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Note to PC makers regarding Windows 8 – don’t f*** it up
Mat Honan for Gizmodo: The Windows 8 consumer preview is utterly delightful. But I have a huge suspicion that by the time it ships, it could completely suck. And that’s because the people who make the machines on which it … Continued
Battlefield iOS game isn’t coming back, says EA
After a troubled launch, Electronic Arts has decided to suspend development and support of Battlefield 3: Aftershock for iOS.
iOS game developers talk about their troubles
iOS game developers don’t have an easy row to hoe; here they talk about some of the issues they face.
NYC Taxi Commission approves Square payment pilot
Square’s payment services are going to be tested out in a small pilot program in New York City taxicabs.
Flying car edges closer to reality
Dave Eisenberg for BostInno: Terrafugia, based in Woburn [MA] and founded in 2006 by MIT trained aeronautical engineers will debut the Transition® Roadable Aircraft (that’s a street legal airplane to my plebeian friends) at the 2012 New York International Auto … Continued
Aspyr releases Company of Heroes Complete: Campaign Edition for Mac
Aspyr has released a Mac version of Company of Heroes, the decorated RTS game series.
Learn how to photograph food better
A new Macworld.com feature will have you taking better pictures of your food.
Study: It’s all about page loading speed
Google’s research indicates that people are less likely to visit Web pages if they take fractions of a second longer to load than their competitors.
Withings brings iOS baby monitor to US
Withings’ Smart Baby Monitor works with an iOS app so you can keep track of what’s going on in your baby’s room if you’re elsewhere in the house.
Apple worth more than Poland
Apple’s valuation pegs higher than the gross domestic product of Poland, Belgium, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, or Taiwan.
Apple takes its iPad claim back to Chinese court
Apple argued in front of a Chinese court on Wednesday for its right to use the iPad trademark in China – a claim contested by Proview Technology, which Apple secured the trademark from several years ago using a shell corporation.
Atari makes peace with iOS developers via $100K Pong Challenge
Game maker Atari wants iOS devs to pitch them ideas for Pong clones, with the grand prize winner receiving $100K.
Sprint commits to buy almost 24M iPhones
Sprint’s latest regulatory filing shows that the cell carrier is making a huge commitment to Apple to carry the iPhone – to the tune of $15.5 billion.
Mercedes-Benz plans to make it easier to use Siri
Mercedes-Benz will offer a kit for some cars to make it easier to use iPhones with Siri.
Report: Apple developing ‘adaptive streaming’ audio format
Apple is said to be working on a new adaptive streaming audio format that will deliver high-quality music to connected devices.
Another violent video games bill goes down in flames
An Oklahoma bill that sought to impose a tax on violent video games has died in subcommittee, after lawmakers realized it was a bad idea.
Apple’s China audits effect little change in rest of electronics industry
Apple’s auditing of factory conditions isn’t likely to affect the way the rest of the consumer electronics industry works in China.
Aspyr: Civ V Mac App Store update broke for Lion users
Aspyr Media notes a problem with the recent Mac App Store update to Civilization V: Campaigns Edition, and wants to do right by customers.
Report: Apple acquires app search firm Chomp
A report says that Apple has acquired Chomp, a company that makes app discovery software.
Bungie co-founder starts new mobile game developer
Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian left Disney Interactive earlier this month and has already revealed details of his next effort, a mobile game developer called Industrial Toys.
Dell: fart video is parody – imitation is sincerest form of flatulence, er, flattery
Dell says it has nothing to do with the “fartographer” video, but it’s being a good sport about it.
Dell’s the computer to use if taking photos of fat guys farting is your thing
Dell is taking “Think Different” to a whole new level.
Tesla responds to reports its electric cars get ‘bricked’
Tesla says its all-electric roadsters have countermeasures to prevent its batteries from “bricking.”
More defense from The Daily about its iPad MS Office story
The Daily defends its coverage of an alleged version of Microsoft Office for the iPad – which Microsoft denies.
When disagreeing, follow Wil Wheaton’s advice: don’t be a dick
Susan Arendt: While none of us particularly enjoy reading through posts where readers fantasize about caving in our skulls or impaling us because we dared to like a game that they hate (or hate one they love), such posts don’t … Continued
Report: Mountain Lion graphics exclude early Intel Macs
A look at Mountain Lion’s current system requirements suggest that Macs with older graphics systems will be left out in the cold.
Man attacks toy store customers, cops with lightsaber
A man attacked Toys R Us store shoppers with a toy lightsaber and managed to deflect a taser wire before police arrested him. He is a Jedi!
Keflavik (Iceland) airport voted best small airport in Europe
Iceland’s Keflavik International Airport has been voted the best small airport in Europe.
Nook Tablet goes on a diet, loses $50
Barnes & Noble is bolstering its Nook Tablet line by introducing a lower-priced version with less storage – more competition for the Kindle.