Tag: Apple
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The Leo Laporte Clause
Apple to Provide Live Video Streaming of September 1 Event: “Any reproduction or distribution is strictly prohibited without prior written approval from Apple. Please contact Apple Public Relations with any questions.” This one line will forever be known as the Leo Laporte clause. Leo Laporte Live blogging… Joshua Topolsky As live as possible. Leo Laporte…
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So What’s Your GeekBench Score?
Primate Labs Geekbench: “Geekbench provides a comprehensive set of benchmarks engineered to quickly and accurately measure processor and memory performance. Designed to make benchmarks easy to run and easy to understand, Geekbench takes the guesswork out of producing robust and reliable benchmark results.” So we had a little fun in the office benchmarking Adi’s new…
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Auntie Beeb Considering the IPad, Old Grey Whistle Test
BBC trialling iPad – IT Business – News & Features – ITP.net: “BBC CIO John Linwood revealed the details of the trial in an interview with UK magazine Computing. ‘We’re seeding the organisation [with the devices],’ he said. ‘We put some iPads into production and some into management and other roles to see if people…
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FaceTime over 3G, Did Apple Simply Forget?
FaceTime over 3G [Video] via 9 to 5 Mac: “Setup Instructions: 1) Jailbreak your iPhone 4 via www.jailbreakme.com. 2) Download and upgrade to the latest Cydia package. 3) Open Cydia, Go to Manage then Sources. 4) Click Sources, Edit then add: http://apt.modmyi.com 5) Search for “My3G” — download, and install it. 6) Go through the…
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Single Swipe Unlock Comes To iOS 4: iPhone 3GS & 4 BE FREE!
Boy Genius Report: “It’s pretty much a one swipe action to totally jail break your phone. It was so easy I… accidentally did it, but that’s OK cause it’s totally legal now right?” Go to JailBreakMe.com on your iPhone 3Gs or iPhone 4 to unlock your iDevice.
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Apple Starts Using it’s Own Location Data – See Ya GOOG
Apple defines gravitas, owns location data on iOS (so long Google) | 9 to 5 Mac: “To provide the high quality products and services that its customers demand, Apple must have access to comprehensive location-based information. For devices running iPhone OS versions 1.1.3 to 3.1, Apple relied on (and still relies on) databases maintained by…
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LG Posts Record Handset Loss
LG Posts Record Handset Loss on IPhone, Smartphones – BusinessWeek: “LG Electronics Inc., the world’s third-biggest mobile-phone maker, reported a record loss at its handset business after lagging behind Apple Inc. and smartphone makers in selling models that send e-mails and surf the Internet.” Gruber adds: This shows the folly of thinking “market share” is…
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Apple’s Magic Trackpad – Just the start of the magic trick? – Andy Ihnatko’s CWOB
Apple’s Magic Trackpad – Just the start of the magic trick? – Andy Ihnatko’s Celestial Waste of Bandwidth (BETA): “Still, the existence of this device invites me to strap on the long, salt-and-pepper fake beard that I keep on a special peg next to the desk for just these sort of beard-stroking opportunities. I think…
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Hand over your wallets! I’ve got an iPhone and you’re gonna buy it!!!
So Apple has generously reminded us that the latest saviour of our high-tech (un-American) soul goes on sale this Friday (our southern brethren were saved earlier in the year). And the usual tipsters have done a wonderful job digging up the non-deal-with-the-devil (or unlocked) prices. Thanks to the CBC we know that the 16 GB…
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Apple Doesn’t Announce the Magic Trackpad and Still Trends Worldwide
So Apple very quietly refreshed its desktop line this morning, the iMacs are faster, the Mac Pro now has 12 cores and displays were refreshed a little too. You can read all about that on Engadget and all the other Tech Blogs. Oh and they also released something called the Magic Trackpad: a slick aluminum…