In today’s edition of the worldwide courtroom drama that is Apple versus everybody, the iPhone and iPad maker is going on the offensive in Australia — while suffering a pretty serious setback in Germany. Motorola had sued Apple in Germany for infringement of a patent related to email account synchronization. A judge has ruled in Motorola’s favor for the second time…

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The Asus Eee keyboard computer-in-a-keyboard lets you surf the web from the couch without sticking a PC tower in your home media system. Just fire up the Eee Keyboard, use the wireless HDMI system to connect it to your TV, and use the built-in touchscreen LCD to navigate and you can watch video, read web sites, or do whatever it…

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Ever wish your tablet has an extra screen? Julian at Geeky Gadgets decided that since he likes to watch movies while using his iPad around the house, he wanted to come up with a way to do the same thing on the go — by creating a mount that lets him attach an iPhone to the top of his iPad…

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The Apple TV is a set top box designed to let you play iTunes music, movies, and other content on a television without running cables from a full-blown computer to your TV. The original Apple TV hit the streets in early 2007, and at the time people were already knocking it for only supporting video resolutions up to 720p. Flash…

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Blue makes a nice line of microphones for PC, Mac, and iPhone. I got a chance to check out some of the company’s latest products this week, and there are a few interesting new models in the pipeline. First up is a second generation Blue Mikey for the iPhone and iPod touch. The new model features a 7-angel adjustable design…

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Apple quietly made an announcement today. And by quietly, I mean pretty much every tech news site on the planet dedicated about 2 hours to Apple only coverage this afternoon. Steve Jobs didn’t pull a netbook or an updated tablet out of his magical bag of tricks, but he did make a few interesting announcements. Here are some of the…

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So you may have heard that the next version of the iPhone operating system will allow users to tether their phones to laptops and other computers, thus turning your phone into a sort of portable 3G modem. Sure, you’ll have to pay $20 per month to AT&T for the privilege, and the wireless carrier will make you stick to the…

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Say what you will about the iPad just being an iPod touch with a bigger screen. Elonex has inadvertently found a way to prove that giving an iPhone or iPod touch a bigger screen doesn’t automatically turn it into an iPad. The Elonex iDock XL is basically a large display with a space for docking an iPhone. When the iPhone…

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Apple introduced the next generation operating system for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad today. It won’t be available to the general public until this summer, and iPad users won’t get the update until this fall. But the company launched a developer preview today, which makes sense since it will give developers time to create new apps or update existing…

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OK, so the iPad is out and it’s getting pretty positive review all around. But while the screen is great, the on-screen keyboard is decent, and the overall app ecosystem is growing fast, the thing still can’t run two programs at once (unless one of those apps is part of the operating system like the browser or music player). And…

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One of the main differences between Apple’s iPhone OS and Google’s Android operating system (you know, aside from the fact that Apple had a mobile OS first), is that Apple’s OS is locked down tight. Apple has a lot of control over the user experience, and you can’t easily install third party apps unless Apple has taken a look at…

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The Federal Communications Commission wants to know what kind of internet speed you’re getting. Is it close to the speeds your ISP advertises? Are download and upload speeds different in different parts of the country? The agency has a web-based speed test at Broadband.gov. But you’ll need to install Java and enter your home address to use that app. Or…

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