trailer zur (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltPS3: Sammelklage wegen "Other OS" abgewiesenMicrosoft bringt Spiel Kinectimals für iPad & iPhone
13.12.2011 21:35 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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Angry Birds: Zweijähriges Jubiläum, 15 neue Levels
Die Entwickler aus dem Hause Rovio feiern mit ihrem Titel Angry Birds das zweijährige Jubiläum und nutzen diesen Anlass, um unter anderem 15 weitere Levels des beliebten mobilen Spiels freizuschalten.Spieler, (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltOneNote: Erste Microsoft Office-App für das iPadApple TV schleicht sich zum Marktführer nach oben
13.12.2011 21:20 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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Lantronix xPrintServer hardware expands iOS printing
Lantronix has announced the xPrintServer Network Edition, a new add-on peripheral. The device allows iPhones, iPads, and iPods to send files to printers lacking native AirPrint support. Once connected to a network the xPrintServer should discover local printers automatically, and accept input from iOS devices without any extra configuration.
13.12.2011 21:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Googel Chrome 16 final arrives with multi-user sign-ins
Google kept up its development track by posting the finished, stable version of Chrome 16. The release centers on the multiple account support from the beta and lets more than one user share the same browser. Bookmarks, extensions, web apps, and more will carry over from device to device.
13.12.2011 21:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Apple changes approach to iAds
Apple is reportedly altering the terms of its iAds mobile advertising service in an attempt to attract more customers. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that the price of entry has dropped (again) as Apple is becoming more flexible with the pricing structure in general and even wooing potential advertisers onsite in Cupertino.
According to "a person familiar with the matter," the WSJ reports that the price of entry has dropped to US$400,000. That's down from the half-a-million price tag the company adopted in February and further still from the cool million that was required wh
13.12.2011 21:05 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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Paul Allen-backed Stratolauch Systems promises flexible, low-cost access to space
When Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, legendary aerospace designer Burt Rutan and private spaceflight proponent Elon Musk team up on something, folks are bound to pay attention -- especially when they're promising nothing short of a "revolution in space transportation." At the center of that ambitious goal is a new company backed by Allen, Stratolaunch Systems, and a massive new aircraft to be designed and built by Rutan's Scaled Composites. If all goes as planned, it will be the size of two 747s (with a wingspan greater than the length of a football field), and it will be able to carry a 1
13.12.2011 21:05 Uhr, Engadget,
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Microsoft posts SkyDrive app for iPhone, Windows Phone
Microsoft has just detailed two new apps for Windows Phone and iOS, both designed to give users full control over their SkyDrive cloud file storage accounts. While Windows Phone users can already access their SkyDrive documents and photos through the Office and Pictures hubs, respectively, this new app gives them full control over file management. SkyDrive power users wanted more complete control over their contents and Microsoft has obliged.
13.12.2011 21:05 Uhr, MacNN,
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Google veröffentlicht Chrome 16
Google hat eine neue Version des WebKit-basierten Browsers Chrome veröffentlicht. Mittlerweile ist der schlanke Web-Browser bei Version 16 angelangt, mit der neue Funktionen hinzugekommen sind. So erlaubt Chrome 16 in Kombination mit einem Google-Account nicht nur die Synchronisation von Einstellungen über verschiedene Computer hinweg, sondern auch dem schnellen Wechsel der Einstellungsprofile. Dadurch könne Chrome-Anwender auch an einem
13.12.2011 21:05 Uhr, MacTechNews,
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13.12.2011 21:00 Uhr
Daily Update for December 13, 2011
It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world.
You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires Flash) or the non-Flash link below. To subscribe to the podcast for daily listening through iTunes, click here.
13.12.2011 20:50 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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Apple soll Interesse an Flash-Speicherspezialisten haben
Einem bislang unbestätigten Bericht des hebräischsprachigen Nachrichtenportals Calcalist zufolge plant Apple die Übernahme des noch jungen israelischen Unternehmens Anobit. Dieses hat sich auf Flash-Speicher sowie die dazugehörigen Technologien spezialisiert und gehört bereits zu den Lieferanten Apples.
13.12.2011 20:50 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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News: Boreaal Publishers releases LetterSchool
Boreaal Publishers has released LetterSchool, a new educational app for iOS devices that helps to teach writing skills, counting and phonics to young children. Using a custom-built OpenGL-based 3D game engine, LetterSchool provides advanced visual effects and animations to take a new approach toward handwriting instruction, encouraging children in their writing skills with a wide range of games. Children engage in writing with sparkling candy, squealing…
13.12.2011 20:50 Uhr, iPodlounge,
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Best of 2011 Nominations: Mac photo / video apps
During December and January, The Unofficial Apple Weblog is soliciting your nominations and votes for the best products for Mac, iPhone/iPod touch, and iPad. We'll start with nominations in a category, and then tally your votes for the top-nominated products a few days later. The winner in each category receives the highly-coveted title of TUAW Best of 2011.
Today's category for Best of 2011 nominations is Mac photo and video apps. Your Mac can manage thousands of photos and help you to create video masterpieces, so this is a crowded category.
You might be a fan of Apple's iPhoto (US$14.99) or
13.12.2011 20:35 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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AMDs CEO über die Festplattenknappheit und eine ARM-Lizenz
Nachdem Intel gestern die Prognose für das letzte Quartal dieses Jahres gesenkt hatte und dafür die Festplattenknappheit als Hauptgrund ins Feld führte, spekulierten die Märkte über eine ähnliche Ankündigung seitens AMD. Dem schob der CEO jedoch einen Riegel vor, da er die Festplattenknappheit für überbewertet hält.
13.12.2011 20:35 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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Flurry: iOS app starts still three times larger than Android
Despite increases in device share, iOS app development is still three times larger, Flurry said Monday. New app starts on Android had actually declined in ratio from the start of 2011 to the end, shrinking from 37 percent to 27 percent in a fall estimate. iOS development had grown by an equal number of points and was now up to 73 of starts.
13.12.2011 20:35 Uhr, MacNN,
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Skype for Android adds support for sharing photos, video and other files
Just in time to really annoy your family and friends with holiday greetings, Skype for Android has updated to version 2.6, bringing with it support for sharing photos, videos and other files with your contacts. Being able to quickly transfer pics of your gifts and clips of children tearing into meticulously wrapped presents to people on your buddy list is just the most notable change to the VoIP client. Plenty of other tweaks have taken place, even if they're primarily under the hood. For one, video quality has improved specifically on devices running NVIDIA's Tegra 2. A bunc
13.12.2011 20:20 Uhr, Engadget,
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Microsoft releases SkyDrive for iPhone
Watch out, Dropbox. There's a new kid in town, and he's bigger than you are. Microsoft has just released an iPhone app for access to the free Microsoft SkyDrive cloud storage service. SkyDrive for iPhone (free) should make Windows users who have documents stored in the cloud happy.
Videos or photos that are created on the iPhone can also be uploaded to SkyDrive using the app, which takes up about 4.4 MB on the device. SkyDrive users can access all of their content, including files that someone has shared with them. Likewise, any file can be shared by sending a link via email.
The app also provides a way to create and delete folders from the iPhone. Users of Hotmail, Microsoft Messenger, and Xbox LIVE already have SkyDrive accounts.
13.12.2011 20:05 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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Early Atom N2600 benchmark, can't cedar wood for the trails?
It goes without saying that benchmarking something pre-release requires a cavalcade of sodium-chloride, but our curiousity was piqued at the prospect of some Cedar Trail sneak-peeks. Netbook Live has been at it again, pitting a 1.6GHz Atom N2600-touting ASUS Eee PC X101CH, against machines sporting 1.66GHz Atom N570 (ASUS 1015PX) and 1.0 GHz AMD C-50 (ASUS 1015B and Tosh NB550D) chips. The ini
13.12.2011 20:05 Uhr, Engadget,
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13.12.2011 20:00 Uhr
News: Microsoft releases Kinectimals for iOS
Microsoft has released an iOS version of Kinectimals, the mobile adaptation of its Kinect for Xbox 360 game of the same name. First released for the Windows Phone platform in October, the iOS version provides similar features, taking players to the virtual land of Lemuria where they are given their own cub to play with and care for through a series of mini-games. The game can be played as a standalone experience or can be used in conjunction with…
13.12.2011 19:50 Uhr, iPodlounge,
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Kinectimals for iPhone and iPad available
One of the first things I bought last holiday season after receiving a Kinect as a gift was Kinectimals. My kids loved it, but we found it can get a little tedious after a while. There it sits on the shelf of unplayed games But perhaps when my kids get little iPod touches this holiday they'll revisit the game now that it is on iOS.
Yep, Microsoft has released Kinectimals for the iPhone and iPad, or an iPod touch -- provided you have a front-facing camera, of course. Actually the app is compatible with the 3GS as well, but that seems like a recipe for frustrating gameplay (considering the point is visual feedback between you an
13.12.2011 19:35 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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Popcorn Hour bulks up for the C-300, can juggle an extra hard-disk or Blu-ray drive (video)
Some people may not be willing just yet to leave the world of physical media. Those circumspect media consumers may be intrigued by the latest Popcorn Hour box. Looking more substantial than the recent A-300, the C-300 model includes a 2.5-inch color TFT display at the front and packs space for both a quick-removable 3.5-inch HDD and an internal 2.5-inch SATA drive. A Blu-ray drive can also be mounted to the removable HD rack and you can expect support for the same plethora of file types we've come to expect from the Popcorn Hour family. Net
13.12.2011 19:35 Uhr, Engadget,
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Microsoft bringt Spiel Kinectimals für iPad & iPhone
Microsoft hat mit Kinectimals ein erstes Cross-Plattform-Spiel für Apple iOS veröffentlicht. Der Redmonder Softwarekonzern erweitert seit Angebot von Apps für iPad und iPhone damit innerhalb kürzester Zeit (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltGratis Windows Phones für Android Malware-OpferStudie: Tablet-User surfen lieber per WLAN mit 3G
13.12.2011 19:35 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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Apple TV arrives in Brazil for first time
Brazilians can now finally buy the Apple TV, checks show. Locally the set-top costs R$399, or just under $218 US. While the main sources of content are iTunes and iCloud, users can also watch video from Vimeo and YouTube, or push media to a TV from an AirPlay-capable iOS handheld.
13.12.2011 19:35 Uhr, MacNN,
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Android Market's big sale hits Day 8, sense of deja vu increases
Is the Android Market running out of apps to offer its sales-hungry users? Several of today's downloads have already seen their prices snipped at some point last week -- at least you now have a second chance to grab them. To ameliorate the disappointment of the slightly samey selection, the little green one's pushed the boat out to 12 different apps. Instant Heart Rate Pro could be worth a ten cent investment, if only for some medical showboating. But is it too much to ask for a cut-price
13.12.2011 19:20 Uhr, Engadget,
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Nokia thinks young 'fed up' with iPhone, confused by Android
Nokia's Entertainment Global marketing lead Niels Munksgaard in an interview on Tuesday was convinced that Windows Phone was about to turn a corner and become the leading smartphone choice among younger buyers. He unusually claimed to Pocket-lint that the iPhone was too popular. Android, in turn, was considered too intimidating and contributed to a "sea of sameness."
13.12.2011 19:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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iOS-controlled Top Brewer coffee maker is a thing to behold
Rejoice, o ye iPhone and iPad-toting coffee addicts with fat wallets! Just when you thought that there was nothing new under the sun to create the perfect cup of joe, Scanomat brings the Top Brewer to the market.
The Top Brewer is a high-end coffee machine that uses an iOS app to control brewing. Most of the hardware for the brewer is hidden under a countertop, meaning that all you see is a spigot, a drain, and a touch panel for those times when your coffee jitters have caused you to drop your iPhone.
The Top Brewer was demonstrated at the recent HOST hospitality show in Milan, Italy, where many top baristas gave the coffee-brewing juggernaut top ratings. Those who own more than one Top Brewer can control multiple machines simultaneously v
13.12.2011 19:05 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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Angry Birds 2.0: Update zum Jubiläum mit 15 neuen Levels
Zum 2. Geburtstag vom Kultspiel Angry Birds beschenkt Rovio alle Fans mit dem Update „Angry Birds 2“, das mit 15 neuen, lustigen und kniffligen Levels aufwarten kann. Es warten einige Highlights.
Angry Birds hat in den letzten Jahren eine Fangemeinde in Millionenhöhe rekrutiert, die alle auf ihrem iPhone, iPod touch oder iPad die „bösen“ Schweinchen mit den fliegenden Vögeln in die Schranken weisen wollen. Entwickler Rovio hat zweifelsohne mit dem iOS-Spiel einen absoluten Volltreffer gelandet, der zudem zukunftssicher ist und auch noch in den kommenden Jahren einen warmen Geldregen bescheren wird. Nicht umsonst haben die Erfinder ein Milliardenschweres Übernahmeangebot ausgeschlagen. Davon träumen viele App-Entwickler, die alle von ihrer Idee leben wollen.
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13.12.2011 19:05 Uhr, Sevenmac,
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Google Street View zeigt Desaster Area in Nordjapan
Google erweitert den Wahrnehmungsradar von Street View immer weiter: nachdem die Rundum-Kameras zuletzt auf einer Bergbahn durch die Alpen fuhren und auf einem Boot durch den Amazonas-Regenwald schipperten, ist jetzt die Dokumentation der Erdbeben- und Tsunmaischäden in Nordjapan per Street View online gegangen. Street-View-Vehikel haben dafür 44.000 Kilometer im Norden Japans zurückgelegt und die Umgebung dabei mit 360-Grad-Fotos dokumentiert, die man jetzt via Google Maps betrachten kann, was so nie mögliche Einblicke in die Desaster Area erlaubt. Ziemlich beeindrucke
13.12.2011 19:05 Uhr, Engadget german,
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Apple TV schleicht sich zum Marktführer nach oben
Der Computer-Hersteller Apple hat sich in aller Stille auch auf dem Markt für Set-Top-Boxen an die Spitze geschlichen. War Apple TV lange Zeit nur ein Hobby, wie es der damalige Konzernchef Steve Jobs (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltNächstes iPad: Verkaufsstart im März oder AprilGPS-Update: Tests mit Block III-Prototyp beginnen
13.12.2011 19:05 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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Briefly: Tropico 3 to ship in Jan, LightSpeed comes to iPad
Feral Interactive has confirmed that Tropico 3: Gold Edition will be released for the Mac on January 26th. Tropico 3's campaign mode features 15 missions that challenge players to develop a single island, each with its own victory conditions, within a set time frame. When released, the game will be available for direct download from a variety of digital partner sites including the Mac App Store. Tropico 3 will retail for $35 and pre-orders will be accepted through Feral's online store in early January.
13.12.2011 19:05 Uhr, MacNN,
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News: Apple TV now available in Brazil
Following this morning’s rollout of the iTunes Store in Brazil and other Latin American countries, Apple has launched the Apple TV in Brazil. According to The Next Web, the device is priced at R$399, or roughly $217, which can be paid in 12 installments without additional fees. [via Mac Rumors]
13.12.2011 19:05 Uhr, iPodlounge,
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13.12.2011 19:00 Uhr
Microsoft's Kinectimals lands on the App Store, breaks on through to the other side
Hell's apparently frozen over, pigs are indeed flying and, yes, the gods must be crazy because Microsoft Studios has just released Kinectimals, its Tamagotchi-like "mobile experience" with tiger cubs, to the App Store. The $2.99 app brings the isle of Lemuria directly to your iOS device of choice, letting you nurture these fledgling digital felines, in addition to unlocking a handful of them on a companion Xbox 360 title of the same name. It's not the first time Redmond's made its app wares availabl
13.12.2011 18:50 Uhr, Engadget,
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Studie: Tablet-User surfen lieber per WLAN mit 3G
Die meisten Besitzer von Tablet-PCs nutzen lieber WLAN, um mit ihrem Gerät ins Internet zu kommen, statt auf oft teure und langsame 3G-Verbindungen zu setzen. Dies meldet das Marktforschungsunternehmen NPD (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltMobiles Internet: Tarife wurden zuletzt nicht billigerGratis Windows Phones für Android Malware-Opfer
13.12.2011 18:50 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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DealNN roundup: 2.0GHz MacBook Pro, cut to $1479
Today's deals from DealNN include price breaks on MacBook Pros, HDTVs, and more. Macmall.com has the 2.0GHz MacBook Pro available as its Deal of the Day, complete with 15.4-inch glossy widescreen display, 500GB hard drive, 4GB of RAM, and quad-core Intel Core i7 processor. Currently featured at DealNN, this model has now dropped to $1,479.99 in price and offers savings of up to $319.
13.12.2011 18:50 Uhr, MacNN,
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Apple to buy flash chip maker Anobit for $500 million?
Disclaimer: Delving into Apple's business requires a hefty pinch of salt, okay? Good. Is Apple about to open that $84 billion war chest to make another one of its traditional flash-memory supply-chain land-grabs? Rumors from Reuters suggest it's planning to snap up Israeli outfit Anobit for $400 or $500 million. The outfit specializes in signal processing for the memory chips, increasing volume and performance, which you'll already find bolted onto the Samsung and
13.12.2011 18:35 Uhr, Engadget,
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OCZ stellt zweite SSD mit Indilix-Everest-Controller vor
OCZ hat ein zweites Solid State Drive auf Basis des „Everest“-Controllers von Indilinx vorgestellt, der bereits im Modell „Octane“ eingesetzt wird. Beim etwas günstigeren Modell „Petrol“ kommt aus Kostengründen MLC-NAND mit asynchronem Interface zum Einsatz, das aber nicht so schnell ist wie das synchrone Interface der Octane.
13.12.2011 18:35 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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Cequint sues Apple over caller ID technology
Seattle-based Cequint, a division of TNS, is suing Apple over two patents for caller ID technology, Bloomberg reports. The company is pursuing unspecified damages, as well as a court order that would halt Apple's use of the patented concepts. "Cequint has been damaged by Appleís infringement," and will be "irreparably harmed" unless the court intervenes, according to the complaint. As is standard, Apple has yet to comment on the matter.
13.12.2011 18:35 Uhr, MacNN,
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USB-Spezifikation für Audio-Video-Geräte
Wenn sich Hersteller an die neue Spezifikation halten, die zum Beispiel die Weitergabe von Lautstärkeeinstellungen oder auch die Synchronisierung definiert, könnten künftige A/V-Geräte mit Standardtreibern untereinander oder mit PCs kommunizieren.
13.12.2011 18:35 Uhr, Heise,
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QWERTY-Tapete ist ein Mosaik aus unzähligen Keyboard-Tasten
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Die Künstlerin Sarah Frost hat bereits in früheren Arbeiten Wohlstandsmüll zu wandhohen Schaubildern aufgeschichtet, mit ihren QWERTY Walls ist sie allerdings noch einmal deutlich kleinteiliger geworden: im New Yorker Hotel The James sind jetzt gleich eine ganze Reihe von Wänden flächendeckend mit einzelnen Tasten aus alten Computer-Keyboards gepflastert. Wir finden es toll und werden ab sofort Schrotttastaturen horten, um in einer Mußestunde die eigenen vier Wände mit Tasten zu belegen.
Gallery: QWERTY Wall
13.12.2011 18:20 Uhr, Engadget german,
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1,7 Mio. Stille SMS von Bundesbehörden verschickt
Auch bei den Bundesbehörden wird die so genannte Stille SMS bei Ermittlungen im großen Stil eingesetzt, um Mobiltelefone dazu zu bringen, Telekommunikationsvorgänge durchzuführen und damit Verkehrsdaten zu (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltHandyguthaben sind Standard-WeihnachtsgeschenkWindows Phone 7.5: Schwerer SMS-Bug entdeckt
13.12.2011 18:20 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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News: Lantronix unveils xPrintServer for iOS devices
Lantronix has unveiled its new xPrintServer for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. The xPrintServer is a hardware solution that adds AirPrint support to most networked printers. Users simply connect the device to the network using an Ethernet cable, and the xPrintServer automatically discovers printers on the network, then broadcasts their availability to nearby iOS devices. Lantronix’ xPrintServer is available for pre-order now and sells for…
13.12.2011 18:20 Uhr, iPodlounge,
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Open Data à la Google
Der Public Data Explorer des Suchmaschinenriesen macht zahlreiche öffentlichen Datensätze zugänglich und visualisiert politische, wirtschaftliche und soziale Entwicklungen.
13.12.2011 18:20 Uhr, Heise,
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TUAW Best of 2011: Vote for the best Mac utility app
The nominations are in, and the poll is ready to go! The TUAW Best of 2011 awards are all about you -- the readers -- and what you think is the cream of the crop of Apple or third-party products and software. To vote, select one entry from the top nominations made by readers. We'll be announcing the winner in just a few days. Vote early and often!
Today TUAW is asking for your vote for the best Mac utility app of 2011. If the nominations were any indication, the free
13.12.2011 18:05 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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Gratis Windows Phones für Android Malware-Opfer
Microsoft hat eine neue Marketing-Kampagne für Windows Phone gestartet, bei der man hofft von Berichten über Schadsoftware für Smartphones mit Googles Betriebssystem Android zu profitieren.Windows Phone (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltOneNote: Erste Microsoft Office-App für das iPadBericht: AMD entlässt Marketing-Chef Nigel Dessau
13.12.2011 18:05 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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13.12.2011 18:00 Uhr
Apple möchte Flash-Spezialisten übernehmen
Wie TechCrunch berichtet, soll Apple die Übernahme einer israelischen Firma planen, die sich auf die Entwicklung von Flash-Speicher spezialisiert hat. Mit ihr würde sich Apple auch eine neue Technologie namens MSP einkaufen. Man findet ihn im iPhone, iPad und natürlich auch den neuen MacBook Airs. Die Rede ist vom Flashspeicher, welcher wohl die Zukunft einer
13.12.2011 17:51 Uhr, apfelnews,
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Exclusive: Verizon's Galaxy Nexus hitting Costco on December 15
That elusive Samsung Galaxy Nexus is still heading to Verizon, believe it or not, and we may actually be nearing the end of our frustrating quest to get our hands on one. While we're still waiting for an official announcement from Big Red itself, the inaugural Ice Cream Sandwich device has shown up in Costco's internal pricing guides with a starting date of December 15th -- a mere two days away. It's priced at $290 with a two-year commitment, which is
13.12.2011 17:51 Uhr, Engadget,
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Microsoft ports Kinectimals to iOS, adds Windows Phone doubt
Microsoft on Tuesday took the first ever step of porting a Windows Phone game to iOS. Kinectimals ($3, App Store) is a one-for-one match on the iPad and iPhone and lets gamers raise a virtual wild cat's cub with rankings. Like the WP7 version, playing on one of Apple's devices can unlock five extra cubs inside of the original Xbox 360 game.
13.12.2011 17:50 Uhr, MacNN,
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Higgs-Boson versteckt sich weiter
Die aktuellen Ergebnisse von ATLAS und CMS engen das Massefenster für das noch nicht nachgewiesene Teilchen im Standardmodell der Elementarteilchenphysik jedoch weiter ein.
13.12.2011 17:50 Uhr, Heise,
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Apple references bogus devices in iOS 5.1B1 config file
Apple is getting crafty and peppering an iOS 5.1B1 config file with references to fake devices. These bogus devices were discovered in the USBDeviceConfiguration.plist file and first reported by 9to5Mac. The file is reportedly one that many sleuths examine when they're looking for new device information hidden in iOS.
These bogus references are meant to thwart developers from looking any further, but it will probably have the opposite effect. Most developers will have a good chuckle at these fake devices and turn towards the lower level files where the real information can be found.
13.12.2011 17:35 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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MacBook Air Verkaufszahlen steigen unaufhaltsam!
Apples dünnstes Notebook der Welt ist weiterhin der Verkaufsschlager. Mit über 900.000 Exemplaren hat Apple seinen Absatz mehr als verneunfacht(800%). J.P.-Morgan-Analysten sehen im Ultrabook-Segment weiterhin keine ernstzunehmende Konkurrenz für das Macbook Air, und prognostizieren für das nächste Jahr eine weitere Steigerung auf 1,6 Millionen pro Quartal. Die ständig steigenden Absatzzahlen räumen dem MacBook Air mittlerweile
13.12.2011 17:35 Uhr, apfelnews,
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Bericht: AMD entlässt Marketing-Chef Nigel Dessau
Der Chiphersteller AMD hat sich nach langer Zeit offenbar von seinem bisherigen Marketing-Chef Nigel Dessau getrennt. Dessaus Entlassung geht angeblich auf den neuen Firmenchef Rory P. Read zurück.'Bright Side (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltKühlerspezialist Zalman will Grafikkarten verkaufenFestplattenkrise: 1 Mrd. $ Umsatzeinbußen bei Intel
13.12.2011 17:35 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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American Express, RedLaser team to push shopAmex sales
American Express and eBay-owned RedLaser have partnered on a deal involving the latter's mobile apps, a report says. Under the terms of the arrangement, people using RedLaser to scan retail barcodes and find deals will be able to see how many Amex rewards points they have, and possibly buy a product for less through shopAmex, the credit card company's online store. Roughly five million products are listed there, from about 60 online vendors such as Apple and Target.
13.12.2011 17:35 Uhr, MacNN,
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First Looks: XPAL/PowerSkin Gaming Case for iPhone + iPod touch
XPAL / PowerSkin's Gaming Case ($100, aka PowerSkin Boost) for iPhone + iPod touch is the latest accessory designed to enhance iOS gaming, and the rare device made to work with several generations of Apple's portable devices. Supporting all iPhones and iPod touches save for the first generation models, the hard plastic sled not only has a built-in 2050mAh battery, but also a vibration motor and stereo speakers. Along the edges are buttons for…
13.12.2011 17:35 Uhr, iPodlounge,
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Nokia: Qt Creator 2.4 enthält kleine Änderungen
Die Entwicklungsumgebung Qt Creator 2.4.0 enthält zahlreiche kleine Änderungen, darunter die semantische Hervorhebung in QML. Hinzugekommen sind neue Schemata für die Quellcodeformatierung für QML- und C++-Projekte. (Qt, Linux)
13.12.2011 17:35 Uhr, golem,
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Das Monument der Dritten iPhone-Internationale
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Das russische Künstlerduo Electroboutique (Alexei Shulgin und Aristarkh Chernyshev) hat ein Mashup aus iPhone und Wladimir Tatlins berühmtem Entwurf für ein "Monument der Dritten Internationale 0 10" von 1919 kreiert, das dann konsequenterweise "3G International" heißt und uns einigermaßen verblüfft und sprachlos aber gut unterhalten zurücklässt. Und als ob die Skulptur an sich nicht schizophren genug wäre, glimmt und blinkt das Teil auch noch vor sich hin wie ein einsamer Spielautomat i
13.12.2011 17:20 Uhr, Engadget german,
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Outlook für Mac 2011: Notizen erstellen & Signaturen setzen
Outlook 2011 bietet ein paar schöne Funktionen, die Ihnen beim Arbeiten mit den Notizen helfen, Zeit zu sparen. So lassen sich beispielsweise Textpassagen aus anderen Dokumenten wie Word einfach per Drag-and-drop in eine bereits existierende Notiz einfügen. Dazu ziehen Sie den Text in das Textfeld
13.12.2011 17:20 Uhr, Maclife,
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Mobiles Internet: Tarife wurden zuletzt nicht billiger
Beim Mobile Internet konnten die Nutzer in Deutschland zuletzt kaum von einem sinkenden Preisniveau und wachsenden Übertragungsgeschwindigkeiten. Einzelne Provider ermöglichen ihren Kunden mit bis zu 14,4 (Weiter lesen)Verwandter Inhalt"Kindle Fire" bedarf dringend einer ÜberarbeitungWindows Phone 7.5: Schwerer SMS-Bug entdeckt
13.12.2011 17:20 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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C Spire, Sprint agree to stay lawsuits over AT&T merger
C Spire and Sprint together were granted motions on Tuesday to freeze their lawsuits against AT&T over its proposed takeover of T-Mobile. Filed in tandem with AT&T, they agreed to stop in the wake of the Department of Justice staying its case. The two CDMA carriers implied they would resume action if AT&T tried restarting the takeover process.
13.12.2011 17:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Google aktualisiert API-Lizenzbedingungen
Google hat seine "Terms of Service" seiner Entwicklerschnittstellen aktualisiert. Dramatische Änderungen habe es nicht gegeben, dafür sollen die neuen Lizenzbedingungen jetzt verständlicher sein.
13.12.2011 17:20 Uhr, Heise,
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Apple reportedly buying flash memory company
According to Calcalist, Apple may acquire Israeli company Anobit for US$400 to 500 million. Anobit is a fabless semiconductor company that produces flash storage solutions for the enterprise and mobile markets. The Calcalist report claims Apple already uses Anobit's technology in its iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air and is supposedly interested in the company's flash controllers. These controllers are known for their low-cost and fast memory performance.
Apple's past hardware acquisitions include chip maker Intrinsity and microp
13.12.2011 17:05 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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OS X: Dashboard-Widgets auf den Desktop ziehen
Ein alter, aber dennoch sehr spannender Trick: Ein beliebiges Dashboard-Widget auf den Schreibtisch eines Macintosh platzieren. Der Vorteil: Benötigen Sie bestimmte Informationen oder Tools regelmäßig, könnte es etwas störend sein diese jedes Mal im Dashboard ausfindig zu machen. Die auf dem Desktop platzierten Widgets bleiben zudem immer auf der “obersten Schicht”, das heißt sie werden nicht durch andere Fenster verdeckt.
Sehr praktisch! Wenn Sie für ein paar Stunden mit Zahlen jonglieren müssen, und einen Taschenrechner benötigen: Einfach das Taschenrechner-Widget auf den Desktop ziehen, dieser bleibt ständig sichtbar, und sie erleichtern sich somit die Arbeit ungemein.
Ja, jetzt wissen Sie aber auch: Das
13.12.2011 17:05 Uhr, MacBug,
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Samsung NX200 interchangeable lens camera review
There are some cameras that we absolutely love, some we find downright disappointing and others that get the job done, albeit with mediocre results. Samsung's digital imaging devices typically fall within that last category -- they're moderately innovative, generally affordable and often well-designed, but when it comes to image quality and performance, we're left underwhelmed. So, when we first had a chance to try out the CE giant's new NX200 at IFA in Berlin, we weren't expecting a mind-blowing imaging device.
The NX200 is Samsung's
13.12.2011 17:05 Uhr, Engadget,
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First Looks: Qmadix USB Twin Charging Kit 4.2
Qmadix' USB Twin Charging Kit 4.2 ($40) is one of the few dual-2.1A car chargers we've seen so far. This twin output setup means that the accessory is capable of charging two iPods, iPhones, or even iPads at the same time, each at full speed. It's slightly shorter than Scosche's similarly specced reVive II USB Car Chargers, but a little bit wider too. Included with the kit is one four foot USB Dock Connector cable; you can provide the second if you're…
13.12.2011 17:05 Uhr, iPodlounge,
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13.12.2011 17:00 Uhr
Lenovo LePad S2005 leaps into China
The Lenovo LePad S2005 is now making the rounds over in China. Our crack team over at Engadget.cn saw the above announcement on Lenovo's official Sina Weibo page. If you haven't got a dictionary to hand, we can tell you that the 5-inch Gingerbread tabletphone has a disappointing 800 x 480 display and runs Android 2.3.5 on its dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm chip. Pre-sale prices are RMB 2,499 ($390) or RMB 2,699 ($425) if you turn up on the day. Sadly you won't be able to get your hands on one of these, as it's a Chinese
13.12.2011 16:50 Uhr, Engadget,
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OneNote: Erste Microsoft Office-App für das iPad
Nachdem gestern erste Hinweise aufgetaucht waren, hat Microsoft inzwischen offiziell mit dem Vertrieb einer speziell für das iPad angepassten Version seiner Notiz-Software OneNote für Apples iOS begonnen.Mit (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltWindows Phone 7.5: Schwerer SMS-Bug entdecktFacebook hat PHP noch einmal deutlich beschleunigt
13.12.2011 16:50 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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In Paris steht das größte Google Earth Display (Video)
Im Pariser Pavillon de l`Arsenal ist in einer Zusammenarbeit des Pariser Zentrums für Architektur und Urbanismus mit Google anläßlich der Dauerausstellung "Paris Metropole 2020" das bisher größte Google Earth Display gebaut. Das mit Googles Liquid Galaxy-Technologie (kann man hier in einer 360 Grad Installation sehen) erstellte Display setzt sich aus 48 Einzelbildschirmen zusammen und kann über vier Multitouchtische gesteuert werden. Zu sehen sind unter anderem geplante Gebäude in der Innenstadt in 3D. Video nach dem Break.
13.12.2011 16:36 Uhr, Engadget german,
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Tip of the Day: Sharing iCloud calendars without sharing alarms
So you’d like to share a calendar with a family member or spouse, but that person doesn’t want to deal with the alarms you set for yourself. Signing into your account on the other person’s device sounds like an ideal solution, but unfortunately, you can’t turn off the alarms on an iOS device, so unless that other person doesn’t mind hearing an audible alert every time you’ve got a meeting, it’s not a workable…
13.12.2011 16:35 Uhr, iPodlounge,
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USB Audio/Video: Videosignale und Strom über ein USB-Kabel
Videosignale und Strom über ein Kabel soll die neue USB-Spezifikation USB-IF Audio/Video Device Class ermöglichen. So sollen sich Handys mit einem Kabel an ein Display anschließen lassen, um darauf Videos abzuspielen und parallel ohne weiteres Kabel ihren Akku zu laden. (USB)
13.12.2011 16:35 Uhr, golem,
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PC-Lexikon: Praktische Nachschlage-App für iPhone und iPad
In der IT werden häufig Fachbegriffe, Abkürzungen oder andere unverständliche Zusammenhänge erwähnt. Die Fragezeichen sammeln sich wie von selbst und oft fehlt das passende Nachschlagewerk. Jetzt bringt die kostenlose App PC-Lexikon (App Store-Link) für iPhone und iPad Abhilfe. Egal welcher Fachbegriff nun fällt, sie tragen die Bedeutung immer bei sich und können einfach nachschlagen –
13.12.2011 16:21 Uhr, justapps.de,
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Dell unveils Alienware Aurora gaming rig, will serenade you for $2,200
Dell has just taken the wraps off a brand new addition to the Alienware family, hailing it, rather poetically, as "a serenade to raw gaming power." It's called the Alienware Aurora, and it's staring at you with a Cylon-like grin in the image above. Beneath its menacing veneer lurks Intel's six-core, 3000 series Core i7 CPU, an X79 Express chipset and quad-channel DDR3 memory, all of which are kept
13.12.2011 16:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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Hitachi bringt interne & externe Festplatten mit 4 TB
Der japanische Elektronikkonzern Hitachi hat seine ersten Festplatten mit einer Speicherkapazität von 4 Terabyte angekündigt. Zwei entsprechende Modelle wird das Unternehmen auf den Markt bringen: Die Deskstar (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltAMD will Intel bei Ultrabooks Konkurrenz machenSamsung: Series 5 Ultrabooks gegen MacBook Air
13.12.2011 16:21 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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Windows 8: Screenshots zeigen neue Musik-App
Microsoft will für sein neues Betriebssystem Windows 8, das mit der Metro-Oberfläche für die Verwendung auf Touch-Geräten fit gemacht wird, auch eine Reihe von einfachen Anwendungen anbieten, mit denen (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltAsus Transformer Prime verspätet sich ein wenigWindows Phone 7.5: Schwerer SMS-Bug entdeckt
13.12.2011 16:21 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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NPD: Apple, Google grew in 2011 phones, everyone else shrank
An NPD Group look back at most of 2011 has shown the sheer change in the smartphone business in the past year. Android was now the majority, having climbed from 42 percent in all of 2010 to 53 percent from the start of 2011 through October. Despite the pressure, though, Apple too grew share the entire year and actually grew at a faster relative rate, bouncing back from a dip to 21 percent in 2010 to a new high of 29 percent by this October.
13.12.2011 16:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Apple makes Latin American expansions official
Apple has now formally confirmed the expansion of the iTunes Store to a host of Latin American countries. The strongest emphasis is on Brazil, where the initial music catalog is said to include over 20 million songs, including the first digital editions of Roberto Carlos' collection. Apple says that most songs are priced at 99 cents, and most albums at $9.99.
13.12.2011 16:05 Uhr, MacNN,
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News: Apple launches iTunes Store in Brazil, Latin America
Apple has launched the iTunes Store in Brazil, as well as 15 additional Latin American countries. According to the company, the iTunes Store in Brazil offers a catalog of over 20 million songs, including local artists, over a thousand movies to rent or purchase, many in HD, and iTunes Match. In the other 15 countries—Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama,…
13.12.2011 16:05 Uhr, iPodlounge,
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News: Apple to buy flash memory firm Anobit?
Apple is in talks to purchase Israeli company Anobit for $400-$500 million, according to a new report. Citing a report from Hebrew-based Calcalist, TechCrunch reports that should the deal go through, it would be Apple’s first acquisition in Israel and the first under new CEO Time Cook. Anobit is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in flash storage solutions, which are designed to improve speed, endurance, and performance of flash…
13.12.2011 16:05 Uhr, iPodlounge,
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First Looks: Cavodock Cable Dock for iPhone 3GS/4
Pitched as an inexpensive dock solution for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 users -- presumably the iPhone 4S, as well -- Cavodock's Cable Dock ($XX) requires you to supply your own USB to Dock Connector cable, wind it around the hard plastic base, and poke its tips out of the top and back; you then cover it with an included, colorful rubber bottom and insert your device into Cable Dock's top. While the accessory seemingly has room for encased iPhones, Cavodock…
13.12.2011 16:05 Uhr, iPodlounge,
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13.12.2011 16:00 Uhr
Mikrowellenofen Proinjector projiziert das Ofengeschehen an die Küchenwand
Filed under: Haushaltstechnik
Die Jungdesigner Hwang Jungjoon und Lee Jaeryong haben einen Hybrid aus Mikrowelle und Projektor entworfen, der auf den zweiten Blick gar nicht so hirnverbrannt ist, wie man das spontan denken mag. Der Proinjector soll nämlich nicht das Unterhaltungsprogramm für die Küche liefern sondern zeigen was in der Mikrowelle vor sich geht, was recht praktisch sein kann und im Zweifelsfall auch wieder ein wenig Energie spart (die man für den Projektor braucht ), weil man nicht dauern die Tür aufreißt, um nachzuschauen wie sich das Mittagessen so macht.
[via technabob]
13.12.2011 15:50 Uhr, Engadget german,
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Google's new Street View feature provides eerie glimpse of post-tsunami Japan
Google has put the devastation of March's Japanese tsunami in hauntingly stark relief, with the release of a new Street View feature that covers the country's most ravaged regions. It's all part of an initiative to "digitally archive" the aftermath of this year's earthquake and tsunami, with Street View images captured across some 44,000 kilometers of Northeastern Japan. The panoramic, 360-degree photos
13.12.2011 15:50 Uhr, Engadget,
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Biografie von Steve Jobs führt diesjährige Bestseller-Liste von Amazon.com an
Auch jetzt noch ist der Absatz der offiziellen Biografie über das Leben des Anfang Oktober verstorbenen Apple-Mitgründers Steve Jobs sehr hoch. Überall ist die von Walter Isaacson verfasste Biografie über Apples markantesten CEO, für die Isaacson über einen Zeitraum von rund zwei Jahren mehr als 40 Interviews mit Steve Jobs geführt hatte, mittlerweile in Bestsellerlisten wie dem iBookstore weit vorn. Neben Steve Jobs selbst ließ Walter I
13.12.2011 15:50 Uhr, MacTechNews,
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Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me create GPS address book locations
Dear Aunt TUAW,
I want to set Siri geofenced reminders for my kids' bus stop and a few other locations. The problem is that I live in a rural area, and these places don't have street addresses. What can I do? I want to be able to remind my wife to pick up milk and butter after she's done picking up the kids. Can you help?
Your loving nephew,
Kaelin
Dear Kaelin,
Auntie has some bad news for you. As far as the TUAW team can reckon, the Contacts app doesn't support GPS locations. That means that you can't use geofenced reminders for arbitrary locations beyond "when I leave this l
13.12.2011 15:35 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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Apple tkes iOS concept designer as intern
Apple has shown signs it might expand iOS' notifications or other areas after Jan-Michael Cart revealed that he had been hired as an intern at the company. The University of Georgia student in Mass Media Arts will work at Apple for seven months starting in January. While his exact tasks at Apple likely can't be mentioned, Cart is best known for concept design videos (below) showing how he would improve iOS, such as third-party notifications or using the center for incoming calls.
13.12.2011 15:35 Uhr, MacNN,
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[Mac] The Wreckless: Indie-Raumschiff-Spiel erschienen
Wer sich gerne an Raumschiff-Ballereien á la Elite oder die alten X-Wing und TIE-Fighter-Spiele zurückerinnert, die Komplexität eines X3:Terran Conflicts aber scheut (oder schlicht und ergreifend keinen Mac beisitzt, auf dem das Ding läuft), kann sich vielleicht mal das gerade erschienen The Wreckless ansehen. Das Debüt des Indie-Entwicklers Duct Tape Games ist ein Raumschiff-Kampfspiel der
13.12.2011 15:35 Uhr, Macinplay,
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Die Konkurrenz im Blick: Kindle „Fire“ lässt Kunden kalt!
Laut einem aktuellen Bericht der Financial Times Deutschland sind viele Nutzer mit Amazons neuestem Verkaufsschlager recht unzufrieden. Lange Reaktionszeiten, ungenaue Navigation und eine schwacher Browser seien der Grund, warum die Kundschaft des Versandhandels die Geräte mittlerweile zurücksendet. Letzten Monat schickte das Versandhaus Amazon mit dem neuen KindleFire einen weiteren Mitstreiter auf den Tabletmarkt (bis jetzt
13.12.2011 15:20 Uhr, apfelnews,
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iAds werden “billiger”: Einstiegspreis soll auf $400.000 gesenkt werden
iAds sollen für Werbetreibende günstiger und flexibler werden: Laut Informationen des Wall Street Journal will Apple den Einstiegspreis für die iOS-Bannerwerbung senken und die Abrechnung variabel gestalten. Seit dem Start des iAd-Dienstes im Juli 2010 konnte sich das Werbeformat nicht gegen die direkte Konkurrenz, z.B. von Googles AdMob, durchsetzen. Gründe gibt es mehrere: Zum einen
13.12.2011 15:20 Uhr, MACNOTES.DE,
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Test Serious Sam 3 BFE: Schieß noch einmal, Sam!
Serious Sam 3: BFE liefert viel Kanonenfutter für Spieler, die ihre Shooter selbst im Jahr 2011 noch am liebsten ohne Scriptereignisse und Militärszenario mögen. Über Mängel bei Leveldesign und Technik müssen Actionpuristen dabei jedoch hinwegsehen können. (Spieletest, Computer)
13.12.2011 15:20 Uhr, golem,
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MIT baut Kamera mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit (Video)
Filed under: Forschung
Das Team von Ramesh Raskar und Andreas Velten am MIT Media Lab hat eine Kamera entwickelt, die eine "Verschlusszeit" von einer Trillion pro Sekunde hat, wodurch sie das Licht selbst abbilden kann, wie es von einem Punkt zum anderen wandert. Mit einer stark modifizierten Streakröhre konnte das Team ein Foto eines Lasers machen, der gerade in eine Colaflasche eintritt. Für das Zeitlupenvideo nach dem Break brauchte das Team allerdings mehrere hundert Anläufe. Da die Berechnung der Bilder sehr lang dauert, hat die Kamera den schönen Spitznamen "langsamste schnellste Kamera der Welt" bekommen. Video nach dem Break.
13.12.2011 15:05 Uhr, Engadget german,
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GPS-Update: Tests mit Block III-Prototyp beginnen
Die Vorbereitungen für ein umfassendes Update für das Global Positioning System (GPS) sind in ihrer letzten Phase angekommen. Ein Prototyp der neuen Block III-Satelliten, die die Basis der neuen GPS-Generation (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltPatches für Battlefield 3 weiterhin nur über OriginMicrosoft plant offenbar iPad-Version von OneNote
13.12.2011 15:05 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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7. Preis: Nuberts Nahfeldmonitor nuPro A-10 im Doppelpack
Als kleine Erinnerung für unsere (nicht täglichen) Leser und aufgrund der Tatsache, dass es alle zehn Preise für sich genommen in sich haben, stellen wir jeden Tag einen Gewinn aus unserem Nikolaus-Gewinnspiel 2011 noch einmal gesondert vor. Heute: Nuberts spendiert ein Stereopaar nuPro A-10.
13.12.2011 15:05 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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13.12.2011 15:00 Uhr
Sony Walkman Z gets FCC approval, reveals no 64GB model forthcoming
We played with Sony's Walkman Z back when it was still called the "Walkman Mobile Entertainment Player" -- with the power to wirelessly push your media to a compatible Bravia TV. Fortunately the range has just stopped by the FCC's underground bunker, where its 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth radios were soundly prodded. Sadly, we won't be getting the 64GB edition on these shores, Sony is cheaping us out with a low-end 8GB model instead. In Jap
13.12.2011 14:51 Uhr, Engadget,
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Daily Mac App: Mi-Fi Monitor
I don't travel a lot, but I do have a MiFi which I use during the frequent power outages that seem to plague the area where I live. To help monitor my connection and the battery life of my MiFi, I use a Mac utility called Mi-Fi Monitor. It resides in the menu bar and displays both a battery level and a signal strength indicator pulled from your MiFi hotspot. All it takes is a quick glance to make sure your MiFi is charged and connected to your mobile broadband connection.
You can click on the Mi-Fi Monitor app if you need more information about your connection. The app will tell you the amount of data you've used in this current session, the network to which you're connected and the connection type. As you can see from my
13.12.2011 14:35 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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Mango's live tiles get footloose and fancy free with Themes for Windows Phone 7 (video)
If you've freshly fallen off the Android bandwagon to fill your cup with Mango's nectar, chances are you're still coming to terms with a lack of customization. No longer, as Windows Phone Hacker has just released its Themes for Windows Phone 7 application that puts the power of the live tile into your very willing hands. The program, PC-only for now, applies user-selected images, icons, colors and transparencies to a preferred list of ap
13.12.2011 14:35 Uhr, Engadget,
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Carrier IQ: bug may send SMS messages, service still safe
Carrier IQ went beyond its earlier explanations late Monday with a detailed white paper (below) discussing what it does. Among detailes, it mentioned that a "bug" might collect SMS messages by accident if they come in during either a call or a simultaneous data exchange. It stressed that the messages were part of deep signalling traffic and "not human readable."
13.12.2011 14:35 Uhr, MacNN,
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Godzilla-Weihnachtsbaum verbreitet Adventsangst und Christkindschrecken in Tokio
Filed under: Augmented Reality
Wir hätten nie gedacht, dass wir das einmal sagen würden, aber unverhofft dann doch: diesen Weihnachtsbaum würden wir uns glatt ins Wohnzimmer stellen - wenn es denn groß genug wäre. Der Godzilla-Weihnachtsbaum steht natürlich in Japan, genauer gesagt in der Aqua City Odaiba Mall in Tokio. Ganz groß ist insbesondere die rote Zipfelmütze, aber der Kunstnebel aus dem grünen Monstermaul natürlich der unbestrittene Adventshöhepunkt. Ho Ho Ho!
[via gizmodiva]
13.12.2011 14:20 Uhr, Engadget german,
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Sicherheitslücken in Google Wallet entdeckt
Das auf Smartphones und Tablets spezialisierte Sicherheitsunternehmen viaForensics hat mehrere Sicherheitslücken in Googles „elektronischer Geldbörse“ Google Wallet entdeckt. Betroffen davon sind derzeit allerdings lediglich US-Bürger.
13.12.2011 14:20 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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Update: Djay 4.0.2
Algoriddim's audio DJ program adds compatibility with Djay Remote 2.0 for iPhone, better looping and cue precision with key-lock enabled, improved support for mono microphones, and more.
13.12.2011 14:20 Uhr, MacInTouch,
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Update: VisualCommander 3.0
Princeton Satellite Systems' application for data acquisition, hardware control, simulation, and visualization gains 64-bit operation, ControlDeck Manager (for building real-time control software using the ControlDeck framework), a new time control system, support for creating movies within the application, templates for the simulation manager, and other improvements.
13.12.2011 14:20 Uhr, MacInTouch,
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Apple: Logic Pro 9.1.6
Now available in the Mac App Store, Logic gets a variety of updates and fixes, including support for Revert to Saved after a project has been renamed and use of multiple available cores as expected when performing offline bounces.
13.12.2011 14:20 Uhr, MacInTouch,
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Apple: Aperture 3.2.2
The Aperture update resolves an issue "that could prevent auto-imported Photo Stream images from being displayed in the library after your Photo Stream hits 1,000 images."
13.12.2011 14:20 Uhr, MacInTouch,
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Beta: Audacity 1.3.14
This beta release of the open-source, cross-platform audio editor adds many tweaks and bug fixes, including faster processing for Normalize, support for Audio Unit MusicEffects, support for larger windows and higher frequencies in spectrograms, and a fix for problems importing MP2 files.
13.12.2011 14:20 Uhr, MacInTouch,
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Update: Latexian 1.2
Taco Software's LaTeX editor adds highlighting of matching brackets while typing, inclusion of labels from \label in the Navigator, greater precision for Show Selection in Live Preview and Show Live Preview Selection in Source Text, and other changes.
13.12.2011 14:20 Uhr, MacInTouch,
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Update: DataGraph 3.0
Visual Data Tools' graphing and plotting program adds support for multiple graphs in a single DataGraph file, automatic updating of combined graphs, multi-column masking, color and marker style options for the Point command, more paste options, and other improvements.
13.12.2011 14:20 Uhr, MacInTouch,
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Update: Delicious Library 2.7.5
Delicious Monster's book and media cataloging program adds a Shelves column in list view, a Show on Shelf contextual menu command, recognition of more iTunes audiobook formats, direct export to Numbers, better handling of large cover images, and other changes.
13.12.2011 14:20 Uhr, MacInTouch,
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Update: MacFamilyTree 6.2
Synium Software's genealogy program adds a new Tree Chart showing all connected persons in a tree, Family Quiz, new reports (Source, ToDo, Ahnentafel), optional display of Title and Creation Date in all charts, improvements for Narrative and Kinship reports, bookmarking of sources, and other improvements.
13.12.2011 14:20 Uhr, MacInTouch,
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Update: SOHO Labels 6.0
Chronos' label designer and printer gets a Layers pane, Instant Preview for individual layers, Aperture support, iPhoto event and search support, and much more.
13.12.2011 14:20 Uhr, MacInTouch,
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Update: Eagle 6.0
Cadsoft's layout editor for designing printed circuit boards gains a new XML database structure, merging of board/schematic pairs using paste with full consistency, undo/redo history, differential pair routing, automatic meanders, BGA escape routing, and more.
13.12.2011 14:20 Uhr, MacInTouch,
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Apple: iTunes 10.5.2
The latest iTunes brings improvements for iTunes Match and "fixes an audio distortion problem when playing or importing certain CDs."
13.12.2011 14:20 Uhr, MacInTouch,
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Amazon Update
Amazon has good discounts across the Mac line-up, from MacBook Airs to MacBook Pros, Mac Minis through iMacs to Mac Pros. *And*, while you're saving yourself money, you're simultaneously providing critical support to the MacInTouch website, at no cost to you, just by clicking through any of our links to make purchases!
13.12.2011 14:20 Uhr, MacInTouch,
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FSFE: Mehr Geld für freie Projekte in der EU
Ein angemessener Teil der für die Forschungsinitiative Horizon 2020 bereitgestellten Mittel soll an freie Projekte gehen, fordert die Free Software Foundation Europe. Horizon 2020 soll Forschung und Entwicklung in der EU vorantreiben. (Politik/Recht, Open Source)
13.12.2011 14:20 Uhr, golem,
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xPrintserver offers up wireless printing for iOS devices, makes convincing argument for iPad business expenses
So you have your iPad. You also have some highly important contracts that have just landed in your inbox and needed printing 30 minutes ago. There's no time to faff around with that archaic work PC -- what are you going to do? Well, Lantronix think it's got the answer in xPrintserver. This iPhone-sized box will plug right into your network and give you wireless printing from any iOS device you have hanging around the office. The device supports more than 4,000 printers, connects directly to the print option within iOS and will set back wireless-printing businessmen $150 when it ships January 2012. Anyone unconvinced by alternative methods can investig
13.12.2011 14:05 Uhr, Engadget,
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Microsoft ordnet Mobil-Sparte neu
Windows Phone bekommt einen neuen Chef. Für den alten hat CEO Steve Ballmer höhere Aufgaben vorgesehen. Die Umbesetzung heizt Spekulationen über die Zukunft des Mobilbetriebssystems an.
13.12.2011 14:05 Uhr, Heise,
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13.12.2011 14:00 Uhr
[Mac] Tropico 3 Gold Edition: Erscheint am 26. Januar
Feral hat heute das Erscheinungsdatum für die etwas andere Wirtschaftssimulation Tropico 3 Gold Edition bekannt gegeben. Demnach können Mac-Spieler ab dem 26. Januar 2012 in die Rolle von “El Presidente” schlüpfen und ihre eigene kleine Bananenrepublik regieren. Weitere Informationen rund um das Spiel finden sich auf Ferals Webseite, wer sich schon mal auf das Diktatortum
13.12.2011 13:50 Uhr, Macinplay,
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iPhone 5: Apple bestätigt indirekt LTE
Die Enttäuschung unter den Apple-Jüngern war groß, als Tim Cook am 4. Oktober diesen Jahres auf der Apple Keynote nicht das lang erwartete iPhone 5 vorstellte, sondern “nur” ein iPhone 4s. Apples neuer CEO hätte wahrlich einen besseren Start hinlegen können. Aktuell geht die Apple-Gemeinde fest davon aus, dass das iPhone 5 2012 auf den
13.12.2011 13:35 Uhr, apfelnews,
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Armbanduhr Click Keypad hat schön sinnlose Nummerntasten
Filed under: armbanduhren
Die Armbanduhren der Click-Reihe mit analogen Schaltelementen hatten wir ja schon mal toll gefunden, jetzt wird Serie mit den Keypad-Modellen fortgeschrieben und natürlich prangen dann Nummerntasten am Handgelenk. Leider sind diese weitgehend sinnfreie Deko, die höchstens zum nervösen Rumgetippe gut ist, die Uhrzeit wird unterdessen durch LEDs in den Tasten angezeigt, wenn man eine beliebige Nummer drückt. Nur die Rautentaste hat einen eigenen Trick auf Lager, mit ihr kann dann nämlich das Datum angezeigt werden. Die Click Keypad Watch ist in verschiednen Farben fü
13.12.2011 13:35 Uhr, Engadget german,
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ROCCAT Studios unveils first US peripherals ahead of CES
European peripherals maker ROCCAT is planning a big splash for January's CES, demanding that American gamers get some "serious German engineering." Awkward stereotyping aside, the company's first official foray over here will see it release the flagship Isku illuminated keyboard and the Kone[+] mouse. There's also mention of the ROCCAT Talk system, which will let the devices chat to each other as you play, but didn't say how -- or why it'll improve matters. There's also a tight lid being pla
13.12.2011 13:35 Uhr, Engadget,
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Facebook hat PHP noch einmal deutlich beschleunigt
Beim Social Network Facebook haben die Entwickler weiter an einer Optimierung der Performance von PHP gearbeitet. Das Ergebnis, die HipHop Virtual Machine (HHVM), haben sie nun als Open Source-Projekt auf der (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltMcAfee Labs Stinger 10.2.0.423 - WurmvernichterWindows-Phone-Chef Lees muss zurücktreten
13.12.2011 13:35 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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BBC launches iPhone iPlayer app in the UK, adds 3G streaming to its mobile site
While American viewers have had around a week to play with the new dedicated iPhone app, the Beeb has finally launched its iPlayer in its native UK. Replacing the browser-based player of old, it now allows you to stream both radio and TV shows through a 3G connection. The new app also adds HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) which allows itself to tweak the stream quality depending on your signal strength and hopefully allowing you to catch up on Top Gear uninterrupted. Like its transatlantic version, the new iOS app also throws in AirPlay streaming to Apple TV. Android and Symbian fans shouldn't feel too over
13.12.2011 13:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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Windows Phone 7.5: Schwerer SMS-Bug entdeckt
Ein gerade entdeckter Fehler bei Windows Phones macht es möglich, mit Hilfe einer einzigen SMS die gesamte Nachrichten-Funktionalität des mobilen Microsoft-Betriebssystems außer Gefecht zu setzen. Betroffen (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltWindows-Phone-Chef Lees muss zurücktretenAsus Transformer Prime verspätet sich ein wenig
13.12.2011 13:20 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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Microsoft: Chef der Windows-Phone-Sparte abgelöst
Microsoft hat Andy Lees, den Chef der Windows-Phone-Sparte, abgelöst. Der Marktanteil von Windows Phone ist weiter gefallen. Lees könnte nun daran arbeiten, die Codebasis von Windows Phone und Windows 8 zusammenzuführen. (Smartphone, Microsoft)
13.12.2011 13:20 Uhr, golem,
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Grafikgerüchte: Radeon HD 7970 kommt am 9. Januar 2012
Sie schafft es nicht mehr bis Weihnachten, aber bis zur CES - AMDs Grafikkartenserie Radeon HD 7000 soll nach jüngsten Gerüchten am 9. Januar 2012 vorgestellt werden. Auch die technischen Daten konkretisieren sich jetzt. (PC-Hardware, Grafikchip)
13.12.2011 13:20 Uhr, golem,
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Zweite iOS-5.1-Beta veröffentlicht
Apple hat im aktuellen Entwicklerseed für sein Mobilbetriebssystem ein wichtiges Feature für Fotofreunde eingebaut. Außerdem finden sich verwirrende Schlüsselwörter für bisher unbekannte iOS-Geräte darin.
13.12.2011 13:06 Uhr, Mac & i,
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13.12.2011 13:00 Uhr
Video: Trailer für Men in Black 3 zeigt Handheld-Zeitmaschine
Filed under: Lifestyle
Der dritte Teil des Alien-Gadget-Buddy-Klamauks Men in Black kommt erst im nächsten Mai in die Kinos, einen Trailer gibt´s aber jetzt schon und der verspricht unter anderen wieder feine neue Fantasie-Gadgets, allen voran die Zeitmaschine im Handheldformat mit fragwürdigem Steampunk-Dekor: im Video nach dem Break.Continue reading Video: Trailer für Men in Black 3 zeigt Handheld-Zeitmaschine
13.12.2011 12:50 Uhr, Engadget german,
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Breitband-Internet über Kabel für kleine Gemeinden
Die aktuelle Ausbaustufe des Glasfaser-Koaxialkabel-Netzes von Kabel Deutschland wird ab morgen, dem 14. Dezember, 82.000 Haushalte in ländlichen Gebieten Brandenburgs, Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns, Niedersachsens, Rheinland-Pfalz', Sachsen-Anhalts und Schleswig-Holsteins erstmals mit Internet und Telefon über das TV-Kabel versorgen.
13.12.2011 12:50 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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iAd: Apple senkt erneut die Preise für mobile Werbung
Apple senkt die Preise! Und das sogar um 60 Prozent. Nein, das betrifft natürlich nicht iPad, iPhone oder MacBook, sondern die mobile Werbung iAd. Die Werbung auf mobilen Geräten ist nämlich längst nicht so erfolgreich wie sie sein sollte. Wie das Wall Street Journal berichtet, hat Apple die Preise
13.12.2011 12:35 Uhr, Maclife,
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MIT builds camera that can capture at the speed of light (video)
A team from the MIT media Lab has created a camera with a "shutter speed" of one trillion exposures per second -- enabling it to record light itself traveling from one point to another. Using a heavily modified Streak Tube (which is normally used to intensify photons into electron streams), the team could snap a single image of a laser as it passed through a soda bottle. In order to create the slow-motion film in the video we've got after the break, the team had to replicate the experiment hundreds of times. The stop-motion footage shows how light bounces through the bottle, collecting inside the
13.12.2011 12:35 Uhr, Engadget,
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SandForce stellt neuen SSD-Controller vor
SandForce hat einen weiteren Controller für Solid State Drives aus der aktuellen SF-2000-Familie vorgestellt. Das Besondere an dem Controller mit der Bezeichnung SF-2481 ist die Optimierung für „Cloud Computing“-Umgebungen.
13.12.2011 12:35 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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Apple rumored acquiring Anobit for flash storage tech
Apple is rumored to be in talks to buy an Israeli startup called Anobit in deal said to be valued up to $500 million. The fabless semiconductor company has developed a flash memory controller technology that makes cheap non-volatile memory work as well as more expensive memory. The company claims to be able to make 3-bit multi-level cell MLC NAND flash, which typically has a shorter working life, last as long as 2-bit MLC, and 2-bit MLC function as long as single-level cell flash.
13.12.2011 12:35 Uhr, MacNN,
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Carrier IQ nimmt in weiterem Bericht erneut Stellung zum Nutzungstracking
Nachdem der US-amerikanische Justizausschuss des Sentas das Nutzungstracking von Smartphone-Besitzern durch Carrier IQ und Mobilnetzbetreiber untersucht, hat Carrier IQ selbst die mittlerweile dritte offizielle Stellungnahme veröffentlicht, in der man die eingesetzte Technik verteidigt. Eigentlich soll Carrier IQ lediglich den Mobilfunkanbietern die Diagnose bei Störungen des Netzes oder Gerätes erleichtern. Dazu protokolliert ein spezie
13.12.2011 12:35 Uhr, MacTechNews,
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OneNote für iPad erschienen, für iPhone aktualisiert
Microsoft hat OneNote für das iPad herausgebracht und gleichzeitig die iPhone-Version aktualisiert. Die beiden Ausgaben des Notizverwaltungstools sollten funktionsgleich sein, nur dass die iPad-Version wohl in vielen Fällen nützlicher erscheint, was dem größeren Bildschirm geschuldet ist. Im App Store steht ab sofort eine aktualisierte Version von OneNote für iPhone sowie eine eigene Ausgabe fürs iPad
13.12.2011 12:20 Uhr, MACNOTES.DE,
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Freie Lizenzen: Creative Commons sollen einheitlicher werden
In der Diskussion um Creative Commons 4.0 stehen mehrere Ziele zur Debatte. Die Lizenzmodule sollen wieder vereinheitlicht werden und weltweit gelten, ferner sollen sie vor allem an die Bedürfnisse von öffentlichen Einrichtungen angepasst werden. (GPL, Creative Commons)
13.12.2011 12:20 Uhr, golem,
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SMS legt Windows Phone 7.5 lahm
Mit einer speziell präparierten SMS soll man die Nachrichtenzentrale von Windows Phone außer Gefecht setzen können. Abhilfe gibt es zwar, aber keine komfortable.
13.12.2011 12:20 Uhr, Heise,
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iPad 3: Ab März 2012 im Handel erhältlich? Gerüchte verdichten sich
Immer öfter ist von iPad 3-Relaese-Meldungen zu lesen. Der Tenor: das neue HD-Tablet von Apple soll im Februar vorgestellt werden und kurze Zeit später im März in den Laden stehen. Nun meldet sich der nächste Analyst zu Wort und so langsam kommt es zum Gefühlswechsel.
Manch Macianer ist von den ganzen Spekulationen um die Einführung des iPad 3 nur noch genervt, andere saugen diese Gerüchte förmlich auf. Zwar kann nichts zu 100 Prozent bestätigt werden, doch die Anzahl der Quellen, die von einem Release des iPad 3 im ersten Quartal 2012 erfahren haben wollen, mehren sich.
iPad 3: Massenproduktion beginnt in wenigen Wochen
Erst kürzlich macht eine
13.12.2011 12:05 Uhr, Sevenmac,
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Touchscreen-Kryptik-Chronometer Kisai Rogue jetzt auch als Taschenuhr
Filed under: armbanduhren
Wenn Forscher neue Dampfmaschinen konstruieren, wird wohl aus Steampunk-Marotten Mainstream-tauglicher Zeitgeist: Die Jungs von Tokyoflash haben eine Taschenuhr-Version der kryptischen Kisai Rogue Touch ausgetüftelt. Die Touchscreen-Uhr kommt dabei im soliden Stahlgehäuse zum stilechte Aufklappen an einer ebenfalls soliden Stahlkette für 149 Dollar aka 113 Euro.
13.12.2011 12:05 Uhr, Engadget german,
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Handyguthaben sind Standard-Weihnachtsgeschenk
Bei Weihnachtsgeschenken wird offenbar zunehmend praktisch gedacht. Bleibende Dinge stehen zwar weiterhin hoch im Kurs, allerdings können sich viele Leute auch auf Dinge freuen, die kurzfristig den eigenen (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltGoogle-Gründer wollen historischen Hangar rettenEU-Kommission kündigt Offenlegung aller Daten an
13.12.2011 12:05 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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13.12.2011 12:00 Uhr
8x8GB i-FlashDrive Apfelnews Weihnachtsgewinnspiel [Teilen und Gewinnen]
Apfelnews.eu feiert den dritten Geburtstag. Passend zum feierlichen Anlass haben wir daher wieder für euch ein tolles Weihnachtsgewinnspiel auf die Beine stellen können. Wir bedanken uns in diesem Atemzug bei all unseren treuen Lesern und wünschen euch weiterhin viel Spaß bei Apfelnews.eu. Wie bereits gewohnt, ist die Teilnahme einfach einfach. Zu gewinnen gibt es dieses
13.12.2011 11:35 Uhr, apfelnews,
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Apple brings iTunes Store to Brazil, Latin America
Apple is extending its sphere of influence south of the equator today, with the launch of the iTunes Store in Brazil and a whole slew of Latin American countries. According to Cupertino, the platform will launch with a catalog of over 20 million songs, from both Brazilian and international artists, as well as a selection of more than
13.12.2011 11:35 Uhr, Engadget,
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PS3: Sammelklage wegen "Other OS" abgewiesen
Eine Klage in den USA gegen Sony wegen der Entfernung der Other OS-Funktion, also der Möglichkeit Linux auf der PlayStation 3 installieren zu können, wurde abgewiesen. Richter Richard Seeborg argumentierte, (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltCall of Duty: Erfolgreicher als Avatar & Harry PotterCommand & Conquer: Generals 2 angekündigt
13.12.2011 11:35 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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G.Skill: DDR3-2400-Octa-Speicherkit mit 64 GByte für 3.199 Euro
Mit den „Sandy Bridge-E“ wurde ein Quad-Channel-Speicherinterface eingeführt, dass nach passenden Modulen sucht. G.Skill nutzt diesen Umstand, um einmal zu zeigen, wo der Hammer hängt. Dafür packt man acht 8-GByte-Module unter dem Standard DDR3-2400 zusammen und siedelt es preislich zwischen den Kosten für ein Arm und Bein an.
13.12.2011 11:35 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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Die kleinste Dampfmaschine der Welt ist eine Plastikkugel unter Laserbeschuss
Filed under: Forschung
Forscher der Universität Stuttgart und des Max-Planck-Instituts für Intelligente Systeme haben die kleinste Dampfmaschine der Welt konstruiert: ein 3 Mikrometer winziges Kunststoffkügelchen, das im Wasser schwebt und von zwei Laserstrahlen bepulst wird. Das erstaunliche an dem Maschinchen ist nun, dass es anders als erwartet tatsächlich genauso effizient arbeitet wie seine Makrobrüder: "Zu erwarten war das nicht unbedingt, weil die Maschine so klein ist, dass ihre Bewegung von mikroskopischen Prozessen gestört wird, die in der Makrowelt keine Rolle spielen", erklärt dazu Professor Clemens Bechinger. Als nächstes wollen die Forscher jetzt herausfinden, wie das Mikromaschinchen praktisch ge
13.12.2011 11:20 Uhr, Engadget german,
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Steve-Jobs-Biographie: Formatübergreifend ein Bestseller
Das war eigentlich zu erwarten: Die Steve-Jobs-Biographie von Walter Isaacson wurde nur 50 Tage nach ihrem Erscheinen zu einem Bestseller. Und das Buch mit der Lebensgeschichte des ehemaligen Apple CEO verkauft sich sogar formatübergreifend bestens. Die bei Simon & Schuster herausgegebene
13.12.2011 11:20 Uhr, Maclife,
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iTunes 10.5.2 veröffentlicht, Verbesserungen bei iTunes Match und Import von CDs
Apple hat später in der Nacht ein Update für iTunes veröffentlicht. Die neue Version 10.5.2 behebt gegenüber ihrem Vorgänger nur kleinere Fehler, die die meisten hierzulande nicht einmal wahrnehmen konnten – sie betreffen iTunes Match. Außerdem wurde der Import von CDs verbessert. Für die Medienverwaltung und iOS-Synchronisierungssoftware iTunes ist ein Update erschienen. Die neue Version
13.12.2011 11:20 Uhr, MACNOTES.DE,
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"Kindle Fire" bedarf dringend einer Überarbeitung
Amazons neues Tablet-System Kindle Fire löst bei den Kunden nicht gerade Begeisterungsstürme aus. Um mit dem Gerät zufrieden zu sein, muss man im Vorfeld schon genau wissen, auf was man sich einlässt. Das geht (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltNächstes iPad: Verkaufsstart im März oder AprilWindows-Phone-Chef Lees muss zurücktreten
13.12.2011 11:05 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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13.12.2011 11:00 Uhr
Hitachi stellt „schnellste“ 2,5"-HDD mit 10.000 U/min vor
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies hat nach der offiziellen Vorstellung der 4-TByte-Desktop-Lösungen auch noch eine neue Lösung für den Enterprise-Markt vorgestellt. Die Ultrastar C10K900 soll deutlich schneller sein als alle Konkurrenzprodukte, weshalb Hitachi mit dem Slogan Fastest 10K Hard Drive in die Offensive geht.
13.12.2011 10:50 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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iLuv bringt "weltweit erstes" Dock fürs Galaxy Tab
Filed under: Zubehör
Das Audio-Dock iSM524 ArtStation Pro ist laut Hersteller iLuv das "weltweit erste" seiner Art für Samsungs Galaxy-Tab-Familie. Soweit so schön für iLuv, darüber hinaus wirft das Teil mit absolut unauffälligen Specs aber fiese Fragen auf: muss die iZeug-Unsitte vom exklusiv-proprierären Zubehörplunder wirklich auch noch mit anderen Marken durchdekliniert werden? Und was sagen Düsseldorfer Richter dazu, dass es exklusives Zubehör fürs vermeintlich abgekupferte Porduktplagiat gibt? Wen das beides nicht juckt: in den USA ist das iSM524 ArtStation Pro für 169 Dollar zu h
13.12.2011 10:35 Uhr, Engadget german,
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„Ivy Bridge“-Chipsätze offiziell für USB 3.0 zertifiziert
Das USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) hat offiziell bestätigt, dass die kommenden Chipsätze für Intels „Ivy Bridge“ für USB 3.0 zertifiziert wurden. Dazu zählt in der ersten Runde die „Intel 7“ Serie sowie der Ableger für kleiner Server C216, alle bisher unter dem Codenamen „Panther Point“ geführt.
13.12.2011 10:35 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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iTunes Store in 16 weiteren Ländern verfügbar
Als erstes Land außerhalb der Vereinigten Staaten kommt Brasilien ab sofort in den Genuss des Abonnement-Dienstes iTunes Match. Mit 15 weiteren Nationen des südamerikanischen Kontinents tritt es jetzt in die iTunes-Store-Familie ein. Bislang werden dort alle Käufe in US-Dollar abgewickelt.Nicht am
13.12.2011 10:20 Uhr, Maclife,
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CERN: 'Don't believe the Higgs-Boson hype'
CERN is pouring cold water on the rumor it's gonna announce the discovery of the Higgs at today's seminar in Zurich. For the uninitiated: the Higgs-Boson is the particle that is believed to give all things mass: it surrounds us, penetrates us and binds the galaxy together. The scuttlebutt is that the ATLAS sensor picked up a Higgs with a mass of 125GeV (gigaelectronvolts) and rated at three-point-five-sigma -- a one sigma barely warrants a mention, a five-sigma is a bona-fide scientific discovery. CERN hasn't confirmed or denied anything, claiming it's still got
13.12.2011 10:20 Uhr, Engadget,
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SMS-Bug bei Windows-Phone-7-Geräten entdeckt
Das von Microsoft erst vor einigen Wochen in Umlauf gebrachte „Mango“-Update für Windows Phone 7 enthält einen nun bekannt gewordenen schwerwiegenden Fehler. Dabei geht es um den internen Umgang mit Nachrichten, die vom Gerät empfangen werden.
13.12.2011 10:20 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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Übernimmt Apple einen Anbieter für Flash-Speicher?
Berichten zufolge befindet sich Apple momentan in Verhandlungen mit einem aus Israel stammenden Hersteller von Flash-Speicher. Angeblich plant Apple, für die Übernahme 400 bis 500 Millionen Dollar aufzubringen. Anobit liefert Speicherlösungen für den Unternehmens- als auch den Mobilmarkt, gerade letzterer ist für Apple besonders interessant. Anobit verfügt über Technologien, mit denen sich Geschwindigkeit und Zuverlässigkeit von Flash-Sp
13.12.2011 10:20 Uhr, MacTechNews,
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Strongbow Neon Night: Neon-Surfen a la Tron (Video)
Tron und Surfen passt eigentlich ganz gut und sieht auch gut aus, auch wenn bei diesen Aufnahmen von der Strongbow Neon Night am Bondi Beach in Australien zuweilen ein bisschen Glowstick-Feeling aufkommt: mit dem Düsenantrieb zusammen könnte das doch die Surfwelt ein wenig modernisieren. Video nach dem Break.
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13.12.2011 10:05 Uhr, Engadget german,
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13.12.2011 10:00 Uhr
Zu heiss: iPad 2 vs Lava
Um in der unüberschaubaren Welt der Zubehörhersteller überhaupt aufzufallen, muss man sich heutzutage schon etwas Besonderes einfallen lassen. Das hat
13.12.2011 09:50 Uhr, BENM.AT,
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Asus Transformer Prime verspätet sich ein wenig
Das Eee Pad Transformer Prime von Asus verspätet sich. In Deutschland ist das inzwischen bestätigt, möglicherweise betrifft das aber auch den weltweiten Start des derzeit wahrscheinlich besten Android-Tablets. (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltMicrosoft plant offenbar iPad-Version von OneNoteNächstes iPad: Verkaufsstart im März oder April
13.12.2011 09:50 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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Microsoft veröffentlicht OneNote für iPad und iPhone
Microsoft baut seine Präsenz im App Store von Apple weiter aus. Nach der Xbox Live App für das gleichnamige Spielenetzwerk hat Microsoft nur eine Woche später mit OneNote eine Business-App veröffentlicht, die sich an Nutzer von Microsoft Office richtet. Mit Microsoft OneNote für iPad und iPhone können Notizen über Microsofts Cloud-Dienst SkyDrive synchron gehalten werden. Hierbei können Notizen in iOS durchsucht, synchronisiert und natür
13.12.2011 09:50 Uhr, MacTechNews,
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Telekom-Aktion: iPhone 4s zum halben Preis
Ab morgen gibt es ein etwas verfrühtes Weihnachtsgeschenk von t-mobile. Bei Abschluss eines neuen Vertrages gibt es bist zum 17.12. 50 % Rabatt auf alle Mobiltelefone. Besonders interessant ist das natürlich für alle Modelle, deren Anschaffung normalerweise ordentlich ins Geld gehen würde. Also besonders allen Smartphones, insbesondere natürlich dem iPhone 4s. Die Aktion nennt sich
13.12.2011 09:35 Uhr, apfelnews,
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YouTube app for Xbox 360 rolls out to preview program participants
It's only available to those in the Xbox Live preview program at the moment, but you can officially add the Xbox 360 to the list of platforms that offer access to YouTube videos. Beta participants should be now able to download the app from the console's new Apps Marketplace, and find all the usual personalized features you'd expect from YouTube, plus the Kinect controls you'd expect from an Xbox app. Still no word about a roll-out to everyone else, nor is there any word on a firm release date for all those other new vi
13.12.2011 09:35 Uhr, Engadget,
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Adobe aktualisiert Camera Raw und Lightroom
Adobe hat aktualisierte Versionen von Camera Raw und Lightroom veröffentlicht, welche neben Fehlerbehebungen auch eine erweiterte Kamera-Unterstützung mitbringen. Mit Version 6.6 beziehungsweise 3.6 werden nun auch RAW-Daten der Canon Powershot S100, Fuji FinePix X10 sowie Nikon 1 J1 unterstützt. Eine vollständige Übersicht über alle unterstützten Kameras findet man auf der Produktseite von Camera Raw. Weiterhin hat Adobe auch die Anzahl
13.12.2011 09:35 Uhr, MacTechNews,
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Epson: Multifunktionsgeräte in XXL
Epson hat aus seiner Tintenstrahldruckerserie Workforce eine Gerätekategorie entwickelt, die nicht nur drucken, sondern auch scannen, kopieren und faxen kann. Das funktioniert bis zum Format A3+. Gedacht sind die Geräte vor allem für Büros. (Drucker, Epson)
13.12.2011 09:20 Uhr, golem,
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Wie das iPhone unser Leben verändert hat [Infografik]
Zugegeben… ich kann mir den Alltag ohne mein kleines iPhone gar nicht mehr vorstellen. Es ist eben nahezu über all mit dabei und versorgt mich mit allen wichtigen Informationen und spricht sogar mit mir. Darüber hinaus bin ich stets für meine Mitmenschen auf unterschiedlichster Art und Weise erreichbar. Sei es über iMessages, Whats App, SMS
13.12.2011 09:05 Uhr, apfelnews,
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Hexapod-Bot MorpHex ist äußerst beweglich in den Hüften (Video)
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Bot-Wizard Kåre Halvorsen aka Zenta arbeitet schon geraume Zeit an seinem Hexapod MorpHex. Der kann sich bei Gefahr oder Ermüdung in einen Ball verwandeln, indem er seine Spinnenbeine einzieht, die mit einer Art Schale aus Polycarbonat geschützt sind. Im Nebeneffekt macht die Schale ihn zu einem ziemlich schnittigen Hexapoden: seht selbst im Video nach dem Break.Continue reading Hexapod-Bot MorpHex ist äußerst beweglich in den Hüften (Video)
13.12.2011 09:05 Uhr, Engadget german,
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Adobe updates Lightroom, Camera Raw
Adobe has posted final-release versions of Lightroom 3.6 and Camera Raw 6.6, which add RAW file format support for nine new cameras and an additional 30 lens profiles for correcting distortion and chromatic aberrations. The free downloads update the RAW support in Adobe's various photo programs. The Lightroom update fixes numerous bugs, while the Camera Raw update makes a few enhancements to existing features.
13.12.2011 09:05 Uhr, MacNN,
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Telekom lotet Möglichkeiten bei T-Mobile USA aus
Die verhärteten Fronten beim Verkauf von T-Mobile USA weichen auf. Die Telekom und AT&T schauen sich das Geschäft noch einmal an. Es wäre denkbar, dass sie den Wettbewerbshütern, die die Übernahme blockieren, entgegenkommen.
13.12.2011 09:05 Uhr, Heise,
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Apple senkt erneut Einstiegspreis des iAd-Netzwerks
Zusammen mit iOS 5 hatte Apple vergangenes Jahr das Werbenetzwerk iAd vorgestellt, welches Entwickler kostenloser Apps eine einfache Möglichkeit bieten sollte, auch mit diesen Programmen Geld zu verdienen. Jedoch wurden Werbekunden aufgrund hoher Investitionssummen von mindestens einer Million US-Dollar und Apples starkem Mitspracherecht bei der Gestaltung der Kampagnen abgeschreckt, sodass der Umsatz mit iAds deutlich hinter den Erwartu
13.12.2011 09:05 Uhr, MacTechNews,
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13.12.2011 9:00 Uhr
iTunes 10.5.2 behebt Probleme beim CD-Import
Noch nicht über die Softwareaktualisierung, sondern nur über die iTunes-Download-Seite gibt es das Update auf iTunes 10.5.2. Der kleine Versionssprung behebt zwei Fehler in iTunes Match und beim Importieren von Audio-CDs.Laut Apple gibt es "mehrere Verbesserungen für iTunes Match" und es wird ein
13.12.2011 08:50 Uhr, Maclife,
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Windows-Phone-Chef Lees muss zurücktreten
Andy Lees, der bisherige Chef der Windows-Phone-Division bei Microsoft, muss zurücktreten. Er bekommt eine neue Rolle innerhalb des Konzerns. Seine Position übernimmt Terry Myerson, der bisherige Vize-Chef der (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltTeamViewer 7.0.12280 - PC-Hilfe aus der FerneCyberduck 4.2.1 - Kostenloser FTP- & SFTP-Client
13.12.2011 08:50 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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Apple aktualisiert iTunes auf Version 10.5.2
Apple hat in der vergangenen Nacht eine neue Version von iTunes veröffentlicht. Es handelt sich dabei um ein reines Fehlerbehebungsupdate, das keine neue Funktionen mitbringt. In der Software-Aktualisierung macht Apple folgende Angaben: "iTunes 10.5.2 enthält mehrere Verbesserungen für iTunes Match und behebt ein Problem, das bei der Wiedergabe oder beim Importieren mancher CDs Audioverzerrungen verursacht." iTunes Match steht ohnehin ni
13.12.2011 08:50 Uhr, MacTechNews,
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Thunderbolt Display Firmware Update veröffentlicht
Noch ein weiteres Update steht zur Verfügung. Das Thunderbolt Display Firmware Update richtet sich an Macs unter Mac OS X 10.6.8 oder 10.7.2, die ein Thunderbolt Display angeschlossen haben. So berichteten manche Benutzer von merkwürdigen Lüftergeräuschen sowie gelegentlich auftretenden Stabilitätsproblemen beim Betrieb eines Apple Thunderbolt Displays. Diesen Problemen nimmt sich Apple mit der jetzt veröffentlichten Aktualisierung an. D
13.12.2011 08:50 Uhr, MacTechNews,
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Hitachi outs a pair of 4TB HDDs for your storing pleasure
We here at Engadget believe that, while keeping data in the cloud is certainly convenient, one can never have too much local storage space. Hitachi shares our enthusiasm for commodious HDDs, and has rolled out a pair of 4TB drives to keep all your movies, music, and photos close to home. For those wanting to up the ante in their desktop machine, the Deskstar 5K4000 should do the trick with a SATA 6Gb/s connection and 32MB buffer. Its stablemate, the Touro Desk External Drive, brings the same HDD in an onyx enclosure and connects to your computer via USB 3.0 -- plus you get 3GB
13.12.2011 08:20 Uhr, Engadget,
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[iOS] Mighty Fin: Gewinnspiel
Nachdem wir gestern bereits zusammen mit Yello, dem Goldfisch seinen Download-Meilenstein mit einem Gewinnspiel gefeiert haben, folgt heute ein weiterer Held mit Flossen, bei dem es ebenfalls etwas zu gewinnen gibt: Fin ist ein hart arbeitender Fisch, der dringen Urlaub braucht, sich aber leider an einen schmierigen Reiseveranstalter gewendet hat und nun in Mighty Fin
13.12.2011 08:20 Uhr, Macinplay,
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iTunes 10.5.2 ist da, Thunderbolt Display Firmware bekommt ein Update
Apple hat iTunes 10.5.2 veröffentlicht. Die neue Version kommt mit diversen Verbesserungen für iTunes Match und enthält einen Bugfix für Probleme mit Audio CDs. Nach wie vor bleibt unklar, wann iTunes Match auch in Deutschland kommt, aber nach der Einigung von Gema und Bitkom kann es eigentlich nicht mehr so lange dauern. Außerdem hat die Firmware der Thunderbolt Displays ein Update bekommen, das Bugfixes für Lüftergeräusche und Stabilitätsverbesserungen bringen soll. Wie immer gibt´s die Updates über die Softwareaktualisierung.
13.12.2011 08:05 Uhr, Engadget german,
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13.12.2011 8:00 Uhr
McAfee Labs Stinger 10.2.0.423 - Wurmvernichter
Der McAfee Labs Stinger entfernt Würmer und Viren nach einer Kompromittierung des Computers, indem er auf eine umfangreiche Datenbank der aktuellsten und populärsten Malware zurückgreift, die auch diverse (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltImmobilienscout24: Passwortwechsel empfohlenTeamViewer 7.0.12280 - PC-Hilfe aus der Ferne
13.12.2011 07:50 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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Cyberduck 4.2.1 - Kostenloser FTP- & SFTP-Client
Bei Cyberduck handelt es sich um eine kostenlose Software, mit der sich Verbindungen zu einem Server herstellen lassen. Dabei werden die Protokolle FTP, WebDAV und SSH Secure File Transfer (SFTP) (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltApple: Mac App Store feiert 100 Mio. DownloadsImmobilienscout24: Passwortwechsel empfohlen
13.12.2011 07:20 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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Former CEO Sculley teams with medical entrepreneur
Former Apple CEO John Sculley, who followed Steve Jobs as Apple CEO in the late 80s, has invested in a startup company that aims to make wearable health sensors that may tie in with apps for mobile devices such as the iPhone, the Boston Business Journal reports. The company's website, misfitwearables.com, makes a small play on Apple's reputation with its teaser-page greeting of "Why, hello world."
13.12.2011 07:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Computer Space turns 40, video games gear up for mid-life crisis
It was November of 1971 that Nolan Bushnell, Ted Dabney and Computer Space officially ushered in the era of the video game. Before running off to start Atari, the two men released the world's first coin-operated arcade cabinet and, indeed, the first commercial video game ever -- a full six months before the Odyssey. Computer Space was a relatively simple title in which a player used four buttons to pilot a ship around the screen and do battle with flying saucers. The mechanics and graphics should be familiar to anyone who has ever tried their hand at Asteroids. In f
13.12.2011 07:05 Uhr, Engadget,
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TeamViewer 7.0.12280 - PC-Hilfe aus der Ferne
Mit der Software TeamViewer lassen sich auf einfache Art und Weise Helfer und Hilfesuchender bei einem PC-Problem über eine Remote-Desktop-Verbindung zusammenbringen. Neben einer Fernsteuerung der grafischen (Weiter lesen)Verwandter InhaltWebseite schaut Torrent-Nutzern auf die FingerWindows Phone 7.5 hat kein NFC, kommt 2012
13.12.2011 07:05 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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HTC sues Citigroup for painting too-bleak picture
HTC on Tuesday was confirmed to have sued Citi Global Markets for allegedly misrepresenting the company's already dim outlook. Deputy chief prosecutor Huang Mou-hsin told Reuters that the smartphone designer had quietly sued in August for allegedly breaking a stock transaction law after HTC's share price collapsed. Its price has been cut to a third of its April value, down to the equivalent of just over $13.
13.12.2011 07:05 Uhr, MacNN,
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13.12.2011 7:00 Uhr
Apple soft-opens iTunes Stores across Latin America
Across most of Latin America, the iTunes Store has now expanded from selling only apps to a full-blown store, including native and international music and movies for the first time, alongside apps, podcasts and iTunes University. So far, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Equador, Honduras, Panama, Peru and Venezuela have all been confirmed as offering full stores, though not without some significant omissions.
13.12.2011 06:50 Uhr, MacNN,
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Apple lobbying costs drop in Q3, but rise year-over-year
Apple has spent around $1.8 million on lobbying the federal government through the third quarter of 2011, figures filed with the U.S. House of Representatives' clerk's office show. While third-quarter spending, at $460,000, was down significantly (42 percent) from the $790,000 it spent in the second quarter, it is up 35 percent from the year-ago third quarter of 2010.
13.12.2011 06:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Windows Phone message exploit crashes hubs, reboots
Microsoft just faced a degree of irony for its claims on Android security after an exploit was found in Windows Phone (video below). A maliciously crafted Facebook, SMS, or Windows Live message will confuse the Messaging Hub, at first rebooting the phone and then preventing the hub from opening from the live tile, WinRumors reader Khaled Salameh saw. The tile will often freeze the phone again shortly after startup, leaving just a few moments to delete the tile.
13.12.2011 06:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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iLuv outs iSM524 ArtStation Pro, 'world's first' Galaxy Tab compatible audio dock
If you've been in the market for a Galaxy Tab friendly audio dock, your wait could be over. iLuv has debuted it's iSM524 for your Samsung Android slate, calling it "the world's first and only audio docking station" for the Galaxy tablet fam. Equipped with the company's jAura Sound technology, the dock's arm rotates for portrait or landscape viewing modes and tilts so you can get the best possible angle for catching up on that Boardwalk Empire season finale. You'll also find an IR remote and a 3.5mm auxiliary input to boot. iLuv promises that this ArtStati
13.12.2011 06:05 Uhr, Engadget,
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13.12.2011 6:00 Uhr
Apple lightens on iAd rules to compete with Google's AdMob
Apple is reportedly easing some of its policies around iAd to spark interest and counter Google's mobile ad control. Sources divulged Monday night to the Wall Street Journal that the minimum ad buy was dropping beyond earlier cuts to $400,000, less than half the million-dollar original baseline. Apple was also veering from the original plan, which charged a substantial amount for every ad click, to a believed $10 for every 1,000 views and what's implied is a lower $2 for every click.
13.12.2011 05:50 Uhr, MacNN,
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13.12.2011 5:00 Uhr
YouTube launches education-only site, won't teach evolution of dance (video)
The bandages are barely off after a recent nip-tuck and the internet's biggest time sink is going under the knife again with its new YouTube EDU initiative. Imagine your favorite video site with all the fun stuff stripped off -- it's essentially that. Gone are comments and related videos, and all the non brain-enhancing stuff, leaving just what's good for the grey matter. Why? Well, in the VHS era teachers had control, but now it's a minefield. With its wealth of knowledge, YouTube is an obvious choice for educators, but with so many ways to get RickRolled, or catch-up on the latest keyboard cat, pupils' attention can be lost in seconds. The project has content provided by over 600 educational outlets such as
13.12.2011 04:20 Uhr, Engadget,
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Retro cover for iPad 2 mimics early Macintosh
Accessories dealer USB Fever is offering a humorous back cover for the iPad 2 that allows it to resemble an original 1984 Mac, complete with an image of a floppy drive and the famous MacPaint "Hello" screen. The snap-on cover, which sells for $37, is made of ABS thermoplastic with cutouts for the Apple Smart Cover to still hinge over the front the iPad if desired, and also has cutouts for the camera and other ports and buttons.
13.12.2011 04:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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What's a retail employee worth to Apple?
Every time you walk into an Apple store and are greeted by one of those friendly badged employees you might see someone who wants to help you with your question or grab you the latest Apple product, but when Apple looks at that same employee they see 320,000 George Washingtons.
That's right, each Apple retail employee is worth an average of US$320,000 in revenue per year to Apple. That's
13.12.2011 04:05 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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13.12.2011 4:00 Uhr
New York Times offers political news iPhone app with a catch
I was pretty excited to see the New York Times offer Election 2012, a compendium of news, polling results, candidate bios and a primary calendar.
The app was listed as free, but when you actually get it up and running you'll find it is severely limited. If you want all the content, you're going to have to pony up for either a $14.99 Smartphone subscription, or have an All Digital Access subscription for $34.99 a month. If you don't you'll have access to exactly 6 stories per day, and the rest of the content is locked.
There are other ways to get your fill of political news. Politico has iOS apps that are politically impartial and f
13.12.2011 03:35 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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Microsoft on the hunt for original programming head, eyes ex-NBC execs
It's not MSNBC, it's MSex-NBC. Or it very well could be, as Bloomberg reports a second marriage of sorts is purportedly on deck for Microsoft and two former Peacock execs, Marc Graboff and Jeff Gaspin. Redmond's already made public plans to expand its Xbox Live streaming platform beyond VOD and into live TV, having announced a trio of content partners at this year's E3, so news of an in-house original programming push comes as
13.12.2011 03:35 Uhr, Engadget,
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UK firm O2 will begin leasing iPhone 4S with one-year plan
A mobile operator in the UK has announced its O2 Lease, the country's first smartphone leasing service that effectively allows buyers to "rent" the latest iPhone model for a year, turning it in at the end of the lease and opting for a renewal or different phone at that time. The plan requires no upfront costs but mandates a plan that runs roughly US $86 per month for a 16GB model or $101 for a 32GB model, The Inquirer reports.
13.12.2011 03:35 Uhr, MacNN,
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Apple says Motorola patent win won't deter holiday sales
Last Friday Motorola won a default judgment in Germany blocking the sale of iPad 3G's and all iPhones before the iPhone 4S in Germany. The court sided with Motorola after the company successfully argued that Apple violated one of its 3G patents. The ruling was a blow to Apple, especially since Germany is the largest EU market for iOS devices.
However, as AllThingsD point out, the ruling isn't as devastating to Apple in the short term as it has been made out. First, Apple is immediately appealing the ruling. Second, if t
13.12.2011 03:05 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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SiriusXM updates iOS app, allows rewinding radio
The SiriusXM app for iOS devices has been updated to version 2.0, which now features the long-promised ability to listen from the beginning of a show even if the user joins the show at any point. In fact, users can now go back in time up to five hour previous to the point at which they joined the stream in order to hear previous programming. Music channels now automatically start at the beginning of the song during which the user tuned in.
13.12.2011 03:05 Uhr, MacNN,
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13.12.2011 3:00 Uhr
Intel cuts Q4 revenue forecast by $1 billion due to hard drive shortages
We've already seen quite a few companies lower their forecasts in the wake of the Thailand floods and subsequent hard drive shortage, and it unsurprisingly looks like Intel is no exception. The company issued a press release today advising that its fourth quarter revenue is now expected to come in at $13.7 billion, plus or minus $300 million, and not $14.7 billion (plus or minus $500 million) as previously expected. If you do the math, that means the company is taking a
13.12.2011 02:50 Uhr, Engadget,
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Apple posts photos of Grand Central Terminal store opening
We've already seen some great shots of the Apple Store opening held in Grand Central Terminal in New York last week thanks to our own Mike Rose, but Apple now has the store's official page posted on its website, with additional photos and information about the big setup. It looks very impressive -- as promised way back when, the store is pretty seamlessly integrated into the big GCT lobby, and some really excellent lighting makes the whole place really stand out at night.
I'm impressed. Obviously Apple always does a nice job with its retail spaces, but this is such great design -- looks like I've got one more destination to add to th
13.12.2011 02:35 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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Mac App Store: Downloads übertreffen 100 Millionen-Marke
Apples Mac App Store hat sich seit dem Start am 06.Januar 2011 prächtig entwickelt. Dies bestätigte der IT-Konzern aus Cupertino nun mit einer veröffentlichten Pressemitteilung. Demnach konnten in weniger als einem Jahr mehr als 100 Millionen App-Downloads aus dem Mac App Store verzeichnet werden. Somit konnte man das Prinzip des App Stores für die mobilen iOS-Geräte nahezu perfekt auf den Mac portieren und schaffte sich eine weitere profitable Umsatzquelle.Philip Schiller, Senior Vice President Worldwide Marketing von Apple, fügte hinzu, dass der App Store die Art und Weise der Anwender verändert hat, mobile Apps zu beziehen. Dasselbe vollzieht man nun auch mit dem Mac App Store, der den Markt der tra
13.12.2011 02:20 Uhr, Sevenmac,
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Pantech P4100 tablet wanders through FCC with AT&T LTE
A Pantech tablet dubbed the P4100 just hit the FCC, and it appears to have AT&T LTE radios (Bands 4 and 17) as well as the standard 850 / 1900 WCDMA bands. Interestingly enough, the device also comes with support for LTE Band 5, an 850Mhz band currently used in South Korea. The P4100 has been sighted once before in a listing of Nenamark benchmark results, hinting that it will use a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8260 CPU with Adreno 220 GPU, uses a 1,024 x 720 display and runs on Android 3.2. As always, this never guarantees it'll see the light of day in the US, but having compatible LTE bands on AT&T's
13.12.2011 02:20 Uhr, Engadget,
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Daily iPad App: Michael Jackson The Experience HD
Ubisoft released a version of its Michael Jackson Experience game for iOS recently, and it's actually a pretty good time. The game was originally created for motion controls with the Xbox Kinect, the Wii, and the PlayStation Move, but here on the iPad, you "dance" by swiping across the screen in various directions, and hitting on or pulling your finger off at certain times.
The dance game is solid, and the production values are actually quite well done. If you like Michael Jackson's library, there's some great music here to "perform" and listen to, and the various songs are all accompanied by really well-done cinematic sequences evoking the original music videos and images that went along with the original songs.
13.12.2011 02:05 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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13.12.2011 2:00 Uhr
Inefficient? MIT's new chip software doesn't know the meaning of the word
Would you rather have a power-hungry cellphone that could software-decode hundreds of video codecs, or a hyper-efficient system-on-chip that only processes H.264? These are the tough decisions mobile designers have to make, but perhaps not for much longer. MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory has developed a solution that could spell the end for inefficient devices. Myron King and Nirav Dave have expanded Arvind's BlueSpec software so engineers can tell it what outcomes they need and it'll decide on the most efficient design -- pr
13.12.2011 01:50 Uhr, Engadget,
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Apple veröffentlicht iOS 5.1 Beta 2 für Entwickler
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Registrierte Entwickler können nun die neueste iOS-Version 5.1 Beta 2 herunterladen. Apple werkelt somit weiterhin fleißig an der finalen Version von iOS 5.1 und versucht die noch bestehenden Probleme mit der geringen Akkulaufzeit der iOS-Geräte zu beheben und das Betriebssystem zu optimieren.Mit iOS 5.1 Beta 2 fügt Apple zudem die Funktion des Löschens einzelner Bilder aus dem Photo Stream hinzu. Photo Stream ist ein neues Feature, das Apple im Zuge von iCloud auf das iPhone brachte und anderen Geräten Bildern anzeigen kann. Somit ist es unter anderem möglich, mit dem iPhone gemachte Fotos auch auf dem Mac-Computer anzeigen zu lassen. Diese konnte man jedoch bisher nicht aus dem Stream löschen, was nun aber möglich ist. Inwieweit Apple auch die bestehenden Akkuprobleme in Angriff genommen hat, ist
13.12.2011 01:35 Uhr, Sevenmac,
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Chronos launches SOHO Labels 6, adds layers, more
Chronos as released SOHO Labels 6, a new version the company describes as a major upgrade to its labelling software for Macs. Included in the new version is support for Layers with an integrated pane, changes to make it easier to find image files no matter where they are located, support for over 1,000 new label formats, custom page sizes for labels, customizable reflections, improved project wizards and full-screen support in Lion.
13.12.2011 01:35 Uhr, MacNN,
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Apple verteilt iOS 5.1 Beta 2 an Entwickler
Mit der Beta 2 von iOS 5.1 kündigt Apple nicht nur das iPad 10, sondern nimmt sich auch einem großen Kritikpunkt an dem mit iCloud eingeführtem Photo Stream an. Diese Änderung wird Anwendern gefallen, die Fotos im Stream haben, die ihnen peinlich werden könnten.Denn es war bisher nur möglich, Photo
13.12.2011 01:20 Uhr, Maclife,
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P.S. it's not a Vita: Yinlips' Android-based YDPG18
Don't call it a KIRF -- it's a Yinlips "Android Smart Game Player." Which is to say, it's an Xperia Play-like experience wrapped in PS Vita clothing. So basically, yeah, it's a KIRF. This form factor doppleganger hails from China and lacks the internal quad-core pizazz of the Sony next generation handheld it purports to be. Instead of standing on the precipice of portable gaming, this 5-inch pretender will net you a hum drum FroYo / Gingerbread-based (even its own website couldn't decide) OS packed wi
13.12.2011 01:20 Uhr, Engadget,
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Logitech's Fold-Up Keyboard brings comfortable typing to the iPad 2
If there's a complaint I have about the many keyboard folio cases for the iPad, it's that the keyboard is sized to match the long dimension of the device. What that means is that the keyboard is usually quite cramped, and a fast touch-typist like me finds that he or she is constantly making errors. Up to this point, I haven't found a keyboard, other than Apple's Wireless Keyboard, that's even remotely usable with the iPad. Now Logitech has introduced the US$129.99 Fold-Up Keyboard
13.12.2011 01:05 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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Thunderbolt Display Firmware Update erschienen
Wieder gibt es ein Update für die Firmware des Thunderbolt Displays. Zwei Probleme werden behoben, eines davon betraf laut Apple nur wenige Displays, störte aber die Display-Besitzer durch laute Lüftergeräusche.Das Update kümmert sich um diese Lüftergeräusche und soll die Stabilität verbessern -
13.12.2011 01:05 Uhr, Maclife,
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FBI hints it may use Carrier IQ data during investigations
The FBI in a denial of a Freedom of Information Act request may have indirectly confirmed that it uses Carrier IQ's diagnostic info to track suspects in investigations. The agency told MuckRock that it was reportedly exempt because disclosing its policies surrounding Carrier IQ might jeopardize ongoing investigations. An appeal is underway to try and force the release of information.
13.12.2011 01:05 Uhr, MacNN,
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13.12.2011 1:00 Uhr
Download leaked BlackBerry OS 7.1 now, make your mobile hotspot dreams come true
An early peek at BlackBerry OS 7.1 revealed that RIM's handsets would finally be getting mobile hotspot capabilities. Now you can download the leaked update yourself and start sharing your Torch 9810's data connection. Of course, it goes without saying, this is not an official update yet and the usual caveats about stability and the danger of bricking your device apply. Then again, that might seem like a small price to pay for a feature that's become standard on practically ever
13.12.2011 00:50 Uhr, Engadget,
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Don't want to buy an iPhone 4S? Rent one
It's a wonder that a carrier hasn't tried this before now. UK carrier O2 has launched a pilot program called O2 Lease, which allows rentals of the iPhone 4S.
Customers can rent the phone for a year. The plan is £55 per month and includes a 16 GB iPhone, 750 minutes, 500 MB of data, unlimited texting and O2'
13.12.2011 00:35 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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EZ-Robot releases build-your-own kit, realistic Cylons due any time now (video)
DJ Sures' homemade Wall-E was the beginning of his project to bring personal robotics to the masses: thanks to his company, EZ-Robot. The startup sells kits that let you retrofit that Teddy Ruxpin doll in the garage into a fully-functioning killbot. $235 will buy you a wireless controller, ultrasonic distance sensor, wireless tracking camera, three standard servos, two continuous rotation servos, battery pack and software that'll let you control the bot without having to learn to code. The software also includes vision tracking (facial, motion and color), speech recognition and the w
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, Engadget,
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Microsoft Lync for mobile likely due on Dec. 12th
Microsoft will finally launch planned Lync mobile clients on December 12th, a report indicates. The primary source for the information is Alessandro Zattoni, an Italian IT profession who through Twitter says he learned that the Lync client for Windows Phone will become available on the 12th. Zattoni elaborates that the information was revealed at a partner-only Lync event. Possibly backing up the claim is that Zattoni has been retweeted by a representative for Microsoft's Lync Server technical reference hub, although officially Microsoft has refused to comment.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Google buys RightsFlow to boost YouTube, music deals
Google on Friday bought RightsFlow to accelerate YouTube and its music efforts. The deal will give it a team dedicated to licensing and paying artists and labels. Its exact intentions weren't clear, although it would be solving the "really challenging problem" of copyright.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Google movie searches speed up on Android, iPhone
Google has detailed a change to the way its mobile search engine returns movie theater results on Android and iOS. The most relevant information is displayed at the top of the page, while all results are returned in a ribbon that can be swiped. The displayed data includes the movie poster, summary, ratings, and the nearest theaters and showtimes.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Apple CFO said taking retail reins while replacement awaits
Apple's chief finance officer Peter Oppenheimer is temporarily filling in as the company's retail lead while it looks for a replacement for former retail senior VP Ron Johnson, a rumor maintained Friday. He was considered an interim leader by 9to5's source and was delegating broader orders to Real Estate VP Bob Bridger, international retail operations director Steve Cano, and merchandising VP Jerry McDougal. Neither Bridger nor McDougal were considered in the running, although one rumor had Cano as a candidate.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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HP: webOS tablets to come back in 2013
HP chief Meg Whitman and key board member Marc Andreessen in an interview Friday revived talk of webOS tablets following a decision to open-source the code. Despite quashing any near-term hopes, Andreessen explained to TechCrunch that HP saw not only other companies making webOS tablets but also HP itself. There might not be any hardware in 2012, Whitman added, but it would certainly happen by 2013.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Possibly new Wacom Intuos4 tablets show at FCC
Wacom may soon be introducing an updated family of wireless pen tablets. The maker of digital pen input devices has submitted to the FCC three new products for wireless radio certification. It is likely that these will update the Intuos4 tablet that the company introduced in February 2010.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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ITC asks Canada, Finland to get evidence in Microsoft suit
Barnes & Noble got an important win late this week after the ITC agreed (PDF) to make requests to Canada and Finland for evidence from patent holder Mosaid as well as Nokia. The calls would have Mosaid supply documents for its deal with Nokia through a letter rogatory, or a non-binding request to a foreign court. Nokia, meanwhile, would be asked for testimony from CEO Stephen Elop and other executives under the Hague Convention's Article 3, in which case the court wouldn't have much choice but to comply.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Microsoft posts Silverlight 5 in possible last update
As expected, Microsoft has released a major update to its Silverlight plug-in for Windows and Mac computers. Version 5 brings several new features, including hardware decoding for H.264 media and improved 3D graphics performance, however the release is believed to be the final major update for the application framework.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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NPD: 1.7m Xbox 360s, 795,000 3DS systems sold in November
New NPD data has shown runaway gaming hardware sales in November that could signal a minor revival in the face of iOS gaming. Nintendo saw a resurgence as it moved 795,000 3DS units in the US during the month, or about double what it has in recent months. It still managed to sell 350,000 DSi systems, leading it to about 1.15 million handheld gaming systems in one month.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Rumor: iTunes Store Brazil to debut with party Dec. 15th
A tip from a South American website has suggested that Apple will kick off the launch of its long-awaited full iTunes Store in Brazil on December 15th with a star-studded party at an unnamed hotel in Sao Paulo, featuring both well-known names in the Latin America music scene as well as Apple executives. Performances at the party will be recorded and offered on iTunes itself, according to the rumor.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Sphero makers apologize for missed holiday deadlines
The makers of Sphero, a robotic Bluetooth-controlled ball that players could manipulate from their smartphones or tablets, have published a public apology to customers who pre-ordered the gizmo in hopes of a pre-holiday delivery. The CEO and leaders of the company put the blame entirely on themselves for "miscalculating" how long it would take production to ramp up, along with a larger-than-expected demand for the item.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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New Apple commercial promotes Beatles on iTunes
Following yesterday's release of a free "children's" e-book exploring the world and story based on the 1968 Beatles film Yellow Submarine, Apple has posted a new ad to YouTube promoting the Beatles catalog on iTunes, in a spot seemingly intended to suggest the band's albums as a gift suggestion. The ad features a "fly-through" of the Beatles' 12 studio albums, from Please Please Me to Abbey Road.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Apple possibly forced into deal with patent troll Digitude
Apple may have been pressed into an unusual deal with a company to avoid a legal dispute. An ITC complaint (PDF) from Digitude Innovations, a company commonly seen as a patent troll through its lack of real products, is using two patents formerly owned by Apple as well as two more to push for royalties or a ban on Amazon, HTC, LG, Nokia, RIM, Samsung, and Sony. Although routed through Cliff Island, a shell company for Digitude's funding firm Altitude Capital Partners, a "Digitude-Apple" license document at the ITC confirms that Digitude had made the deal with Apple
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Samsung Galaxy S II ad targets iPhone music, ignores iCloud
The latest in a series of Samsung Galaxy S II ads jabbing Apple also appears to have also gotten key facts wrong. A handful of iPhone fans lined up are asked by a T-Mobile Galaxy S II owner why they're still in line and say that 36 hours is a small price to pay to "keep all my music." He promptly shoots back that he has all his playlists, his music streams from the cloud, and has "tons of places" to buy his movies.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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iPhone 4S gets Chinese network permit as Android widens lead
Chinese iPhone 4S buyers received good news Saturday after it was confirmed that Apple's device had received a Network Access Permit from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology earlier in the week. The clearance will give the HSPA version of the phone approval to run on China Unicom's network. Its version is identical to that available elsewhere save for its support of the China-specific WAPI standard in place of the usual Wi-Fi.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Radio Shack gives AT&T iPhones $30 up-front discount
Radio Shack started discounting the iPhone unusually early this weekend with a new, if short, promo campaign. Anyone who buys an AT&T-bound iPhone 4 or 4S from Sunday through December 17 will get a $30 immediate discount, lowering the contract price to as little as $70 for an 8GB iPhone 4 or $170 for an iPhone 4S. With trade-ins, the difference is just enough to make the iPhone 4 or 16GB iPhone 4S free and actually carry store credit left over, depending on the trade-in.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Toshiba ships Thrive 7 in second try at US tablet arena
A Toshiba teaser confirmed Saturday that it would ship the Thrive 7 to the US on Sunday, December 11. The company's second tablet in the country will arrive as promised, albeit after a three-month wait. Unusually, Toshiba made no mention of the price, although it's presumed the starter 16GB version will cost less than the $399 for an 8GB 10-inch Thrive.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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ASUS delays Transformer Prime until 2012 over Wi-Fi [U: no?]
ASUS encountered a large setback in its attempt to take the tablet market with the Transformer Prime late Friday. Online retailer NCIX messaged pre-order buyers at Phandroid and elsewhere that the quad-core Android tablet had been delayed "worldwide" and likely wouldn't make Christmas, if not the whole year. The Wi-Fi range on the metal-shelled tablet didn't "meet their standards" and was being improved before shipments started.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Reviews: Samsung Galaxy Nexus
The Galaxy Nexus is arguably the first official Google phone whose appeal isn't just confined to hardcore Android fans: even those who only know the iPhone by name are taking notice. With a massive 4.65-inch, 720p display, a near-instant camera, and most importantly Android 4.0, it promises not just to be a powerful phone but the most cohesive expression of what Android can be. But can it cross o
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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ASUS: Transformer Prime still on schedule, 'delay' a mystery
ASUS quickly responded to NCIX's claims of a Transformer Prime delay by issuing a countering response. It claimed to SlashGear that the warnings of missing the December 19 target weren't official. The suggestion was made either that NCIX didn't have full details or that an outsider had fed bad information.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Samsung pushes past 300m phone sales in a year
Samsung on Sunday revealed that it had already shipped over 300 million cellphones in 2011. It had already reached the figure by the end of November, breaking past last year's 280 million a month ahead of time. The Korean firm credited much of the success to a smartphone mix headed up by the Galaxy S II.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Apple to use Made For iPod for AirPlay over Bluetooth
Apple during a Made For iPod summit in its contract manufacturing base of Shenzhen has revealed that it's hoping for AirPlay support over Bluetooth. Reported by MacOtakara as frustrated with the lack of licensed devices, Apple was said to be supplying a new iPod Accessory Protocol (IAP) authentication chip that would let accessories take advantage of the shorter-range wireless for easy playback. It touted the iPhone 4S' Bluetooth 4.0+HS support as being particularly useful for very low-power devices like health care monitors and certain game controllers.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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AMD Radeon HD 7900 photo, details slip out
AMD's next-generation Radeon HD 7900 graphics, usually known under their Tahiti codename, have been spotted this weekend in what gives some clues as to the features inside. A large board seen by VR-Zone points to it likely having 1.5GB of RAM and a chip size similar to AMD's biggest. Although not identified by name, the part's use of two six-pin power feeds (instead of one eight and one six) may either be proof the top-end Radeon HD 7970 uses less power or else is an example of an upper mid-range chip, such as a 7950.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Review: Samsung Galaxy Nexus
The Galaxy Nexus is arguably the first official Google phone whose appeal isn't just confined to hardcore Android fans: even those who only know the iPhone by name are taking notice. With a massive 4.65-inch, 720p display, a near-instant camera, and most importantly Android 4.0, it promises not just to be a powerful phone but the most cohesive expression of what Android can be. But can it cross over into the mainstream in a way that previously only Apple could? Our Samsung Galaxy Nexus review settles that question.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Amazon to update Kindle Fire in face of early backlash
Amazon in a response to criticism has promised an impending update for the Kindle Fire. Spokesman Drew Herdener promised the New York Times a rollout "in less than two weeks" that addressed many of the common complaints, including performance and multi-touch responsiveness. Owners will have the chance to cull their usage history for the sake of privacy.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Suppliers: 9.8m iPad 3s due to ship for March or April
New part supplier rumors have the suggested the iPad 3 won't launch early. They claimed to Digitimes late Sunday that the new Apple tablet would arrive in the "next 3-4 months," or between March and April like they have in the iPad's short two-year history. Foxconn would start production in January with full-scale supply in February, Citibank analyst Kevin Chang has added, citing his own unconfirmed supplier checks.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Digital music vet: labels collude, make profit impossible
Writing for GigaOM, Michael Robertson the founder and former CEO of MP3.com has lifted the lid on the onerous financial arrangements that record companies impose on digital music subscription services. He argues that online music services such as Spotify, Rhapsody, MOG, Rdio and others are so much at the mercy of the deals that record companies impose on them that the likelihood of turning a profit for the supplier is extremely slim. Instead record companies reap just about any financial reward that is on the table, a fact that has hitherto gone unaddressed as these
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Samsung stretches definition of ultrabooks in Series 5 Ultra
Samsung in its home country has rolled out the Series 5 Ultra in what's considered a tenuous claim to the ultrabook title. While a 13-inch system at 0.6 inches thick and 3.1 pounds is largely inside of the official definitions, the 14-inch system at four pounds and 0.8 inches is outside of the class, even with an aluminum shell. In including the choice of an optical drive, they also fit more closely to the definition of a traditional notebook.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Notebook makers expect steeper winter dropoff in 2012
Unofficial claims from notebook contractors pointed to there being a steeper than usual drop-off in notebook shipments for the usual post-holiday drop. They expected a 10 to 15 percent slump, owed in part to companies watching hard drive shortages stemming from Thai flooding. There had already been a five-point sequential drop in the fall where shipments had grown 15 percent at the same point a year ago.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Mac App Store downloads crack 100 million threshold [u]
(Updated with clarifications from Apple) Over 100 million downloads have now been made at the Mac App Store, Apple has announced. The online storefront has only been accessible since January of this year, and is limited to Macs running Snow Leopard or Lion. Apple is not offering a specific count of apps available, except to say there are "thousands of free and paid" titles.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Netgear Wireless Extreme router caters to Mac users
Netgear started the week by launching a Wi-Fi router primarily tailored to Mac users. The Wireless Extreme has the cosmetic looks, but it purportedly has native support for Time Machine with drives plugged into the USB port. Dedicated software lets USB printers share properly on Macs and other platforms even if they don't completely work within Mac OS X's usual support.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Intel drops outlook by $1b over drive shortage effect on PCs
Intel on Monday showed the full extent of hard drive shortages by lowering its outlook for the fall. It now expects to make $1 billion less in revenue than before, at $13.7 billion, as companies are unable to ship PCs without the drives they need. The holiday season would still see sales up versus the summer, Intel said, but it expected problems up to the spring.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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UK iPlayer app reaches iPhone, iPod touch
Following changes to the Global iPlayer app, the BBC's core UK iPlayer app has also undergone a significant update. The title is now universal, supporting not just the iPad but the iPhone and iPod touch. In its iPhone form the app's interface has been simplified to cope with smaller screen space.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Hitachi makes 4TB Deskstar 5K4000 drive official
Hitachi confirmed its 4TB drive plans. The Deskstar 5K4000 is billed as the first 4TB internal desktop drive available and provides a third more space than the previous best. To get to the new capacity, Hitachi is spinning the drive at a slower 5,400RPM but saves about 28 percent in idle power and should be tangibly quieter than a 7,200RPM disk.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Nielsen: Facebook, task killers dominate Android apps
Android app use is dominated by just a handful of regular apps, Nielsen found on Monday. Regardless of age group, the six most-used apps always include Google's separately upgradeable apps as well as Facebook. Among other apps, the higher-ranked titles included Angry Birds as well as Advanced Task Killer Free, an app meant to cover the inability to truly quit apps not really addressed until Android 4.0.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Political pressure forces fake license app off App Store
An app for creating fake drivers' licenses has been pulled from the App Store following political pressure. A group called the Coalition for a Secure Driver's License says that Senator Bob Casey from Pennsylvania recently sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, asking that the app -- simply called License -- be removed. The CSDL charges that the title contained license templates for all 50 US states, which if printed and laminated could pass for the real thing. A check of the App Store shows no sign of the software, which was produced by DriversEd.com.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Amazon confirms Jobs bio topped both print and Kindle sales
Online retailer Amazon has today confirmed that Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs biography led in combined Kindle and print book sales at its storefront during 2011. "We chose ëSteve Jobsí as one of the Top 10 best books of the year, and even though it was published in October, the sales have been phenomenal in both formats," comments Amazon's senior editor for books, Chris Schluep. The title was earlier announced as Amazon's bestselling book of 2011, but that ranking appears to have excluded Kindle editions.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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NPD: US demand for 3G, 4G tablets shrinking
The use of tablets with 3G and 4G is declining, the NPD Group said Monday. Those in the US running on Wi-Fi only saw their numbers grow from 60 to 65 percent between April and December. Most of the gain came at the expense of cellular version owners, although some of it came from those who stopped using offline-only tablets.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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iOS 5.1 beta 2 lets users scrub shots from Photo Stream
Apple on Mondahy posted iOS 5.1 beta 2 to the Developer Center. Along with cleaning up the release, 5.1 now gives an option of deleting photos from the Photo Stream and seeing those changes propagate elsewhere. Photos have to have been taken with an iOS 5.1 device, however, and they will only automatically vanish on other iOS 5.1 hardware.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Briefly: Productive Mac Bundle, New ePillow designs
The Productive Mac Bundle is a collection of eight Mac tools designed to improve a user's productivity. The bundled applications include Fantastical, BusyCal, Home Inventory, NoteBook, Default Folder X, LaunchBar, Cashculator and Tags. The bundle is being sold for $40, however, anyone that recommend the package to three other customers will be refunded the entire cost. In addition, all customers will be automatically placed into a draw for licenses of Soulver, Printopia, Flow, and DesktopShelves.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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AT&T, T-Mobile move to stay trial to 'evaluate all options'
AT&T and T-Mobile together asked the judge in the Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit to stay the process until January 18. The two, supported by the DOJ itself, wanted time to "evaluate all options," the carriers said in a statement. It hinted that no option was off the table, including either major concessions or leaving it unchanged in what would likely be a decision to exit the deal altogether.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Apple TV seen taking third of 2011 Internet set-top market
The Apple TV is on track take 32 percent of the Internet-ready TV set-top market in 2011, claims research firm Strategy Analytics. Both Apple and Roku set-tops are said to be doing well as a result of their makers lowering prices. Globally, the market for such devices is forecast to reach just under 12 million units by the end of the year.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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AMD hints own ultrabook platform coming in January
AMD's Australian and New Zealand regional head Brian Slattery in a discussion [reg. required] Monday said that AMD could have its own take on ultrabooks could arrive as soon as January, likely at CES. Calling them "ultrathins" in a likely attempt to avoid colliding with Intel's term, he explained to The Australian that processors for thin but fast computing would be ready soon. In opposition to Intel, however, AMD didn't have set guidelines and would let companies use larger screens as well as thicker and heavier systems if they felt it necessary.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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MacBook Air predicted to 1.6 million units per quarter
MacBook Air shipments could hit 1.6 million units per quarter during the next 12 months, argues JP Morgan's Mark Moskowitz. The analyst notes that shipments in the last quarter reached about 923,000, 44 percent higher than the quarter before that, and above the 17 percent for Macs as rule. Sales in the current quarter are only believed to be accelerating.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Microsoft breaks symbolic wall with OneNote for iPad
Microsoft started the week by posting its first-ever productivity app for a non-Windows tablet OneNote for iPad (free, App Store) brings the features of the mixed-format organizer to the larger screen. The app relies on a two-pane approach that providers a larger, dedicated area for the content of the notes themselves while letting users navigate independently.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Andy Lees moved to 'time-critical' Windows 8, Phone project
Microsoft's Windows Phone leader Andy Lees is being moved out of his existing role to work on a special cross-platform project, a leaked memo uncovered Monday. CEO Steve Ballmer told staff that Lees was working on a special project for next year that ZDNet understood would involve Microsoft support across PCs, phones, and tablets. The exact details weren't uncovered other than that Windows 8 and Windows Phone would be the key ingredients.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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NPD numbers show US Macs up 13 percent in Dec. quarter
US Mac sales were up 13 percent year-over-year for the first two months of the December quarter, according to new NPD Group data cited by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. The amount is described as "soft" compared to what is expected for the quarter as a whole, the investor consensus target being about 5.2 million Macs, a jump of 25 percent over the same period last year. Munster is holding to a range of 5.1 to 5.3 million Macs, which he notes would be an Apple record.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Apple updates iTunes to 10.5.2 for Mac and Windows
In response to complaints on various forums about how importing or playing some audio CDs results in distorted sound, Apple has issued an update to iTunes, now at version 10.5.2 which is said to fix the problem, as well as makes unspecified improvements to iTunes Match. The download is available for both Mac and Windows, the latter having separate 32- and 64-bit versions available.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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iOS 5.1 beta 2 shows bogus devices to mask future models
Apple as part of its iOS 5.1 beta 2 release has started deliberately masking the identities of future hardware. Following its showing the iPad 3 and iPhone 5, it now has numerous entries for models that would normally be years away, such as "iPad 9,3" or "Apple TV 5,1." It's presumed the entries will stay and could become active without necessarily tipping off beta testers.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Intel: 14nm chips already running in labs
Intel is on schedule to begin building its next generation Ivy Bridge architecture with an advanced 22 nanometer production process in the first quarter of 2012. The technology will help keep Intel a step ahead of its competitors, AMD and ARM. In an interview with Nordic Hardware, Pat Bliemer, Managing Director Intel Northern Europe, has revealed that Intel already has the generation beyond that, 14nm, off the drawing board and running in its test labs.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Apple issues firmware update for Thunderbolt Displays
Late this afternoon, Apple issued a fix for a fan noise issue that affected a small number of Apple Thunderbolt Displays in a firmware update labeled version 1.1. The 942KB file launches automatically once installed in the Utilities folder and shows on-screen instructions on going through the firmware update procedure. This is the first update specifically for Thunderbolt Display devices, though an earlier patch was issued for Thunderbolt-capable Macs generally in June.
13.12.2011 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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iTunes 10.5.2 available for direct download
Fire up your updaters, campers, because there's a prize inside -- in theory, anyway. iTunes 10.5.2 has appeared on the iTunes direct download page, but it's not yet showing up in Software Update, and the KB article covering the update is now 404ing. Reader Chasapple also points out that the Apple security updates page is having a bit of an issue, too; i
13.12.2011 00:05 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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Spacetime Studios' MMOs go cross-platform with a Chrome release
I've been a fan of Spacetime Studios' MMOs on the iPhone for a while now. That's right -- while multiplayer and even massively multiplayer games are easy to find these days, Spacetime Studios was doing a full-scale World of Warcraft-style MMO back in the early days of iOS with Pocket Legends. The company recently followed that up with the successful Star Legends.
Now it has created another technological wonder. Not only has Spacetime released both MMOs as full brows
13.12.2011 00:05 Uhr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
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Must See HDTV (December 12th - 18th)
This week sees even more shows saying goodbye before a holiday break, but as usual cable and reality TV are around to try to pick up the slack. While Fear Factor returns on network TV, Discovery fans can check out the season premiere of Dirty Jobs. The Blu-ray release schedule has a little something for everyone as well, with cult classic The Rocketeer joining City of God and two very different 3D flicks in Kung Fu Panda 2 and Fright Night. Check below for the highlights this week, followed after the break by our weekly listings of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames.
City of God
When Lionsgate announced its deal to distribute M
13.12.2011 00:05 Uhr, Engadget,
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News: Apple releases iTunes 10.5.2 with iTunes Match, distortion fixes
Apple today released iTunes 10.5.2, the latest update to its digital media management software. According to the company, iTunes 10.5.2 “includes several improvements for iTunes Match and fixes an audio distortion problem when playing or importing certain CDs.” iTunes 10.5.2 is available now as a free download from apple.com/itunes, and is expected to be available via Apple’s Software Update utility shortly.
13.12.2011 00:05 Uhr, iPodlounge,
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