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Google opens Glass Mirror API

Last week, Google finally made the Glass API for Google Glass open to all developers. Previously, the API was only available to developers that actually shelled out the $1500 to own the Google Glass hardware and were added to a whitelist of approved owners. Now Google doesn’t care if you have the software or not. […]

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Hardware News

Apple files for “iWatch” trademark in Japan, other countries

Prior to securing the licensing term “iPhone” back in 2006 and 2007, Apple went through a fair amount of rigamarole to get the much-coveted brand name. It apparently doesn’t want to do that all over again. Per Bloomberg and MacRumors, Apple has filed for a trademark for the term ‘iWatch’ in Japan: “The maker of […]

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Footage of Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs in upcoming biopic surfaces

You may not be crazy about Ashton Kutcher (and/or want to see him launched into deep space with nary a hope of return to Earth), but he might just pull it off. The first footage from “jOBS” hit the Internet on Thursday via ETonline, giving viewers a peek of actors Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad […]

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Apple exploring wireless charging, over-the-air electricity technology

This could lead to something interesting. Per FreePatentsOnline, a new patent application reveals Apple’s interest in a “realistic and practical approach” to wireless power, providing over-the-air electricity to low-power devices within a distance of one meter. Apple’s interest in wireless charging technology was detailed in a new patent application published this week by the U.S. […]

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iPhone Rumor

iPhone “3GS” Code Name Leaked, New Unit to Feature Longer-Lasting Battery

With only hours to go before Phil Schiller’s keynote address at the 2009 Worldwide Developers Conference, a couple of interesting details have emerged. According to Daring Fireball, the third-generation iPhone is code-named “iPhone 3GS.” The code name could tie into the Apple IIGS, which shipped in 1986. The other interesting rumor is that battery life […]