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The Apple stuff starts at 1:20-ish (sorry non-Flash users). Originally posted on Gawker.TV (unsurprisingly). Transcript, below.
“Apple – you guys were the rebels, man, the underdogs. People believed in you. But now, are you becoming the man? Remember back in 1984, you had those awesome ads about overthrowing Big Brother? Look in the mirror, man!
Loren at Atebits has updated the Tweetie 2 iPhone app one last time before it comes under control of Twitter as its official iPhone app. This update is minimal and only fixes a a Foursquare bug and also has a final Easter Egg (use combo below to find it). If you haven’t bought it yet, don’t spend the $2.99. Twitter has already announced that it will be free when they release it as Twitter for iPhone.
HP buys Palm, Bono gets some money back, HP gets mobile, WinMob may face new competition, speculators speculate, weathermen try to see which way the wind blows, watch the skies, all interesting. Ahem, HP’s Press Release says:
HP and Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which HP will purchase Palm, a provider of smartphones powered by the Palm webOS mobile operating system, at a price of $5.70 per share of Palm common stock in cash or an enterprise value of approximately $1.2 billion. The transaction has been approved by the HP and Palm boards of directors.
The combination of HP
Unsure if this is new, but as you lucky US iPad purchasers who
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Apple bought Siri today.
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Things may get serious in the case of the lost iPhone 4, with Gizmodo
Apple is seeding the latest Snow Leopard build, Mac OS 10.6.4, build number 10F37.
iPhoneCanada informs us the current build – available only to developers known to Apple – focuses on Graphics Drivers, SMB, Time Machine backups, USB, and VoiceOver. The build does not include any further updates or enhancements.
One known issue is the requirement that a password be given when launching iChat.
The release follows the March introduction of Mac OS 10.6.3. The new build is the fourth main revision to the OS.
Via: Mac Rumors
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No sooner do we hear reports Samsung may enter an Android on TV alliance with Google than this wonderful video clip emerges showing us just what you can do with a 42-inch TV, an iPad and an iPhone acting as a remote control.
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Apple once again takes a top slot in this year
Not entirely sure how useful this is going to be once it does make it, but the latest images of Microsoft
Apple today confirmed earlier reports claiming it has acquired small chip maker, Intrinsity, the experts behind the A4 processor inside the iPad.
The New York Times report follows speculation Apple was in talks to acquire the firm. The report repeats additional speculation that Intrinsity was involved in development of the A4 chip. IEEE’s Spectrum
The latest iPhone 4 SDK Beta 2 continues a fine tradition first seen in version 1 – it has lots of tools for video conferencing, including status messages, registration requirements and more.
MacRumors today lets us have an in-depth look at the latest build, confirming that many of the features first spotted by Mark Gurman remain in place.
Gurman previously identified,
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Police have apprehended the iPad finger ripper thief.
You may recall the sequence of events, Bill Jordan was collecting an iPad for a friend from the Cherry Creek Shopping Center Apple Store in Colorado.
As he was leaving the mall he was assaulted by two men who stole the iPad, and while doing so damaged his little finger so badly that it had to be amputated.
The Denver Post now tells us the police caught one of the men. The suspect, identified as Brandon Darnell Smith (20), is described as 6-feet tall and weighing 160 pounds.
The man was arrested without incident and is being held in connection with the investigation into the assault and robbery of Jordan.
Via: TUAW
iSuppli has moved to pour some cold water on those recent ARM for Apple acquisition rumours, saying such a move would be of little value for Cupertino.
The iSuppli comments follow a denial of the reports from ARM chief executive, Warren East, who said,
All happening in the East this morning, with news from China, Korea and Japan showing the Apple effect continues in full.
In Japan, local iPhone carrier, Softbank, saw profit more than double on strength of the demand for the Apple smartphone. The Tokyo-based company booked a 96.7 billion yen ($1 billion) net profit in the year through March 31, up from 43.2 billion yen a year earlier, it said Tuesday.
The company said it added a net 1.24 million subscribers during the year as its “iPhone for everybody” campaign drove demand for Apple Inc.’s popular smart phone.
In related news, most Japanese consumer electronics discount stores have ceased online sales of iPods, Macs and other Apple products at the request of the company.
Seems Apple wasn
Buoyed by the welcome reception of its alternative iPhone browser, Opera Software
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Be patient US users, as Spotify reveals a host of new social networking features for the popular streaming music service.
In a move against any future iTunes streaming music service, Spotify
News this morning: the man behind The Boy Genius report has been revealed, and it is Jonathan Geller.
Geller took his kimono off for a public naming early this morning when he announced the acquisition of BGR by Mail.com Media Corp. (MMC).
