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Some good news this morning for those involved in the Apple Developer program — iTunes version 10.5 beta 6.1 has come available for download and it includes the first support for iTunes Match. Of course, may will remember the details from the original announcement which took place during WWDC 2011.

In possibly one of the more confusing product killings, HP continues to send mixed signals in terms of what users can expect in terms of webOS and the TouchPad tablet. Well, maybe mixed signals is a bit strong considering HP has officially discontinued the product and offered a fire-sale on [...]

It’s no secret that the upcoming Windows 8 OS has an app store. And recently, a couple of portfolios of third-party apps for the operating system were unearthed. The apps are showcased within an unknown tablet, though it’s not known whether this is a tablet that would actually be equipped [...]

If you think you’ve had enough of Microsoft’s ribbon-based interface with Office, you’re in for a treat. Microsoft is revamping Windows Explorer with a new ribbon interface with its upcoming Windows 8 launch.

Pictures of RIM’s QNX-based BlackBerry PlayBook OS version 2.0 were recently leaked online by a Chinese site. A few changes on the OS are evident by the leaked pictures, and if you’re interested in what they are (especially you folks near Harvey Norman’s Computers in Australia where PlayBook seems to [...]

We’ve made a lot out of the recent shakeup in Apple’s top brass. And it’s not surprising, either, as it’s a big deal. But we’re looking at the dawn of a new way of life for Apple here, and the Cook era is going to be a wholly different animal [...]

Interesting news for you Apple users out there who didn’t want to get in on the Lion fun but still want a shot at iCloud; Apple is reportedly working on a system to get iCloud onto Snow Leopard devices, thus allowing those who didn’t want in on the upgrade to [...]

Apple patents are a wonderful thing. Sure, many of them never actually see the light of day as products, but by looking at the patents Apple’s got up its collective sleeve, sometimes you can figure out where they might be going next. And now, they’ve got a new direction in [...]

Last week a report suggested that Amazon may be interested in taking an initial loss on its home-grown Android tablets, by selling them for as low as $299. The obvious reason for such a sales approach is to convince customers to buy plenty of tablets right from the launch of [...]

We’ve been following the Ultrabook story for some time now, through a whole lot of difficulties, most of which stemming from the fact that Intel wants these to launch for under $1000 each. But from the sound of things, there’s good news afoot as one of the first Ultrabook lines [...]