Archive | March, 2009
Skype officially coming to the iPhone this Tuesday
CNET reports: Months after teasing us at CES with an announcement of Skype’s native VoIP client for the iPhone, the free Skype for iPhone will finally be available to download from the iTunes App Store sometime on Tuesday… In terms of navigation, Skype’s VoIP app for iPhone looks more like your traditional iPhone app than […]
Continue reading...Microsoft’s latest commercial misses the point
29. March 2009
Microsoft’s latest commercial has been getting a lot of buzz over the past few days, but lost in the discussion is whether or not the ad is even effective in the first place. I, for one, thought the ad was pretty entertaining, but feel that it ultimately failed to adequately address the actual reasons people […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Palm Pre looking at April 30th release date with $299 pricetag
28. March 2009
Take this one with a grain of salt, but a guy named Jim Van has apparently gotten his hands on a Palm Pre for testing purposes, and he recently tweeted some of his initial impressions which included, “Battery’s going strong after 8 hours of mixed use” and “Pre seems 2 work so well w/ Facebook. Can’t seem […]
Continue reading...Convertbot for the iPhone looks super slick [Video]
27. March 2009
Check out this video demo of a new iPhone converter app which allows you to convert length, weight and a slew of other variables into other units. The app can also convert currency. The UI looks extremely polished, and has a number of interface options which highlight just how closely the developer paid attention to […]
Continue reading...Apple is all up in Microsoft’s head as Microsoft takes jab at Apple pricing in new commercial
27. March 2009
In Microsoft’s latest commercial, a girl goes looking for a 17inch laptop priced under $1000. If she can find one that meets her criteria, Microsoft foots the bill. At one point in the commercial, the girl goes into an Apple Store only to come out and say that the only sub-$1000 laptop for sale had […]
Continue reading...Thursday Evening Link Roundup
26. March 2009
Palm Pre not going to be sold at Best Buy? – PreCentral (Palm is bleeding money, and they desperately need the Pre to be a runaway hit. Palm should do everything it can to get it into as many retail locations as possible, Sprint be damned!) John Carmack on porting Wolfenstein over to the iPhone […]
Continue reading...BlackBerry App Store expected to launch on April 1
26. March 2009
Unless its some sort of lame April Fools joke, BusinessWeek is reporting that RIM’s attempt at an app store will go “live” on April 1. On Apr. 1, Mike Lazaridis, co-CEO of Research in Motion, is expected to take the stage at the wireless industry’s annual trade show in Las Vegas and open the virtual […]
Continue reading...Apple officially announces WWDC dates: June 8-12
26. March 2009
Apple today officially announced that this years Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will take place from June 8 to June 12. If you purchase tickets for the conference before April 24, it’ll cost you $1295.00. Afterwards, the price goes up by $300. As Apple likes to advertise, last years event sold out, so get em’ while […]
Continue reading...Is this an example of too *much* technology?
26. March 2009
From a BusinessWeek article discussing some of the innovative OS features of the Palm Pre: So Palm set out to create software that would require no synching with a PC, and that would solve problems only a phone in your pocket could solve. For example, because the devices would combine access to GPS, online maps, […]
Continue reading...Tiered pricing on iTunes to hit on April 7
26. March 2009
Well, we all knew it was coming sooner or later. The LA Times is reporting that the tiered pricing system for iTunes, which was announced earlier this year at Macworld, will go into effect on April 7. Under the tiered pricing system, record labels will be able to sell tracks for as low as 69 […]
Continue reading...It’s Official: Apple inks iPhone deal with China Unicom
25. March 2009
The iPhone is finally coming to China. China Unicom on Wednesday confirmed that they have signed a deal with Apple to officially bring the iPhone to China starting on May 17th. China Unicom has over 150 million phone subscribers, and is the second largest mobile provider in China, coming in behind China Mobile which has […]
Continue reading...“Woz goes Wild” – Monkey see Monkey do
25. March 2009
Oh man, you gotta check out these pics of Woz dancing, accompanied by look-alike photos from the animal kingdom. Here’s a taste of what you’re in for. You can take a look at the entire, and eerily accurate, collection of pictures over here. It’s definitely worth checking out!
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30. March 2009
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