The top gadgets at Macworld | iWorld 2012

The top gadgets at Macworld | iWorld 2012 -

Macworld | iWorld had some fantastic products. Ignoring anything that wasn’t actually shipping, since so many products never actually make it to market or do make it, but years behind schedule (Nighthawk anyone?), here are my top picks from the show ...

(Via TheAppleBlog.)

Expo Notes: iFlashDrive USB drive works on both iPad and Mac

Expo Notes: iFlashDrive USB drive works on both iPad and Mac - The iFlashDrive has a USB connector on one end that, when attached to a Mac or PC, acts like any other thumb drive. On the other end of the iFlashDrive is a dock connector that you attach directly into an iOS device.

(Via Macworld.)

Bang & Olufsen to debut (slightly) more affordable gadgets

Bang & Olufsen to debut (slightly) more affordable gadgets - The luxury consumer-electronics maker will soon release the Beolit 12 speaker for iPhones, the first product from its B&O Play sub-brand.

(Via CNET News.com.)

Will Apple put Siri in everything?

Will Apple put Siri in everything? -

Apple has wisely chosen to patent its voice assistant Siri, and the Patently Apple blog did what it does best: dug up the patent and dissected it.

The patent is long, detailed and goes into a lot of depth about how Siri works and could work, including as a personalized recommendation service for online shopping, as a travel booking service, and as part of a car navigation system or the car’s entertainment system. Clearly Apple would want to cover its bases when it comes to Siri and its potential future uses. But it doesn’t mean Apple is currently working on any of this. Still, it’s always interesting to get a look at what a secretive company is at least pondering.

(Via TheAppleBlog.)

Verizon reports $2B loss amid pension costs, iPhone subsidy

Verizon reports $2B loss amid pension costs, iPhone subsidy - Verizon reported a $2.02 billion fourth-quarter loss, mostly due to one-time charges of $3.4 billion for severance, pension and benefits, as well as increased subsidy costs for iPhone sales.

(Via Macworld.)

London to get more spectrum, Tube Wi-Fi for Olympics

London to get more spectrum, Tube Wi-Fi for Olympics - Two organizations are working to brace London's mobile data networks for the expected impact of the summer Olympics this year. Regulator Ofcom has planned to increase the amount of available wireless spectrum for 3G in the city. Among the efforts, it plans to borrow airwave access from government bodies like the Ministry of Defence, to exploit unlicensed bands, and to use frequencies going up for auction but which won't be used until 2013 ...

(Via MacNN | The Macintosh News Network.)

Intego publishes a 2011 Mac security overview

Intego publishes a 2011 Mac security overview - Following F-Secure's malware analysis for 2011, security company Intego releases its own security report for OS X.

(Via CNET News.com.)