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FTC drops Google antitrust inquiry as it agrees to license essential patents

Cody Lee ∙ January 4, 2013

Good news out of Washington this week. The FTC has announced that it's reached a settlement with Google regarding its antitrust investigation. The Federal Trade Commission was going after the search giant for several reasons, including patent abuse.

But not anymore. Google has agreed, among other things, to license several of its standard-essential patents — many of which it picked up in its recent acquisition of Motorola — to its competitors under FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) terms...

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The Daily Recap – Jan 3, 2013 edition

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 3, 2013

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Welcome to The Daily Recap for January 3rd, 2013. Watch our video for a quick look at some of the top stories from the day in less than two minutes. If you missed out on any of today's big news, this is a great way for you to get caught up fast.

For your convenience, you'll also find links to all of the stories listed in today's recap inside...

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Pod2g calls for Apple to open up iOS for tweaks and themes

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 26, 2016

Well known iOS hacker pod2g went on a bit of a rant on Twitter today regarding the current state of iOS. The security expert says that he's seeing a lot of his 'geek friends' migrate from iOS to Android, and he wants to see Apple open up its mobile platform to help stop the bleeding.

He points out that there are no technical issues preventing Apple from allowing developers to submit tweaks or themes — it would just need to enlarge its API/SDK. And it would be able to review them just like they do with App Store submissions before approving them for iOS...

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Minimalistic puzzler Hundreds from Canabalt makers now available for download

Christian Zibreg ∙ January 3, 2013

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If you're a fan of iOS puzzlers with a twist, don't miss out on Hundreds, an unusual puzzle game for the iPhone and iPad from the guys that brought you Canabalt, the popular side-scrolling platformer with retro graphics. Pitched as a game "about the space between you and the serene", its premise involves growing floating bubbles by tapping them until they add to 100. The only problem: the bubbles turn red when touched and if they collide when red, it's game over. If you'll excuse me, I've got some bubbles to grow...

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Corning announces Gorilla Glass 3 ahead of CES

Cody Lee ∙ Updated June 13, 2016

With just a few days left until the Consumer Electronics Show kicks off in Las Vegas, Corning, a Kentucky-based glass-maker, has announced the third iteration of its popular Gorilla Glass line.

As most of you know, Gorilla Glass is a high-strength, thin sheet of glass used as a protective cover in many touch screen devices, including Apple products. And version 3 is a lot more durable...

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Ashton Kutcher’s ‘jOBS’ will hit theaters in April

Cody Lee ∙ January 3, 2013

Great news movie buffs, it's just been officially announced that the jOBS film starring Ashton Kutcher will hit theaters in a few months. The movie, which has garnered a lot of attention from the media, takes a biographical look at Steve Jobs' life.

Last month, we heard that the flick was going to debut at the Sundance Film Festival later this month. And today we've learned that Five Star Feature Film and Open Road Films are teaming up to distribute the film, and it's coming in April...

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How to create a custom carrier logo without jailbreaking using Windows

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated March 14, 2018

A few days ago we showed you how to add a custom carrier logo to a non-jailbroken cellular iOS device. The app to enable the hack — CarrierEditor — is a Mac only app, so only Mac users were able to take advantage of the feature.

Now it's your turn, Microsoft faithful, as developer Dany Lisiansky steps up to the plate to provide a custom carrier logo solution for Windows users

If you read our original post on CarrierEditor, then you'll be happy to note that the process for adding a custom carrier logo using a Windows machine is virtually the same as it is on the Mac. Take a look inside as we break down the entire process in our full video walkthrough...

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No Apple/Waze deal happening after all

Cody Lee ∙ January 3, 2013

Yesterday, news broke that Apple was looking into buying Israeli start-up Waze Mobile, creators of the popular GPS app. Obviously, with all of the trouble Apple's had with its own mapping software, and the fact that the two companies are partners, the deal made sense.

But according to a new report today from the well-connected MG Siegler, there is no deal. The TechCrunch columnist wrote this morning that though there have likely been several meetings between Apple and Waze due to their partnership, there's nothing more going on...

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Facebook Messenger gains VoIP calling, but it’s Canada only initially

Christian Zibreg ∙ January 3, 2013

Facebook has just updated its Messenger iOS and Android app with the voice messaging feature. Facebook Messenger version 2.1, a free download over at Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store, now lets you record short voice messages for your friends, up to a minute in length. We'll see if this is the voicemail for the 21st century, but anyone who updates to the new version gains this feature automatically and that's a big advantage. But the social networking giant isn't stopping there.

In the new Facebook Messenger, you can now place voice calls to your Facebook contacts free of charge. Of course, these are VoIP calls so a Wi-Fi or cellular data connection is needed. It looks like Facebook, which some folks though would buy WhatsApp, is adamant to turn the Messenger app into a unified messaging solution. The last piece of the puzzle needed: video chat... 

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Amid iWatch talk, Pebble teases ‘big news’ at CES

Christian Zibreg ∙ January 3, 2013

Pebble, the company behind the upcoming smart watch of the same name,  is telling its Kickstarter backers that "it's time" for some "big news" as the company promises to livestream its CES news event January 9 at at 12pm ET. For those unaware, their Pebble E-Paper Watch has been long in the making and last April became the most highly funded Kickstarter project to date, which tells you there's certainly some demand for such a product.

Should the company finally releases its iOS and Android smart watch, it could breathe new life into the product category that cries for a sprinkle of Apple magic. Or perhaps Pebble Technology figured it better release its gizmo ahead of a rumored iWatch Apple's reportedly been collaborating on with Intel? Either way, looks like 2013 will be the year of smart watches...

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Angry Birds: 30M downloads on Christmas week

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 24, 2018

So much about Angry Birds running its course. Finnish developer Rovio announced today that its Angry Birds series, which just turned three, has been downloaded thirty million times during the Christmas week, raking in over eight million downloads on the Christmas Day alone. The 99-cent holiday sale of Rovio's iPad games might have helped with that. It was an Angry New Year for Rovio indeed and the company produced a charming infographic that highlights other interesting holiday sales stats...

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The next iPhone will fix touch screen lag with Touch-On-Display tech

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 26, 2016

The iPhone 5 introduced a bunch of both small and big advances in terms of display tech, most of them centered around the in-cell display process which laminates the cover glass to the display itself. As a result, in-cell tech reduces the iPhone 5's thickness while increasing the image clarity by removing a third layer, which reduces light refraction noticeably. On the downside, this technology reduces the response speed of the touch panel.

This becomes especially evident when moving your finger across its screen in a rapid succession. Given the slow response speed of the iPhone 5's touch panels caused by the in-cell technology, Apple reportedly is going to adopt the new Touch-On-Display technology from Chimei Innolux, a Foxconn subsidiary, to solve the problem...

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