The U.S. State Department looks to partner with Amazon to ship Kindle Touches overseas.(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET)The only e-reader fit enough to meet the U.S. State Department’s needs is the Kindle Touch. The iPad and Nook simply wo…
Apple wins dismissal of HTC patents borrowed from Google
The U.S. International Trade Commission has granted an Apple motion to dismiss five patents HTC received from Google last year.Administrative Judge Thomas Pender ruled Friday that the Taiwan handset maker can’t use the patents, wh…
The Best Free eBook From iTunes [COMIC]
Sometimes the funniest tweets lend themselves to illustration — a 140-character comic, if you will. That’s where Twaggies comes in.Twaggies illustrators work ‘round the clock to turn would-be captions into hilarious comic…
Apple Reveals Its Inner Do-Gooder During WWDC Keynote [VIDEO]
In the opening video to Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote presentation, the company highlighted how iOS apps are being used to make a difference across the world.Though late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was notorious …
U.S. State Department chooses Amazon’s Kindle over Apple’s iPad
Apple’s iPad may get the headlines and the market share, but Amazon’s Kindle looks like a better choice to at least one federal agency. Today Amazon agreed to a no-bid, $16.5 million contract with the U.S. State Department to p…
Apple Developers: We Love the Retina MacBook, But Want More From Siri
Apple kicked off its Worldwide Developers Conference with a bang, showing off powerful new features in the iOS and OS X platforms as well as a MacBook Pro with a retina display. Mashable spoke with several developers immediat…
Make a DIY Wi-Fi Antenna From a Coffee Can [VIDEO]
Free Wi-Fi and coffee are a perfect pair for productivity. But if you can’t find a seat in the coffee house, make your own Wi-Fi antenna from an empty coffee can (and a little bit of electrical know-how).Keep in mind that this won…
New MacBooks, accessories debut at WWDC
MacBook Pro with Retina Display: Hands-onApple’s kickoff press conference for its 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference is now history. While the show is arguably a show aimed at the company’s army of iOS and Mac software developer…
Apple announces 2012 Design Award winners
(Credit: Apple)What were the prettiest, or otherwise design-centric apps made on Apple’s platforms this year?The results are in.Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference continues through the rest of this week, though the annual App…
Apple draws up battle strategy against Google at WWDC
Apple Senior Vice President of iOS Software Scott Forstall at the company’s annual developers conference today.(Credit: James Martin/CNET)SAN FRANCISCO — They are classic “frienemies,” collaborating when the interest is mutual an…
Google reaches agreement with French authors
(Credit: Google)Google and a French authors group have reached an agreement, which means the country will be able to start selling electronic books, the New York Times reported today.The agreement between Google and the Society of…
Reddit Co-Founder: ‘You Are the Hero the Internet Needs’
Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, believes that every web user has the potential to be a guardian of the Internet — a “Batman or Batwoman,” as he put it.”You don’t need to be a billionaire with anger management issues to…
With no new iPhone, this could be the summer of Samsung
The wait for a new iPhone leaves an opening for Samsung to strike gold with the Galaxy S III.(Credit: Brian Bennett/CNET)As you’d expect, today’s Apple WWDC keynote drew big crowds of Apple fans eager for hardware and software new…
With no new iPhone, this could be the summer of Samsung
The wait for a new iPhone leaves an opening for Samsung to strike gold with the Galaxy S III.(Credit: Brian Bennett/CNET)As you’d expect, today’s Apple WWDC keynote drew big crowds of Apple fans eager for hardware and software new…
RIAA CEO Cary Sherman walks into tech ‘lions den’
NEW YORK–No one hooted or jeered when Cary Sherman took the stage today at the Personal Democracy Forum 2012 (PDF).That’s worth noting because Sherman is CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the trade group …
Apple taps TomTom for new iOS Maps app data
Leaked screenshots of Apple’s new Maps app running on TomTom data.(Credit: Engadget)Apple unveiled its new Maps app for iOS today at the World Wide Developers Conference, but it didn’t reveal its new source of data since booting G…
Apple vs. Google: Which Maps App Is Best?
Google Maps has been available on the iPhone since the device’s launch, but on Monday Apple announced its own version of Maps for iOS 6 — one that will be replace the Google service on its smartphones.Google recently announced an u…
Apple vs. Google: Which Maps App Is Best?
Google Maps has been available on the iPhone since the device’s launch, but on Monday Apple announced its own version of Maps for iOS 6 — one that will be replace the Google service on its smartphones.Google recently announced an u…