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New Apple iPod chief fights IBM for right to go to work

18 Nov 2008 12:30:00 PST

Written by Brian White
Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), Employees, International Business Machines (IBM)When Mark Papermaster decided to leave IBM for Apple, it sent a strange signal to many industry pundits. Why would Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) be hiring a dyed-in-the-wool microchip designer to run its cons...

Original story at BloggingStocks .

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I am not having an affair, my iPhone cheated on me!

18 Nov 2008 06:28:34 PST

Written by happygeek
When cornered by their wife, men sometimes say the most ridiculous things in order to wiggle out of trouble. However, blaming your iPhone for giving the impression you are having an affair has to rate as one of the best excuses ever. According to a posting in the Apple discussion forums a lady...

Original story at DaniWeb .

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No, the iPhone will not accidentally email photos of your nekkid husband

18 Nov 2008 03:31:00 PST

Written by Thomas Ricker
Men, be careful with the lies your tell your wives. See, there's this thing called the Internet which is... uh, like a series of tubes connecting everybody. On The Internets you'll find services like Google and places to discuss just about anything imaginable, even the iPhone. So when you tell y...

Original story at Engadget .

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Caught on iPhone

17 Nov 2008 15:01:11 PST

Written by Brock Keeling
Over on the Apple discussion boards, things are taking a turn for the soap operatic. See, user "Susan042764" poses a worrisome (albeit gullible) question on the "Using iPhone,Camera and Photos" forum: can pictures automatically attach to e-mails in your iPhone? Please help! I took my h...

Original story at SFist .

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Photos: Blackberry Storm - Apple iPhone

16 Nov 2008 18:51:00 PST

Written by David Ciccone
We were sent some photos from a reader of ours who is a vodafone customer. These photos give us a glimpse as to what the size comparisons are of the iPhone and the Storm. The Blackberry Storm is probably one of the most anticipated smartphones of 2008. Looking at these photos is starting to make m...

Original story at mobility Today .

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Google Talk/Video for Mac is a Web App

11 Nov 2008 20:30:07 PST

Written by Seth Weintraub
Mac users have been waiting years for Google's Talk application to come to the Apple platform. Likewise, Google Apps users have been waiting for a cross platform Skype-like program to audio and perhaps video chat in their browser.

Original story at Computerworld .

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Apple Computer news and blogs - November 20, 2008

20 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Apple Computer news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Attention shoppers, discounted iPhones could go on sale at Wal-Mart -- from Kansas City Star: Business
• Anticipation for Sex That Never Comes Is Highlight of Twilight [Vampire Chastity Belts] -- by Alex Carnevale from Gawker
• Just jaw-droppingly well done… -- by Steve Litchfield from All About iPhone.net
• Facebook and MySpace go head to head with their visions of future -- by Bobbie Johnson from The Guardian (UK)
• Beatles Video Game is a Go! -- by trikc from Wizbang Pop!
• Duplicate Yourself… Are You Bobble Worthy? -- by Robin Eddins from Apple iPhone Apps
• Russell Beattie was Right, the Mobile Web is Dead -- from Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life
• California’s ‘No on 8’ same-sex marriage campaign models ads on Apple’s ‘Get a Mac’ commercials -- from MacDailyNews
• MacBook And MacBook Pros Play Nice With 6GB RAM -- from Ubergizmo
• Best Phone - <b>Apple iPhone</b> 3G | Technology | Top Tens | Maxim <b>...</b> -- from Maxim Magazine UK: Latest Content

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Playing With FireWire Is a Job for the Pros

01 Nov 2008 05:00:00 PDT

Written by John Martellaro
It's a well-known and painful fact that Apple elected to drop FireWire from the new aluminum MacBook announced Oct. 14. While many have suggested that Apple was just being fashionable or out of touch with customers, something else altogether is happening. While there are lots of ways to cha...

Original story at TechNewsWorld .

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Celebrity Squares: Futurama co-creator David X Cohen

31 Oct 2008 08:10:44 PDT

Written by Stuart O'Connor
The Apple II computer, circa 1980. What one tip would you give to non-Apple II users? The Apple II had approximately one million times less memory than today's computers, so you might want to stick with what you're using. Big nerd. Mac or PC?

Original story at The Guardian (UK) .

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Is it any wonder the iPhone's USB Power Adapters fell apart? ''Shocking'' photos.

28 Oct 2008 11:22:26 PDT

Last month, Apple announced the Apple Ultracompact USB Power Adapter Exchange Program in which it admitted that the adapters supplied with iPhone 3G and sold separately could "under certain conditions" lose its metal prongs in your wall power outlet, creating a risky situation for yo...

Original story at MacMerc.com .

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An Inside Look at the BlackBerry Bold

21 Oct 2008 05:29:36 PDT

RIM is certainly spending more on the components of its most recent line of phones, a reflection of the high price of competing with Apple. RIM spent $103 in materials and assembly cost for the Curve, RIM's older mainstream device that works on an older network technology than the Bold. RIM,...

Original story at NewsFactor Network .

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An Inside Look at the BlackBerry Bold

21 Oct 2008 05:29:36 PDT

Original story at Top Tech News . Related stories include: and ... Sci-Tech Today

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DVRPics iPhone App Beams Your Photos to TiVo

19 Oct 2008 07:00:00 PDT

Written by Jack Loftus
It's not going to change the world of iPhone apps or TiVo forever, but the $1 DVRPics app is a neat, cheap, little addition to the Apple App Store library nevertheless. The purpose is pretty straightforward: The app displays the photos on your iPhone or iPod touch on your TiVo. Features are ba...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Apple schedules laptop event for Oct. 14; leaked photos abound

08 Oct 2008 22:45:00 PDT

Written by Robert Palmer
Combined with earlier images of the back of the LCD and bottom case, the design retains much of the same look that MacBook Pros (and PowerBook G4s before them) have had since January 2001. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Original story at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) .

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Apple Store Colorado Springs: photos from opening day

22 Sep 2008 09:00:00 PDT

Written by Steven Sande
Filed under: Retail, Cult of MacApple junkies who live in Colorado Springs, CO used to have to drive about 75 miles north to Denver to visit either the Park Meadows or Aspen Grove Apple Stores. Now they finally have an Apple Store of their own at the Promenade Shops at Briargate, which opened...

Original story at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) .

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Apple Store Park City, Lancaster PA: Photos from opening day

20 Sep 2008 13:30:00 PDT

Written by Michael Rose
Another note for anyone visiting the stores this weekend: I noticed at the 14th Street store in New York City yesterday that the new iPod nanos ($149/$199 US) were paired up in demo stations with the Bose QuietComfort 3 noise-cancelling headphones ($350 US).

Original story at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) .

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Pictures of OS X 'mod-chip' EFi-X in the wild

12 Sep 2008 09:30:00 PDT

Written by Christina Warren
This is an interesting device. If it works as claimed, it could be a cool product for hobbyist builders who want to dual-boot a truly stellar system without the limitations of a Mac Pro or iMac. via Engadget]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Original story at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) .

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The Mystery of iPod Nano Spy Photos

06 Sep 2008 10:46:00 PDT

Written by Jesus Diaz
• The rounded corners on the orange iPod screen are bigger and more obvious than in the old one. • Finally, the faker of the green iPod forgot to put a short ended iPod cable in the shot, using the old style one. Update: This just in. We just got a higher resolution image of the iPod without any water...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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iPhone App: RunKeeper: Nice, Just Not Necessary

28 Aug 2008 12:20:44 PDT

Written by Craig Rubens
While Apple’s television ads show off brawny and multilingual applications for the iPhone, the vast majority of those available in the much-ballyhooed app store seem to be glorified four-function calculators. Of course, just as the modern computer emerged from the simple electronic...

Original story at GigaOM .

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The Apple Store perhaps has leapt over the Selachimorpha

04 Aug 2008 13:50:53 PDT

Written by John Biggs
Now I understand success begets chaos - just look at post-Rumsfield Iraq - but this was horrible. I also understand that going into the Apple store near Central Park for something as pedestrian as an iPhone case is like trying to pick up some condoms at a porn convention - there are other forc...

Original story at CrunchGear .

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Pole axed: Microsoft and XP, Apple and Porn

30 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT

Written by Robert X. Cringely
How do you feel about Net censorship? Which OS would you buy? What's the most innovative company in the world? And is the Apple iPhone really all that? Cringely has been surveying Netizens on these hot topics. The results may surprise you. READ MORE

Original story at InfoWorld .

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Call For Photos: iPhone 3G Campers Around the World

09 Jul 2008 13:00:00 PDT

Written by Jason Chen
iPhone 3G Campers. Devoted fans or masochistic screwballs? We don't have the answer, but we don't have enough evidence yet. That's where you come in. We want you to send in pictures of the first person in line at Apple stores and cellphone stores around the world so we can see just what kind of te...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Behind the iPhone’s shiny body: Apple to fight back porn in iPhone with “Parental Controls” settings

29 Jun 2008 11:08:03 PDT

Written by Andy J. S.
Our iPhone 2.0 software will give customers the opportunity to turn on parental controls," says Apple spokeswoman Bowcock. Sources are from: The iPhone's Next Frontier: Porn (Time), via SwitchedTurning the iPhone into the xxxPhone (Time)iPhone parental controls? (TUAW)

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MacBook Air Tear Down: Sexy On the Inside Too [Apple]

24 Jan 2008 15:37:14 PST

Written by Christopher Mascari
So, getting inside the MacBook Air and taking out the battery was very easy. Easy enough to allow most users to do a battery replacement on their own. We must state that replacing the Macbook Air's battery is far more complicated than say a MacBook or MacBook Pro. But considering that the MacBo...

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A Look back at Apple in 2007

02 Jan 2008 07:00:07 PST

Written by Michael
The iPhone remained Apple’s primary focus, even when they released a newly designed iMac in August, and an entire new line of iPods in September. In fact, after the launch of the new iPod line, no one was even discussing the new iPods because everyone was focused on the fact that Apple also ch...

Original story at Apple Gazette .

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Apple Answers Leopard Questions, Slaps MSFT On the Ass

16 Oct 2007 08:15:00 PDT

Written by Wilson Rothman
Giz: Will I be able to get as long battery life on MacBook Pro? Apple: No specific measurement, but don't expect to see a huge difference. Giz: What are the system requirements? Apple: Intel Processor, PPC G5, PPC G4, 867MHz or better; 512 MB of memory; DVD drive for installation.

Original story at Gizmodo .

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