Video Streaming from TiVo to iOS Devices Coming This Summer

Tuesday May 22, 2012 12:55 pm PDT by
TiVo owners can control their devices via an iOS app on the iPhone and iPad, but -- for the moment -- can only watch shows on their television.But that's all going to change in a few months. According to a report from ZDNet, TiVo is launching an external decoder box that would plug into the TiVo Premiere set-top box and would deliver content to an iPhone or iPad.The unique part is that the...

Physics Puzzler 'Feed Me Oil' Free for Today Only

Thursday May 17, 2012 12:38 pm PDT by
Our sister-site TouchArcade notes that Chillingo's excellent physics puzzler Feed Me Oil is free today for both the iPhone and iPad. It's normally $0.99 for iPhone and $1.99 for iPad. Feed Me Oil is something of a mix between World of Goo and Where's My Water?.Every level features two things: A spigot where oil shoots from, and an area (usually designed as a mouth of a strange creature) where...

Comcast Dropping 250GB Data Cap In Favor of "Improved Data Usage Management"

Thursday May 17, 2012 11:26 am PDT by
Several years ago, Comcast began instituting bandwidth caps of 250GB per month on its residential customers. In 2008, this was plenty for most customers, but with the advent of streaming video services like Netflix, Hulu, WatchESPN and others, some users have been concerned about whether the 250GB cap was sufficient for their needs. Today, Comcast has announced it is revamping its cap system,...

China Mobile Again Confirms iPhone Talks with Apple

Wednesday May 16, 2012 7:26 am PDT by
Reuters reports that China Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua has once again publicly stated that the world's largest mobile phone carrier is engaged in talks with Apple about offering the iPhone to its customers."We've been actively talking to Apple on how we can cooperate," China Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua, who assumed the post in March, told a shareholders meeting. "I can't give you too many details,...

In Lawsuit Over Siri, Apple Says the Technology is "Cutting Edge"

Tuesday May 15, 2012 12:29 pm PDT by
Apple has filed a motion to dismiss in a case filed by customers over alleged misleading advertising depicting the Siri technology in the iPhone 4S. The lawsuit, filed in March, alleges that Apple's advertising of Siri doesn't reflect real-world usage. When asked for directions or to locate a store, "Siri either did not understand what Plaintiff was asking, or, after a very long wait time,...

iPhone a 'Game Changer' for Customer Satisfaction

Tuesday May 15, 2012 11:44 am PDT by
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ASCI) today released its latest rankings of customer satisfaction in the United States for mobile phones and a number of products and services, with the new mobile phone rankings being expanded to include Apple, Research in Motion, LG, and HTC for the first time. In its first appearance in the rankings, Apple easily topped the list with a score of...

Google Chrome Browser Coming to iOS?

Tuesday May 15, 2012 9:57 am PDT by
Business Insider reports on a new research note from Macquarie analyst Ben Schacter, who claims that Google is working to bring a version of its Chrome browser to iOS devices. According to the report, Apple "may already be reviewing" the app, which could debut before the end of the quarter. Google Chrome browser for Android Google currently splits ad revenue share with Apple for Google...

Book Pricing Lawsuit Reveals More Details of Apple's Negotiations, Including Steve Jobs Email

Monday May 14, 2012 3:04 pm PDT by
Seventeen more states have joined the antitrust lawsuit against Apple and several book publishing houses over the pricing of ebooks. Perhaps more interesting are certain details released in the latest filing that were previously redacted, including one from Steve Jobs. Portions of this email have been seen before, but this is the first chance the public has had to see a major negotiation written...

Time Warner Cable CEO Hasn't Heard of Apple's AirPlay

Monday May 14, 2012 12:13 pm PDT by
AirPlay is a technology that seamlessly moves audio and video from device to device in the Apple ecosystem. It's built into the iPhone, iPad, and -- most importantly -- the Apple TV set-top box. Among other things, AirPlay can be used to send video from iPhone apps like YouTube, MLB.tv, or WatchESPN to the AppleTV.Apple hasn't advertised AirPlay as strongly as some other features, like the...

Sparrow for iPhone Adds Swipe Navigation and Landscape Mode, Push to Require Subscription

Monday May 14, 2012 8:22 am PDT by
Sparrow today announced that its iPhone mail app [App Store] has been updated to version 1.2, bringing several new features including swipe navigation between messages and new support for composing in landscape orientation.New features: - Navigate between messages by swiping up and down - Landscape composing - Edit and create label/folder - Localization in 9 languages: English, French,...

'Amazing Alex' is Rovio's 'Angry Birds' Followup

Friday May 11, 2012 11:42 am PDT by
Finnish game studio Rovio has begun to drop hints about its next game -- and its first outside the Angry Birdiverse. Amazing Alex will be based on the game Casey's Contraptions, which Rovio recently acquired. Rovio CEO Mikael Hed told a Finnish TV channel that the game will focus on Alex, "a curious young boy who loves to build things." The Next Web quotes Ville Jeijari, Rovio's VP of...

FreedomPop Offers $99 4G Hotspot Built Into iPhone Case

Thursday May 10, 2012 2:57 pm PDT by
With the launch of the new iPad, equipped with 4G LTE cellular data, it seems likely that the next iPhone will be similarly supplied. Until then, a new startup called FreedomPop is rolling out a new iPhone case/sled that includes a Wi-Fi hotspot powered by the Clearwire 4G network. FreedomPop, being backed by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom, is offering the $99 device with 500MB of free data ...

Old Meets New With Etch A Sketch iPad Case

Thursday May 10, 2012 11:05 am PDT by
The Etch A Sketch has been a cultural icon for more than 50 years. These days, the iPad has replaced the red tablet as the cultural icon, but a new Kickstarter project aims to combine the two. The Etcher combines a red iPad case complete with sketching knobs and an app that completes the Etch A Sketch experience. They have even obtained a license from Ohio Art, the company that makes the...

Apple Reportedly Offers Proview $16 Million for iPad Trademark

Thursday May 10, 2012 8:11 am PDT by
Following a claim earlier this week that Apple had made its first settlement offer to Proview in the ongoing dispute over the "iPad" trademark in China, The Next Web now points to a report from Sina.com [Google translation] claiming that Apple's offer amounted to 100 million yuan, equivalent to $16 million. That marks a substantial increase over the $55,000 purchase price in the original...

Case-Mate Offers iPhone Cases Made From Recycled Plastic

Wednesday May 9, 2012 12:23 pm PDT by
Case-Mate has released a new iPhone case made from 100% recycled post-consumer PET bottles -- the plastic in soda and water bottles. Case-Mate says one recycled water bottle equals one iPhone case. “As part of our greater effort to encourage more sustainable practices, we’ve introduced a line of fashionable, functional and environmentally responsible cases,” said Shashi Reddy,...

Judge Tosses Proview's U.S. Suit Against Apple over iPad Trademark

Tuesday May 8, 2012 10:20 pm PDT by
Among several lawsuits filed by Chinese company Proview alleging that it legally owns the "iPad" trademark in China despite a deal December 2009 between Proview's Taiwanese arm and a dummy corporation set up by Apple for the purposes of acquiring the trademark, one lawsuit has been filed in the United States. In that suit, filed in California in late February, Proview alleged that Apple had...

Apple Wants Trial Started in Samsung Case to Stop "Continuing Infringement"

Tuesday May 8, 2012 1:06 pm PDT by
Apple and Samsung have been suing each other for years, and Apple wants things to move along a little faster in the main U.S. case in California -- Apple wants to start the jury trial on July 30th as scheduled. Samsung believes the case is too large to go to trial, and wants to delay proceedings while the companies hash things out further. Both Samsung and Apple have agreed to narrow their...

TwitPic Releases iPhone App

Monday May 7, 2012 4:27 pm PDT by
Photo sharing service TwitPic has released its first iPhone app, saying in an interview that the company "wanted to provide a better experience for our users." The app, which looks something like Instagram, includes a photo editor with effects, cropping and other photo editing features. It also allows users to see their friends' photos and the most popular pictures across the service. Ven...