In today's competitive world, lawsuits over patents are often resorted to; in order for a company to maintain an edge against others. The world of lawsuits can be complicated, but thankfully there's this infographic which shows exactly which companies are suing, being sued, or both.
As iCloud, Apple's new online syncing service approaches its final release, registered Apple developers are getting their hands on three pieces of software designed to integrate with the new service: the OS X Lion 10.7.2 Build 11C40 update, Safari 5.1.1 and iCloud for OS X Lion Beta 8.
As you might be already aware, iOS 5 Beta 6 has just been released. In order to sync iOS 5 Beta 6 devices, however, you'll need to install iTunes 10.5 Beta 6, which was also seeded to registered Apple developers today.
If you're currently using one of iOS 5 Betas, then here’s a quick heads up: iOS 5 Beta 6 has been released moments ago. If you're a registered Apple developer, you can legally download it immediately.
As we recover from yesterday's complete demise of webOS, new information is reaching the public on how the company employees actually felt the about its products, more specifically the TouchPad, HP's 9.7-inch webOS tablet. At least judging by this report, employees never felt too confident about the device’s hardware in the first place.
Rumors of a new iPad, unofficially dubbed "iPad 3", have been ongoing for several months now and just a couple of days back, the whole iPad 3 fiasco was dumped for good, for this year at least. Today, more sources are indeed confirming that we'll see a new iPad early next year, in line with Apple's previous release schedules.
When using a phone, many of us expect to be able to know where our friends are. Sure, it's easy to give them a call, but in a world when touchscreens and the Internet are at our fingerprints (quite literally, in the case of smartphones), there are better options which are being explored by Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 app, "We're In".
In the world of technology, securing a patent for a product can be the difference between winning and losing the battle for top spot. As any inventor will know, the idea is one thing, but unless you have legally secured and registered that idea, you're susceptible to others capitalizing on your ideas and severely hindering profit margin.
How do you know when a product is about to fail? Its sales are sluggish, the press is reluctant to cover it and the product's price is magically slashed. For any fans of HP's webOS devices, too bad, those three things have just happened and HP has officially announced it plans to discontinue its line of webOS devices.
Remember that handy DeskSMS Android tweak we reported on earlier this month? Well for those of you that missed it, DeskSMS is a very handy app developed by ClockworkMod, which allows you to forward your SMS messages to the likes of Gmail, Gtalk as well as DeskSMS’ online service.
