Archive | April 5th, 2011
Stephen Colbert temporarily excited about his iPad 2, wants an iPad 3
This isn’t the funniest we’ve seen of Colbert, but it’s still worth a showing. In the clip below the typically hilarious Colbert decides that he’s done talking about all the problems in the world and instead wants to focus on happy things, you know, like his brand new iPad 2 with a smartcover. The Colbert […]
Continue reading...Apple to unveil revamped Final Cut Pro on April 12 at FCP User Group SuperMeet
5. April 2011
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The ProVideoCoallition reports that Apple will unveil its highly anticipated update to Final Cut Pro at the the Final Cut Pro User Group SuperMeet, scheduled to kick off on April 12. This jives with previous rumors we’ve heard about a Final Cut Pro announcement coming sometime in early April. Philip Bloom just confirmed with me […]
Continue reading...Verizon iPhone owners experience fewer dropped calls; slightly more satisfied as well
5. April 2011
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A new ChangeWave survey released today shows that iPhone 4 customers on AT&T are more than twice as likely to experience a dropped call than iPhone 4 customers on Verizon. Over the course of 90 days, 4.8% of AT&T iPhone 4 owners reported experiencing a dropped call compared to 1.8% of Verizon owners. “Verizon is […]
Continue reading...Apple puts up “Songs for Japan” section on iTunes to help relief efforts
5. April 2011
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This is two weeks old but worth mentioning. In light of the earthquake and tsunami disasters that hit Japan three weeks ago, Apple recently put up a special “Songs for Japan” section on iTunes featuring 38 songs from big artists such as Elton John, Shakira, Enjya, Norah Jones, Queen, and Bruno Mars. The songs can only be […]
Continue reading...In bait and switch, Google throws the hammer down on handset manufacturers ability to tweak Android
5. April 2011
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Google ostensibly delivered Android to save the masses from a world where one company, Apple, was able to dictate how phones were supposed to look and operate. The result has been a smorgasbord of Android handsets with custom UIs and all sorts of wonky tweaks. But that party is coming to and. Google recently reached […]
Continue reading...Apple accepts TrapCall app after 201 day review
5. April 2011
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After what might very well be the longest delay between an app submission and its appearance on iTunes, Apple last week finally approved the TrapCall app by Tel Tech Systems after an astounding 201 days in review. TrapCall is a nifty little utility app for the iPhone that lets users unmask phone numbers that initially […]
Continue reading...Jailbreak advertising goes mainstream as Toyota ads hit Cydia app store
5. April 2011
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And so the jailbreak community appears stronger than ever now that hackers recently released an untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3.1, Apple’s latest firmware update. Curious jailbreakers should note that the hack works on most iOS devices but not the iPad 2 as that “requires a bootrom or iBoot-level exploit to install, and the iPad2 is […]
Continue reading...Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci resigns amidst struggles to compete with Apple
5. April 2011
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The affect of the iPhone and iPad on the technological landscape has been momentous. Apple single handedly ushered in a wave of new and more advanced smartphone devices with the release of the iPhone. And with the release of the iPad last year, Apple, once again, single handedly resurrected a tablet market that had previously been […]
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5. April 2011
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