RIM shrugs off Sprint loss, focuses on LTE PlayBook

RIM spun Sprint's decision to back away from a 4G BlackBerry PlayBook by saying its attention had moved elsewhere. In a statement given to Electronista and others, the company said it had "decided to prioritize and focus" on the already in-progress LTE-equipped PlayBook. The company hinted that it still had carrier deals in the US and wasn't delaying cellular PlayBooks further beyond the fall target....

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Wal-Mart Debuts VUDU Movie Service on iPad as Web App, Shutting Down MP3 Store

Wal-Mart today announced the debut of its VUDU video rental and purchase service for the iPad, avoiding Apple's required 30% cut of revenue for app-based content purchases by launching as a web app.
Beginning today, iPad users can go to VUDU.com and browse through VUDU?s entertainment content library, which includes more than 20,000 blockbusters, Hollywood classics, independent films and TV episodes, then rent or purchase and watch them instantly. For one touch access to VUDU, customers can add a VUDU icon to their iPad desktops by clicking the ?Add to Home Screen? button when on VUDU.com.
VUDU's service is limited to standard definition and omits some titles such as those from Disney, but has proven to be a popular option for those looking for on-demand streaming, particularly for new releases not available through Netflix.


On a separate note, Digital Music News reports that Wal-Mart has also announced to its music partners that it will be shutting down its MP3 download store later this month. From the letter sent to Wal-Mart's distribution and licensing partners:

After eight years in business, the Walmart Music Downloads Store located at mp3.walmart.com will close on August 28, 2011. All content in the Store will be disabled and no longer available for download from the store.

"The sale of physical record music products on Walmart.com as well as in Walmart US retail stores will remain unaffected. Walmart Soundcheck (soundcheck.walmart.com) will remain operational as a live streaming site without any download options."

Wal-Mart notes that it will continue to provide support to customers who purchased tracks through the download store, but content will no longer be available for sale. The download store has been in existence since late 2003, but has had little success eating into the iTunes Store's dominance in the digital music download market.


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A Showpiece E-Book for iPad

Blogging in The New York Times, technology columnist David Pogue calls Our Choice ? Al Gore?s new e-book app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch ? ?one of the most elegant, fluid, immersive apps you?ve ever seen.? Pogue notes that the Our Choice app updates Gore?s 2009 best-selling book about solving Earth?s climate crisis and that ?the real magic? is in the visual elements, which include more than 400 pages of interactive photos, graphics, and video. Pogue concludes: ?For once, here?s an e-book that really does redefine the net effect of an e-book.?

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Where To? gets a barrel of new features for your navigation pleasure

I've looked at Where To? before and found it to be a handy, easy to use local guide when I'm looking for anything from Art Galleries to the Zoo. It has info on nearby food, shopping, health care and attractions.

The latest version of this free app has added improvements to the animations in augmented reality mode, a new direction indicator, and support for Google Earth. It has connectivity to the Motion X GPS program for directions in addition to the existing TomTom and Navigon apps. Where To? also adds store hours when provided by a business. I found that many entries had that information.

There's no shortage of these local info apps, and I've always liked Around Me which has some similar capabilities but without the links to nav apps.

I like the improvements in this version of the Where To? app. It is an 11 MB download, works in 10 different languages and requires iOS 3.0 or later. I think it's a worthwhile addition to your basket of travel and information apps. Check the gallery for some screen shots. Where To? is available for US$2.99 from the App Store.

Gallery: Where To?

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10.7: Enable the FTP server

Apple seemingly dropped the FTP Server support in Mac OX Lion. Only the GUI has been removed and the FTP Server can be activated.

You can still enable it with the command line. To start it type the Terminal command:

sudo -s launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist

To stop it:

sudo -s launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist

[crarko adds: So if you need FTP, it's still available. It should easy enough to make an AppleScript to toggle this on and off. I'd probably turn it off while not using it. And of course if you turn on Remote Login (ssh), that will make SFTP available.]

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