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The group based the loss figures on the number of applications sold through Apple’s iTunes-based App Store since its launch in July 2008, and an average $3 app price.So far, pirating iPhone and iPod touch applications first requires jailbreaking, or hacking the device to allow the installation of applications that haven’t gone through Apple’s review…

However, I was contacted by one of the exhibitors, Digital Playground. They were interested in having me do a few interviews with their “talent.” To make it more convenient for me to do so, they offered to get me a press press to AEE. I told them that my journalistic interests ran more towards computers…

If Apple is planning on releasing MacBook Pro models with Core i5 chips, users can expect to see substantial performance improvements compared to the current Core 2 Duo-based models without sacrificing battery life.Apple is rumored to be planning a special media event for the end of January where it may be introducing a new tablet-based…

To that end, he and his team set out to, as the title of the game implies, give players Force abilities more powerful than they had previously seen. While the Jedi Knight games, for example, let you use Force grip to throttle enemies and throw our lightsabers to eviscerate foes from afar, you never had…

Along with an earlier launch time, the fourth generation window will allegedly sport a 5 megapixel camera and LED flash, and possibly an RFID chip as well.Apple hasn’t offered up any indications that it plans to update its iPhone line up earlier than it has in the past, but a May rollout for the fourth…

He made the comment in an interview with Kara Swisher of AllThingsD during last week’s CES trade show in Las Vegas, which was posted Friday at the media outlet’s site. When asked how he views Apple as a competitor in the smartphone market, Mr. Rubinstein said, “We don’t pay that much attention to Apple….I know…

While Droid09 is a bad mark for the Android platform and the Android Marketplace, it doesn’t necessarily mean the Google’s smartphone operating system is unsafe. It does, however, show that there’s room for improvement in the app screening process at the Android Marketplace.Droid09 also serves as a reminder that other companies, including Apple, need to…

(At least one person has a more…colorful name for it, but note there’s profanity before you go clickling all willy nilly.) At long last, Google is making its own Android device, just like Apple makes the iPhone, or so the narrative I’ve been reading about the device would have us believe. Better yet, because Google…

According to The Washington Post, Apple accused Mr. Bijan of using the domains in “bad faith” because they forwarded to pages featuring products that compete with Apple’s products. The domains were registered between 2006 and 2009. A cursory check of a few of the domain names shows that they either fail to connect to a…

Next, I was finally off to the main hub of CES: the multi-hall Las Vegas Convention Center. iPod and iPhone products My first stop: the iLounge Pavilion, occupying a moderately-sized section of the North Hall. With over 100 vendors, the Pavilion was billed as “an exhibition of new iPod, iPhone, and Mac hardware and software.”…

The group gave Apple, Sony Ericsson, and Nokia top grades for having the most products free of the worst hazardous substances, while Samsung, Dell, Lenovo and LG Electronics were dinged for not following through on promises to get toxic chemicals out of their products.Greenpeace also noted that “green credentials” were a common theme at CES,…

What he wanna do that for? The avalanche of negative responses was absolutely amazing. People called Fred an Apple shill, a pompous brat, stupid, and it gets worse. According to responders Wired is now resting all cozy in Apple’s pocket, and the iPhone is a “chick phone,” whatever that means.I don’t know Fred Vogelstein. He…

Available in regular or Pro versions with 4GB of flash memory or a 250GB hard drive, respectively, Volcano lets users schedule TV recordings remotely and transfer content to their smartphones, either via a 3G cellular network or an 802.11n Wi-Fi connection. Live programming can also be viewed remotely.Volcano connects to the analog output of a…

The Times’ sources said that Microsoft’s tablet PC could be available by mid-year; it’s expected to be “a multimedia whiz with e-reader and multi-touch functions,” the venerable newspaper said. Unsurprisingly, Microsoft and HP spokespeople declined to comment on the rumors.Times blogger Ashlee Vance also mused: “This product better be good because Apple is expected to…

The deal mirrors Google’s earlier purchase of AdMob, a company that offers similar services to Quattro Wireless. It also puts Apple in a better position to manage the in-app ads iPhone, iPod touch, and other smartphone owners see.The company didn’t say how much Apple is paying, but earlier rumors set the price tag at about…

MileBug 1.5 is priced at US$1.99 and is available for download at Apple’s iTunes-based App Store.

Skype goes HDSkype-ready HDTVs from LG and Panasonic will include embedded Skype software that supports Skype-to-Skype voice and video calls, Skype phone calls, Skype voicemail, and voice conference calls. Both companies plan to offer HD Webcam accessories for their televisions.LG will be rolling out its new HDTVs with NetCast Entertainment Access lineup in Spring 2010…

The new suit is in addition to a an iPhone-related patent infringement lawsuit Nokia filed against Apple in October, where Nokia alleges that Apple violates 10 of its wireless technology-related patents in manufacturing the iPhone. Apple fired back with a countersuit in December with its own patent infringement claims. Nokia responded to Apple’s response with…

Changewave’s research focuses on future planning, and respondents in its surveys are asked a variety questions about their purchasing plans. In the case of this survey, respondents were asked whether they own a smartphone (42% do, a record high in the survey), which smartphone they own, if they plan on buying a smartphone in the…

SyncMate 2.5 is priced at US$39.95 and is available for download at the Eltima software Web site.

be-ez has introduced a new computer case design called LE rush. I have used one of them for a couple of weeks and can attest that there is much to recommend. The BasicsHolds a 13 or 15-inch MacBook Pro (a version for each size). One main compartment with three slip pockets and zipper closure. An…

Presumably Mophie’s card reader will use the iPhone’s wireless data connection to process transactions, letting users handle credit card sales anywhere they can get a cell signal.CES is the annual consumer electronics trade show scheduled to run from January 7 through January 10, 2010, in Las Vegas. The Mac Observer will be on location offering…

Reuters reported that a three-judge panel of the 9-member court also upheld the lower court’s dismissal of claims that Apple was violating California’s unfair competition law. At the heart of the dismissal and the 9th Circuit’s upholding of that dismissal is that the plaintiffs didn’t claim damage inflicted on them, nor did they claim that…

As for the other locations in the Apple universe, things are as quiet as 2:00 AM in a one traffic light town at the far end of nowhere. Both Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) and iPhone OS 3 have been out for months. It’s even been some time since either one has had a…