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Two app-tracking sites each estimate that the Mac App Store has reached that figure, though Apple has declined to confirm it.

Apple’s Mac App Store now contains more than 10,000 applications, according to two different third-party estimates.

French outlet MacGeneration today posted its estimate of the tally based on its own data. Macrumors later pointed to its Appshopper site that pulls App Store data and currently lists the store’s total at 10,334 apps.

Apple launched the store on January 6, 2011, as a means of distributing ...

This is how a search company can steal the productivity business: By storing work, not helping users edit it.

Google’s hard drive in the sky, Google Drive, is a big threat to other cloud storage products likeDropbox and Box. But it’s also a stab straight at the heart of Microsoft’s mainstream business software, Microsoft Office.

While Google’s productivity application suites, Docs (now incorporated into Drive) and Apps (for businesses), have been making some headway into Microsoft Office‘s territory, the important battlefield is ...

Google Drive’s terms of service do indeed allow you to own your own files, but grant the company a license to do as it wants with your uploaded content.

Within hours of Google launching its new online storage service, the terms and service have come under heavy fire by the wider community for how it handles users’ copyright and intellectual property rights.

After Dropbox and Microsoft’s SkyDrive — the two most popular online storage services on the web — Google was late ...

CISPA may have cleared the U.S. House of Representatives, but the fight isn’t over.

It’s shifted to the U.S. Senate. Here’s CNET’s FAQ on what you need to know about this particularly controversial Internet bill.

It took a debate that stretched to nearly seven hours, and votes on over a dozen amendments, but the U.S. House of Representatives finally approved the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act on April 26.

Passions flared on both sides before the final vote on CISPA, which cleared the ...

DoubleTwist is a two-part application that can allow your iTunes (Windows | Mac) library to journey into Android land (and back) with ease. One part of the application, including a media player for your convenience, runs on your Android device. The other runs on your computer and automatically locates your iTunes library and populates its own list for syncing. Read on to find out how to set this up.

These instructions will cover the Windows setup.

Step 1: Download DoubleTwist for Windows and DoubleTwist ...

Thousands of internet sites are taking part in a “blackout” protest against anti-piracy laws being discussed by US lawmakers.

The Wikipedia encyclopedia and blogging service WordPress are among the highest profile pages to remove material.

Google is showing solidarity by placing a black box over its logo when US-based users visit its site.

The Motion Picture Association of America has branded the action as “irresponsible” and a “stunt”.

Visitors to Wikipedia’s English-language site are greeted by a dark page with white text that ...

Asus could unveil a 7-inch version of its 10-inch Transformer Prime at next week’s CES.

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Asus may pull the curtain back to reveal a new 7-inch Android tablet next week at CES, but just which one remains a mystery.

Leaking a few details and a possible image of the prospective tablet, Italian tech news site. Notebook Italia (English translation) said that Asus plans to unveil a $299 7-inch tablet.

Dubbed the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Mini 7, the new tablet would follow the company’s recently launched 10-inch Transformer ...

Apple’s iPad 2 lineup.

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The rumored expansion of iPad models this year may reduce the price of entry for owning an Apple tablet, if a new report is to be believed.

Despite having its report on Apple planning to triple its iPad lineup this year firmly rebuffed by many onlookers, Taiwan-based tech site DigiTimes today reiterated that assessment, also claiming that the change could bring big price cuts at the low end.

In a research report issued earlier today, the site once again asserted that Apple plans to ...

One thing was made abundantly clear when Apple opened up its Grand Central store for the first time today: those early enthusiasts care more about the Apple experience than the products.

The Grand Central store opening garnered the kind of buzz typically reserved for a new product launch. Hundreds of Apple fanboys waited in line, which stretched into the tunnels of the station, all for a glimpse at a retail outlet. As with any product launch, the first wave of customers ...

Does adding a “2″ to one of the most popular titles in the App Store make it better? Much like the iPad 2 itself, Infinity Blade II is a refinement and an improvement on its predecessor. As a result, it’s better. Does that make Infinity Blade II a must-have game? Most definitely, especially for its $6.99 price. Is it revolutionary? Well, not
Epic and Chair Entertainment’s follow-up to last year’s Infinity Blade has garnered as much ...