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Microsoft is believed to be revising a planned antitrust settlement with European Union regulators following a plethora of complaints by browser makers that Microsoft isn't playing fair. As a result, Microsoft agreed to changes on how consumers select Internet browsers on Microsoft’s Windows operating system. Sources familiar with the situation have reportedly stated that the modifications could allow the EU to resolve the matter ...

Having recently released a fast new iMac line, Apple quietly released a new upgrade option to the Mac Pro. The Apple Store now shows the top-of-the-line desktop with faster Intel Xeon processors clocking at 3.33GHz - an upgrade that will add $1,200 to the price of a Mac Pro .

Recent updates to the iMac line gave the all-in-one desktop a powerful new Intel Core i7, which brought ...

Every year we hear the tragic tales of individuals who perished after getting lost on what should have been an uneventful mountain hike, skiing trip, or other mountainous adventure of some sort. Now, the iPhone 3GS is being modified into a potentially life saving device to help wayward individuals find their way back to safety. Or at least find a bathroom.

Geek.com is providing coverage of the new app's release. Dubbed "REALSKI," the application enables users to scan their surroundings using their iPhone 3GS. Thanks to the miracle of augmented reality, digital graphics appear over the landscape to reveal specific information and vital details about nearby trails and virtually everything else in your immediate surroundings - even if it's covered in snow and invisible to the naked eye.

A free version of REALSKI is available but includes information pertinent to the above five US resorts only. Additional resorts and locations will be available for a fee ...

Taking Apple's remote app one step further, ThinkFlood's RedEye remote control system allows you to use your iPhone or iPod touch as a universal controller for any component that has an infrared port. The app is free, but requires a $188 infrared base.

The RedEye system connects to the iPhone via WiFi and replaces virtually all the remote functions for any consumer electronics, ...

It appears that the folks over at Bloomberg are reporting that Apple is "in talks to acquire online music service Lala, according to two people familiar with the matter." Lala, along with MySpace, power a full-song streaming service that uses Google's new music search, and is also part of the Facebook gift shop. If the supposed acquisition actually happens, it will play a big role in Apple moving towards the digital 'Cloud' strategy. This ...

It appears that nothing changes over at Apple Legal. Yet again they are being sued, this time by a company called St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants. They claim that Apple's iPhone infringes on four digital camera patents that the company holds. The four include the ‘459, ‘219, ‘010 and ‘899 patents.



While I am no legal expert, these patents sound utterly stupid to me. I mean, isn't this what every digital camera does. ...

As an iPhone developer, if you want to run ads on your app to make money, it's not exactly a simple step by step process. With each company out there promising more and more to try and sway you to use their services over others, promising this or that, it can be confusing. And to top it all off, there is really no way to know which one is the best for you and your app.

This can lead to a huge mess when tracking profits and figuring out which platform is working for you. This is where .app/ads steps up to the plate. .App/ads is an in-application advertising management tool. Like the other players, .app/ads provides a uber-simple dashboard for app developers to create mutiple ad slots within their apps, list their apps, and implement advertising through a variety of ad-networks/exchanges. App/ads was build from the ground up, to help developers manage, maximize, and optimize their ad space all under one single platform, in the most effect way.

Now the features don't stop here. With all of the services available such as AdMob/Google, MobClix, ...

Kentucky-based The M.H.A. released their Mac-based security program Airlock on Tuesday. Airlock unlocks your Mac when you approach it, based on the proximity of the Bluetooth transceiver on your iPhone (or later-gen iPod touch). The Mac will lock when your device leaves the preset range, but Airlock also accepts your account password as backup, in case the device is unavailable or its battery dies: since ...

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Calling it "the very first interactive and self-guided university campus tour App for the iPhone and iPod touch," the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina announced the release of their new iPhone app as an innovative way for students to get to know the four-year college. ...

There are plenty of things that we've seen, heard, and done with the iPhone. But an "iPhone orchestra" isn't one of them. Until now, that is.

According to 9to5Mac:


The "iPhone concert," which will play out next Wednesday, December 9th at the University of Michigan, will stay true to its title. Not a single traditional instrument will be used. Every contributor will hit their high notes on the iPhone only. ...

After nearly a full year of waiting for city planners to get on the ball and rezone close to eight acres of property in the Cupertino community, it seems Apple has finally received a critical chunk of approval in their longstanding endeavor to build a second campus in Cupertino.

The site in question is located near the Hewlett-Packard campus and was purchased by Apple in 2006. Shortly before that, however, the city rezoned ...