Skype 5.3 for Mac Adds HD Video Calling and Full OS X Lion Support
Apple releases Lion Recovery Disk Assistant
Apple Sued Over ‘Fast Booting’ Patent Linked to LG
Apple’s ‘iTunes Replay’ Service Not Coming Soon, and No Netflix Competitor Either
Apple Launches $999 iMac for Educational Institutions
Text-to-speech could be Apple’s next mobile trump card
Google+ for iOS gets iPad, iPod touch and iOS 5 support
Theoretical iPhone 5 cost breakdown puts raw parts at $270
Jailbroken Apple TV plays HTML5 Blackjack, iOS gambling rings can’t be far behind
BlackBerry Colt may be RIM’s first QNX smartphone, will lack BES support out-of-box?
iPad smugglers in China used crossbow and zipline to move wares
Intel issues ‘Ultrabook’ reference specs with sub-$710 BOMs
Apple seen merging iOS, Mac OS X with custom A6 chip in 2012

On Our Radar
Movie—The Help, Final Destination 5, 30 Minutes or Less, Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
DVD—Mars Needs Moms, Paul
Games—No Console Games this week. iSlash (FREE), Sword & Poker 2 ($3.99)
TV—Falling Skies (TNT), Breaking Bad, Iron Man: Armor Adventure

Apple Released iOS5 Beta 5 to Developers
Speech Recognition is there in iOS 5 but not functional yet
Apple Disabling iOS 5 Beta Installs and Developer Accounts Over Sales of Device Slots? [Updated: Old Betas Expiring?]
Apple enables MobileMe to iCloud Migraton to Developers
MobileMe to iCloud Transition Gives You 25GB Storage Until June 30th, 2012
Apple officially killing MobileMe sync for keychains, widgets, accounts, preferences
Verizon joins AT&T on blocking jailbreak-based hotspots
Apple execs: Cheap iPhone only an option as a “category-killer”
Quicktime Player Gains Advance Feature on Lion
Apple Phasing Out Magic Mouse in Favor of Magic Trackpad?
PlayStation Vita will miss Christmas shopping season in U.S., Europe
Blizzard ‘surprised’ over Diablo rage, says piracy isn’t a factor
Unlock Left 4 Dead’s Next Map Early By Play-Testing “Dead Air” [Left 4 Dead]
Top Gamerscore(r) crosses 600,000

Deals Already in Place for Apple to Launch Netflix Competitor?
‘iTunes Replay’ to Allow Movie Redownloads and Streaming?
Is Android About to Get Crushed? [Smartphones]
Spike in mobile malware doubles Android users’ chances of infection
Apple’s reign will soon come to an end, EA founder says
The Fastest Way to Sell Old Gadget Junk? It’s Gotta be eBay’s Instant Sale iPhone App [Apps]
Time Inc. wants all magazines on all tablets except PlayBook
Inkling nabs $17M to bring textbooks to the iPad
Cut the Rope: Experiments swings onto iOS tomorrow
Move over Skype, calling from Gmail now supports 38 languages and cheaper calls
RIM launches three new handsets, Torch 9810, Torch 9860 and Bold 9900, we go hands-on!
UK to finally legalize CD and DVD ripping tomorrow
Fujitsu: tablets will overtake PCs by 2016, iPad is proof
Toshiba’s Qosmio F755 delivers glasses-free 3D August 16th, for $1,699
The ten most-stolen cars of 2010 [Car Crime]
Honda Civic loses Recommended rating from Consumer Reports
Cars.com says Consumer Reports is full of crap on Honda Civic [Blip]
The 3rd Generation MINI to Debut at MINI United 2012
MINI USA Online Coupe Configurator Goes Online
Frankfurt: Lamborghini teases new “super sports car” for Frankfurt
Mercedes-Benz quietly lays to rest V12-powered SL models
Power up your house during blackouts using your electric car

Radio Shack, Target cut iPhone 4 prices
iPhone 5 Update ‘Bigger Than Expected’, Coming to Canada October 1st?
Carriers Currently Testing iPhone 5 in Sealed Boxes?
RBC reiterates September iPhone 5 debut amid rumors of October launch
Skype for iPad Launches in U.S. and Internationally [Pulled]
Hands-on with the Skype iPad app that came and went (and came back again)
Apple releases iCloud.com images
Apple’s Tech Support Is Not As Good As It Used To Be, Study Claims
iPad 2 orders from online Apple Store ship within one day for first time since launch
Verizon to integrate American Express’ mobile payment solution into phones, tablets
Amazon App of the Day
Newest Android Trojan Records All Your Calls [Blip]
Sony PlayStation Vita could launch in October
Samsung will release Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia despite Apple complaint
GameStop brings digital download purchases to stores, thus completing the retail circle
Batman’s All Dolled Up for a Night in Arkham City
Meet the New (Ultimate) Spider-Man
Alan Ball returns for a 5th True Blood season — and answers your vampire sex questions [True Blood]

Apple Brings TV to iCloud With Downloads of Previously-Purchased Episodes
Apple TV Software Update Adds Streaming of Purchased TV Shows, Vimeo Support, and More [Updated]
Apple Launches iCloud.com Beta
Apple Outlines iCloud Storage Pricing
Samsung Delays Australian Launch of Galaxy Tab 10.1 Due to Apple Patent Lawsuit
iPhone 5 Actually Launching in October, Not September?
74% of Verizon iPhone buyers are waiting for Apple’s next model
External Thunderbolt PCI Expansion Chassis and Hub in Development
Apple expected to launch 3 HDTV models by March 2012 – report
Best Buy Releases Insignia TV With Built-In TiVo
Adobe Edge May Become Beginning of the End for Flash [Video]
Amazon tablet seen as a Nook Color rival, not iPad
Google refines search experience for big-fingered tablet owners
New 802.22 Wi-Fi standard has a range of 62 miles
Ford bringing SYNC systems to base trim levels, drops from $395 to $295
Words With Friends Takes On Your Facebook Friends [Words With Friends]
Free-to-Play Games Maker Says Free-to-Play Games ‘Inevitable’ on Xbox 360 [Xbox 360]
Report: Jeremy Clarkson to narrate Forza 4
Diablo 3 will not allow you to play without an Internet connection
Ubisoft says always-on DRM is ‘a success,’ fans are confused
Iwata taking 50% pay cut over 3DS performance