ICANN’s Board of Directorshas recently announcedthe approval of one of the biggest changes ever to the domain naming system for websites: making it possible for Internet users to create their own extensions. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has approved the expansion of the range of addresses available, which will allow companies and organizations to turn their own brands into Internet domain extensions or to create broad generic strings such as ....

In a decision that many will see as long coming, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)has approvedthe .XXX top-level domain (TLD). Not surprisingly, the .XXX TLD is a sore spot in the world of domain names, but one that seems to have been finally laid mostly to rest. In the final vote there were two recusals and an abstention, showing the strain around the .XXX issue. One member of the board of the ICANN called the vote a “lose-lose” situation....

It’s not always easy to catch our attention here at TNW. We see a lot of pitches, we use a lot of products. If you want to get our eye, you need to impress.iChair impresses. iChair is a protection system for your original iPad or any iPhone. It’s a two-piece design that cradles your device and should prove to leave it well protected, too. Instead of just wrapping your device, the iChair for iPad has two kickstands on the back that can adjust to just about any position you’d ever need....

Having filed a complaint against Appleshortly after the Cupertino-based company had announced its new cloud-based service in June, iCloud Communications has moved to dismiss its lawsuit in the District Court of Arizona and has reportedly moved to change its name. On September 1, the company filed a motion for voluntary dismissal with prejudice, meaning that the complaint cannot be refiled once approved by a judge in the district. According to reports, the company hasn’t even attempted to seek reimbursement for legal fees....

Apple’s iCloud, which it will announce at the WWDC next week, may cost $25 a year after a free period at launch,the LA Times reports. It also claims that 70% of revenue from iCloud will go to record labels, 12% to music publishers, and 18% for Apple. While we don’t know how far the scope of the iCloud product will extend, Apple’s implication in its press release that called iCloud a ‘cloud services’ product is that it extends beyond just music....