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Disputing Jobs’ claim of a gathering patent pool to go after OGG
In a recent email, Steve Jobs tried to clear up a misconception over open source software and technology governed by open standards. His reply stated: All video codecs are covered by patents. A patent pool is being assembled to go after Theora and other “open source” codecs now. Unfortunately, just because something is open source, […]
Continue reading...Old Apple Ad – The Internet
Sunday, May 2, 2010
An old Apple ad about changing the world that has the 1990’s written all over it. Back then, it was still called the “Macintosh.”
Continue reading...Pianist Lang Lang plays “Flight of the Bumblebee” on an iPad [Video]
Thursday, April 29, 2010
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Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang recently gave concert goers in San Francisco a little extra bang for their buck when he delivered an encore, not with a piano, but with an iPad. In the video below, Lang plays “The Flight of the Bumblebee” using Smule’s Magic Piano iPad app. via WSJ
Continue reading...Daily Show’s Jon Stewart takes on Apple, the iPhone 4G, and Gizmodo
Thursday, April 29, 2010
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As usual, Jon Stewart of the Daily Show delivers the goods with this hilarious segment on the missing iPhone that landed in the lap of Gizmodo and subsequently created a firestorm of controversy. The pertinent portion of the video starts at around 2 minutes in, so forward on, gentle readers. The Daily Show With Jon […]
Continue reading...Cat plays with an iPad [Video]
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
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The iPad is the cat’s meow, son. Check out this kitty get down with Magic Piano from Smule.
Continue reading...Steve Jobs’ advice to Nike CEO: “Get rid of the crappy stuff”
Monday, April 26, 2010
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When Mark Parker took over CEO duties at Nike back in 2006, it wasn’t long before Apple CEO Steve Jobs gave him a buzz and imparted some words of wisdom. “Nike makes some of the best product in the world,” Jobs told Parker, “Products that you lust after, absolutely beautiful stunning products. But you also […]
Continue reading...Gizmodo scoops another Apple product [Video]
Friday, April 23, 2010
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What a week for Gizmodo. First they leak photos of the upcoming iPhone, and now they’ve gotten their hands on a purse left at a bar by an Apple employee. What a find! Check the video to see what goodies were inside. Warning – it’s hilarious!
Continue reading...How Apple concealed the iPhone 4G in a modified iPhone 3G case [Video]
Friday, April 23, 2010
For as secretive a company as Apple is, there’s no getting around the fact that prototype iPhones need to be thoroughly field tested to ensure a modicum of bugs and network glitches. Pre-release iPhones also need to be well-disguised so that field testers can go about their business in complete anonymity. The solution? A custom […]
Continue reading...99 year old lady uses an iPad, calls it “addicting” [Video]
Thursday, April 22, 2010
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When you get to be the ripe old age of 99, are you a woman, or a lady? Hmmm, we’ll go with lady. Regardless, this video of 99 year old Virginia Campbell using her first computer, an iPad no less, is pretty neat. She’s reportedly read 2 books on the device thus far while writing […]
Continue reading...Apple unveils third new iPhone ad this week – “Family Man”
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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Apple’s on an iPhone commercial roll. I suppose they’ll do anything to divert attention away from the you know what that was left at the you know where. But seriously, below is Apple’s third iPhone ad of the week, a spot called “Family Man” which we first noticed during last night’s episode of LOST.
Continue reading...2 new iPhone ads – “Backpacker” and “Dog Lover”
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
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You might have missed it amidst all the hoopla surrounding the leak of Apple’s next-gen iPhone, but two new iPhone ads recently hit the airwaves. The first one, called Backpacker, highlights the utility of the iPhone when traveling abroad. The second ad, titled Dog Lover, apparently hits hard at the pet loving demographic.
Continue reading...Betty White poses as an Apple Genius, shows off the iPad [Video]
Monday, April 19, 2010
The popularity of Golden Girls star Betty White has inexplicably skyrocketed as of late. First there was the big grassroots push to get her booked as the host of Saturday Night Live. And most recently, she appeared on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson where she shot the breeze, pretended to be Apple Genius […]
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Monday, May 3, 2010
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