Archive | December, 2009
“I’m on a Mac” (I’m on a Boat spoof) [Video]
Check out this spot-on and hilarious parody of “I’m on a Boat” titled “I’m on a Mac.” via the folks at SwitchToMac
Continue reading...App downloads skyrocket during holiday weekend; Tap Tap Revenge 3 nets 300,000 downloads in 24 hours
28. December 2009
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With the holiday shopping season now firmly behind us, an untold mass of people are busy getting acquainted with new iPhones and iPod Touch devices, and it only makes sense that many of them are migrating en masse to the iTunes App Store to see what all the fuss is about. So it makes sense [...]
Continue reading...Innolux tapped to supply touchscreen panels for Apple’s upcoming tablet
28. December 2009
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These Apple Tablet rumors (or is it Slate now?) keep rollin’ in by the truckload, with the most recent tidbit being that Foxconn subsidiary Innolux has been to tapped supply the touchscreen panels for Apple’s forthcoming tablet device. According to a report in DigiTimes, the original launch of the tablet was pushed back into the [...]
Continue reading...Discounted Season Pass and free episodes of LOST available on iTunes for limited time only
27. December 2009
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The 6th and final season of LOST is set to premiere on February 2nd and promises to answer all the lingering questions about the island, time travel, and that funky ending involving Ben Linus and a fake John Locke. The producers of the show have said that the upcoming season will address every issue ever [...]
Continue reading...Merry Christmas! Isn’t our Mac cute? [Photo]
26. December 2009
Nothing says holiday greeting card more than a family portrait with a baby Mac in tow. And look! It’s still in a towel having just been released from the factory a few days earlier. Years later, it would grow up into a strapping 20-inch iMac. But in all seriousness, sort of, the caption originally reads, ”My [...]
Continue reading...First the iSlate domain, and now the iSlate trademark leads back to Apple
25. December 2009
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Just hours after discovering that Apple purchased the iSlate domain comes a report from MacRumors which cements earlier speculation about Apple owning the iSlate trademark. TechCrunch first noted early this morning that Apple appears to have set up a dummy corporation called Slate Computing LLC to purchase the iSlate trademark. And now it appears that [...]
Continue reading...Welcome to iSlate – Apple purchased iSlate.com domain in 2007
25. December 2009
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Shit just got real, people. MacRumors did a bit of investigatory work and found that Apple purchased the iSlate.com domain name back in 2007 via MarkMonitor.com.
Continue reading...How to construct an iPhone Motorcycle Mount
24. December 2009
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Not satisfied with any of the motorcycle/iPhone mount solutions available, an enterprising iPhone owner named Dave decided to construct his own by combining a few products into a workable solution for his Ducati Monster 696. Overall, the total cost of goods used to create this homemade solution came in at very reasonable $106. Here’s what [...]
Continue reading...Gizmodo gets hands-on with the Google Nexus One while Engadget reveals the specs
24. December 2009
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The Google phone is a reality, and Gizmodo was able to get a little bit of play time in with the device, though they were unfortunately precluded from taking any pics. In any event, here’s what they had to say.
Continue reading...Will forthcoming Apple Tablet employ dynamic surface for tactile virtual keyboard?
24. December 2009
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Yesterday, the New York Times reported that a former Apple employee told them that “[users] will be very surprised how you interact with the new tablet.” A surprise from Apple? Get outta here! But what the hell might it be? Well, AppleInsider dug up a patent application first filed in 2007 detailing a system which would [...]
Continue reading...Steve Wozniak stars in Datsun 280-ZX commercial from early 80′s
24. December 2009
Now this is certainly interesting – Woz advertising for a sports car?! We’re not sure when this commercial was shot, but the Datsun 280ZX was sold from 1979-1983 so we can at least narrow it down to the early 80′s. Nissan eventually purchased the Datsun brand in 1986, leaving Woz without transport until the Segway [...]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs said to be “extremely happy” with upcoming tablet
23. December 2009
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We go months with nary a drop of news about Apple’s rumored tablet, and in the course of a day we’re now struggling to keep up! In the last 24 hours, we’ve seen reports stating that Apple will announce a tablet device in January, that the tablet will be 7-inches, and that Apple is still [...]
Continue reading...Apple set to hold media event on January 26th, tablet demo may be on the agenda
23. December 2009
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Wow. Today is fast becoming the day the Apple Tablet became a reality. After numerous reports suggesting that Apple was poised to announce and demo its mythical tablet device sometime in January, comes word from the Financial Timesthat Apple has “rented a stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco for several [...]
Continue reading...Developers told to prepare apps for Tablet demo in January
23. December 2009
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The rumors surrounding Apple’s mythical tablet continue to roll in, with the latest word being that Apple has informed select developers to prepare apps for a public tablet demo set to take place in January, which corroborates earlier reports suggesting that Apple has plans to announce the device at a special media event sometime in [...]
Continue reading...Rumor: Apple to announce 7-inch tablet in January
23. December 2009
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Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster wrote a note to investors earlier today saying that he expects Apple to ship a tablet device by the end of March, while noting that there’s a 50/50 chance Apple will unveil the device in January. This echoes a similar report from the Financial Times which labeled the tablet launch as “imminent”, while also pegging [...]
Continue reading...Google Nexus One unboxing and brief glimpse at the UI
23. December 2009
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You’ve seen the pictures, but now check out a short video of the Google Nexus One, a.k.a the Google Phone, in action. Also, check out a snapshot of the packaging below after the break.
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28. December 2009
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