Music publishers say Apple must negotiate a deal with them, if it wishes to offer 90-second song samples on iTunes. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Apple’s plan to extend the length of song samples doesn’t appear to be dead. “We are in active negotiations with Apple,” about the length of song samples, said Hanna Pantle, a spokeswoman [...]
Hewlett-Packard is suing Mark Hurd, a day after word came of his hiring by Oracle. Court documents filed Tuesday morning in California’s Santa Clara County show that HP is accusing its former CEO of breach of contract and threatened misappropriation of trade secrets. Mark Hurd (Credit: HP) HP released a statement Tuesday morning saying that [...]
(Credit: Microsoft) Feeding speculation that Amazon.com is planning a gaming push, the company has snagged Microsoft’s director of game platform strategy. Andre Vrignaud announced his departure Friday on his personal blog. “Can’t really talk about details at this point, but it’ll become pretty evident soon enough…and you all know where my passions lie,” he said [...]
A bevy of Android devices will ultimately mean that Google’s mobile operating system will control largely half of the smartphone market, according to a Piper Jaffray report. Apple’s iOS will probably top out with market share of 20 percent to 30 percent in the long run. The big picture? Android and Apple will squeeze rivals [...]
Small point updates to its mobile operating system often give Apple the chance to smooth the edges of its major releases, while adding a few smaller features here and there. iOS 4.1—announced last week to kick off Apple’s refresh of its iPod line – is different. This time around, Apple is putting a much greater [...]
Google’s Jennifer Hom works on a Wacom tablet to create a logo marking the 25th anniversary of the Buckyball’s discovery. (Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET) MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–They’ve celebrated Pac-Man’s anniversary, Einstein’s birthday, the World Cup, the Fourth of July, Persian New Year, the Olympics, U.S. elections, and just about everything in between. Who are they? Google’s [...]
Members of The iPad Orchestra recently performed ‘Sweet Dream’ by Ilya Plavunov on four iPads. The video below has been highlighted by Apple, and numerous Mac focused sites. The orchestra used the Seline HD app by devloper Amidio, which features a new, ergonomically designed playing surface called ioGrid. According to the makers, Seline can be [...]
Verizon has clarified that they are not currently releasing webOS 1.4.5 to Pre Plus device owners, adding to the existing user frustration for Pre Plus owners on Verizon Wireless. The last significant update, webOS 1.4.1, was issued over five months ago. After some initial disagreements between the carriers on a botched marketing rollout, Verizon and [...]
Since Facebook has yet to release a native iPad app–or give any real indication that one is in the works–third parties have capitalized on the opportunity to various degrees. Facebook’s desktop Website has a number of quirks and features that do not work properly on touch-based devices, and Social is the latest attempt at providing [...]
The new NASA App HD for the iPad. (Credit: NASA) NASA is capitalizing on the success of the iPad with a new app that offers mission information, photos, videos, and factoids. Dubbed NASA App HD, the program is an updated version of the iPhone app the organization already offers. It includes thousands of images from [...]
