Movie star Bruce Willis may sue Apple over the legal language of the iTunes Store terms of service, so he can will his music to his kids.
Samsung blogger learns there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch
An Indian blogger says Samsung threatened to leave him high and dry after he refused to be their booth bunny at the IFA trade show in Germany.
Atari’s Greatest Hits for iOS is free for today
Atari’s Greatest Hits is free through the end of the day (Saturday, September 1st). Grab it now and save yourself $10 for 99 classic arcade and console games!
City of Heroes shutting down, along with Paragon Studios itself
City of Heroes and its development studio, Paragon Studios, are shutting down.
Layoffs at Freeverse
Freeverse, one of Mac gaming’s stalwart indie supporters and early iOS game pioneers, has had a significant layoff, according to reports – coming on the heels of their cofounders’ departure.
Endless Space strategy game released for Mac
A new “4X” strategy game has appeared for the Mac called Endless Space. If you like Civilization or Masters of Orion, this may be your new jam.
Pangea releases Nanosaur 2: Battle for iOS
Pangea has released Nanosaur 2: Battle, a free download from the App Store that lets you challenge up to three other players in online flying combat.
Activision Anthology comes to iOS
Activision Anthology is a collection of classic games originally made for the Atari 2600, now available on iOS.
TiVo Stream ships Sept. 6
TiVo is releasing its Stream transcoding box for iOS devices in the first week of September.
Today’s Darwin Award goes to…
A man pretending to be Bigfoot was killed when two cars ran him over.
December date set for Samsung injunction hearing
The judge ruling in the Apple/Samsung case in California has set a December date to rule on Apple’s request to bar Samsung from selling phones that violate its patents.
About.com sold to IAC for $300 million
The New York Times Company has sold About.com to IAC for $300 million.
Autodesk lays off around 500 employees
Autodesk, the 3D and CAD software maker, laid off about 7 percent of their staff this past week following a disappointing earnings report.
Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on the Moon, dies at 82
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has passed away at age 82.
Korean court rules Apple, Samsung both infringed patents
Damien Gayle for the Daily Mail: Apple and Samsung have both infringed each other’s patents on mobile devices, a South Korean court ruled today. Judges in Seoul said U.S. based Apple had infringed two patents held by Samsung, while the … Continued
Samsung owes Apple $1 billion
The jury says Samsung should pay Apple $1 billion.
Jury returns verdict in Apple vs. Samsung trial
The verdict is in in the Apple vs. Samsung trial. The results? Samsung has violated a number of Apple patents.
Learn about Mountain Lion with kittens!
What better way to learn the new features of Mountain Lion than using videos with kittens in them?
On AT&T’s anti-consumer FaceTime move
Derek Turner explains why it’s such a bad idea for AT&T to block FaceTime unless consumers change data plans.
OnLive was days away from shutdown
OnLive was days away from shutting down when it sold its assets to another company last week, reveals a financial services firm involved in the transaction.
Tom Reads His Spam
Our LOLs of the day come from Tom Webster, creator of “Tom Reads His Spam.”
Vectrex emulator coming for iOS
Rantmedia Games is preparing a Vectrex emulator for the iPad – one of the coolest video game consoles you’ve probably never played.
Dog shaming
Dogshaming is a new Tumblr for dog owners frustrated by their canine companions’ occasionally inappropriate behavior.
Mountain Dew promo goes horribly wrong
An online Mountain Dew promotion to name a new beverage went horribly, hilariously off the rails.
Facebook offers a look inside its Oregon data center
Facebook granted GigaOm a look inside its Oregon data center.
‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ to get Imax release
The first Indiana Jones movie, “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” will get a limited run on Imax theater screens before being released on Blu-Ray Disc.
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes comes to Mac on Sep. 6
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is headed to the Mac next month, via Feral Interactive.
EA’s Origin game store coming to Mac
EA is making its Origin game store available for Mac users and others in the near future.
New site aims to end ‘terms of service’ confusion
A new Web site aims to help end-user confusion over lengthy Terms of Service agreements with various sites by summarizing and grading them.
Are new Kindles coming soon?
Dwindling inventories of Kindles and Kindle accessories suggest that Amazon is getting ready to refresh its line of tablets.