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  • Uncensored Playboy on the iPad sidesteps App Store

    Playboy will land on the iPad in March, but the uncensored version of the adult magazine will not be offered as a native application, the company confirmed today.

    Written by Gregg Keizer20 Jan. 11 06:01
  • Elgan: When the iPhone feels your pain

    We love our gadgets. But they treat us with an indifference that sometimes feels like contempt. They're like cats.

    Written by Mike Elgan18 Jan. 11 00:02
  • Verizon to get Apple's 3G iPad, too

    Verizon will sell and support a new version of the iPad that can directly connect to the carrier's 3G data network, according to a report by Bloomberg.

    Written by Gregg Keizer13 Jan. 11 06:22
  • 11 tablets worth watching

    More than 80 tablet computers were shown at the four-day International Consumer Electronics Show, and one expert predicted some wouldn't last beyond the event.

    Written by Matt Hamblen11 Jan. 11 04:18
  • Cisco launches Videoscape TV platform

    Cisco this week unveiled a TV platform it said will let service providers combine digital TV and online content with other communications applications, including social networking tools.

    Written by Matt Hamblen06 Jan. 11 09:19
  • Apple boots WikiLeaks app from iPhone store

    Apple yesterday pulled an iPhone app from the App Store that let users read secret U.S. diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks and follow the controversial organization's Twitter feed.

    Written by Gregg Keizer22 Dec. 10 05:51
  • Enterprise tablet growth set to explode, says survey

    The number of corporations arming workers with tablets will double early next year, a research firm said today, citing its recent survey of more than 1,600 IT buyers.

    Written by Gregg Keizer16 Dec. 10 08:03
  • Apple okays Google Latitude for iPhone

    Google today launched its location-sharing Latitude app for the iPhone, making good on a promise nearly two years old.

    Written by Gregg Keizer14 Dec. 10 05:05
  • Kindle for the Web demos at Chrome event

    Amazon.com on Tuesday demonstrated its update of Kindle for the Web which will appear "in the coming months," allowing the full reading and annotation of Kindle books from a Web browser on any device and giving third party booksellers the ability to embed a widget on their sites to sell Kindle books.

    Written by Matt Hamblen08 Dec. 10 09:05
  • In historic shift, smartphones, tablets to overtake PCs

    Shipments of smartphones, tablets and other app-enabled devices will overtake PCs shipments in the next 18 months, an event that may signify the end of the PC-centric era, market research firm IDC said.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau07 Dec. 10 05:46
  • Amazon to demo Kindle for the Web on Tuesday

    Amazon plans to demonstrate a new version of Kindle for the Web on Tuesday, one day after Google launched its Google eBooks and eBookstore strategy.

    Written by Matt Hamblen07 Dec. 10 09:01
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