SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – From star-gazing iPad applications to crystal-encrusted iPhone cases, a universe of products spun off of Apple gadgets flourished at Macworld Expo despite the absence of the sun around which they revolve. Attendance was on track to hit 25,000 by the time the annual gathering of Apple faithful ends on Saturday. The [...]

San Francisco, CA, MacWorld Booth # 342 (PRNewswire) – Ortery Technologies announced that their full line of computer-controlled PhotoCapture 360 turntables (PhotoCapture 360, 360M, 360L and 360XL) and several Photosimile studios (Photosimile 50, 100, 200, 300 and 400), are now compatible with computers running Mac OS X 10.5 and higher, Intel only. This gives Mac [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (PRNewswire) – MacWorld, Booth # 342 – Demand for 360-degree and 3D (hemi-spherical and spherical) product imaging has grown over the past few years. In addition to industrial applications for quality control and product development, online retailers are increasingly offering dynamic images to better communicate product value. Building upon their PhotoCapture 360 series [...]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The nation’s largest cable TV company, Comcast Corp., took control of NBC Universal after the government shackled its behavior in the coming years to protect online video services such as Netflix and Hulu. The deal closed shortly before midnight EST on Friday. The takeover gave the cable-hookup company 51 percent control [...]

MANILA, Philippines – On Thursday, Sony Corp. announced the future release of a new portable gaming device. Calling it the Next Generation Portable, or NGP, for short, the PSP look-alike is boasting that its the  first-ever 3G-enabled gaming device. Other things to keep you interested? The user interface is purportedly very similar to the iPhone [...]