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iPad Legal News Software

Viacom, Time Warner Cable settle streaming/content spat for TWC TV iPad app

Even the worst spats, complete with attorneys, sometimes get resolved. Per the mighty TechCrunch, Time Warner Cable and Viacom have agreed to set aside a legal dispute over an iPad app that streams television content within customers’ homes. The two companies released a joint statement on Wednesday announcing that Viacom content would be coming back […]

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iPhone News

Verizon to end unlimited data plans in migration to 4G LTE, move towards shared data plans

You might not like this. Per Fierce Wireless, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo announced on Wednesday that the company will discontinue existing unlimited data plans when users move to the carrier’s faster 4G LTE network, pushing current 3G subscribers toward data share plans expected to launch later this summer. At the 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Technology, […]

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Podcast

PowerPage Podcast Episode 158 – Here come the wearables

We discuss the emerging trend of wearable computers, including the Nike+ FuelBand and the Fitbit Ultra (among others) and we play “What’s on your Mac?”

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Hardware MacBook Pro News

Analyst states that Retina Display units could add up to $92 to price tag

If you want the cool thing, you’re going to have to pay for it. Per CNET, DisplaySearch Senior Analyst Richard Shim has stated that super-high-resolution 13.3-inch and 15.4-inch screens are already available from LCD suppliers. But a Retina-quality screen for Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro would cost US$160 from suppliers, as opposed to US$68 for current, […]

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Hardware MacBook Pro Rumor

Rumor: Apple to switch from AMD to Nvidia for next-gen MacBook Pro graphics cards

Maybe it’s the nature of the industry: you have to be fickle about which graphic cards you go with and change your affections from time to time. Per 9to5Mac, the web site claims to have discovered evidence that Apple may be planning to switch from AMD GPUs to Nvidia graphics in the new MacBook Pro, […]