Two Apple patents at the US Patent & Trademark Office show that Apple wants to make it easier to adjust audio playback controls on the Mac — and make using audio more fun.
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Apparently the click wheel may have some life left in it yet. An Apple patent (number 20110005845) for a touch sensing device having conductive nodes has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office.
Read MoreWith apologizes to Mark Twain, the talk of Blu-ray’s death have been exaggerated. According to industry organization Digital Entertainment Group, Blu-ray player sales have topped 28.5 million units. The DEG estimates the number of HDTV households in the U.S. at nearly 56 million.
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By Greg Mills
Since the announcement yesterday that Verizon will indeed get the iPhone, the tech press is flooded with stories regarding the demise of AT&T and speculation about the new iPhone. Verizon stirred the waters with the notion of built-in hot spot capability, which is sexy indeed.
Read MoreBoy, am I excited! At long last there’s an iPhone in my future now that the Apple smartphone is coming to Verizon Wireless. I’ll be pre-ordering one as soon as I come up with the moolah (anyone want to buy a Nintendo Wii with several games?).
Being an Apple fan and journalist, I’ve wanted an iPhone since they debuted. But the AT&T service is so bad in my neck of the woods, it made purchasing one impractical. The Verizon network works just fine, thank you, so now I can take the plunge.
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