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Latest iPhone launched in New Zealand – Channel NewsAsia
Retailers in New Zealand began selling the iPhone 4S at 12:01am (1101 GMT Thursday), attracting a crowd of about 100 in Auckland, where Telecom Corp. laid on pizza and entertainment for the Apple faithful. University of Auckland student Amy Yang … Continue reading
Facebook Readying FTC Settlement Over Privacy [REPORT]
Facebook is getting ready to propose a settlement to the Federal Trade Commission over charges the company was deceptive when it changed privacy settings in 2009, according to a report. The proposed settlement would require Facebook to get “express affirmative … Continue reading
Twitter Rules the Photo-Sharing Roost … on Twitter [STATS]
New stats show that Twitter has taken over the picture-sharing market from third-party apps such as TwitPic and Yfrog. Third-party apps used to be the only way users could share images through the social network, however, Twitter jumped into the … Continue reading
Apple Ships IOS 5.0.1 with Battery Fixes, Patches – CIO
Although Miller was unable to test the patch in iOS 5.0.1 because his app had been yanked from the App Store, he pointed out the appearance of the update, and as he had done earlier this week, defended his research. … Continue reading
As early Kindle Fire demand exceeds iPad, Amazon reportedly increases order again – San Jose Mercury News
Amazon has added 1 million Kindle Fire tablets to its 2011 orders, according to a report, as a survey showed that the new e-reader-turned-tablet has more consumer interest than Apple’s (AAPL) iPad at the same stage. According to DigiTimes, a … Continue reading
Google: Mobile Holiday Shopping Searches on the Rise
A quarter of Google searches related to holiday shopping have come from mobile devices– at least in Australia. The search giant’s Australia site saw a 220% spike in shopping searches coming from mobile devices this year. Australia has the second-highest … Continue reading
iPhone 4S fever hits Hong Kong – Channel NewsAsia
HONG KONG: Hong Kong was gripped by iPhone 4S fever on Thursday as more than 1,500 fans and resellers queued outside the Apple store ahead of the release of the smartphone in the southern Chinese city. The crowd – including … Continue reading
iPad at Work, Kindle Fire at Play – CIO
Despite some overlap, the Apple iPad and Amazon Kindle Fire are very different devices: One travels in a backpack or briefcase, the other sits nicely on a nightstand. Will the great Amazon Kindle Fire sale burn a swath out of … Continue reading
Kindle Fire may be hotter than iPad 2 this holiday season – Beta News
It looks like this will be a very good holiday season for tablet computers with only 31 percent of respondents to our newest Plus Study saying they are not interested in a tablet. Out of the remaining 69 percent who … Continue reading
Apple posts Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.9 – MacNN
Apple has posted a new Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update, v3.9. The patch extends support for different RAW formats within Aperture 3 and iPhoto ’11. Newly supported camera lines include Nikon’s 1 J1, 1 V1, and CoolPix P7100, as well … Continue reading
