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Update: Must have been a blip – fixed now.

Weird.   

via MacStories

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Update: It looks like this has been going on for awhile.

We’ve reported rumors of Mobile Me getting some free services in the past, but here’s some evidence. You can see in the screenshot that this user is now a full member. Judging by the word choice of ‘full’ we’ll be seeing some free members very soon. Pretty interesting stuff with Apple holding some sort of event in like a few days. 

Thanks, Frederic!

Hmm, didn

What would you think if your local supermarket gave the best shelf space to own-brand products chosen by itself? With Google delivering c.90% of search traffic, should the company evangelize Android and iPhone apps via mobile search results? Read on…

What would you think if your local supermarket gave the best shelf space to own-brand products chosen by itself? With Google delivering c.90% of search traffic, should the company evangelize Android and iPhone apps via mobile search results?

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Big news for the UK

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Zoikes.  In some alternative universe, Jobs is running a blog network and a cable company.

AT&T certainly is a class act when it comes to customer service.  What have they done this time?  A (soon to be former) customer emailled AT&T CEO Randall (DON’T FORGET THE) L. Stephenson to let him know how he felt about the new pricing plans released late last night after the D8 conference: 

Thanks for making the switch to a Sprint HTC Evo an even easier decision.  I don

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Here’s what we heard: No iPhone on Verizon this year, blah blah blah…4G phones next year. via Beet.tv (complain to them about Flash).

Changewave posts some warm and fuzzy graphs which show iPhone having a commanding lead in smartphone satisfaction all over the place – even on other networks where 32% of buyers wish they could have an iPhone.  More graphs below, more words here.

Powerbook Medic (site currently down/not an outdated name) has another white iPhone on display.  We’d be lying if we said we were excited to see more iPhone 4 pictures.

I think we’ve seen enough :P

Just in case you haven

Verizon Wireless has begun testing iPads with a view to supporting them on its service, even as AT&T bins its previous unlimited iPad data deal in favor or a new capped deal.

Boy Genius Report claims,

AT&T has changed its data deals for iPhone users, even as Apple seems set to introduce a new model iPhone next week — and speculation anticipates a Verizon model is on the way — eventually. Read more.

AT&T has changed its data deals for iPhone users, even as Apple seems set to introduce a new model iPhone next week — and speculation anticipates a Verizon model is on the way — eventually.

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Reports that AT&T is to end its unlimited data plan for iPhone users are true — but existing customers won

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This clip shows us doctors at a hospital run by Kobe University actually using an iPad as a display during a surgery.

In the video you can see a medic zooming in and out of images shown on the iPad

If ever there’s been a heart-warming animal story that’s desperate for an accompanying video it has to be this one — a nice little story about a dolphin, an iPad and a research team.

The story is as follows: Dolphin research scientist, Jack Kassewitz of SpeakDolphin.com, is using an iPad to help develop a language with which to communicate with a young two year old dolphin called Merlin.

“The use of the iPad is part of our continuing search to find a suitable touch screen technology which the dolphins can activate with the tip of their rostrums or beaks. After extensive searching and product review, it looks like our choice is between the Panasonic Toughbook and the Apple iPad,

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Steve Jobs talked about many interesting topics tonight at All Things D’s D8, and Flash was a major topic. The video above focuses on Jobs’ conversation about that.

via All Things D