Archive | May 18th, 2010
iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 shows evidence of AT&T Tethering support
Well I’ll be damned. Apple released iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 earlier today and it wasn’t long before developers found the strongest evidence yet that tethering for US based iPhone customers may very well happen sooner than later. Tethering, of course, isn’t new to the iPhone OS and was first introduced back when Apple released […]
Continue reading...Next-Gen iPhone 4G sighting [Spoof]
18. May 2010
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We got a link to this video in our email a few days ago. It’s ridiculous, but funny. Is it ridiculously funny? Probably not, but still good for a nerdy chuckle or two.
Continue reading...Steam for the Mac goes live, Portal already downloaded over 1 million times
18. May 2010
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Steam, the popular video game distribution platform from Valve Corporation, went live on the Mac last Wednesday with over 60 titles. Previously, the service has been exclusive to the PC since it first hit the scene in 2004. As part of the Mac release hoopla, Valve announced that the videogame Portal will be available as […]
Continue reading...Nike + iPod heart rate monitor to launch on June 1
18. May 2010
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A poster in the official Nike+ forums writes that the Nike + iPod heart rate monitor is scheduled to hit store shelves on June 1. Hi everyone, Great news! I have a U.S. launch date for the Nike+ compatible heart rate monitor. It will officially launch on June 1, 2010, although it may reach some […]
Continue reading...Microsoft revamps Hotmail, renames it “Windows Live Hotmail”
18. May 2010
Microsoft announced today some big changes for its free email service, Hotmail. They’re revamping the inbox with better email management, simplified navigation, a ton of social media integration (Linked In, Facebook etc.), improved connectivity across a number of mobile devices and a whole lot more. In conjunction with these momentous changes, Microsoft is also changing the […]
Continue reading...Mobile payment technology for the iPhone is on the horizon
18. May 2010
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DeviceFidelity announced today the availability of a new iPhone case that will enable users to engage in contactless payments such as Visa mobile payments. What this means is we’re not too far off from being able to simply wave our iPhones in front of a compatible payment terminal to complete a purchase. Here’s how the technology […]
Continue reading...FCC ruling opens door to first-run films in individual households
18. May 2010
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This isn’t necessarily Apple related, but interesting nonetheless. The FCC recently approved a request from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) that would give Hollywood studios a waiver when it comes to laws governing “selectable output technology.” In other words, the FCC’s new ruling now gives movie studios the ability to legally turn off […]
Continue reading...Apple upgrades entry level MacBook with faster processor and 10-hour battery life
18. May 2010
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As expected, Apple today refreshed the entry level white MacBook. Still checking in at $999, the new model now comes with a high-performance NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics card, a 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB of RAM, and an impressive 10 hours of battery life. The previous MacBook, which was last refreshed in October […]
Continue reading...Prevalence of H.264 video content in HTML 5 skyrockets 160%
18. May 2010
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The video search site MeFeedia recently released data indicating that the number of online videos encoded in the iPad friendly H.264 format increased by 160% in the 4 months since Apple’s January Pad announcement. In May 2010, 26% of online videos were available for playback in HTML 5 using the H.264 format. Back in January, […]
Continue reading...Tweetie 2 no longer available on iTunes, official “Twitter for iPhone” client imminent
18. May 2010
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Back in April, Loren Brichter’s award winning Twitter client Tweetie was acquired by Twitter. As part of the deal, it was announced Tweetie 2 would eventually be renamed “Twitter for iPhone” and that it would soon become the default mobile Twitter client from Twitter – all for free, mind you. And now it appears that […]
Continue reading...Another suicide at Foxconn, but statistics indicate there isn’t a problem
18. May 2010
Foxconn, the Taiwanese-based company responsible for manufacturing the iPhone and a host of other electronic gadgets, made headlines last summer when an employee jumped to his death after misplacing an iPhone prototype he was tasked with keeping track of. Since then, a number of Foxconn employees have attempted suicide in a similar fashion. Just last […]
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18. May 2010
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