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Don’t Get Caught Out by the Hidden Costs of Tablets this Christmas, says Broadband Genie

CAMBRIDGE, England — Tablets are set to be the hottest gift of Christmas 2012, but broadband and smartphone comparison site BroadbandGenie.co.uk is warning that consumers should shop carefully to avoid…

Space Image App Passes 1 Million Downloads

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory says its popular app that puts visuals from NASA space missions at users’ fingertips has reached 1 million downloads. The Pasadena, Calif.-based facility said the popular…

U.S. Patent Office Rejects Apple’s Pinch-to-Zoom Technology Patent Claims

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has taken a second look at Apple’s (AAPL) pinch-to-zoom technology and this time found it wanting. In a letter sent to Apple’s lawyers on…

Marissa Mayer, Tim Cook are Finalists for Time’s Person of the Year Award

Two Silicon Valley CEOs are among eight finalists for Time Magazine’s Person of the Year award, the publication revealed Tuesday. Yahoo (YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer and Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim…

Samsung Withdraws Lawsuit Against Apple

Samsung Electronic said yesterday it would withdraw a lawsuit against Apple’s use of its technology in Europe, a sign of reduced tension in the global patent war between the two…

Filmmaker Uses Tech to Cut Costs

Actor/director Edward Burns (Saving Private Ryan, She’s the One) specializes in making personal, low-budget movies that at one time would have played in art theaters. Times have changed. Now, the…

Wheel of Fortune Celebrates 30th Anniversary with New App

Wheel of Fortune is celebrating its thirty years in the game show biz with a new app that is available on several platforms, including iOS. It kills me to admit…

Les Miserables: The Musical Phenomenon Now Available for Free on the iBookstore

Universal Pictures Launches the Studio's First Multi-Touch Book Created with iBooks Author UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Universal Pictures announced today the release of the free Multi-Touch book Les Miserables: The…

BetVictor Launches Native iPhone App into the Apple Store

LONDON — BetVictor is pleased to announce that it has recently launched its native iPhone application into the Apple App Store. The application is fully native to the iPhone, and…

Mobile Devices Change Shoppers’ Habits, Retailers’ Strategies

Tamara Lewis uses her iPhone to search for Christmas presents for her daughter while waiting in the carpool line. At night, while watching the news in bed, she looks for…

Azumio Debuts Azumio Fitness Trainer App Enabling Consumers to Workout via Mobile Phone Anywhere Outside of the Gym

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Azumio, leading developer of the world's largest suite of mobile health applications with more than 30 million downloads to date, today announces the launch of Azumio…

Epson Unveils Mobile POS Printer with Bluetooth Support for iOS

Today Epson America, Inc., a leading supplier of value-added Point of Sale (POS) solutions, announced that its popular Mobilink P60 thermal printers are now available with Bluetooth® connectivity for the…

Developments in Photo-sharing Service Instagram

This week, Instagram announced new policies to reflect its growth and new ownership. Some of the changes regarding how members' photos may be used in ads sparked complaints on Twitter…

Police: Thieves Targeting Smartphone Users for Robberies

Do you know how much your phone is worth? Thieves do, and Scranton police are struggling to stem a recent trend of muggers stealing unwitting talkers’ and texters’ smartphones as…

Davinci Launches New Website Built Specifically for iPhone and Android Smart Phone Devices

Davinci Virtual, a leading provider of global virtual office services, announced the launch of its first website exclusively designed for mobile smart phone users. The new site has been built…