Generations and Gadgets

Generations and Gadgets

Pew Internet American Life Project by Kathryn Zickuhr, Web Coordinator, Pew Internet American Life Project February 3, 2011 Overview Many devices have become popular across generations, with a majority of adults now owning cell phones, laptops and desktop computers. Younger adults are leading the way in increased mobility, preferring laptops...
13 reasons why software is not free

13 reasons why software is not free

When Steve Jobs announced the App Store, he made it clear that Apple would be happy to take on the costs of hosting and distributing free apps. I remember thinking at the time that he actually seemed to be pushing the idea of free apps. Free apps helped launch the...
App Store: 10 Billion Apps Downloaded

App Store: 10 Billion Apps Downloaded

It’s official: 10 billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The competition Apple launched to celebrate the new milestone has ended, and Apple is now projected towards the next milestones, 15 billion apps and 20 billion apps. The App Store was launched...
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EFF petitions to extend legal iPhone jailbreaking | TUAW

In 2010, the Copyright Office said jailbreaking a handset did not violate the DMCA and the jailbreak community breathed a sigh of relief. What many people didn’t realize was that the exemption covering jailbreaking will expire later this year. When it expires, companies can go after jailbreak developers like the iPhone Dev Team using the...

Tipard Newly Upgraded Mac iPhone & iPhone 4 Ringtone Maker

BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2012 — /PRNewswire-Asia/ — In order to give iPhone users better user experience, Tipard RD team newly upgraded iPhone Ringtone Maker for Mac and iPhone 4 Ringtone Maker for Mac, which have got the most advanced system kernel and brand new interface, and many other user-friendly functions. Referring to iPhone Ringtone Maker...

Release of MacScan 2.9.2 protecting Mac OS X from malware and privacy threats

Release of MacScan 2.9.2 protecting Mac OS X from malware and privacy threats <!– a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=”http://www.securitypark.co.uk/security_article267179.html”;a2a_num_services=16; –> SecureMac.com launched PrivacyScan, Privacy Protection for Your Mac, is now available on the Mac App Store. PrivacyScan protects online and offline privacy by shredding files that can be used to track your web browsing and computer usage. Going above...

AuthenTec Launches Fingerprint Security Solution for Apple Mac OS X Lion Platforms

MELBOURNE, Fla., Jan 27, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – AuthenTec /quotes/zigman/106789/quotes/nls/auth AUTH +5.14% , a leading provider of mobile and network security, announced the availability of the new fingerprint security solution – including an Eikon fingerprint sensor and TrueSuite identity management software – for Apple Mac laptops and desktop computers running on Lion and Snow Leopard...

iPhone Dominates AT&T, Verizon Smartphone Subscriber Base

Google’s Android OS may be attracting users worldwide, but Apple’s iPhone is still the smartphone people want in the United States, based on the latest financial results from ATT and Verizon. The nation’s two largest cellphone carriers accounted for nearly 32 percent of all iPhones sold worldwide in the last three months of 2011. Apple...

Recycled iPhone 5 Rumors Miss the Point

Hey, did you hear the iPhone 5 is coming? And according to the latest rumors from 9to5Mac, it has a 4-inch screen and a new body design! Repeat after me: Nothing to see here. This warmed-over rumor casserole is not news. We’ve been through this before. All last summer, we were treated to a hysterical...

Tipard Newly Upgraded Mac iPhone & iPhone 4 Ringtone Maker

BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2012  /PRNewswire-Asia/ — In order to give iPhone users better user experience, Tipard RD team newly upgraded iPhone Ringtone Maker for Mac and iPhone 4 Ringtone Maker for Mac, which have got the most advanced system kernel and brand new interface, and many other user-friendly functions. Referring to iPhone Ringtone Maker for...

The iPhone 5 Rumour Mill Starts Up Again

Glory be, isn’t this just wonderful? It’s only a few months since we had rumour after whisper after tale told about what the upcoming Apple iPhone 5 was going to contain and they tricked us all by bringing out the iPhone 4S. But now that we’ve got over the company’s announcement of their entirely stonking...

iPhone 5 rumoured to have bigger screen and 4G capability – Part 1

Friday, January 27th, 2012 12:47:34 by Usman Khalid The start of the New Year for Apple means new rumours on its products and keeping the company’s history in sight, it always has a surprise in the bag. The most awaited among Apple’s line-up of devices, iPhone is the most discussed. There have been new developments...

iPhone 5 rumours: longer, thinner model and Summer release

Since the launch of the iPhone 4S in mid-October, the iPhone 5 rumour-mill hasn’t stopped churning with burning questions demanding answers such as what are its specs, when it arrive and what will it look like? The latest information, that may or may not get Apple fans excited, has apparently been leaked by an employer...

Pentagon Robot Program: Government To Help Bay Area Students Build Tech Gadgets

This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Andrew Becker With an eye toward revolutionizing how defense systems and vehicles are made, the Pentagon has tapped a team of Bay Area-based scientists, engineers and hackers to create a program that will enlist California high school students to build robots, drones and other low-...

iPhone Gadgets: Measure sleep with GEAR4 Renew SleepClock

If you are anything like me you love your sleep, personally I never seem to get enough of it, and not getting enough sleep can on occasion affect a person’s performance throughout the day. But we live in a technological world where technology has san answer for virtually everything including a device on measuring your...