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Apple to dive into e-textbook market – Tri-City Herald

The app update – which Apple is calling iBooks 2 and which is already released to the iOS App Store – will allow for textbooks to be sold through the popular app, which in the past sold novels, nonfiction and … Continue reading

The Iconfactory and ARTIS Announce xScope 3.0 – Marketwatch

GREENSBORO, N.C., Jan 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Iconfactory, an innovative design firm specializing in icon and user interface design, and ARTIS Software today announced the immediate availability of xScope 3.0 in the Mac App Store.

Apple Gains on Android with IPhone 4S – Forbes

Strong iPhone 4S sales narrowed the gap between Apple and Google in the heated smartphone market. More than half of people buying a new smartphone last fall chose Android devices, research firm Nielsen revealed Wednesday. However, in a month-by …

Apple revamps iTunes U and intros dedicated app (video) – engadget

A facelift for iBooks wasn’t the only change on Apple’s agenda today, as the company’s SVP Eddy Cue has just announced an overhaul of iTunes U. The service, mostly used as a means of delivering lectures to college students, has … Continue reading

Intel Roars to Record 2011, Sets Sights on Ultrabooks, Tablets in 2012 – Ecoustics News

Intel launched a major campaign for Ultrabooks at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Though on their face the slim, sleek profiles of the first Ultrabooks resemble the MacBook Airs that Apple first introduced several years ago, Intel … Continue reading

Apple Launches iBooks 2, iBooks Author – The Journal

Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller breaks down the details of iBooks 2 at Thursday’s New York event. Photo by Tim Sohn. At a press event held Thursday morning at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, Apple … Continue reading

Apple’s New iBooks App for iPad Aims to Replace High School Textbooks – Popular Science

This morning at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, Apple announced their newest version of iBooks, with a major twist that’s designed to remove it from its position as a late-entry contender in the Kindle vs. Nook ebook battle. … Continue reading

Mr. University President, please don’t adopt Apple’s iBooks 2 platform – Beta News

I know that doesn’t seem like a crazy proposition. Appleā€™s business model is based on its hardware sales, after all. This is why Apple has no intention of making iBooks 2 accessible on competitor devices, like other companies that sell … Continue reading

Darth Maul Me – Full Face

Darth Maul Me – Full Face Join the dark side and become Darth Maul using the free Darth Maul Me mobile app from Star Wars: Episode I in 3D. Whether you want to turn your face completely into one of … Continue reading

SOPA and PIPA Protest Takes It to the Streets in NYC [VIDEO]

On the same day that major websites such as Wikipedia and Reddit went dark, the NY tech community gathered on a cold January afternoon to protest SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act). The two bills aim … Continue reading