Archive | July 21st, 2009
Journalist leaves the iPod for a Sandisk player, quickly returns
Christopher Null of Yahoo! recently decided to give another MP3 player a try after his 4th Gen iPod went kaput. He subsequently replaced his trusty ole’ iPod with a Sandisk Fuze, but it wasn’t too long before he began to miss the comfort and usability of the iPod/iTunes combo. He eventually dropped the Fuze and […]
Continue reading...Author of ‘Windows File Copy Dialogue’ hits the road [Funny Photo]
21. July 2009
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In case you missed this, this xkcd comic is actually pretty funny. via xkcd
Continue reading...Apple destroys earnings estimates, sells 5.2 million iPhones and 2.6 million Macs
21. July 2009
Apple today reported its earnings from its third fiscal quarter and reported earnings of $1.35 a share on revenue $8.34 billion. Last year during the same quarter, Apple reported earnings of $1.19 a share on revenue of $7.46 billion. Apple’s solid earnings report utterly destroyed analyst estimates, which anticipated earnings of $1.17 a share on […]
Continue reading...Public Radio on the iPhone gets an upgrade
21. July 2009
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ArsTechnica writes of one place where public radio is actually thriving – on the iPhone. Public radio’s existing iPhone app was already cool—it allowed listeners to hear public radio stations from across the country on their phones, live. But the new version of the Public Radio Player, released this weekend, adds an incredible new set […]
Continue reading...Duke makes old and historic TV commercials available for free download on iTunes U
21. July 2009
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Duke University is digitizing and adding an impressive number of old and historic TV commercials to its page on iTunes U. The collection of historic commercials can be found on Duke’s “AdViews” section, and according to the University, are being made “available for use in research, teaching, and private study.” The AdViews archive currently has […]
Continue reading...Foxconn employee commits suicide over missing iPhone prototype
21. July 2009
In a sad news story from the Far East, a Foxconn employee in China has reportedly committed suicide after a 4th generation iPhone prototype he was responsible for went missing. Foxconn is the Taiwanese based company that manufacturers a number of Apple’s most successful products, in addition to a number of other devices like the […]
Continue reading...What Verizon’s planned proprietary app store tells us about the iPhone switching carriers
21. July 2009
Last week, Verizon announced plans to leverage its position as the top US carrier and enter the online app business by building a Verizon app store for mobile phones. It’s even holding a Verizon Developer Community Conference later this month to promote its new endeavor. But Verizon has been on the receiving end of a […]
Continue reading...Apple already manufacturing new iPod Touch with Camera and Microphone
21. July 2009
Citing a “well-connected source”, Wired is reporting that the next iPod Touch will contain both a camera and a microphone, and that the device has already entered the production phase in China. Reports that the next iPod Touch model would receive a camera similar to the iPhone 3GS have been making the rounds for a […]
Continue reading...How a hacker used Hotmail to hack into Twitter
21. July 2009
Last week, it came to light that a large number of sensitive and internal Twitter documents had been compromised and sent to the tech news site TechCrunch. Over the course of a few days, TechCrunch selectively published a decent amount of moderately interesting information. But even more interesting than the content of the stolen information […]
Continue reading...RIM to release Mac desktop client for Blackberry devices
21. July 2009
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In what should come as welcome news for all Mac users currently using BlackBerry devices, RIM announced today that they were finally coming out with a desktop app for the Mac that will allow users to mange the content of their BlackBerrys with ease. According to The Official BlackBerry Blog, the app will be available […]
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21. July 2009
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