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Apple has revamped several forms and tools on its site that developers or content producers can use to submit copyright claims for their apps or content. The form to submit disputes based on apps is a brand new one, as pointed out by iOS developer Brad Larson on Twitter. We’re not exactly sure when the Continue Reading →

Facebook has woken up to the fact that some of the Likes on a Page might not be from genuine fans. It has taken steps today to remove Likes on Pages that ‘may have been gained by means that violate our Facebook Terms’. Facebook prides itself on the principle of ‘real identity’ and it wants Continue Reading →

Gone are the days of HP’s TouchPad and Palm ambitions, but HP is moving ahead with its plans to make webOS, it beleaguered mobile operating system, live on as open-source supported platform. Today it’s launching the beta release. The news is getting announced in a blog post: “It has taken a lot of hard work, Continue Reading →

Apple and four publishers are reportedly trying to come up with an agreement that would make both Amazon and European regulators happy, as a way to settle an e-book price-fixing investigation. According to a source speaking to Reuters, Apple and the publishers are proposing a plan under which other e-book retailers—namely, Amazon—could sell e-books at Continue Reading →

According to a report from video hosting and analytics startup Wistia, nearly 20 percent of all Internet users in the US are unable to watch HD video (~2 Mbps), on any device. The study, which resulted when Wistia pulled data from some 500 million viewing sessions, sought to find out what users are actually experiencing. Continue Reading →

So there is probably an iPad Mini of some sort coming next month. But while what it will look like is still anyone’s guess, we may have just gotten a pretty big clue about its insides—and they’re more familiar than you might think. Last night, Instapaper developer Marco Arment wrote about two new iPad 2 Continue Reading →

Apple Stores are apparently running low on 27-inch iMacs, fueling the rumor that an update is coming soon. MacRumors reports that around half of Apple’s 249 U.S. retail services are out of both configurations of the big machines. In some cases there are delays—if you order one of these computers now, you won’t be able Continue Reading →

Been wondering what your gaming options will be when you first take a new Windows 8 PC or Windows RT tablet out of the box? Microsoft has confirmed today that its first wave of Xbox titles (as they’re now known) for the OS will include 40 games, 29 of which come from Microsoft Studios. Those Continue Reading →

Would you be surprised to hear that more than 60% of the apps in the App Store have never been downloaded, even once? That’s the conclusion of analytical firm Adeven. The latter even counted the number of flashlight apps and found that Apple iPhone users in need of a quick light have 1,899 choices. Christian Continue Reading →

Amazon is holding an event in Los Angeles next Thursday. Now pictures have emerged on the web of what may be the subject of that announcement. After an earlier leak brought us pictures of what appears to be an updated version of the Kindle Fire (just as the device sold out on Amazon), now The Continue Reading →