Archive | August 11th, 2009
Report: Latest Snow Leopard build certified “Golden Master”
The latest build of Snow Leopard seeded to developers, rumored to be build 10A432, is reportedly the “Golden Master”, meaning that this is the final copy developers will get their hands on before the new OS becomes available to the public sometime this September. When Snow Leopard finally hits stores, single use discs will retail […]
Continue reading...Phil Schiller emails Steven Frank regarding his iPhone boycott
11. August 2009
Steven Frank is a well-known Mac programmer who along with TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington created quite a stir a week or so ago when they announced, separately, that they were giving up their iPhone’s as part of a moral protest against Apple’s draconian app store policies. Now comes word that Phil Schiller has reached out […]
Continue reading...Wanna see some Zune HD boxing?
11. August 2009
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Well here ya go, courtesy of Gizmodo.
Continue reading...DVD Jon issued subpeona in Apple iPod anti-trust case
11. August 2009
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DVD Jon, a.k.a Jon Lech Johansen, is essentially a DRM slayer. If he had his own 80’s sitcom, the intro might go something like this – “If you have a file, and it has DRM, and no one else can help you, then maybe you can hire.. DVD Jon.” And now cue The A-Team music. […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs on the birth of the iPhone
11. August 2009
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Steve Jobs on how the idea of the iPhone came to be. “We all had cellphones. We just hated them, they were so awful to use. The software was terrible. The hardware wasn’t very good. We talked to our friends, and they all hated their cellphones too. Everybody seemed to hate their phones. And we […]
Continue reading...Leaked screenshots of iTunes 9?
11. August 2009
Here are some supposed screenshots of iTunes 9 posted by Tobias Bischoff. Note the Last.Fm integration in the sidebar along with the “Social” category under the Playlist heading.
Continue reading...Calacanis – a fake nerd, or simply out of touch?
11. August 2009
It’s been said that success can often be a hindrance for stand-up comics because once the money and fame start rolling in, they aren’t able to interact with society in the same way they used to, and they begin to lose a source of experiences they once relied on for their material. That same principle may help explain […]
Continue reading...Apple working on social media application for iTunes?
11. August 2009
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Hot on the heels of a news report that iTunes 9 will support Blu-Ray and include Twitter and other types of social media integration comes news from Boy Genius Report that Apple might be working on a completely new social media application that would “consolidate all your social networking services.” According to the report, iTunes […]
Continue reading...Surfing with an iPhone in hand [Video]
11. August 2009
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Pro surfer Sterling Spencer was recently hanging out in the water in Mexico when a wave came barreling down hard in his direction. True to form, he filmed himself surfing it with his iPhone. Forget dropping an iPhone into a pool, this is the real deal! Look Mom! I’m filming myself surfing, with a camera […]
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11. August 2009
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