Marti M

GIS C++!>$ And if you can translate that, you've been around as long as CompuServe. IT is now just a hobby, and shares my time with cross-stitch and knitting. High-tech, low-tech, and everything in between. I keep these guys in line and roll my eyes at Simmons. Come on, ladies, celebrate your love of technology! "Tech should be black. Colors are for cases."

Outsiders to go paid, all users get Win8 access

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Outsiders, formerly …I’m a WP7, will be going to $0.99 starting TOMORROW. So if you haven’t picked it up yet, get it now. Outsiders is a app-of-all-trades: you can update social statuses, talk with like-minded folks in the forums, arrange XBox game meet-ups, hunt for Easter eggs, and more! Liquid Daffodil, the developer, also said … Read more

Samsung didn’t copy Apple, says London court, and now must make public apology

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Oh dear:  after Apple gets Samsung banned from Germany and Australia, the UK says, “Nay!” High Court Justice Colin Birss ruled today that Samsung Did Not copy the iPad design for the Galaxy tablets, and did not infringe upon their designs.  And furthermore, Apple must now make a public apology to Samsung for the suit … Read more

Angry Birds Trilogy coming to XBox

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When something becomes a massive cultural phenomenon, what happens to it?  It Goes EVERYWHERE!  Or, in the words of the Schwartzmaster Yogurt, “Moichendising!” I can play Angry Birds on Facebook, Google, my Kindle Fire, my WP7 HTC Surround, with my son’s physical board (well, plastic pieces) game, even with books with my son’s 6” plush … Read more

Patent, patent, quite so legal–How does your litigation go?

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My Disclaimer is that I really don’t understand the legalese and, quite frankly, I haven’t the attention span to figure them out; HOWEVER, we certainly are in an age of patent litigation where the technology companies are concerned, especially with the technology used in mobile devices.  So, here is a bit of an update on … Read more

Apple settles with Proview for $60M over iPad

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Ooops.  Remember, boys and girls, when you make a purchase, make sure that your “i"’s are dotted and your “t”s are crossed! In 2009, Apple bought the global rights to the name iPad from Shenzhen Proview Technology.  Unfortunately for Apple, Chinese authorities say that those rights in China were never transferred.  Proview’s now in deep … Read more

Over 8,000 votes for Petition to bring more hardware-independent upgrades to existing Windows Phones

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We’ve probably all heard the rumors by now that all we’ll be getting with Windows Phone 7.8 is a new Start Screen.  While that Start Screen is pretty sweet, that’s a very, very small bone that MS is throwing to us.  If you feel that they should be able to push us more of the … Read more

Windows Phone 7: Papa Joe (new game), glƏƏk! (updated)

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Papa Joe is a cute little game that has good reviews so far.  It can be found at the Marketplace here, and sells for $3.49.  It has a free trial option. When the TV-network in a small desert village is overtaken by a bunch of mysterious antennas, an unlikely hero must rise. Who built the … Read more

Rumor: HTC will have 3 Windows Phone 8 devices by year’s end

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I don’t know where they get their information, but theverge.com says that HTC will have 3 Windows Phone 8 devices by the end of the year:  the entry-level “Rio”, the mid-sized “Accord” (sorry, I couldn’t resist), and the high-end “Zenith.” If you have small hands (like me), you may not be completely happy, though.  With … Read more

What’s inside the surface’s sexy keyboard

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I am not ashamed to say I am simply not a hardware person.  So instead of trying to explain to you about the new Microsoft Surface’s keyboard, I’m going to let you read what techradar.com says about it. Firstly, this is Not New technology to Microsoft: The technology inside the Touch Cover (one of the … Read more