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Goatse Security boss, Escher Auernheimer, has penned an angry note in response to recent claims his company has been

Apple is preparing to introduce its own Apple retail store app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

The app — due to ship tomorrow, according to MacRumors — will let users access the Apple Store online, make iPhone pre-orders and enable them to book appointments at the Genius Bar.

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You looking for something iRetro? Here it is: USB typewriter — a unique manual typewriter with a USB connection. Each one is handmade (for up to $500) by Jack Zylkin, who also offers a DIY kit ($75).

Via: Mashable

Microsoft is splashing out cash to tempt iPhone app developers into porting their software to Windows Phone 7.

A report on PocketGamer.biz claims the company is flashing its chequebook as it moves to woo developers, offering upfront cash payments to devs willing to engage in the move.

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Be prepared for strong initial sales on the iPhone 4, with Apple seemingly in talks to widen distribution in most territories while consumer trade-ins of previous model iPhones hit new records as users prepare to buy the latest model.

Perhaps it is the video calling, perhaps the front-facing camera, but Apple

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Remember iPhone girl? Kim Yeo-hee went global following her release of a YouTube clip featuring her performance of Lady Gaga’s Poker Face using just iPhone apps (below)…

Now the singer has reached a deal with South Korean label Dreamhigh-Ent. Kim achieved 4.2 million views of her clip.

Tidbits got some new information about iMovie for iPhone 4:

• It is a no-go on the iPhone 3GS, you need the iPhone 4’s A4 processor (iPad version por favor?) and probably its higher res screen as well.   Handling video and creating real-time transitions was the official reason.  
• You can’t export projects (yet?) to iMovie on the Mac for further editing.  Obviously you can export via iTunes flat movies and do whatever you want on the desktop after that.
• You can record video and still directly within the application or bring in previously recorded stills/videos.  Because of the way the iOS works, you can also use footage sent to you via email because image/video files are saved in the Camera Roll.  Obviously the files would need to be Apple-approved formats like H.264.  .AVIs need not apply.
• The app will ship on June 24th for $4.99 (known already).  The app is for iPhone only because it probably uses the higher res display and probably won’t upscale to the iPad’s display.  It would be surprising if a iPad version doesn’t at some point ship, whether the iPad gets a camera or not. 

For $5, this app seems like a no-brainer.

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We saw this and thought of you — it is the original walking iPad creation from the man who gave us the original walking iPhone creation, and we think it is cool. And we’d like to give thanks to creator, Kazu Terasaki, who made it happen.

Via: Nowhere Else and Engadget

Google’s future Chrome OS will apparently let users access applications on their Mac or PC remotely — why this claim hints at the pervasive future of the Mac OS at the end of the PC age

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Big news for developers as Apple opens the doors to those wanting to join the iAd network and/or the Safari Developer Program, as Apple explains it:

The iAd Network offers you a new, easy-to-implement source of revenue through incorporating iAd rich media ads in your applications. Apple sells and serves the ads, and you receive 60 percent of the advertising revenue. Learn about getting started with the iAd Network, how to prepare your apps for iAd, and how to create iAd rich media ads.

If you

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Developers of an app designed to help iPhone users find and recommend apps that aren

Just how  dirty will the war between Apple  and Google get? Will Google respond to Apple’s iOS iAds lock-out by locking Apple’s people out of YouTube? Will Google be prepared to serve video content up if it can’t carry ads with them? Read on

Just how dirty will the war between Apple and Google get? Will Google respond to the iOS iAds lock-out by locking Apple’s people out of YouTube?

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Could an Apple ARM takeover deal be back on the table? Speculation Apple intends taking over ARM Holdings has begun once again, driving shares of the processor company up as much as 32 per cent. Traders are citing renewed talk of a bid interest on behalf of Apple.
Panmure Gordon Nick James told Reuters he doesn

Hulu is dancing toward the iPad (and the Xbox 360) with plans to introduce a subscription-based service within the next couple of months.

Other than suggesting Hulu

Safari 5 has emerged as the leading HTML5-standards-compatible browser, at least for now.

A website dedicated to browser performance tests has introduced new tests for support for the stndard, designed to show how well your browser supports the upcoming HTML5 standard and related specifications.

The iPhone is going multi-multi carrier in the UK, with the UK

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Just in case you thought there were some traditions in life untouched by an Apple product here