iBooks Author fine print EULA causes stir

AuthoriBooks Author, Apple’s new app that allows you to create your own interactive e-books, recently introduced to you here at CanoeTech, has generated many oohs and ahhs, but it’s the End User License Agreement (EULA) that seems to have caused quite a stir.

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Steve Jobs spirit lives on in iBooks 2 for iPad

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Jobs transformed the way we consume music, watch movies and use our phone, so why not the way we read textbooks? Although Jobs, is no longer with us, he certainly had at least “one more thing” cooking before his passing. Jobs was always big on education and using technology to enhance learning.  The reference in his biography where it said that he believed that the textbook publishing industry was an “$8 billion a year that was ripe for digital destruction,” was certainly a clue.

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Sites offline as Internet goes on Strike

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A number of sites across the web have either gone dark, blacked out or have definitive messages emblazoned across their home pages today, January 18, 2012, as the protest against the controversial proposed US legislation – SOPA (Stop On-line Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) escalates.

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HzO shows off waterproof iPhone at CES 2012 in Vegas

HZOWaterHave you ever dropped your iPhone or any other electronic gadget for that matter into the toilet? Chances are that when it dried out it probably didn’t work or likely not function the way it should.  And even if you are using a protective shield or case, water is a determined beast. It will eventually find its way to penetrate down through to the guts of your device and play havoc on its electronics.

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Vendors jumping the gun on CES 2012 announcements

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The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Vegas every January is usually the place where new products are announced and unveiled to the general public. Often, final details of new products are kept under wrap, to build suspense until the show actually begins where they are then rolled out with a bang hoping for an ooh-aah response. However, with the number of press releases hitting my inbox in advance of CES 2012 with very few embargoed until after Jan 10th, I wonder if this trend is really reversing.

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Apple iPad survives 100,000 foot fall

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I guess some companies will go to any lengths to show the world how durable their products really are. G-Form is one of them, having in the past, taken an Apple iPad wrapped in their Extreme Edge case, tossed from a speeding car, launched from an extreme slingshot and used as part of a game of Frisbee.

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LG unveiling world’s largest OLED TV (55″) at CES 2012

All eyes will be on LG Electronics, sort of speak at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show  (CES) in Las Vegas as they are planning to unveil the world’s largest OLED TV, measuring a whopping 55 inches and at the same time a mere 4mm thin and weigh 7.5KG.

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Win! Digiarty WinX DVD software (Mac or PC)

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There are still a few days left in 2011 and while we’re all working, we’re still in holiday giveaway mode. This time, CanoeTech blog is partnering with Digiarty Software Inc., to offer our readers a chance to win a copy of either WinX DVD Copy Pro for Windows ($49.95) or WinX DVD Ripper for Mac ($45.95). We have 10 licenses of each of these award winning software titles to give away!

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Free iTunes 5-song festive holiday pack

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After buying all your holiday gifts, isn’t it nice to know you can actually get something for free? Now there is always the old adage of you get what you pay for, but here, this is certainly not the case.

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Texting and Tweeting with Twittens

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We can’t seem to keep out hands off our smartphones, but it’s no surprise that it’s tough to answer a call, let alone text and tweet when a slim tuft of leather, wool or polyester stands between your fingers and your touchscreen.

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