TechCrunch:
Start Mobile has managed to get 18 separate iPhone applications approved by Apple. So you’ll imagine their surprise when one of them was recently rejected. But you may be even more surprised to find out why.Apparently, Apple doesn’t like the way one piece of art in the app depicts President Obama. Is it out of line or taste (Read More)
Engadget:
Seriously folks, what's up with these prototype iPhones falling out of nondescript white vans and ending up on eBay in the shadiest of manners? Just months after we saw an original iPhone prototype (ancient OS included) pop up on The 'Bay, now we've got one of the world's first iPhone 3GSs on there as well. According to the (Read More)
Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
Windows 7 pricing was made official not long ago, and the general consensus is that, despite a slight drop in Home Premium pricing compared to Vista, it’s too expensive.
Still, there are some in the Microsoft community that try to justify it by comparing it to Apple’s pricing for Mac OS X. Microsoft can never win [...]. (Read More)
Macworld:
Owners of the iPhone or iPod touch in the U.K. will be able to use their phone to both buy and pay for goods using a new application from MoBank.
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SlashGear:
The folks over at Consumer Report reported that iPhone 3GS took the top spot in smartphone ratings with strong performance in every category except for voice quality – an area many phone struggles with. Of course there are other smartphones-ranking pretty close to the iPhone 3GS, including the Palm Pre.Hands down, the iPho (Read More)
Gizmodo:
A 26-year-old employee was shot today during a "violent armed robbery" of the Clarendon Apple Store in Arlington, Virginia. Video news report embedded below—details at Cult of Mac. [Cult of Mac via BBG]
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Technology Talks:
After the iPhone 3GS release, another upgrade for the iPhone OS is in the works – the iPhone OS 3.1. When will iPhone OS 3.1 come out? Not very long, we expect. With the popularity of this gadget, Apple will definitely be making more money with another OS upgrade.
More of this is discussed by Tech [...]. (Read More)
CNET News.com:
Hacker who originally unlocked the iPhone has let loose a jailbreaking app for the iPhone 3G ahead of the iPhone dev team. For now, it's Windows-only, but a Mac version is supposedly on the way. (Read More)
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from blog:
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff - To Protect and Serve Opposing Views
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. --- There seems to be confusion over whether Apple allows adult content on ... (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Netbooks are netbooks. Usually based on Intel's Atom chipset, and generally not that fast. What you gonna do? Well, I upgraded the SSD in my Hackintosh. Not just to bump the drive from 32 to 128GB, but for SPEED. The drive is one of few things easily upgradable on these devices. On the Dell Mini 9, its a matter of removing (Read More)
Techmeme:
WJLA-TV:Employee Shot at Arlington Apple Store — ARLINGTON, Va. - An employee at an Apple store in Arlington's upscale Clarendon section is recovering from a gunshot wound. — Police say the 26-year-old woman was shot in the shoulder by a man who rang a doorbell at the back of the store before it opened Friday morning. (Read More)
Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
A gunman rang the doorbell at the back of an Apple Store in the upscale Clarendon area of Arlington, Virginia. When a female employee opened the door, he shot her in the shoulder and then fled. The employee is recovering, says Arlignton’s ABC 7 news (not to be confused with San Francisco’s ABC 7.) Police are still searching (Read More)
Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
A somewhat distressing tech story today: a female employee at the Arlington Apple Store was shot in the shoulder this morning by a man who rang the doorbell at the back of the store. Fortunately the employee is said to be recovering in hospital. It’s thought the motive was attempted robbery.According to ABC7 news, the sho (Read More)