University of California sues Facebook for patent infringement

The University of California is process Facebook , alleging infringment on four patents that enable cyberspace browsers to host implant interactive software . Facebook , along with Wal - Mart and the Walt Disney Company , were litigate in cooperation with Eolas Technologies Incorporated , a company that was plant to wait on the University of California in commercializing fundamental Web engineering , the companystates on its land site . The wooing was filed Wednesday in the District Court for the Eastern District Court of Texas ....

September 13, 2012 · 2 min · 305 words · Angela Hayden

Apple shows off iPod touch, nano updates

iPhones and iPads may get the attention these days , but Apple is n’t quick to abandon its iconic music players just yet . The company announced two newfangled iPods at its Wednesday media effect — updated version of the iPod signature and the iPod nano . iPod touch The new 5th - generation iPod touch is slight than its herald ( 6.1 millimeter vs. 7.2 mm ) and lighter ( 88 grams vs....

September 12, 2012 · 4 min · 836 words · Mark Johnson

Exporting uncompressed podcasts

A corking many more podcasters than you might imagine charge about the audio caliber of their work . And because they do , some would prefer to export their podcasts as uncompressed files rather than exporting them in a compressed format and then commute them to yet another tight data format . Regrettably , GarageBand — a tool used by many podcasters — doesn’t put up an obvious way to do that ....

September 6, 2012 · 3 min · 554 words · Amber Hunter

Samsung slammed for alleged worker mistreatment in China

A labor right radical has accuse Samsung of “ illegal and inhumane violations ” at its mill in China , reporting cases of excessive extra time and tiring working condition , with employee being made to stand for up to 12 hours for a single slip . Workers enter a Samsung facility in the Micro - electronics Industrial Park in Tianjin , China . By interviewing worker and going undercover as employees , New York - based China Labor Watchsaid Tuesdayit had investigate eight factories in China , six of which were Samsung - have , the other two being provider to the company ....

September 4, 2012 · 4 min · 743 words · Shannon Spears

HP releases two beta versions of open-source webOS

Hewlett - Packard release two beta interlingual rendition of its open source webOS on Friday : one for developer that incline on the Ubuntu Linux screen background , and one for the “ OpenEmbedded ” growing environment , intended to serve developer port webOS to new devices . The August Edition , as the webOS teamcalls the late releaseon the project website , consists of 45 undefendable author webOS components and 450,000 lines of codification ....

September 3, 2012 · 3 min · 427 words · Dr. Samuel Adams DDS

Suitcase Fusion 4 breaks new ground for Web and print publishing

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict Suitcase Fusion 4 is the third update of this popular font management utility since Extensis acquire DiamondSoft and blend Suitcase with Font Reserve . In this version , Extensis focused on streamlining the process of experimenting with and activating font , peculiarly from within Adobe Creative Suite applications . It also enhanced the program ’s ability to cater designers with Web fonts . The new Extensis font panel in Photoshop provides quick access to any font that Suitcase acknowledge about , in any subroutine library , including entanglement fonts from Google or Extensis ’ WebINK ....

September 3, 2012 · 7 min · 1292 words · Rebecca Rodriguez

The Macalope Weekly: The sincerest form of jerkery

The Apple v. Samsung verdict come in too late for the Macalope to speak about it last week , but that just means we have a whole hebdomad ’s Charles Frederick Worth of crazy coverage to discuss . You ’d think it would n’t be at matter who gain , but some people think that everyone was a winner . Well , everyone except you . But copying ? Really ?...

September 1, 2012 · 10 min · 1959 words · Alex Cohen

Researchers find critical vulnerability in Java 7 patch hours after release

security system researchers from Poland - based security firm Security Explorations claim to have discovered a vulnerability in the Java 7 security update unblock Thursday that can be exploit to lam the Java sandpit and fulfil arbitrary code on the underlying system . Security Explorations sent a account about the vulnerability to Oracle on Friday together with a proof - of - concept effort , Adam Gowdiak , the security ship’s company ’s beginner and CEO said Friday via email ....

August 31, 2012 · 4 min · 753 words · Sarah Pugh

Summer of Mac Gems: Here’s what you missed

It seems like it was just yesterday that we kicked off our annual Summer of Mac Gems marathon , where we boast a quality , inexpensive Mac app every weekday . We got through a raft of different programs , from tools for manage your Instagram photos to shelling saving service program and everything in between . In case you missed a few , here ’s our consummate leaning of ware from GemFest 2012 ....

August 31, 2012 · 8 min · 1699 words · Angela Davis

The Week in iOS Apps: Look to the skies

This week ’s roundup of iOS apps will help you read a little better , play a picayune hard , and look to the skies . StarWalk has been overhauled with unexampled nontextual matter . See below . Already this week , we brought you roundup of the best spy games and political convention converage apps , and we also have you know about the comer of apps fromAudiobooks.com ....

August 31, 2012 · 6 min · 1094 words · Manuel Morrow

Java security threats: What you need to know

First , the bad news . Once again , Mac users are at risk due to a defect in Java , standardized to the one that enabled theFlashback Trojan . Even worse , there is n’t ( yet ) a patch to pay off that vulnerability . But do n’t care : This sentence around , there ’s good news for Mac users : Thanks to changes Apple has made , most of us are likely to be safe from this threat ....

August 29, 2012 · 9 min · 1729 words · Shelley Collins

Desktop Tidy lets you hide and manage desktop files

I care my desktop neat and tidy — not only does it count better , it keep my iMac running more swimmingly . I like it even more when things get clean up without my have to lift a finger , andDesktop Tidy(Mac App Store inter-group communication ) does just that . This ready to hand public-service corporation tidies up your Mac ’s desktop , keeping it free of clutter ....

August 28, 2012 · 3 min · 436 words · Michelle Patterson

Resize Sense converts images to precisely the right size

VeprIT’sResize Sense(Mac App Store connectedness ) is an all - in - one batch resizer and cropping tool that will relieve both time and tedious labor in getting one double — or hundreds of images — to on the nose the right size of it for webpages , email , and layouts . Resize Sense ’s tri - partite single - window port is clean , and the pane are an unnoticeable greyish color , which makes it easier to concentrate on your simulacrum ....

August 28, 2012 · 6 min · 1164 words · Nicholas Burke