Ping on iTunes hasn’t exactly set the world ablaze, but Apple seems to be considering a similar feature for its online stores. An Apple patent (number 20100332283) for social networking in shopping environments has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office.
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Apple will release a Verizon iPhone “very soon, maybe by Valentine’s Day,” reports “Bloomberg Businessweek” (http://macte.ch/yKrsO). It will come sometime after the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January, the article adds, quoting ” a person familiar with Apple’s plans who is not authorized to discuss them publicly.”
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Skype has announced the new version of its iPhone application that brings video calling over both 3G and WiFi networks. Available to download from the Apple App Store, it allows iPhone , iPad and iPod touch owners to make and/or receive free Skype video calls for the first time.
Read MoreAfter delivering a 2.5-inch portable series of USB3.0 external storage, Raidon (http://www.raidon.com.tw) is now releasing the new 3.5-inch USB 3.0 external storage family to the market.
The drives support functions including JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5. The Raidon USB 3.0 family embeds with eSATA or Firewire interface from the series lineups, to offer the most suitable solution according to various demands and environments.
IDFusion Software has announced Bodega 1.3 (http://appbodega.com), an update of its “corner store” for Mac apps. The update addresses various bugs and other reported issues, as well as provides across-the-board feature and performance enhancements.
Bodega is designed as an one-stop shop for software needs. Users can browse the top- rated and most-downloaded applications. The storefront gives users links to press clippings and blog postings, so they can see what tech writers have to say about an app. Bodega lets customers buy directly from developers.
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