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Since the PEG builds up a charge based on movement, walking, running, or even shaking the device will generate electricity that can be transferred to your iPhone for calls. The company says that an average hour of walking will generate enough electricity for a quick phone call, which can come in handy in emergency situations.The…

Magic Mouse induction charging, Artwizz-styleArtwizz and Mobee are both offering induction-based recharger kits for the Magic Mouse, which save users from relying on disposable batteries, and there’s no need to swap batteries out — unlike Apple’s own rechargeable battery kit. Both company’s products include a charging pad and a custom battery pack that replaces the…

Homeland’s devices were feature rich, and the company was quite specific about the different audio and video formats that these devices could handle. They are all shy on storage — most of them had 2GB of internal storage — but they all have TF card slots for additional storage. In addition, all of the devices…

Let’s start with those two, from a company called Jumper. They’re both 10.1” devices with similar specs but slightly different form factors. Both run Windows XP and Windows 7, but the second one below can also run Android-X86, a third party porting effort for Android OS. The company wouldn’t discuss pricing or availability with The…

Better yet, the Ontop folks stopped us from photographing the real tablet devices and gave us two cardboard mockups we could shoot instead, one for a 7” model and one for an 8” model. We found that such bizarre behavior for a company showing their products at CES, a massive trade show open only to…

Can this save the newspapers — or undo them?Related to all this is the need for publishers to have a direct relationship with subscribers and the desire by Apple to keep certain customer information private. Google appears to be trying to woo some publishers, like Time Warner and Condé Nast with the idea that Android…

Recently, I reviewed the ZAGGmate, an integrated iPad clamshell case with a keyboard inside. The ergonomics of that device dictate that the keyboard be horizontal but the iPad and its iOS be vertical, and that means reaching out and touching in between keystrokes. Independent of the review of the product, and it’s a great product…

The account owner, who asked TechCrunch to call him “Christof,” told the news site that many Steve Jobs Twitter handles with the word “fake” in them are already taken. He also noted: “Most parody doesn’t blatantly label itself. That takes away the fun and the magic of it. If @bpglobalpr had been @fakebp, it wouldn’t…

The 10.8” model features a resolution of 1366 x 800 (higher than Apple’s iPad, which is a 9.7” display at 1024 x 768), and the company is billing the ability to share content between multiple Sharp Android devices as a top feature. Sharp also said that it is a low power consumption device, though the…

Disney first published its more than 500 children’s books online in September 2009.

This is a unique product.  Not only does it function as a conventional desktop mouse, but it’s also a wireless, programmable pointer system that can be used to control a Keynote presentation on your Mac from a distance. Since the day, literally, that Keynote was introduced at Macworld, I have used it for presentations. Steve…

When you first start Anonym, you are given the choice to either Start Using Anonym, or Automatically Build My Proxy List. If you’re new to the use of proxy servers, your best bet is to choose the Automatic option. This will download a list of proxy servers, showing the IP address, port and type. Each…

The likelihood Apple will launch a version of the iPhone that’s compatible with Verizon’s cell service network in its March quarter is 95 percent, and seeing iTunes cloud-based services some time this year clocks in at 90 percent, according to Business Insider. The likelihood that wireless service providers will start subsidizing 3G iPad sales this…

Majesty 2 Kingmaker offers players eight new missions based around Lord Blackviper (we’re guessing he’s a bad guy) and a goblin army (which adds further credence to our bad guy hypothesis). Lord Blackviper is hellbent on destroying the newly united kingdom, and you (and/or your friends) have to stop him. There are also new game-play…

Quick Snap vanishes from the App StoreWhen the app was available on the App Store, the developer’s description stated “Turn iPhone Volume Button into a Shutter Button? ‘Quick Snap’ is the app for THAT!”Quick Snap isn’t the first camera app to use the volume buttons to take a photo. Camera+ tried the same thing earlier…

“We know how important your Skype conversations are to you and we take any disruption to our service very seriously,” the company said in its letter, which was signed by CEO Tony Bates. “We are pleased to confirm that Skype is back to normal allowing you to connect with friends, co-workers, family and loved ones.”…

The amended complaint includes details that weren’t included in the original filing, and also sports 40 exhibits showing the alleged patent infringement in action, according to the Seattle Times. ALong with Apple, Google, Facebook, Office Depot, OfficeMax, staples, Yahoo, YouTube, Netflix and eBay are named in the filing.Paul Allen hopes his lawsuit sticks this timeMr.…

Here are the rules: Your haiku must be original. You can submit as many haiku as you want, and it doesn’t cost anything to enter. Your haiku can be on any topic, but any that relate to TMO, the Mac, Macworld Expo, or anything else Apple-related are more likely to catch our eye. All entries…

“Although historically not a frequently targeted platform by malicious attackers,” the report said, “the Mac operating system is very widely deployed. McAfee Labs saw malware of increasing sophistication that targets Mac this year; we expect this trend to increase in 2011.” Part of the problem, as McAfee sees it, is the lack of concern about…

The ability to modify iPhone’s hardware buttons is the very first thing the developer, Yu Jin, advertises in his app’s description, saying, “Turn iPhone Volume Button into a Shutter Button? ‘Quick Snap’ is the app for THAT!” He adds, “Why choose the soft or full screen shutter when you can use VOLUME BUTTON as the…

“The springboard hack is just the removal of a app and creation of a blank space,” Mr. Whelton wrote at his site, Nanohack.me. “Not that amazing, but what’s important is the bypass of nano’s cache comparison, which compares any modded SB file and reverts it if it doesn’t like it, this opens up the possibility…

Without further ado (another drum roll, please), here are your Bottom Five Apple Stories of the Year: 5. Android’s success. The smartphone market is not entirely a zero-sum game. There is room for more than one successful product. Still, there is a battle for supremacy going on between Android phones and iPhones. The final outcome…

It’s at this point, however, that we must heap a mountain of caveats upon this story. The story originated in article comments by a poster (Kentor) at gaming site ShackNews by a person claiming to be a former RIM employee. In addition to his identity as a former RIMmer not being verified, his description of…

The patent describes a system where the logo antenna would be mounted in an conductive cavity with a dielectric window covering the actual antenna structure. In this case, the window would be shaped like the Apple logo.A logo antenna wouldn’t be as susceptible to signal interference from the MacBook’s all metal body, or the iPhone’s…