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02/5 8:00 am - WillCall and other iPhone apps are changing the ticket game (Appolicious)

Yahoo - Appolicious - The other day, TechCrunch tipped us off to a hot new last-minute ticket-selling app called WillCall. The app currently lets users choose their purchases from a select list of concerts, but will soon expand to include tickets to plays an......

02/5 3:20 am - Sony slips out Bridge for Mac for Xperia smartphones

MacNN - Sony has quietly released Bridge for Mac, a software utility that makes it easier for Mac users to to sync its Xperia line of smartphones. Mac users have long been overlooked by Sony, with its syncing software for smartphones and other devices previo......

02/4 8:25 pm - AT&T drops bar for throttling unlimited data to 2GB for some

MacNN - At least some anecdotes from AT&T subscribers have shown that its throttling practices for unlimited data plan users have started to take effect at low levels. John Cozen claimed to have seen the throttling take effect with as little as 2.1GB of......

02/4 5:40 pm - AMD won't rule out ARM in the future, wants modular design

MacNN - AMD in conversations at the end of the week wouldn't discount the possibility of making ARM-based processors. When pressed by Wired, CTO and former Apple executive Mark Papermaster made the unusual non-denial that "the answer is not no." ......

02/4 3:39 pm - Why Apple's A5 is so big--and iPhone 4 won't get Siri

CNET - Noise-reduction technology from a start-up called Audience accounts for the......

02/4 3:00 pm - NFL Kicker! iPhone game gets you ready for the Super Bowl (Appolicious)

Yahoo - Appolicious - NFL Kicker! is the sort of game you download innocently enough looking to kill a few spare minutes; then, by the time you finally look up, you’ve spent half an hour devoted to kicking digital field goals. That’s far from a bad thing......

02/4 2:20 pm - Apple drops Mac OS X 10.7.3 regular update in favor of combo

MacNN - Apple has temporarily solved problems with the CUI bug in the Mac OS X 10.7.3 update by changing the download users get. Anyone who checks Software Update, along with seeking the usual download, now gets the combo update to Lion (1.3GB, link may not......

02/4 12:25 pm - Motorola wants 2.25% cut of Apple sales to end lawsuits

MacNN - Newly uncovered documents from Apple's opposition to a Motorola attempt to silence its requests have uncovered Motorola's demands for a 3G patent license. In explaining why it needed to get details of Qualcomm's patent deal with Motorola, Apple ment......

02/4 12:07 pm - iPad-like MacBook Air now unlikely? Was it even necessary?

CNET - A research note from Citigroup says Apple CEO Tim Cook is not leaning towar......

02/4 2:40 am - iTunes Match desktop playback bug hits, may clear up

MacNN - iTunes Match subscribers late Friday reported a problem with iTunes Match playback failing. Anyone on a desktop, whether Mac or Windows, couldn't play cloud-stored songs unless they were already matched with the iTunes Store. The problems didn't ap......

02/3 9:30 pm - Google testing mystery device, may be testing 802.11ac

MacNN - Two applications from Google to the FCC, one asking to test a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-enabled "entertainment device" from December and other seeking to set up a residential gateway using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth from earlier this month may indicate ......

02/3 8:15 pm - Apple adds 'Genius' recommendations to Apple TV

MacNN - Apple has quietly added its "Genius" suggestion technology to Apple TVs, offering recommendations on other shows viewers might enjoy based on their past rentals or purchases. The option is selected via a new menu item that can be chosen by ......

02/3 7:58 pm - Micron CEO dies in plane crash, industry stunned (Reuters)

Yahoo - Reuters - Micron Technology Inc Chief Executive and Chairman Steve Appleton died in a small plane crash on Friday, a major loss for a U.S. memory chipmaker already struggling with sluggish computer sales and declining prices.

02/3 7:50 pm - Facebook may run mobile ads before IPO takes effect

MacNN - Facebook may run mobile ads before its IPO takes effect. Its S-1 filing revealed that one of the companyís revenue soft spots was in the level of income generated from mobile devices. With mobile devices rapidly becoming one of the most common way......

02/3 7:00 pm - Apple fixes Snow Leopard Security Update to correct Rosetta

MacNN - A problem with the previous 2012-001 Security Update posted for users of Snow Leopard (client and server) that caused Rosetta-based apps to misbehave or fail entirely has been corrected, and the company is pushing a "v1.1" edition of the up......

02/3 6:30 pm - iPhone 5 rumor roundup

CNET - CNET tracks all the iPhone 5 rumors--from the likely to the crazy--that we'......

02/3 6:15 pm - Apple removing copycat apps from App Store

MacNN - Users who have been recommended to get a certain game but are not totally clear on the name of the app are the target market of "copycat" games that have similar names and borrow gameplay and other elements from more successful apps, hoping......

02/3 6:00 pm - Yahoo starts its own iOS, Android app search tool

MacNN - Yahoo has launched an app filtering tool to its search engine. Yahoo's main page now gives a user a tab for Apps as well as the traditional Web, Images, Video, Local and More. With it, users can get app only search results and filter them for either ......

02/3 5:59 pm - Apple cleans App Store of high-profile lookalike apps

CNET - Apple has quietly removed a number of iOS games that could readily be mista......

02/3 5:50 pm - Metrics: Samsung's anti-iPhone ads have lost effect

MacNN - Metrics from ad tracking agencies has hinted that Samsung's TV ad campaign has lost momentum. YouGov BrandIndex has posted updated ad effectiveness tracking that suggests the buzz, or conversation around the brands, has leveled off. Its score has c......

02/3 5:28 pm - Apple, Motorola in patent struggle in Germany (AP)

Yahoo - AP - Apple Inc. has temporarily blocked Motorola Mobility's attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany, the latest twist in an extended legal duel over patents between the companies.

02/3 5:00 pm - Creative sounds off with two noise-canceling headphones

MacNN - Creative has introduced a pair of noise-canceling headphones. The HN-900 integrates an in-line microphone with the over-the-ear headset. The Aurvana X-Fi 2 is a pure headphone, but supports a multi-dimensional surround-sound effect....

02/3 4:55 pm - Windows Phone dev lead jumps to Amazon's Kindle team

MacNN - Microsoft took a symbolic blow Friday after its Windows Phone Developer Experience lead Brandon Watson confirmed he was leaving for Amazon. The often outspoken advocate of WP7 told ZDNet he would now direct the Kindle Cross Platform team, which deve......

02/3 3:50 pm - Briefly: Wallee Headrest, Security Locker for iPad launched

MacNN - StudioProper has released a new iPad stand designed for in-car use. The Wallee Headrest can be attached to any car seat and positioned either on the back of a headrest or in a central position between the front seats. Support is also offered for hold......

02/3 3:30 pm - Canalys: iPhone, Android ruled 2011, Nokia now leads Windows

MacNN - A Canalys wrap-up of 2011 smartphone share painted an overall picture that kept Apple and Google in front, but also provided clearer pictures of Windows Phone. Android was just short of an absolute majority at 48.8 percent, while the iPhone held 19.......

02/3 3:05 pm - iBooks Author update clarifies EULA terms on sales

MacNN - Apple has pushed out an update to iBooks Author, the company's recently-launched publishing tool. The sole change in v1.0.1 is a new end-user agreement, clarifying a controversial portion of the document which initially suggested that any material pr......

02/3 2:45 pm - Forum roundup: 10.7.3 discussion, and more

MacNN - This week 10.7.3 was released, and MacNN forum goers were quick to start discussing this latest update to the Mac operating system. Yesterday Moderator OreoCookie started a thread looking for some advice on what kind of Solid State Drive to get for ......

02/3 2:43 pm - Explained: Apple's not-so-secret favorite patent argument

CNET - What the heck is "frand"? No, not "fraud" but "frand." CNET breaks down wha......

02/3 2:40 pm - Apple refurbs: iPods, iMacs and more

MacNN - At Apple's online store today save on refurbished iPods, iMacs and more. The 8GB iPod nano in green, pink, yellow, blue, silver or black is available for $99 after a $30 price cut. For $119, after a $30 price cut, is the 16GB iPod nano in pink, sil......

02/3 2:35 pm - Study says iOS apps crash more than Android, not whole story

MacNN - Crittercism has conducted a rare study of app stability that implied iOS apps might crash more than Android versions, although raising questions. Covering the top three quarters of popular apps downloaded in the first half of December, it found that......