it's Tuesday August second 2011 I'm
Wilson tag on cnet com and it's time to
get loaded Apple launched iCloud for
developers to test the new site confirms
that Apple will be supporting web apps
for its new iCloud service iCloud com
features new web apps for mail calendar
contacts Find My iPhone and I work
document storage unfortunately I just
did not make the cut in addition to the
iCloud com site apple also revealed
pricing for additional storage iCloud
currently offers 5 gigabytes of free
space but users will be able to purchase
10 gigs for twenty dollars a year 20
gigs for forty dollars a year and 50
gigs for a hundred dollars a year in
more apple news the company has released
a new software update to its apple TV
streaming box the 100-dollar box can now
stream purchase TV shows on demand from
Apple servers and even make purchases of
video content instead of just rentals as
part of the rollout iTunes will now be
able to download purchase TV episodes
even if you've deleted them finally
Apple TV also gets Vimeo support on top
of YouTube Netflix and Flickr skype
released and then removed its new iPad
app from the App Store saying that the
app was prematurely released the company
apologizes for the inconvenience but
wants to ensure the best skype
experience it says the program will
reportedly allow audio and video calls
over both 3g and Wi-Fi networks skype
says it will re-release the software
soon in more tablet news HP has released
a new software update to its newly
released touch pad tablet the update is
meant to address some of the criticisms
of the product the free software update
improves stability fixes bugs and
improves performance in addition the
company dropped the price of the touch
pad for a limited time the 16 gigabyte
and 32 gigabyte versions now cost to
four hundred and forty nine dollars and
five hundred forty nine dollars
respectively after an instant rebate
microsoft has ceased publishing the
estimated locations of millions of
mobile and Wi-Fi connected devices after
a cnet article highlighted privacy
concerns live com geolocation service
database stored macc addresses which are
unique and tied to individual devices
while microsoft says that the
geolocation database could not be used
to track individual devices
attract an HTC mobile phone in one
location to another Microsoft and Nokia
have announced a joint party on august
seventeenth where the companies are
expected to unveil the fruits of their
partnership the press is expecting to
see new Nokia phones featuring the
windows phone operating system the
company's promised an evening to
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