Archive for May, 2010

Turf Wars and Fandango among this week’s free iPhone apps (Appolicious)

Appolicious – The best part of this week’s free iPhone apps list is that whether you want to get out of the house or stay in it, there’s something sure to please you. There are games that will challenge you to take over fictional lands (and a game that challenges you to take over your [...]

Obesity and asthma are linked: study (Reuters)

Reuters – A new study confirms a link between obesity and asthma.

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Computex 2010: Tablets, 3D, and Gadgets Galore (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine – The show floor is still under construction, but when Computex 2010 opens its doors Tuesday morning in Taipei, Taiwan, expect to see a parade of netbooks, 3D displays, and lot of would-be competitors to the Apple iPad.
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Skype’s New IPhone App Makes Calls Over 3G (PC World)

PC World – Skype has launched a new version of its client for Apple’s iPhone that can make calls to other Skype users over a 3G network, it said on Sunday.
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Woman Sues Google for Bad Directions (PC World)

PC World – One day I was using my cell phone’s GPS service to find the nearest Target. I was driving down the road when suddenly my cell phone piped up, “Turn right here.” I looked to the right. There was no road, just a tree and some grass. I chalked it up to a [...]

Skype 2.0 for iPhone enables free calls over 3G — for now (Macworld.com)

Macworld.com – Several months after AT&T relaxed its restrictions on the ability of voice-over-IP apps to make calls over the company’s 3G network, Skype has released version 2.0 of its client software for the iPhone.
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Fox Soccer app delivers World Cup news to your iPhone (Macworld.com)

Macworld.com – Fox Sports Interactive has teamed up with 2ergo and Audi to come up with an iPhone app to tackle the FIFA World Cup kicking off next week in South Africa. For the millions of iPhone-owning soc… I mean football fans around the world, this free app, called Fox Soccer Ticket to Africa, should [...]

Apple sells two million iPads (AFP)

AFP – Apple, now the largest US technology company by value, said Monday it had sold two million of its iPad tablet computers, outdoing even the iconic iPhone on its launch.

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Asustek joins tablet PC race; launches app store (Reuters)

Reuters – Netbook PC pioneer Asustek Computer Inc has become the latest technology company to jump on the tablet PC bandwagon on Monday, joining cross-town rival Acer Inc in jostling with Apple Inc in the nascent sector.
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Taiwan’s AsusTek unveils tablet computer (AP)

AP – Taiwan’s AsusTek Computer Inc. unveiled Monday a portable tablet computer that runs on Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system, joining a slew of manufacturers trying to tap demand for the sleek devices following Apple’s launch of the iPad.
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