Apple seeks quick bans on eight Samsung phones

Apple Inc is seeking speedy bans on the sale of eight Samsung phones, moving swiftly to translate its resounding court victory over its rival into a tangible business benefit.
The world's most valuable company wasted no time in identifying its targets on Monday: eight older-model smartphones, including the Galaxy S2 and Droid Charge. While Apple's lawsuit encompassed 28 devices, many of those accused products are no longer widely available in the world's largest mobile market.

Although Samsung's flagship Galaxy S III phone was not included in the trial, the jury validated Apple's patents on features and design elements that the U.S. company could then try to wield against that device. Apple may not have to seek a new trial over the S III, but can include it in a "contempt proceeding" that moves much faster, according to legal experts.

New iPad Mini to Debut in October, After Latest Apple iPhone‘s September Bow

Apple’s next generation iPhone and its so-called “iPad mini” will debut at two separate events this fall, rather than a single one as has been widely speculated, according to several sources.

First comes the latest iteration of the tech giant’s hugely popular smartphone, which will be unveiled at an as yet unannounced event on September 12.

Only after the next-generation iPhone is out the door and on sale will Apple announce the smaller iPad it’s been working on. That device, which is expected to have a display of less than eight inches, will be uncrated at a second special event, which sources said is currently scheduled for October.

Some have already speculated that Apple would likely separate these two iOS device announcements, particularly since both are likely to be blockbuster events.

Daring Fireball’s John Gruber recently posited that reports suggesting Apple would debut the new iPhone and iPad mini at a single event were off-base.

His theory: The iPhone is Apple’s marquee device and the marketing savvy company would never unveil it alongside a second product that might dilute the attention it will certainly command.

Amazon Glacier – The Most Affordable Online Backup Service Ever!

Price Comparison
Amazon Glacier vs Amazon S3 (1 file = 10 MB)
Amazon Glacier is a new online backup service where you can store your files for as little as 1¢ per GB per month. This is the cheapest storage plan offered by any cloud storage vendor even and Amazon promises 99.999999999% durability which, in plain English, is like a guarantee that your files will always stay safe in their data centers. 

Let’s take an example. If your hard drive has 100 GB of data – videos, photos, and other important files – that you would like to preserve forever, you can transfer all these files to Amazon Glacier and the annual bill would just be a little over $10. Amazon S3 would cost $150+ for the same storage space.
How do I use Amazon Glacier?
Amazon Glacier went live today and though the service is available for both consumers and businesses, there are still no software programs (or GUI based apps) available that can help you transfer the local files to the Amazon cloud.
The wait may not be long though and at least one developer, Cloud Gates, has already confirmed that they are adding support for Glacier this week itself.