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It’s About Time Products (iATP) has released an OS X app “Hello Tips, Tricks & Secrets”  that walks you, visually, through over a hundred OS X tips, trick and secrets of which about half are related to Mountain Lion. Each video snippet ranges from a few seconds to, at most, 120 seconds so they’re easy…

The Grandall Legal Group had a contract to receive 4% of the settlement if they prevailed against Apple, according to Sina Tech. As the agreed upon settlement was around US$60 million, Grandall is due roughly $2.4 million. Grandall lawyer Xie Xianghui said that Proview had signed a risk proxy, a popular arrangement that has the legal fees coming from…

Concept Mockup of “iPhone Nano” Watch “The concept was to keep the dimensions of the iPod nano with a Retina Display for a screen,” Mr. Demangel told The Mac Observer in an email. “You have all the features of an iPhone on your wrist, including a camera, a speaker and a microphone.” Doubting Thomases will…

“We believe that iPhone upside in the June and September quarters is less likely due to lower supplier build plans,” the analyst wrote in a research note obtained by The Mac Observer. “While we are pleased to see consensus estimates being cut over the last few weeks as analysts aim to be more responsible, we…

Reliable, good sounding, and comfortable earbuds are hard to come by for athletes, but the Ironman Inspire Pro earbuds from yurbuds manage to deliver on all counts. These earbuds even let the sounds around you pass through, making them safer for running, snow boarding or skiing. The earbuds do a great job of staying in…

ITC Blows Kodak patent infringement case out of the waterThe ITC panel upheld an earlier ruling, according to the Wall Street Journal, and said that as a result Apple and RIM couldn’t have violated trade laws in this case.Kodak claimed the digital camera preview system iPhone, as well as RIM’s BlackBerry smartphones, infringed on its…

Dbest, located in London, England, only creates sound systems and prides itself on the quality of it’s products. The Duo Mini Speakers (PS4003)  operate on battery power (Lithium Polymer) and are recharged through USB ports. They connect to your unit through a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Duo Mini Speakers (PS4003)The Duo Mini Speakers weigh 5.8 ounces…

APU stands for accelerated processing unit, or SOCs that combine a CPU and a GPU on the same die. His expertise i likely being put to work on Apple’s in-house ARM-based chip design that has so far produced the Apple A4, A5, and A5X processors for its iOS devices. TheNextWeb said that Mr. Bruno designed…

“We are committed to our unlimited data and that means not charging for data consumption based on the application,” a Sprint spokesperson told the Wall Street Journal.A dialog suggesting users will need to pay to use FaceTime over 3G connections in the beta version of iOS 6 has led to speculation that AT&T plans to…

Judge Koh called the quotes irrelevant, and said, “I really don’t think this is a trial about Steve Jobs,” according to Reuters.Samsung doesn’t get to quote Steve Jobs in patent trialApple and Samsung have been fighting in courtrooms around the world over patent infringement complaints for over a year. Both companies claim the other is…

“[Samsung’s tablet designs] do not have the same understated and extreme simplicity which is possessed by the Apple design. They are not as cool,” Judge Birss said. TMO’s Rendition of Possible Apple Ad At the time, that seemed like a hollow victory for Samsung. On the one hand the company was cleared of patent infringement…

____________________ I started thinking about this when I embarked on the journey to move all my paper magazine subscriptions to my iPad. That journey has been a bumpy ride because each publisher has its own ideas about how to 1) create digital content and 2) protect its intellectual property. The result of that has been…

The company’s data was focused on total smartphone usage, as opposed to new sales. In that light, the company showed that in in June, Android had 51.8 percent of the market, while Apple’s iOS had 34.3 percent of the market. That left RIM with 8.1 percent, while everything else was fighting over table scraps. The…

Former Apple Exec Andy Miller “I’ve been fortunate to work with some of the most influential figures and companies in the technology industry, and I’m as excited about the Leap as I’ve ever been about a technology,” Mr. Miller said in a statement. “The potential for the Leap is limitless, as it is going to…

“Transition from the BlackBerry to the iPhone is part of Qantas’ broader mobility strategy and, once complete, will result in significant cost savings,” a Qantas spokesperson told the Sydney Morning Herald.The airline will also support employee provided Android-based phones, but will provide iPhones as standard gear.The move is yet another blow to RIM as the…

First came the announcement on Friday from the hacker ZonD8o that by installing some certificates and changing DNS settings, users could acquire in-app content without paying for it, all without jail breaking their iOS device. That caught Apple’s attention and later that day the company had already begun investigating the issue. By Monday, Apple had taken several steps to…

“I am honored and delighted to lead Yahoo!, one of the internet’s premier destinations for more than 700 million users,” Ms. Mayer said in a statement. “I look forward to working with the Company’s dedicated employees to bring innovative products, content, and personalized experiences to users and advertisers all around the world.” Marissa Mayer Credit:…

_____________ The recent fires in Colorado Springs and near Ft. Collins, Colorado have made it very clear that some TV stations that have websites have dropped the ball when it comes to serving the public interest. That’s because residents, in any geographical area, for any kind of weather emergency, are likely to be on the…

Apple wants retailers to stop selling banned Samsung productsThe letters Apple sent warned companies that they were required to “‘immediately remov[e] for sale the [banned product] from all physical and online venues under [their] direction or control,” according to Foss Patents.Apple and Samsung have been locked in a heated legal battle for more than a…

Apple VP Bob Mansfield Apple pulled its Mac product line from EPEAT last weekend. EPEAT measures recyclability in computers, and all of Apple’s Mac line had top EPEAT ratings, with the exception of the company’s new MacBook Pro with Retina Display. Speculation is that because the battery in that model is glued in, it wouldn’t…

The movement to Solid State Drives (SSD) in our Macs is now in full force. Other World Computing has introduced an SSD card designed for the PCIe slot of a Mac Pro or an Xserve that is plug-and-play and really fast. Riduculously fast. ________________________ Introduction The Apple Mac Pro and the Xserve have been used…

Launched in February of 2011, The Daily was a big gamble by News Corp. when it was envisioned in 2010. News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch bought into then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs’s vision of the iPad as the future of media consumption long before the iPad was the massive success it is today. The company built…

The Cube speaker from NuForce is an amazing piece of technology, as it should be for the price. The MSRP is US$119.00. The speaker measures 2 x 2 x 2-in (58.5 x 58.5 x 60.0 mm). The speaker has a brushed metal finish and is available in black, silver, red, and blue. The package includes a…

Standards-essential patents are patents that have been pledged by the patent holder to be included within a standard. This includes everything from SIM cards to radio chipsets to what constitutes various flavors of 3G, 4G, and other wireless protocols. In exchange for being part of the standard, the patent holder agrees to charge fair, reasonable,…