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Archive for the ‘Apple’ Category

October 6th, 2007

iPod Sets Pants on Fire

“So I look down and I see flames coming up to my chest,” said Danny Williams.
Williams said the burn hole from the pocket of his pants marks the spot of his 15 seconds of flame. He said he had an iPod Nano and an glossy piece of paper in his pocket. He believes the paper […]

By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments

September 28th, 2007

Apple Bricks Unlocked iPhones. LOL @ Fanboys.

As always, Steve Jobs doesn’t like you fiddling with your (his?) stuff. With its latest iPhone update (1.1.1), Apple makes good on its threat to brick SIM-unlocked iPhones. Upon restart after the update, SIM-unlocked iPhone users are greeted with this message: “Insert an unlocked and valid SIM to activate iPhone.” Even reinserting the AT&T SIM […]

By Mike Abundo -- 5 comments

September 7th, 2007

Steve Jobs’ iPhone Price Drop Excuse: A Little Ahead of Its Time

No doubt Steve Jobs speaks from the heart, but he must’ve been high when he wrote his apology to early iPhone adopters for dropping the price $200 after just two months.
…being in technology for 30+ years I can attest to the fact that the technology road is bumpy. There is always change and improvement, and […]

By Mike Abundo -- 3 comments

June 8th, 2007

Fourth iPhone Ad Features Zooming Browser

Watered Down
Leave it to Apple to offer a tasteful solution to yet another old interface problem. The fourth in Apple’s series of iPhone ads reveals how they’ll solve the problem of browsing full Web pages on a tiny mobile screen: fast zooming and rotation.

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By Mike Abundo -- 3 comments

June 4th, 2007

iPhone TV Ads

Never Been an iPod
While the Mac fanboys wait for the iPhone to come out on June 29, here are the new iPhone TV ads to tide them over. As always with Apple hardware, it’s all about the tasteful interface.

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By Mike Abundo -- 2 comments

May 31st, 2007

Bill Gates Versus Steve Jobs: Full Video!

We’ve waited ten years for this rematch: Bill Gates versus Steve Jobs at D 2007.

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By Mike Abundo -- 2 comments

May 28th, 2007

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs Together on Stage Next Week!

The bad blood between these two tech titans runs so deep, someone made a movie about it. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs will be together on stage at the D conference in San Diego next week for a 75-minute moderated session. Place your bets on how long the moderator can keep it civil. I’m guessing […]

By Mike Abundo -- 2 comments

April 4th, 2007

EMI Drops DRM

Looks like Steve Jobs got through to at least one major record label. About time, too: iTunes could lose the whole EU if the kerfuffle in Norway cascades. EMI is not only dropping DRM from its online music sales — it’s offering higher-quality, any-device downloads.
Michael Arrington’s notes on the deal:
EMI will offer all songs from […]

By Mike Abundo -- 3 comments

February 7th, 2007

TiVo Users Soon Able to Enjoy Amazon Unbox

The blogosphere is moderately abuzz with the news that Amazon and TiVo have partnered to allow Amazon Unbox users to view their videos on their network connected TiVo boxes.
I saw the original story on the TiVo Blog website.
Any broadband connected TiVo Series2 and Series3 DVR will be able to download and play Unbox videos. Sorry, […]

By Jason -- 0 comments

November 16th, 2006

It’s Actually Going to Happen - the iPhone

Apple places an order for 12 million units from a Taiwanese manufacturer. I’m not sure what the normal phone order is, but that doesn’t sound like much to me for something that Apple is going to be releasing. However, there could be something said for a little inflated supply and demand to make a product […]

By Jason -- 0 comments