
Mark Fiore won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning last week but that doesn’t mean Apple will allow his NewToons app to be sold through the App Store.

This one falls under, “where there’s a need, there’s a way”, it just may not be what you had in mind.

Grammata will open an online ebookstore and sell Spring’s Alex eReader in Spain starting July 2010. Grammata expects to offer 15,000 to 45,000 Spanish language eBooks for sale as well as selected copyright-free classics at no cost through its online store.

While Google rushes to release new versions of Android, most devices are still running older versions. Many devices require a firmware upgrade before they can use newer versions of the OS.

Take two HD plasma displays, frame them like windows, add some software, and you’ve got a new look for that old, blank wall. There’s a 2-minute video showing you how it all works.

You can’t yet buy iPads outside the U.S. But now Israel has blocked the import of iPads purchased outside the country. If you take your new iPad to Israel, authorities may confiscate it.

Editor-at-Large James Booth has been a fan of the SOCOM franchise ever since he saw a commercial featuring US Navy SEALS playing against gamers online, and smoking them. SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 brings the familiar squad-level shooter action back to the PSP, along with the ad hoc and Internet multiplayer of its predecessors, while adding co-op play and custom missions. Does Fireteam Bravo’s three-peat repeat the success of its siblings, or does it fall flat?
Read this Computing Unplugged article.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FIRA) is holding brokerage firm DA Davidson liable for failure to protect data from hackers. FIRA cited a number of issues with security in levying the fine.

Rodney Reed Caverly, a Bank of America employee, installed malware on as many as 100 ATMs enabling him to withdraw cash without leaving a record of the transaction.

Toffa is re-releasing the GooSync free subscription beginning Wednesday, April 14, 2010. GooSync allows you to synchronize your Google contacts and calendar with multiple devices.