Posted by Gary on August 27, 2010
Posted on by Lex Friedman, Macworld.com MPEG LA, the firm that controls licensing for a number of video and other standards, announced on Thursday that it will never charge any royalties for Internet video encoded using the H.264 standard that Apple favors, as long as that video is free to end-users. This is great news, even [...]
Posted by Gary on June 2, 2010
Message from Five Filters: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. By Slash Lane Published: 09:25 AM EST Apple this week issued another beta of its forthcoming security and maintenance update for Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.4, with the latest build remaining free of known [...]
Posted by Gary on March 18, 2010
Easy to apply: no cutting required. Does not tear or fold during application Bonds firmly to phone screen; easily removed and re-applied The matte surface texture hides fingerprints, reduces glare and feels great to touch Leaves no markings when removed. Protects against scratches Also available in Crystal Clear, Privacy and Mirror editions Product Description “Trust [...]
Posted by Gary on March 10, 2010
Apple’s iPhone is well protected by patents. Apple’s lawsuit against HTC has apparently shaken rivals up to the point where they’re afraid to pursue multitouch. Some are even second-guessing their Android strategies and have allegedly become interested in switching back to Microsoft’s OS. According to Fortune’s Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Apple’s patent infringement [...]
Posted by Gary on February 25, 2010
Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. By Kasper Jade Published: 09:00 PM EST Apple on Wednesday evening extended to its developer community yet another beta of Mac OS X 10.6.3 which lists no known issues, suggesting a formal release over Software Update [...]
Posted by Gary on February 21, 2010
Searching for a decent Mac games these days may be a dark decent of its own, but Fricitional Games, creators of the Penumbra series, wants to make it even scarier. Today, the company is offering gamers their first look at actual in-game footage from their brand new horror game, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, due in [...]
Posted by Gary on February 20, 2010
EXovault makes metal iPhone cases in Brooklyn, New York. If that statement doesn’t grab your attention then you might as well stop reading right now. With the majority of iPhone cases being made of hard plastics or grippy rubber materials, metals cases are something you don’t see every day. Metal, or other more exotic materials, [...]
Posted by Gary on February 20, 2010
Meebo has finally released a free native IM client for the iPhone and iPod touch. Even though it lacks the advanced stuff of rival apps, the basics Meebo does pretty well. In addition, it connects you to virtually every IM network you could think of. Mountain View, California-based startup Meebo, Inc. launched five years ago. [...]