Pulled out your e-wallet and deposited $30 in Apple’s coffers for a digital copy of OS X Lion? Patiently (or not so patiently) sucked all 4GB down and rolled through the upgrade process with all your applications more or less intact and functional? Figured out that a lot of the changes you don’t like (say, auto-disappearing scrollbars, …
A Super Thin 15-inch MacBook Pro Means Apple’s Going Cloud or Bust
A bit of Apple news for you this morning: MacRumors is reporting that Apple is late-stage testing a new 15-inch, ultra-thin laptop with features similar to the MacBook Air; TUAW is betting that it’s going to be a sveltely redesigned MacBook Pro.
Currently, MacBook Airs are available in 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch sizes with a starting …
Windows-Based MacBook Air Competitors May Be Pricier than Anticipated
The promise of Windows-based “ultrabooks” is an intriguing one. They’re coming later this year and they’ll sport super-thin, super-light designs similar to those found in Apple’s MacBook Air line of notebooks.
As Windows machines, there may have been an expectation that they’d cost less than similarly-outfitted MacBook Air models. …
Survey: 35% Will Buy iPhone 5 No Matter What—Will You?
Does it matter to you what the next iPhone looks like or what specs it has? A PriceGrabber survey of 2,852 U.S. consumers found that 35% of them say they’re planning “to purchase the latest iPhone upon its release.”
That number’s a little odd, as the survey goes on to report that of that 35%, only 7% are planning to buy the phone …
Windows Phone 7 ‘Mango’ Software Released to Manufacturers
It’s a big day for Windows Phone 7. That’s if you haven’t counted it out already, considering iOS and Android are still two of the biggest players in the smartphone game. But that hasn’t stopped Microsoft from green-lighting the latest Windows Phone 7 software release, Mango.
The paperwork’s all been signed off on Windows …
Does Freedom of Tweet Extend past Morality Clauses?
One of the great things about social networking is that anyone can say what they want without fear of censorship… Well, in theory, at least. But according to Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall, that’s not always true in the real world, and he’s
Nerd Rage: AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II May Have QWERTY Keyboard
For months, Android fans have been waiting for Samsung’s Galaxy S II to launch in the United States, but the version that’s rumored to arrive on AT&T next month might be a lot different from what people are expecting.
AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II will reportedly have a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, as evidenced by a series of spy shots …
What Does It Take to Get Kicked out of an Apple Store?
Of all the questions you might conjure for Apple’s coolheaded retail store employees, here’s one you (and they) probably haven’t considered: What does it take to get booted from an Apple Store?
Walking in with a dog? Ordering a pizza and having it delivered to the second floor? Taking your (very tall) wife on a “romantic” date? …
Verizon Loses Its Mind, Ties Contract to $530 LTE Galaxy Tab 10.1
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 is getting the LTE treatment from Verizon Wireless on July 28, but chances are you won’t like the terms.
The super-slim Android tablet will start at $530 with a 4G LTE connection from Verizon Wireless, and — here’s the rub — will at that price require a two-year data contract that costs at least $30 per …
Future Stuff: Apple Files Patent for Sexy Sounding Keyless Keyboard
Apple’s design philosophy of ardent minimalism has now made its way into a couple of Mac products, such as the buttonless Magic Trackpad and Magic Mouse. Now Patently Apple has come across another filing with the US Patent & Trademark Office for a keyless, glass-based keyboard submitted by the Cupertino-based company some time last …
RadioShack Kicks T-Mobile to Curb, Embraces Verizon [Updated]
It’s goodbye T-Mobile, hello Verizon at RadioShack HQ this morning. The scrappy consumer electronics chain says it’ll sever its profit-starved relationship with T-Mobile and take up with mobile giant Verizon Wireless instead. While RadioShack reported a sharp decline in second-quarter profits, news of the Verizon deal sent company shares …
Why Won’t Netflix Pair with Facebook in the U.S.?
According to a letter to shareholders released yesterday, Netflix is finally going to launch an app to integrate itself with Facebook…in Latin America and Canada. Why is the U.S. missing out? That would be because of the Video Privacy Protection Act.
The VPPA – passed in 1988, following an alt-weekly’s publishing of Supreme Court …