(AHN) – A federal judge sentenced an Ohio man to 30 months in prison for selling more than 35,000 pirated copies of video games between 2005 and 2009. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks
Month: December 2010
Bad weather costs nation’s retailers $1 billion in lost post-Christmas sales (AHN)
(AHN) – As California braces for more heavy rains, with Los Angeles under high wind advisories until noon Thursday, and cities in the east continuing to dig out from snow that fell earlier this week, the nation’s retailers still hope shoppers will return to the stores and spend more. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks
iPad App Price Drops: GT Racing: Motor Academy, Real Soccer 2011, more
The iTunes App Store offers price drops on downloads of several Apple iPad applications, as listed below. The deals: Archetype HD for 99 cents ($4 off): Multiplayer first-person shooter GT Racing: Motor Academy HD (pictured) for 99 cents ($6 off): Racing game Real Soccer 2011 HD for 99 cents ($6 off): Soccer game Splashtop Remote…
iPhone App Store Freebies: QuickSocial, Distant Assassin, TrucksRush, more
The iTunes App Store offers downloads of several applications for Apple iPhone and iPod touch for free, as listed below. With a savings of up to $3, each is at the lowest price we’ve seen. Note that these apps are compatible with the iPad but will run at a significantly lower resolution. (Check the individual…
EarthDesk 5 for Mac downloads for $15
Today only, MacUpdate.com offers downloads of Xeric Design’s EarthDesk 5 for Mac for $14.95. That’s $10 off and the lowest price we could find for this time dynamic world tracking desktop picture. Click here for more information. Read the original post by dealmac.com
Staff shortage causes slow snow cleanup in New York (AHN)
(AHN) – Many parts of New York City continue to be buried in snow three days after the blizzard that dumped 32 inches of snow on the Big Apple. Mayor Michael Bloomberg admitted the snow cleanup operation was slower than expected. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks
Kanye West “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” MP3 Album downloads for $5
The Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy MP3 Album for $4.99. That’s the lowest price we could find for this 13-track, DRM-free album, released in November 2010, although we saw it briefly for $4 less on Black Friday (since expired). (iTunes charges $11.99.) Amazon MP3 Downloader is required….
How Amazon Saved The Kindle
As Apple prepared its iPad tablet in 2009, many tech writers – ourselves included – wrote the Kindle off for dead.Who would want to spend money on an expensive Kindle that only does one thing, when an Apple tablet would do so many more things for not much more money? But things changed. Read the…
BlackBerry PlayBook may be tossed due to poor battery life
Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO of Research in Motion Ltd. , holds the new PlayBook during the annual BlackBerry developers conference. Read the original post by The Sydney Morning Herald
Stargate Coasters
If you’re a Stargate fan, you have to check out this set of four Stargate coasters . Read the original post by Gizmos for Geeks
A-DATA 16GB SDHC Class 6 Secure Digital Card for $22 + free shipping
For its “M” Club members only, mwave.com offers the A-DATA 16GB Class 6 Turbo Series Secure Digital High-Capacity Card, model no. ASDH16GCL6-R, for $22 with free shipping ($1.38/GB). (“M” Club membership is free; click here to sign up.) That’s the lowest total price we could find by $5, although it was $2 less four weeks…
Skype for iPhone hits 3.0, adds video calling over Wi-Fi and 3G
It took a while but Skype for iPhone has finally hit version 3.0 and now includes video calling, not only over Wi-Fi like Apple’s FaceTime but over 3G as well! Here’s the complete update list: Make Skype to Skype video calls on WiFi and 3G (Additional Data charges may apply) Call Skype desktop users (Mac…
Skype for iPhone hits 3.0, adds video calling
It took a while but Skype for iPhone has finally hit version 3.0 and now includes video calling, not only over Wi-Fi like Apple’s FaceTime but over 3G as well! Here’s the complete update list: Make Skype to Skype video calls on WiFi and 3G (Additional Data charges may apply) Call Skype desktop users (Mac…
Skype Video Calling for iOS over Wi-Fi and 3G Now Available
Skype unleashed version 3.0 of the Skype App for iOS this evening. The new version brings the long awaited video conferencing for iPhone and iPod Touch. – Make Skype to Skype video calls on WiFi and 3G* – Call Skype de… Read the original post by KCBS-TV Los Angeles
Verizon iPhone to launch between mid January, early February 2011 [Rumor]
BusinessWeek is adding to the Verizon iPhone rumor heap with word that the near-mythical device will launch sometime after CES and before Valentine’s Day — in other words between mid January and early February 2011. Attributed to “a person familiar with Apple’s plans” (boy he gets around!), BW says: Apple (AAPL) will likely host one…