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Daily Show riffs on Pull My Finger v. iFart Mobile court case [Video]
In case you missed it, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart riffed on the pending lawsuit between Eric Stratton (the developer of the Pull My Finger iPhone app) and Joel Comm, one of the guys behind the immensely popular iFart Mobile app. Stratton claims that iFart Mobile ripped off his idea and illegally misappropriated the […]
Continue reading...Apple’s 1987 promo video for “Knowledge Navigator”
20. July 2009
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Below is an Apple produced film from 1987 which takes a look at what the personal computer of the future might look like. The software here is called “Knowledge Navigator.” While some of the features are a bit silly, the video does showcase some technologies that are pretty similar to features available today, such as […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs on the meaning and importance of Computers [Video]
18. July 2009
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This is an old but timeless clip of a young Steve Jobs, who was then the CEO of NeXT, talking about how computing is a “bicycle for our minds.”
Continue reading...An Apple Remote vs. a Microsoft Remote
16. July 2009
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Pictured below – An Apple Remote and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote. Marco Ament writes of the obvious differences in design and function between the two: The Microsoft remote uses two AA batteries that need to be replaced about every 6 months. The Apple remote uses a single CR2032 that has never needed to […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs shows up at a Coldplay concert
16. July 2009
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Move over Bono, Coldplay is where it’s at now – at least if you’re Steve Jobs. Jobs was spotted earlier this week at a Coldplay concert, marking the first time he’s been seen in public since undergoing a liver transplant a few months ago. Here’s the scoop. Two days ago, we came across the following […]
Continue reading...Is Sacha Baron Cohen, a.k.a Bruno and Borat, a secret Apple fan?
12. July 2009
I happened to catch Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest movie, Bruno, this past weekend and have to say that it was absolutely hilarious. Never before have I seen a crowd get so amped up and into a movie, and in the end, it was vastly superior to Borat. But through watching both Borat and Bruno, one […]
Continue reading...Funny iPhone commercial parody [Video]
10. July 2009
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Check out this pretty funny parody of an iPhone commercial. It starts out great, but kind of loses its momentum as it progresses. It’s definitely worth a look, though.
Continue reading...A look back at the iTunes App Store – Part III: The bannings and the rejections
10. July 2009
The iTunes App Store has been exceedingly successful for Apple, but the past 12 months haven’t gone off without a hitch. Since its inception a year ago, the iTunes App Store has been embroiled in controversy, and it often seemed that the unprecedented breadth and popularity of the app store left Apple confused, and unsure […]
Continue reading...A look back at the iTunes App Store – Part II: Successful iPhone Developers
8. July 2009
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Part 1: The explosive growth of the iTunes App Store Part 3: The iTunes App Store Bannings and Rejections The iTunes App Store was revolutionary in that it made it possible for independent developers to compete on the same playing field as big time publishers. The idea that any developer with a good idea could […]
Continue reading...A look back at the iTunes App Store – Part I: Explosive Growth
8. July 2009
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Part 2: Successful iPhone Developers Part 3: The iTunes App Store Bannings and Rejections On July 10, 2008, Apple launched the iTunes App Store and helped transform the way people look at and use their phones. Over the past 12 months, the iTunes App Store has seen its share of controversy and milestones. It’s been […]
Continue reading...Alternative iTunes icons that impress, offend, and make you hungry
8. July 2009
Ah, the wonderful power of crowdsourcing. Gizmodo recently asked its legion of users to come up with original icons that embody what iTunes represents to them. The results were pretty impressive, and at times comical. Below are what we found to be the most worthwhile entries. The first place prize went to this icon, and […]
Continue reading...Funniest iPhone Screen EVER [Photo]
6. July 2009
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This is without a doubt the funniest iPhone home screen we’ve ever seen.
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22. July 2009
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