Apple Retail Stores will sell the Nest thermostat, according to a report from iLounge. The Nest is the brainchild of Tony Fadell, one of the co-creators of the original iPod. A Wi-Fi enabled thermostat that learns from the user and promises significant energy savings, not to mention a much greater ease of use than traditional [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 25, 2012
Apple has released a minor bug fix update to its Aperture photo editing and management software. What’s New in Aperture 3.2.4 - Improves stability on Mac OS X Snow Leopard. - Addresses an issue that could prevent the Viewer from updating correctly after editing a photo using an external editor. The app weighs in at [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 25, 2012
As highlighted by our sister site TouchArcade, a group of independent developers across a broad array of platforms are having a weeklong sale on their apps celebrating their distribution through marketplaces that allow developers to set their own pricing. Operating under the banner of Because We May, the developers are in numerous cases offering very [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 25, 2012
Apple’s iPad selection page for Asia reveals that the company will be launching the third-generation iPad in both the Philippines and Guam this Friday, May 29. This smaller group of additions comes two weeks after Apple’s last round, which saw the device launch in 30 new countries. Apple has noted several times that its international [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 25, 2012
At the introduction for the third generation iPad this past March, Apple invited a number of developers to showcase their apps designed for the Retina display-equipped new iPad. One of these was Autodesk, a major developer that has been prolific at writing apps for iOS. Their new app, Sketchbook Ink, has finally arrived on the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 24, 2012
Intuit has upgraded the iOS app for its Mint personal finance tool with two new “most-requested” features that should keep users from ever having to go to the Mint.com website. Until now, there were several important budgeting tasks that required users to head to Mint’s website to manage. Users can now create new budgets and [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 24, 2012
Accessory maker Moshi has released a new ultra-thin plastic shell protective case for the 11″ and 13″ MacBook Air models. This type of plastic case tends to be especially popular among students, protecting their machines from bumps and scratches. Moshi claims its case offers better heat dissipation than competing cases because it doesn’t block the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Blizzard Entertainment said this week that it sold more than 3.5 million copies of Diablo III on launch day, setting the record for fastest-selling PC game. The company also sold 1.2 million copies of the game to subscribers of the World of Warcraft Annual Pass, meaning 4.7 million copies of the game were in the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Hard drive maker Seagate has announced it will purchase date storage device maker LaCie for roughly $186 million. The company plans to buy the controlling stake owned by Philippe Spruch, Lacie’s chairman and CEO, followed by a cash-offer for the rest of the outstanding shares, reports Forbes. Spruch is expected to join Seagate as the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Wired points to a recent Technology Review interview with IBM chief information officer Jeanette Horan highlighting the issues of the “bring your own device” trend in which employees choose their own mobile devices to bring to the workplace and use for company business. But even when employees wish to use their own devices, IBM locks [...]
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