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Top Stories (Updated every 30 Minutes)Apple officially unveils iOS 4.1, gives sneak peek at iOS 4.26 hours on unwiredview.com Today during a press event, among other things, Steve Jobs announced that iOS 4.1 will be officially out next week. This, as its name suggests, is a minor release, and is meant only for devices that are already able to run iOS 4. The most important... P Apple’s Ping Music Social Network In Action On iOS [Pictures] 6.1 hours on techcrunch.com One of the big announcements at Apple’s event today was Ping, the music social network that Apple has baked into iTunes. But it’s not just on iTunes for the computer, it’s also a part of iTunes on the iPhone and iPod... Apple Teases iOS 4.2 with AirPlay Media Streaming 6.1 hours on zatznotfunny.com Been waiting (im)patiently for the Apple iPad to gain the multitasking capabilities that are already available for the iPhone and iPod touch? It looks like you might have to wait a little longer. Apple says the next update for the iPad will be iOS 4.2,... Justin.tv Broadcasting Comes to Android5.7 hours on webpronews.com Justin.tv has a new Android app for broadcasting live video. This competes with services like UStream and Qik. Unfortunately, it doesn't let you simply watch Justin.tv content like the iPhone app does. Perhaps that will come later. This is the... 10.3 hours on blog.justin.tv We’ve been focused on mobile applications since the beginning of this year, starting with the launch of Justin.tv for iPhone. We think the mobile space is the biggest opportunity in live video, and that being tethered to a computer has held a... Apple to provide live video streaming of September 1 special event26.1 hours on macdailynews.com Apple will broadcast its September 1 event online using Apple’s industry-leading HTTP Live... Live from Apple’s September 2010 Event 10.4 hours on mobilecrunch.com It seems like just yesterday, we were fighting our way through traffic on the way to Apple’s iPhone 4 antenna press conference. Today, we’re joining Apple for something a bit less out-of-the-blue: their annual September product... Live from Apple’s September 2010 Press Event 10.5 hours on crunchgear.com It seems like just yesterday, we were fighting our way through traffic on the way to Apple’s iPhone 4 antenna press conference. Today, we’re joining Apple for something a bit less out-of-the-blue: their annual September product... Ping: Apple Launches Music Social Network on iTunes5.8 hours on fastcompany.com How do artists connect with their fans? Twitter? MySpace? Facebook? Try iTunes. At the Apple press conference today, Steve Jobs unveiled Ping, a music social network seamlessly integrated into the latest version of iTunes 10. Consumers can use the... Apple’s Ping: Who Has Time For Another Social Network? 2.4 hours on blogs.wsj.com With a new social network called Ping, Apple plans to add a way for its customers to discover new music inside iTunes. It's like Facebook and Twitter, with users opting in to "follow" the music habits and comments of friends and artists... Social Sharing Architecture on Ping, Apple's Music Social Network 4.8 hours on blog.searchenginewatch.com Today Apple launched Ping. You can get the full story on ClickZ who covered the announcement. Were you expecting apple to launch a music social network today?Click to read the rest of this post... ... Microsoft reshuffles Windows 7 Family Pack11 hours on theregister.co.uk Toast marshmallows, burn Vista Microsoft has decided to rerun its Windows 7 Family Pack promotion, which was iced by Redmond at the end of last... Windows 7 Family Pack returns October 3 6.7 hours on neowin.net Microsoft announced today on their Windows Team Blog that the Windows 7 Family Pack will be making a return to the market, just in time for the one-year anniversary of Windows 7's retail debut. Windows 7 Family Pack will allow consumers to... Windows 7 Family Pack returns next month 7.9 hours on geek.com Microsoft has announced that the Windows 7 Family Pack it introduced last year for a limited time is making a comeback. If you are unfamiliar with the Family Pack it has the potential to save you quite a bit of cash on a multiple PC upgrade to Windows... Archos 28, 32, 43, 70 & 101 Tablets Announced, Feature Android in Range of Sizes30.9 hours on slashgear.com We can probably safely assume at this point that tablets are here to stay. At least for awhile. And considering the effort that Archos has already put into the Android-based “tablet” market, there’s no surprise here that... Archos announces five Android tablets 13.8 hours on theregister.co.uk Big ones, small ones Archos will release a raft of Android-based tablets later this month, with more following in... Archos plans not one, but FIVE Android tablets for this fall 14.8 hours on tgdaily.com As news of Android tablet developments continues to grow and strengthen, Archos has now joined the fray with the biggest announcement yet. The biggest in terms of quantity, that is. read more ... iPod Touch Gains Retina Display, Dual Cameras22.3 hours on cio.com Among the other goodies showcased at Wednesday's special event, Steve Jobs unveiled the newest iPod Touch, featuring Apple's Retina display technology, its own A4 chip, and front- and back-facing cameras for FaceTime and video... Fourth-gen iPod touch announced with dual cameras, Retina display 8.6 hours on zdnet.com Following the new iPod Shuffle and iPod Nano, we got our inevitable new iPod touch announcement with many of the expected specs, but we’re happy to see them official finally.Apple CEO Steve Jobs noted during the keynote today that the iPod... Apple Announces The New iPod Touch: Dual Cameras, Retina Screen 8.6 hours on techcrunch.com Apple unveiled the new iPod touch today at their special event, along with several other music- and media-related devices. Of course, we’ve been hearing murmurs and leaks about it for some time now, and the new device pretty much tallies with... Target stores to sell Facebook gift cards13 hours on reuters.com NEW YORK (Reuters) - Social networking website Facebook is dipping into the brick-and-mortar world by selling gift cards at retailer Target that can be used toward purchasing virtual products for games hosted on the site. ... Facebook's Trashy Future Revealed by Target's Selling of Credit Gift Cards 7.7 hours on fastcompany.com Facebook made another big step toward world domination today, by tying up a deal with Target to put gift card versions of its Credits on sale. Yep, retail meets e-tail. Virtual currency made plastic. The cards, which go on sale on Sunday, Sept. 5, are... Target to Sell Facebook Credits as Gift Cards in Stores 7.9 hours on mashable.com Target will be the first retailer to sell Facebook Credits in its stores come Sunday. The Facebook Credits gift cards will be available in $15, $25 and $50 denominations at all 1,750 Target locations and at Target.com.The cards will soon make their way... Angry Birds beta hitting Android Market Friday7.1 hours on intomobile.com Yesterday we told you that if you signed up for the Angry Birds beta for Android, you’d receive it on Friday. Well, it looks like the amount of sign ups for the hit game was so massive that Rovio has decided to throw it into the Android Market... Angry Birds public beta coming to Android Market on Friday 2.7 hours on boygeniusreport.com The gang over at Talk Android have gotten the scoop from Rovio — makers of Angry Birds – about their immediate plans for Google’s mobile OS. In an email to TA, Rovio writes: This week, we were planning to run a closed beta... Angry Birds Beta Available Friday In The Marketplace, Update 7.2 hours on androidcommunity.com Yesterday, we informed you that if you went and signed up to the Angry Birds mailing list that they would send it to you, and you would have the option to download the beta to test it out. Well with overwhelming response, they have said that they are... Rogers Confirms BlackBerry Torch 9800 for September 24th7.7 hours on pocketnow.com Canadian carrier Rogers has confirmed that the BlackBerry Torch 9800 will be sold beginning on September 24th, starting at $200 on contract. Rogers will be the second North American service provider to offer the unique vertical touchscreen slider,... Rogers launching BlackBerry Torch 9800 on September 24 7.3 hours on mobileburn.com Rogers is bringing RIM's BlackBerry Torch 9800 to its Canadian customers. The new messaging phone offers users a full QWERTY keyboard as well as a touchscreen display and offers users the chance to experience RIM's new operating system,... Rogers launching BlackBerry Torch on September 24 9.3 hours on boygeniusreport.com Rogers has just announced that they will be carrying the BlackBerry Torch 9800 beginning on September 24th. The device will be available on rogers.com or in-stores for $199 with a 3-year contract. The company quips, “As we approach... Motorola Defy: Android 2.1 goes rugged with water, dust and scratch resistance18.3 hours on engadget.com Remeber the Motorola i1? Moto has just added its second rugged(ish) Android handset in the 3.7-inch Gorilla Glass-fronted Defy. It's dust-, scratch-, impact-, and water-resistant. Matching up to the IP67 durability spec means it's expected to... Android Gets Tough with Rugged Motorola Defy 12.7 hours on mashable.com Motorola’s new Android-based smartphone, the Defy, boasts an interesting combination of solid features and ruggedness that will appeal to users prone to splashing, dropping and scratching their phone.If you saw the Defy and read its... Motorola announces DEFY rugged Android slab smartphone 13.4 hours on mobileburn.com Motorola has added a new rugged Android smartphone called the DEFY to its lineup. The DEFY features a 3.7-inch WVGA display and can withstand exposure to both dust and water. The phone offers MOTOBLUR social networking and messaging support and runs on... Live Blog: Apple’s Digital Media Event9 hours on newteevee.com It is packed room — more than 200 people at the Moscone Center. And Steve Jobs has just arrive to a standing ovation 10.00 am: My partner in crime, Steve Wozniak is here. (Ovation.) Talking about the cool stuff. 10.02: Giving an update on Apple... Half of Macs Sold in Apple Stores are to First-Time Buyers 8.1 hours on jkontherun.com Steve Jobs took the stage at today’s press event in San Francisco and disclosed that Apple retail stores regularly hit a million visitors in a day, several days each month. The high foot traffic is translating into new customers for Apple as... Apple Announces iOS 4.18.8 hours on crunchgear.com iOS 4.1, which has had a few beta releases over the last couple months, has been released. It’s nothing too major, but let’s go down the additions. Continue reading… ... 8.9 hours on mobilecrunch.com iOS 4.1, which has had a few beta releases over the last couple months, has been released. It’s nothing too major, but let’s go down the additions: Updated Game Center HDR photos HD video uploads over WiFi TV show rentals It... Sony Launches Qriocity, Cloud-based Music Service to Rival Apple, iTunes8.9 hours on fastcompany.com Talk about poor timing. Just as Apple is gearing up for its much-anticipated, music industry-shaking announcement (Streaming? Social iTunes? iPod Nano Touch?), Sony decided to launch its rival to iTunes. Announced today at Berlin's IFA... Live from Sony IFA 2010 press event 11.2 hours on engadget.com We just landed at Sony's IFA 2010 press event. You know what that means: put on your 3D specs. In fact, just in case we didn't get the subtle hint of the 3D glasses sitting on our chair, there's a 3D intro video playing right this very... Justin.tv Finally Broadcasts Live From Your Android Phone10.9 hours on techcrunch.com When you think about broadcasting live video over the Internet, being tethered to your computer isn’t so much fun. Broadcasting live from your mobile phone, now that starts to get interesting. Today, Justin.tv is joining the mobile party... Justin.tv’s Android App Lets You Broadcast Live Video Anytime, Anywhere 9.5 hours on mashable.com Imagine streaming video from your Android phone to the web at the click of a button — no Wi-Fi needed, no painful upload times, no maneuvering back and forth between a handful of apps to shoot and share your video. Today, Justin.tv is making... Justin.tv Going Mobile With Live Streaming on Android 10.3 hours on newteevee.com Justin.tv is going back to its roots, with a new mobile video app that will allow new and existing users to stream live video from wherever they happen to be. The new Justin.tv Android app enables users to easily create and share high-quality live video... Samsung’s Galaxy Tab Android tablet hits the FCC26.9 hours on wirelessgoodness.com Developing: Samsung’s heavily hyped Galaxy Tab android tablet just made an appearance on the FCC. The model number of the Galaxy Tab is listed SHW-M180S, and the device is described as a “1900 GPRS Mini-Tablet with... Samsung Galaxy Tab gets FCC'd; dual-band WiFi and GSM frequencies? 2.8 hours on androidcentral.com This Samsung Galaxy Tab is everywhere. It was on a train in Australia, it has infiltrated Verizon's database, and already has a line of accessories to dress up the seven-incher. The only thing we're missing: an official word from Samsung that... Samsung Galaxy Tab lands at the FCC 9.7 hours on talkandroid.com We’ve certainly been hearing a lot about the Samsung Galaxy Tab lately, including the pretty strong evidence that it is headed to Verizon. The Android tablet made the rounds at the FCC recently, under the name... Dated Wine Stopper Is Brand New, But The Wine Might Not Be6.5 hours on gadgetreview.com It’s mere opinion that reds go bad after 5-7 days and white 3 days. But whatever expiration date you subscribe to it’s not easy to remember when you corked your wine. That is until now. This wine stop features a... A Wine Stopper With Bottle Opening Date Reminder [Gadgets] 12.3 hours on gizmodo.com I never got wine stoppers. If you open a bottle of wine, you have to finish it. That's the unwritten rule of Bacchus. But for those of you who don't finish your bottles, here's an idea: A... Sprint 4G Coverage Expands to Daytona Beach, Providence, and Boston13.2 hours on phandroid.com Just in time for the Samsung Epic 4G, Sprint’s high-speed data network has expanded to three more locations, bringing WiMAX to over 50 US market currently and providing coverage in 21 states. New locations added are Daytona Beach,... Sprint adds 4G coverage to Boston, Daytona Beach, and Providence, R.I. 10.6 hours on talkandroid.com Sprint has issued a press release announcing the expansion of their 4G service to 3 additional markets: Boston, Daytona Beach, and Providence, R.I. Fresh off the release of their latest 4G phone, the Epic 4G, Sprint is continuing... Sprint launches 4G service in Boston, Daytona Beach, Fla., and Providence, R.I. 12.1 hours on androidcentral.com Sprint and Clearwire this morning officially popped the cork on 4G service in a trio of cities -- Boston, Daytona Beach, Fla., and Providence, R.I. We'd been seeing reports of sporadic service for a few weeks, but now there's there, it's... The ShipIt Workbook updated Wed Sep 1 2010 1:39 pm CDT7.5 hours on squidoo.com In Linchpin, I write about the lizard brain and the way we often sabotage projects. In the 32 page shipit workbook, we nail the lizard to the wall, identify it, defeat it and make something happen. If you push yourself and your team to get through the... 8 hours on sethgodin.typepad.com Six months ago, I put together a workbook that would help Linchpin readers ship. After testing it out on hundreds of people, it's now ready for retail sale. You can find details here, or jump right to the buy page. The goal? To make you... HTC HD7, the new name of the Windows Phone 7 successor to the HD2?7 hours on unwiredview.com The day when Windows Phone 7 devices will be available to buy is fast approaching. And while we wait for Microsoft to finalize the WP7 bits, more and more leaks of upcoming WP7 devices are starting to show up. We’ve had the Samsung i917 Cetus,... HTC HD3 to be named HD7 in honor of Windows Phone 7, launch October 18? 9.8 hours on mobile.engadget.com Ooh boy, do we have a good one for you today. We've been tipped off that the HD3 -- HTC's mythical successor to the wildly popular HD2 -- is not only alive and kicking, but headed for a bright and sunny Windows Phone 7 future, starting as... The Complete Guide to the New iPod Touch [Apple]8.6 hours on gizmodo.com The new iPod touch is almost like an iPhone 4, without the phone part. Even thinner than the original, it has a Retina display, Apple A4 processor, gyroscope, and a digital camera, both on the back and... iPod Touch 4th Generation Boasts Retina Display, Dual Cameras 15.8 hours on techeblog.com Priced from $229 (with free engraving), the iPod Touch 4th generation boasts "a Retina display, Apple A4 processor, gyroscope, and a digital camera, both on the back and for FaceTime." Video of presentation after the break. Click here for... 'Virtual mirror' tells you how to look better13.3 hours on news.cnet.com Imagine the day when a mirror tells you what shade of lipstick to wear. That day has already arrived at Boots stores in the U.K. and a handful of Wal-Marts here in the... EZFace Is A Virtual Mirror For Makeup (video) 6.8 hours on gadgetreview.com EZFace is a virtual mirror that is powered by IBM technology. It’s let’s makeup wearing folks try on makeup without, well, trying it on…physically. The system takes a snapshot of your mug and then applies the makeup of... Amazon plots streaming video subscription service16.8 hours on pocket-lint.com Digital download market heating up Amazon is in talks with various media organisations with a view to offering VOD-lovers an all-you-can eat buffet of streaming video. The proposed service would rival the likes of... Amazon working on a movie and TV streaming subscription service of its own 9.5 hours on venturebeat.com Amazon is gearing up to take on Apple, Google, and Netflix, and move beyond its own video-on-demand offering, with a new subscription service, the Wall Street Journal reports. People familiar with the matter tell the WSJ that Amazon has been pitching... Amazon, Sony Preparing a Movie and TV Subscription Service? 9.8 hours on geeksugar.com We're seeing Netflix appear on more and more devices lately (like the iPhone), but Amazon may be trying to take a piece of the streaming pie by launching its own streaming service. A report coming from the Wall Street Journal online says that... More easily find some of your favorite businesses right on the map8.3 hours on google-latlong.blogspot.com Over the years, we’ve made many improvements to Google Maps to make it as useful and relevant as possible. From basics like road and street names, to labels for points of interest and landmarks, to panoramic images on Street View, we’re... Google Adds Company Logos to Locations in Google Maps 7.7 hours on webpronews.com Google announced a new feature for businesses in Google Maps in the U.S. today. The feature lets businesses include sponsored map icons that appear on the maps themselves. The feature actually began in a pilot program earlier this year in Australia.... Top Hand Rodeo Tour Announced for PSN and PlayStation Move13.2 hours on blog.us.playstation.com Hey guys, Chris here from Perpetual FX. We’re really excited to finally announce what we’ve been working on exclusively for PSN: Top Hand Rodeo Tour! We are creating something no one has ever seen before, as there has been no rodeo game that... Top Hand Rodeo Tour supports PlayStation Move, equine perspiration 3.8 hours on joystiq.com Indie developer Perpetual FX has announced its first PlayStation Move title, due out this December on PSN: Top Hand Rodeo Tour. As you might imagine, the motion-controlled game tasks you with performing a number of acts of forceful animal husbandry,... | New 3 hours 3.1 hours 4.2 hours 4.3 hours 4.4 hours 4.8 hours 4.9 hours 4.9 hours 5 hours 5.2 hours 5.6 hours 7.1 hours 7.2 hours 7.5 hours 7.7 hours |
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