iOS games earn 3.5x as much as Android for Q4

Posted on Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 at 8:29 am.

Android app revenue grew faster than iOS app revenue in Q4, but iOS apps earned 3.5x more than Android apps did, according to a new report.

Apple trademarks store design

Posted on Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 at 6:57 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

Apple has received a trademark for its retail store design.

iPhone users rack up the highest carrier bills

Posted on Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 at 6:35 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

iPhone users pay more to use their devices than Android users, according to a new report.

Microsoft Surface allows people to create, unlike iPad

Posted on Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 at 6:09 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

Nick Bilton at the New York Times says the iPad is difficult to use for creation.

Judge turns down Apple’s request to increase $1B verdict against Samsung

Posted on Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 at 4:35 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

A judge turned down Apple’s request to increase its award from Samsung for violating six Apple patents.

Macworld/iWorld kicks off Thursday

Posted on Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 at 4:29 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

Macworld/iWorld runs Thursday through Saturday in San Francisco.

Microsoft wastes tons of Surface storage space on bullshit

Posted on Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 at 12:21 pm.

Written by Peter Cohen

The 128GB Surface Pro ships with only 83GB free. That’s a lot of overhead for operating system and software.

Microsoft launches Office 365 as a subscription service

Posted on Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 at 10:54 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

Microsoft has launched Office 365 for Windows as a $100/year subscription service.

Trombone quartet covers ‘Carry On Wayward Son’

Posted on Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 at 8:46 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

See Kansas’ classic rock hit “Carry On Wayward Son” performed by a trombone quartet

I fought the cord, and the cord won

Posted on Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 at 7:44 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

Lex Friedman tried to cut the cable cord, and failed. Here’s why.

Apple confirms new 128GB iPad coming next week

Posted on Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 at 6:01 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

Apple on Tuesday announced plans to introduce a new fourth-generation iPad model with 128GB of storage, twice the capacity of its previous high end model. The new version goes on sale Feburary 5, 2013 for $799 for Wi-Fi only and … Continued

Virgin starts charging for Tube Wi-Fi in London today

Posted on Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 at 3:46 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

Virgin Media is beginning to charge for access to its Wi-Fi service on London’s Underground.

League of Legends headed to Mac after all

Posted on Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 at 3:39 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

“As soon as we closed down the earlier Mac beta, we had always planned from that moment to develop a native Mac client that would actually be able to serve the needs of Mac players. We knew it was going … Continued

Is it illegal to unlock a phone? The EFF weighs in

Posted on Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 at 3:25 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

Legal protections for U.S. customers who unlock their own cell phones expired last weekend. But what does that actually mean? EFF takes a look.

Apple: iOS 6 already on 300 million devices

Posted on Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 at 3:15 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

Apple says iOS 6 has been installed on more than 300 million iOS devices worldwide, or about 60 percent of all iOS devices ever made.

Dragonfly’s Amplification is available

Posted on Monday, January 28th, 2013 at 5:53 pm.

Written by Peter Cohen

Dragonfly’s Amplification album is available for download. Check it out.

Sugarfoot RIP

Posted on Monday, January 28th, 2013 at 4:34 pm.

Written by Peter Cohen

Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner, front man of 70s funk group The Ohio Players, passed away over the weekend at age 69.

Borderlands 2: one of the best games for the Mac

Posted on Monday, January 28th, 2013 at 11:54 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

Some idiot says Borderlands 2 is one of the best games for the Mac.

Apple TV updated with Bluetooth keyboard support, more

Posted on Monday, January 28th, 2013 at 11:41 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

The Apple TV now works with bluetooth wireless keyboards, and gets other new features besides.

iOS 6.1 released

Posted on Monday, January 28th, 2013 at 10:15 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

iOS 6.1 is available for download and installation.

Acer prez says Windows 8 ‘not successful’, lauds Chromebooks

Posted on Monday, January 28th, 2013 at 9:07 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

Acer’s president says Windows 8 has not been successful, but heaps praise on the U.S. sales of Chrome OS notebooks.

Google to push for government email surveillance reform

Posted on Monday, January 28th, 2013 at 8:57 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

Eric Engleman, Bloomberg: Google officials say changes in the [Electronic Communications Privacy Act] are needed to prevent law enforcement from obtaining certain e-mails and other content without search warrants, and to give documents stored on cloud services the same legal … Continued