The U.S. Justice Department has accused Apple and two popular publishers, Macmillan and Penguin, of fixing prices of digital books to detrement Amazon’s dominance in the eBook industry.
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Instagram’s Timeline: From Zero To A Billion [infographic]
This infographic tracks Instagram’s brief but explosive history, from launch in November 2010 to its $1 billion exit to Facebook
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Pebble: A New Kickstarter Project That Will Rock Your World [video]
Kickstarter has brought about another revolution. I give you Pebble. The first ever, paper wrist computer with FULL bluetooth control via an iPhone/Android app.
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Stride: Unlock Your iPhone By Drawing A Password [video]
Never again do you need to worry about entering some lengthy password, or are limited to 9 points on a grid. With Stride, you unlock with gestures, and custom made gestures at that! Simply draw your password. That’s it.
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Spotify Releases The ‘Play Button’. Lets Users Share Songs Beyond Facebook
Spotify has released today the ‘Play Button’ – a customizable widget that can stream song(s), an entire album or playlist and be embedded anywhere on the web.
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Marco Tempest: Magic and Storytelling [video]
“Magic and Storytelling” is an interactive presentation about the history of storytelling augmented with virtual magic in real-time.
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HOW TO: Quickly Pin Content To Pinterest On iPhone
In this tutorial we’ll show you how to pin-as-you-go on your iPhone, using Mobile Safari
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AlwaysClose: Always Have A ‘Close’ Badge For Backgrounded Apps
AlwaysClose will always show a ‘close’ badge for all backgrounded apps, eliminating the need to tap and hold and waiting for the icons to start wiggle.
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Tim Cook Announced As The Opening Speaker At D10 Conference
Tim Cook, the $378 million man, was announced as the opening-night speaker at our 10th D: All Things Digital conference.
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Jay-Z’s Boombox Of Choice Is The iHome iP4
The new dad and rap deity was spotted carrying an intriguing-looking boombox while walking with Beyonce and their newborn baby girl Blue Ivy Carter in St. Barts last weekend. So what was the mysterious soundsystem fit for rap royalty? The iHome iP4…
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FlashbackChecker: Easy Way To Check If Your Mac Is Infected With Flashback Trojan
A new application has been released which makes checking a Mac for the Flashback malware infection as simple as clicking a button.
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Drone Controller: An Open Source Controller For Phones And Tablets [video]
The Drone Controller is a sleek, open-source controller that will link up with your iOS, Android, or PC device via Bluetooth
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Dropcam: The First Wi-Fi Video Monitoring Camera Designed For Your Home [video]
Dropcam is an amazingly simple Wi-Fi video cam that lets you keep tabs on your home, business, or family from literally anywhere. You can watch your camera(s) live in your web browser or in the Dropcam app for iPhone or Android.
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Tim Cook: America’s Highest-Paid CEO in 2011 [video]
Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan reports that Apple’s Tim Cook was the highest-paid chief executive officer in the U.S. last year as he received about $378 million, which includes salary, perks and bonuses and a one-time stock award that extends over 10 years.
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Zeen: YouTube Founders To Launch A Digital Magazine Platform
After creating the Internet’s largest media platforms, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen are now trying to revolutionize the digital magazine space with Zeen.