Archive for February, 2010

AP Technology NewsBrief at 12:14 am EST – TMCnet

Friday, February 26th, 2010

AP Technology NewsBrief at 12:14 am EST
TMCnet
... on a television screen typically means buying a special device such as an Apple TV, or plugging lots of wires into the right holes on the PCs and TVs. ...
AP Business NewsBrief at 1:51 pm ESTTMCnet

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AP plans to sell news on Apple’s iPad via subscription service

Friday, February 26th, 2010
The Associated Press is building an iPad app that provides subscription access to news reports, countering the primarily ad-only model for news on the Web.

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Valve’s Steam Heading to the Mac?

Friday, February 26th, 2010

A forum thread has been generating some buzz around the Mac web by suggesting that Valve will be porting their Steam platform to the Mac. Steam is a digital distribution system for PC games -- essentially an PC game App Store. A Mac versio...

Windows Phone Starter to tackle developing world phones

Friday, February 26th, 2010
The continuation of Windows Mobile 6, Windows Phone Classic, will have an extra low-end version kept alive for the developing world, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed today. Labeled Windows Phone Starter Edition, it will mimic the role of Windows 7 Home Basic and Starter by giving certain countries a less advanced, less demanding but cheaper OS. It should support most common cell network types, including China's TD-SCDMA, and will have the option of coming with or without Office....

Review: EarPollution Luxe Micro Bud with Mic

Friday, February 26th, 2010
MacNN has reviewed ifrogz' new EarPollution Luxe Microbud earphones featuring an in-line microphone. With a retail price of $25, the Luxe sits amongst a wide variety of affordable alternatives produced by competing companies. Despite the low price, the earphones were found to provide well-balanced sound with adequate noise isolation....

First look: Boxee beta on Apple TV – Macworld

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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First look: Boxee beta on Apple TV
Macworld
It's available via either atvusb-creator or aTV Flash ( )—two utilities that allow you to hack the Apple TV by jacking a USB flash drive into the Apple TV's ...
Boxee Beta now available for Apple TVZDNet (blog)
Boxee Beta, Now On Apple TVWired News
Boxee back (again) on Apple TVCNET
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After 10 Billion Songs, What’s iTunes’ Encore? – PC World

Friday, February 26th, 2010

After 10 Billion Songs, What's iTunes' Encore?
PC World
As with the alleged iTunes TV subscription service, it's unclear whether Hollywood studios would agree to these aggressively priced proposals. AppleTV: This ...
Apple TV a part time gigTechwatch
iTunes 10: The 8 features it needsWired.co.uk
Free Download : Latest iTunes 9.0.3 (32-bit) Ready for Download9 Computer Store (blog)
Techtree.com -CBC.ca -Trading Markets (press release)
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Briefly: DevDay for iPhone, Cocoa I development course

Friday, February 26th, 2010
Details of the upcoming DevDay for iPhone taking place in London, England have been set. The meeting will happen on April 26th at Dexter House, and offer presentations from Raven Zachary and Daniel Steinberg. The conference is meant for software developers and business professionals aiming to learn not only how to build iPhone apps, but also how to market them. Anyone wanting to attend can find addition information and registration details online. A pass costs $545, and includes conference materials plus access to presentations, workshops, and an evening networking e...

Associated Press Announces Plans for iPad Application

Friday, February 26th, 2010

The Associated Press today announced plans to create a new business unit known as "AP Gateway" that will focus on mobile platforms, with an application for Apple's iPad tablet device set to serve as the launch product from the division. AP G...

Cablevision service lets customers see PCs on TV – Live 5 News

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Cablevision service lets customers see PCs on TV
Live 5 News
... on a television screen typically means buying a special device such as an Apple TV, or plugging lots of wires into the right holes on the PCs and TVs. ...

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