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Occipital Uses Its 360-degree View, Sees Microsoft in Its Rearview Mirror

in Mobile on January 24, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

The tiny start-up, which sold its first app–RedLaser–to eBay, is looking to quickly improve on its latest venture, a photography app that creates 360-degree panoramas using the iPhone video camera. Microsoft has said it plans to add a similar feature to its Bing for iPhone app, so the five-person Boulder, Colo., company is hard at work on its next version.

Consumer Reports Can't Recommend iPhone, Can Recommend Consumer Reports Shopping App

in Media on October 18, 2010 at 8:14 am PT

Consumer Reports’ odd love/kinda-love relationship with the iPhone continues: If you ignore its advice and buy the iPhone 4, the buying guide has a $10 app it would like to sell you.

Countertrend: H-P Says Please Print Often

in The Digital Solution on September 29, 2009 at 4:18 pm PT

Katherine Boehret reviews the HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One printer-scanner, with a touch screen to display Web apps that promote printing.

A Google Book Search for "Antitrust Law" Ought to Come in Handy Here…

in News on April 29, 2009 at 9:27 am PT

Google’s gone and run afoul of the Department of Justice again. Its interest piqued by the growing outcry over the company’s proposed book-search settlement with authors and publishers, the agency has opened an inquiry.
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A Google Book Search for “Antitrust Law” Ought to Come in Handy Here…

in News on April 29, 2009 at 9:27 am PT

Google’s gone and run afoul of the Department of Justice again. Its interest piqued by the growing outcry over the company’s proposed book-search settlement with authors and publishers, the agency has opened an inquiry.
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Macworld ’09: All About the Mac, iLife ’09, Faces and Places

in News on January 6, 2009 at 9:09 am PT

An appreciative Phil Schiller welcomes the crowd and thanks everyone for showing up. He says it’s an incredibly exciting time for Apple, and offers a quick overview of Apple’s new retail stores. Says Schiller: This year’s Macworld will be all about the Mac. I’ve got three new things to tell you about. Subject No. 1 is iPhoto.