Apple has posted an iPad software update page on its website with details of the forthcoming iOS 4.2.  Read More →

Steve Jobs was surprisingly candid with All Things Digital’s Kara Swisher yesterday — he reportedly told her that both Facebook and Apple had spoken about integrating more closely with the new iTunes social network Ping , but Facebook asked for “onerous terms that we could not agree to” regarding Facebook friends connecting on Ping. He didn’t elaborate, obviously, but you can see in Facebook’s public documentation... 

Section: Communications , Cellphones , Cellular Providers , Smartphones In Best Buy’s Buyer’s Guide, which features a variety of cell phones for customers to purchase, the unannounced Samsung Gem has made an unlikely appearance.  Read More →

In Wednesday’s media event, Apple CEO Steve Jobs told the audience that his company was seeing 230,000 iOS device activations a day, a number that put it ahead of the competition (read: Google), and that some that competition (read: Google) was including upgrades when touring its own activation numbers. On Thursday, Google released a statement saying, in essence, “Nuh-uh.” Google – Steve Jobs – Apple – statement –... 

Section: Communications , Smartphones , Mobile , Gadgets / Other , Lifestyle Those who have been using RunKeeper for Android may have noticed the ads that popped up on the app recently. Well, in a little bit of good news, there is now an option to get rid of them. The RunKeeper team have officially announced RunKeeper Pro for Android, which will set you back $9.99. As for features found in RunKeeper…  Read More →

Earlier today, we reported on confusion surrounding the brief appearance of Facebook Connect functionality in iTunes 10’s “Ping” social networking feature that initially appeared to allow users to find friends by checking their Facebook conta…  Read More →

NewerTech announced Thursday the release of a new hub called the NewerTech Seven Port USB 2.0 Powered Hub. As the name suggests, it’s a powered hub with seven ports, but it’s small enough for mobile use. USB hub – Universal Serial Bus – USB – Ports – Business  Read More →

With all the Apple hoopla yesterday, we missed the fact that Epson announced a new all-in-one printer it says is the “fastest in its class.” The wifi-equipped all-in-one Epson Stylus NX625 printer will run at a blazing 15 pages/minute in black (but only 7.2 in color) — compare that with the Artisan 710 we tested  Read More →

Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs suggested Wednesday that reported Android activations from Google are falsely inflated because they include upgrades — an insinuation that the search giant quickly disputed.  Read More →

A full-frame image sensor, like in the 5D Mark II or Nikon D3s, is the equivalent of 35mm. This image sensor is 300mm . This is how well it can see in the dark: (more…)  Read More →

Ars Technica got an Apple spokesperson to relay the bad news to those Apple hobbiests that, until last week, plucked down $229 for the former AppleTV: We confirmed with an Apple spokesperson that the maximum HD resolution of the Apple TV is 720p, consistent with recent rumors. Additionally, there will be  no software update to bring the new features to older Apple TVs. Older Apple TVs will continue to work as they have been working up to this... 

iTunes 10 provides a different layout for the Close, Minimize and Maximize buttons. Instead of being ordered horizontally, in iTunes 10 they’re arranged vertically, like a traffic light. Reverting the buttons to a horizontal layout can easily be done. With iTunes not running, open Terminal and enter the following code: defaults write com.apple.iTunes full-window -1 To restore the vertical layout, simply use this command: defaults write com.apple.  Read More →

The iTunes Classic Visualizer is great. For starters, it keeps you interested, and it seems uncannily good at matching the mood of the visuals to the style of music. The new Visualizer style just doesn’t make sense to me — pulsating orbs? Anyway, the problem with the Classic Visualizer is that it would always force a low resolution on you when using full screen mode. I’m happy to point out that the Classic Visualizer in iTunes... 

Billboard has announced that it will be giving awards out for iOS music apps (of all things). At the Music App Summit on October 5th, Billboard will choose winning iOS apps in six different categories, from Best Artist App and Best Music Creation App to Best Branded Music App. You can find the full list of nominees after the break, and there are some recognizable names on there, including a Phish touring app , TUAW favorite I am T-Pain , and the... 

Stories leading up to Wednesday’s debut of a $99 Apple TV focused on how some studios were worried about the impact of the Cupertino, Calif. company offering 99-cent episodes. However, the bigger threat from Apple TV may be the damage that can be done to the cable industry’s video-on-demand revenu. The addition of Netflix and  Read More →