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New Apple TV set-top box, 1080p iTunes streaming announced

Finally, iTunes and the Apple TV set-top box will now be able to stream video in full, 1080p high definition. The update to full HD, from 720p resolution video, was announced Wednesday by way of a software update to iTunes and a refreshed Apple TV box — each introduced alongside the day’s thunder stealer, the [...]

Apple introduces latest iPad

Apple has stepped up its assault on the tablet computer market with a string of new features for its flagship iPad. The next-generation iPad will feature a high-definition retina display and an improved camera, dubbed “iSight”. The technology giant heaped pressure on its rivals with a cut-price iPad 2, priced at $399 (£254). Apple also [...]

Apple is testing 8-inch iPad

Rumors about Apple’s next iPad — or iPads — are showing no signs of slowing, and once again speculation is circulating that the Cupertino, Calif. tech giant is working on a smaller form factor. On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources working for Asian suppliers, reported that Apple is working with those suppliers [...]

Will the iPad 3 douse the Kindle Fire?

The tussle between Apple (AAPL +1.54%) and Amazon (AMZN +0.73%) in the tablet market is heating up as the Kindle Fire proves a significant threat to the iPad. Although Amazon’s Kindle Fire fell short of the iPad in customer satisfaction in a recent market survey by ChangeWave Research, it scored higher than other non-Apple tablets, [...]

A Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner has awarded Heather Peters $9,867.

The California owner of a Honda Civic Hybrid car has won her unusual small-claims court lawsuit against the auto giant over the vehicle’s failure to deliver the promised mileage. Peters opted out of a class-action lawsuit so she could try to claim a higher payment for the failure of her Civic to deliver the 50 [...]

Apple launches textbooks on ipads named ibooks 2 e-textbooks

We’re here at Apple’s education-flavored event at the Guggenheim museum in New York City. Phil Schiller has just taken to the stage and announced the first half of Apple’s platform that’s going to “reinvent the textbook:” iBooks 2. Saying that there were 1.5 million iPads currently in use in Education (using 20,000 specific apps), the [...]

Top 10 used autos under $8,000

With the average price of a new vehicle at more than $30,000, a growing number of car shoppers are turning to the used market. Indeed, used cars have gotten so popular that many models are hard to find. There have even been cases of used cars selling for more than new ones. But used-car buyers [...]

Sony Ericson Xperia Arc S has a latest digital autofocus camera

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 – LT18i HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 – LT18a Announced 2011, August Status Available. Released 2011, September Body Dimensions 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm Weight 117 g Display Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M [...]

Apple will unveil two new iPad versions next month

The iPad rumor mill is spawning twins. According to DigiTimes, Apple will unveil two versions of its next-generation tablet next month at the Macworld|iWorld conference. Sources at Apple’s supply chain partners tell the blog that the new models will target the mid- and high-end markets, while the existing iPad 2 will be positioned to compete [...]

‘Let it snow’ google search engine will frost your computer’s screen

When searchers type “let it snow” into Google, their wish is the search engine’s command. Google’s newest Easter Egg drops a flurry of snowflakes over the results page and quickly frosts up the screen when you query “let it snow.” You can wipe away the frost by using your curser as an ice scraper or [...]