‘When life gives you apples, make applesauce’ Psystar, the Florida-based Hackintosher that’s been giving Apple fits for over a year, refuses to die.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud Psystar, the Florida-based Hackintosher that’s been giving Apple fits [...]
Wondering which of the hot new smartphones is the fastest? PC World’s Ginny Mies puts the iPhone 3G S, Nokia’s N97, and the Palm Pre through some straightforward speed tests. See how each did in comparative tests of how long it takes to power up, add a contact, or open your e-mail [...]
Some German researchers have conjured up a kind of battery that’s less than a millimeter thin and is made by the reactive layers onto each other like a silk screen. But the most surprising bit is that they’re planning on making them on a commercial scale within six months. Usually [...]
Well it’s not incoming number portability but it’s better than nothing… While the Google Voice team continues to battle through a massive back log of customers itching for their invites, a nifty new feature popped up today for current Google Voice users. Love the service bu [...]
Do not perform! It isn’t often that you find AT&T and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in agreement, but consensus has been reached on one matter: ASCAP’s demand that wireless companies pay it license fees for ringtones is, well, ridiculous.On Wednesday EFF called t [...]
By Gina Keating LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday tentatively dismissed the conviction of a suburban mother accused of driving a love-lorn 13-year-old girl to suicide by tormenting her with a fake MySpace persona. U.S. District Judge George Wu said during a hearing in a Los Angeles [...]
While most of us at TUAW (in the US, anyway) are staring out the window, running down the clock to hit the lake or ocean or pavement in some manner, the intrepid bloggers of Engadget never take a vacation. Here are three* iPhone stories they posted today:Apple patent applications offer glimpse [...]
It’s always fun to speculate about what Apple has up its sleeve, and one way to get the rumors flying is to uncover Cupertino’s latest patent applications. MacRumors has done just that, and the paperwork shows Apple has its eye on some intriguing technologies that may find their way into f [...]
After months of dismal unemployment numbers, this morning’s continued growth in the unemployment rate from 9.4% in May to 9.5% for the month of June reinforces the fact that the U.S. is still very much in the midst of recession. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Labor reported today [...]
App Engine stalls Google App Engine - the development and hosting cloud that serves up third-party apps and websites - was on the fritz for a good six hours this morning.… What is your recession sales strategy? Google App Engine - the development and hosting cloud that serves up third-pa [...]
