Consider the rumors quelled. Despite whispers that Apple would be starting up the Mac App Store in the final year of this decade (or the first of the next, depending on perspective), the Cupertino giant has just affirmed that it’ll be 2011 before the general populace gets to dig their hands into it. January 6th is the opening date for the Mac App Store , and unfortunately for those still humming along on OS X 10.5, it’ll be a Snow Leopard-only affair. Smack dab in the middle of CES, Apple plans to unleash the store in 90 countries, and it’ll feature “paid and free apps in categories like Education, Games, Graphics & Design, Lifestyle, Productivity and Utilities.” Naturally, it’ll be a free update, and it’ll work more or less exactly like the App Store does on your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. As with those outlets, developers are able to set their own prices and then keep 70 percent of the revenue (provided it’s a paid app). So, who’s ready to blow a little Santa cash to ring in the new year? Continue reading Apple Mac App Store: open for business starting January 6th Apple Mac App Store: open for business starting January 6th originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It’s so fresh, so new, and so comfortably shaped we don’t know how anyone could resist getting their own Nexus S to have and to hold this holiday season. Well, there is one reason: getting up on a cold Thursday morning at 8am is no fun. If you’re dedicated enough, Best Buy is selling them right this very moment, and again the up-front cost is $199 on contract, $250 for adding a line, or $529 if you roll restriction-free. Still on the fence? Maybe our review will help you to fall on one side or the other. Nexus S now available, get to your nearest Best Buy post-haste originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Alba and Teri Polo all walk the red carpet in New York at the world premiere of ‘Little Fockers’ – the third chapter in the ‘Meet the Parents’ comedy franchise. (Dec. 16)
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KATMANDU, Nepal – All 22 people aboard a small plane that went missing were killed when it crashed in Nepal’s rugged east, apparently after its wing clipped a mountaintop, the civil aviation minister said Thursday. The wreckage was located about 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of the capital, the Rescue Coordination Committee at Katmandu Airport said. The bodies were flown to Katmandu by rescue helicopters. Civil Aviation Minister Sharad Singh Bhandari said the government was investigating the crash. “Our preliminary findings indicate that the plane’s right wing clipped the edge of a mountain and the plane crashed after that,” Bhandari said. The aircraft had been chartered to carry pilgrims…
Continue reading …Nokia ups the ante on Apple, adds 13 more patents to the 24 already asserted
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We told you that this would likely go on forever. Nokia just announced that the company has filed claims in the UK, Germany, and The Netherlands alleging that Apple’s iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad are infringing upon Nokia’s patents. This adds 13 more patents to the 24 already asserted in the ITC and US federal claims. Here’s a particularly snippy remark made Paul Melin, vice president, Intellectual Property at Nokia: “The Nokia inventions protected by these patents include several which enable compelling user experiences. For example, using a wiping gesture on a touch screen to navigate content, or enabling access to constantly changing services with an on-device app store, both filed more than ten years before the launch of the iPhone.” Garowel. Continue reading Nokia ups the ante on Apple, adds 13 more patents to the 24 already asserted Nokia ups the ante on Apple, adds 13 more patents to the 24 already asserted originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo A. Streeter. Real Christmas trees – the ones you go out and cut down yourself, are a growth industry, says SF Gate . That’s because young adults are flocking to u-cut tree lots, out for the experience and the family time that Christmas-tree cutting and trimming entails. I love the idea, but I’ve fought the Christmas tree for years, first trying to abolish the tradition altogether after learning the CO2 and chemical burdens of grwoing trees … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The observant among you will have noticed that we’re a week past December 9th , yet Venue Pros are still conspicuously absent from their pre-orderers’ hands. Dell’s ever-changing shipping date was last bumped back to early January , though the company itself said it was hopeful that some units will ship out this week. And guess what? At least one did. Our tipster placed his order for the 8GB Venue Pro on December 2nd, and according to FedEx’s online tracking service, his shipment has been picked up from El Paso, Texas, and is currently en route to him. What say you, brave Windows Phone buyers, has your Venue Pro broken out of the warehouses ahead of its (delayed) release? [Thanks, John] Dell ships at least one Venue Pro, the saga continues originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson arrived in North Korea on Thursday as part of stepped-up US diplomacy to cool tensions on the Korean peninsula. (Dec. 16)
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Some 200 military officers to be tried for plans to blow up mosques, kill Christian and Jewish leaders
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