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Apple Promises A Crack Down On Those Who Manipulate App Store Rankings

It took one allegation of download bots on a message board, very little in the way of actual confessions, and a whole lot of murmurs, but Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is showing that it will respond swiftly if anyone starts messing with its App Store. But further investigation into the practices reveals that it may be hard to pin down who, exactly, is to blame for the practice when it does take place.

Feature: Can porn be copyrighted? One file-sharing defendant says no

The strange case of Hard Drive Productions versus “anyone that the video company’s lawyers suspect of illegally downloading its pornographic movies” has taken a new and interesting twist. One of the nearly 1,500 “Does” bei…

Hands On: Chrome Beta for Android — the Platform’s Best New Browser

The Chrome Beta for Android is now live — and it’s quite an improvement over Android’s generic browser app thanks to a unique syncing feature. Gadget lab provides a hands-on, first-look analysis of Google new mobile browser.

High-res UI elements in OS X 10.7.3 renew buzz about "retina" display MacBooks

There’s renewed buzz about support for “retina” displays on Apple’s portable Macs thanks to higher-resolution cursor images showing up in Mac OS X 10.7.3. Noticed by a handful of Mac developers, there are new UI images for things…

McClatchy Beats Earnings Predictions, Touts Digital Investments

McClatchy (NYSE: MNI) Company’s fourth quarter operating earnings beat analysts’ predictions, while the newspaper chain also reported an overall boost from investments in online properties like Cars.com and Apartments.com.

Hasbro reinvents Lazer Tag for the smartphone generation, lets you live out your Doom-fueled fantasies

Xappr and appBlaster are fine weaponizers for your smartphone, provided you don’t care to share your violent tendencies with your friends. Thankfully, Hasbro is bridging the gap between new-school AR shooter and that teenage classic — laser tag. The …

Chrome Web Browser Finally Comes to Android Phones, Tablets

Google launched a beta version of Chrome for Android smartphones and tablets Tuesday, delivering a mobile version of the popular desktop web browser after a very long wait. Indeed, both Android and Chrome launched more than three years ago, and users have demanded unification ever since.