March 18, 2010 - 5:23 am
Tags: amazon, apple, kindle, mac, osx, posts-tagged, tuaw
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Oh hey, the Kindle app for OS X is out. It’s free, but you have to buy the books, of course
March 18, 2010 - 5:23 am
Tags: amazon, amazon-kindle, ebooks, kindle, mac, none-solid, os x, osx, posts-tagged, tuaw
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Oh hey, the Kindle app for OS X is out. It’s free, but you have to buy the books, of course. It doesn’t have multitouch, like the Windows app , though
March 18, 2010 - 5:08 am
Tags: actions, apple, chance, disagree, history, htc, htv vs apple, lawsuit, legal, none-solid, sum-things, their-history
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As if a big, bold “HTC DISAGREES WITH APPLE’S ACTIONS ” doesn’t sum things up, HTC has taken the chance to remark that they will fully defend themselves and to remind us of their history of innovation. Here’s what they wrote: More
March 18, 2010 - 5:08 am
Tags: apple, chance, disagree, history, htc, htv vs apple, law, lawsuit, legal, none-solid, sum-things, the-chance, their-history
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As if a big, bold “HTC DISAGREES WITH APPLE’S ACTIONS ” doesn’t sum things up, HTC has taken the chance to remark that they will fully defend themselves and to remind us of their history of innovation. Here’s what they wrote: More
Google Maps 4.1 for Android allows for switching of Google accounts, has a Latitude widget, Maps live wallpaper, neater search pages, and the option to swipe for more results. The update is available through the Android Market now
Google Maps 4.1 for Android allows for switching of Google accounts, has a Latitude widget, Maps live wallpaper, neater search pages, and the option to swipe for more results. The update is available through the Android Market now
March 18, 2010 - 2:32 am
Tags: catty, clips, competition, everyone-else, gets-named, natal, nintendo, playstation move, posts-tagged, station-move, technica, the competition, video
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We’re used to feeling oddly insulted by Sony ads , but for once it’s everyone else who might need a hug. Because in this PlayStation Move ad, the competition gets named, shamed, and leaves crying for mommy. [ Ars Technica via Kotaku ] More
March 18, 2010 - 2:00 am
Tags: carbon, carbon-fiber, chopsticks, guitar, ipod, lamp, mouse, posts-tagged, wonder-how, wrongmodo
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Things made of carbon fiber tend to be appealing-looking, light-weight, and durable. But sometimes we just plain wonder how on earth someone decided to choose the often pricey material for a particular piece of gear
March 18, 2010 - 12:20 am
Tags: centers, cloud, cloud computing, datacenters, hard drives, harddrives, inside, memory-forever, memoryforever, posts-tagged, secret, some-nebulous, thing-existing, your-computer
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“The cloud” isn’t some nebulous thing existing just beyond your computer’s consciousness. As Microsoft showed us, it’s stacks of hard drives packed into shipping containers, parked in secret data centers all around the world. Physically real, but still beautiful
March 17, 2010 - 11:33 pm
Tags: certain-piece, content, excitement, friends, game, in-game-prompt, make-purchases, microsoft, playing-games, xbox, xbox 360 news forum
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Nothing derails the excitement of playing games online with your friends quite like finding out that you don’t have a certain piece of DLC required to join their game. The USPTO recently approved a Microsoft patent application (filed way back in August 2008) for a system that would enable users to seamlessly purchase and download game add-ons from the Xbox Live Marketplace when alerted by an in-game prompt, provided the content was required for a particular online game they attempted to launch. The process would allow you to make purchases without being forced out of a game lobby you might be sharing with friends — though, really, what kind of “friends” wouldn’t warn you about your game’s newfound incompatibility before inviting you in?
![c8097292f2memory.jpg Microsoft Sued By Datel For Killing Off Third Party Xbox 360 Memory Units [Xbox 360]](http://www.hirdyman.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/c8097292f2memory.jpg.jpg "Microsoft Sued By Datel For Killing Off Third Party Xbox 360 Memory Units [Xbox 360]")
Datel, a company selling memory units for
Xbox 360 consoles, filed an antitrust suit against Microsoft for blocking unauthorized third party memory units. Microsoft claims innocence, as the block is meant to reduce cheating on Xbox Live, not reduce competition.![Microsoft Sued By Datel For Killing Off Third Party Xbox 360 Memory Units [Xbox 360]](http://www.hirdyman.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/226ac3e48d.gif?eui=2226 "Microsoft Sued By Datel For Killing Off Third Party Xbox 360 Memory Units [Xbox 360]")
