Tech
Core i7 Macbook Pro Rumors Heat Up
“Readers of MacRumors.com spotted Geekbench benchmark results for what appears to be a MacBook Pro featuring a 2.66GHz Core i7 M620, a high-end dual core processor featuring Intel’s Hyperthreading and Turbo Boost technologies.” Link
Apple Could Drop iPad Price Based On Demand
“If the market does not respond well to the iPad and its price range of $499 to $829, Apple executives have reportedly said they could be ‘nimble’ on its cost. Analysts with Credit Suisse met Sunday night with Apple executives, and according to The Wall Street Journal, company officials indicated they could become even more aggressive in pricing the hardware. ” [Link]
Verizon Wireless Blocking 4Chan?
“4chan, the internet message and image board known for its legion of anonymous users, has been explicitly blocked by Verizon Wireless. 4chan founder Christopher Poole said, “Over the past 72 hours, we’ve been receiving reports from Verizon Wireless customers having difficulty accessing the image boards… After an hour and a half on the phone, we’ve received confirmation from Verizon’s Network Repair Bureau (NRB) that we are ‘explicitly blocked.’”” Link
Class Action Lawsuit For Symantec Over Auto-Renewals
“According to the lawsuit filed Jan. 19 in a New York County court, Kenneth Elan of Port Washington, N.Y., purchased a copy of Norton Antivirus in 2007. Early in November 2009, Symantec told him that it had automatically renewed his license to the software for one year, and charged his credit card $76.03. Elan said he had not been notified prior to the charge hitting his card.” [Link]
Report: Verizon Working On iPad Release
“Apple is working with Verizon on a version of its iPad tablet, despite Apple only announcing an AT&T partnership, according to Fox News Channel’s Clayton Morris, who just spoke with a Verizon source.” Link
Google Doing Business Apps Store
“Google is developing an online store where it will sell business software from its partners in an effort to ramp up sales of Google Apps, its own suite of business applications, according to a person familiar with the project. Google already offers what it calls a solutions marketplace, a site where users of Google Apps can find a variety of add-ons, tools and support services.” Link
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“Striker” Bollywood Movie To Premiere On YouTube
“Helmer Chandan Arora’s ‘Striker’ will become the first Bollywood film to premiere on YouTube internationally alongside its Indian theatrical release on Feb. 5, in a deal struck between Google India and pic producers the Indian Film Co. and Studio 18.” Link
Apple iPad Revealed: Photos
Apple has revealed the Apple iPad, a new portable multimedia computer.
Twitter Straining Under Apple Tablet News
“Twitter is on fire just hours ahead of the expected debut of Apple’s tablet computer. The curtain goes up at Apple’s ‘latest creation’ event at 1 p.m. ET at an invite-only event in San Francisco, but bloggers and other Apple fans have been speculating for months about what chief exec Steve Jobs will unveil.” Link
PHOTO: Possible Apple Tablet Pictures Released
Pictures purportedly of the upcoming Apple Tablet have been released. It is not known for sure if these pictures are authentic, but they depict a tablet-style computer on top of a Macbook.
Leaked Possible Apple Tablet Picture
Leaked Possible Apple Tablet Picture
Apple Applies For Solar Panel Patents
“Apple has its eye on the sun as a source of energy for iPods.
Company employees have applied for a patent relating to powering electronic devices using integrated solar cells, Patently Apple uncovered on Thursday. Called Power Management Circuitry and Solar Cells, it dates from August, 2008.” Link
Reacting To Apple Tablet, Amazon Kindle To Add Apps Store
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“In its announcement Thursday, Amazon will say that it is letting programmers create what it calls active content — similar to applications — for the Kindle and keep 70 percent of the revenue from each sale after paying for wireless delivery costs. Amazon will release a set of programming guidelines that other companies — including publishers of books and periodicals — can use to create and sell applications for the Kindle.” Link
WSJ: Apple Tablet Will Be iPod For Books, TV, Newspaper
“With the new tablet device that is debuting next week, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs is betting he can reshape businesses like textbooks, newspapers and television much the way his iPod revamped the music industry—and expand Apple’s influence and revenue as a content middleman.” Link
Google To Stream Indian Premier League Cricket Over Web
“Google and leading cricket tournament the Indian Premier League said Wednesday that they have inked a pact to stream matches live on YouTube. The IPL has been hugely popular worldwide since its inception in 2008, drawing TV audiences of more than 100 million.” Link
Report: Apple In Secret Talks With Book Publishers For Tablet Books
“Apple negotiators are in New York this week for a series of eleventh hour ‘secret’ iSlate-related meetings with leading US book publishers, reports The Bookseller. The report suggests publishers are attempting to ensure greater control over pricing and supply of digital material. ” Link
Report: Apple Looking For Mobile Partner In UK For Tablet
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“Apple is looking for mobile partners willing to bundle a mobile broadband contract with the iSlate. The UK’s mobile phone networks, meanwhile, also have deals that allow their mobile broadband customers easy access to thousands of public wi-fi hotspots across the country.” Link
Bing Could Be Default Search On iPhone
“BusinessWeek is reporting and solidifying what was previously an almost unthinkable rumor: that Bing might become the default search engine on the iPhone (and iPod Touch). The way BusinessWeek frames it this becomes a case of ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend.’” Link
Google Delays Nexus One Launch In China
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“Google on Tuesday postponed the planned launch of its mobile phone in China amid a dispute with the government over Internet censorship and e-mail hacking that the search giant says may force it to leave the country.” Link
Google In Secret Talks With Chinese Government
“Google Inc. said it has begun talks with the Chinese government about the company’s plan to stop censoring results from its search engine, after saying it may quit the country because of cyber attacks.” Link
