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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213277"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Research released today by three research institutions suggests that 50 percent of Android applications may be secretly sharing your information with advertisers.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/ZbvCGCJV5Ss/many_android_apps_secretly_sharing_your_personal_data" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213239"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>A new survey of prospective smartphone buyers has found that hype from the iPhone 4 has died down, and Apple's smartphone is only slightly more preferable to consumers than devices running Google Android.<br clear="both" /><br />
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<p> <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #itunes1001" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/itunes1001/">iTunes 10.0.1</a> brought with it a Ping drop-down menu. Which <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5648146/apple-opens-up-itunes-1001-update-makes-ping-immensely-more-useful">some people liked</a>! But if Ping's not your thing, here's how you get rid of that drop-down menu altogether. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5652400/heres-how-you-get-rid-of-that-annoying-ping-drop+down-in-itunes" title="Click here to read more about Here's How You Get Rid of That Ping Drop-Down In iTunes [Ping]">...</a></p> | <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5652400/heres-how-you-get-rid-of-that-annoying-ping-drop+down-in-itunes" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213253"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Guys usually love gadgets and they easily fall for them, but when it comes to girls, they are a little selective and choosy. So, if you have got a girlfriend who love gadgets, here are the three things which you should consider to buy a perfect gadget for her.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/7f2NFFyxzDk/3_factors_to_be_considered_when_buying_a_gadget_for_a_girl" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">How to kill that Ping drop-down in iTunes 10</span>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213140"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Apple recently updated iTunes to version 10.0.1 which, among other things, added drop-down access to <a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/ping/">Ping</a>, Apple's social network for iTunes customers, into your library. <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/28/are-you-using-apples-ping/">Some of you like Ping more than others</a>, and there are those in the latter group who are completely disinterested. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/how_to_undo_some_itunes_10_changes/">The Mac Observer explains</a> how you can eliminate that drop-down menu from iTunes 10 entirely. The procedure is simple. First, quit iTunes, launch Terminal and enter the following:</p>
Finally, quit Terminal and re-launch iTunes. Presto! The drop-down is gone. The Mac Observer also describes how to restore the menu as well as how to re-orient the control buttons in the upper left-hand corner to a horizontal, rather than...</p> | <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/30/how-to-kill-that-ping-drop-down-in-itunes-10/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213159"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>MacNN has taken a closer look at iStoragePro's Dock View RAID-iT2DockV. The RAID 0/1 box pairs two 3.5in hard disks with eSATA, FireWire800 -- and 400 -- and USB 2.0 interfaces. The drive offers hot-swap capabilities while still active on the Mac's desktop, allowing for changes to be made to the volume during a disk swap -- although volume rebuilding slows dramatically with drive access by the Mac....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213144"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>iLounge has learned that the Apple TV‚Äôs main menus may be limited in functionality‚Äîor disappear altogether‚Äîdepending on the types of rental content available in that country. In Canada, for example, rental movies are available, so the ‚ÄúMovies‚Äù menu contains the full stable of options, while the ‚ÄúTV Shows‚Äù menu disappears‚Ķ</p> | <a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-tv-menus-subject-to-rental-content-availability/20793" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213264"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Apart from making you work more efficiently and faster, you can also impress your friends or colleagues by being able to work without a mouse. This article describes some cool Windows 7 keyboard tricks to get you started.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/FHg-5yiyhjA/25_cool_windows_7_keyboard_tricks_to_impress_your_friends" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213147"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>USBfever’s new Memory Card Reader and USB Connection Kit for iPad provides both a USB port and SD Card reader for your iPad in a single device.<br clear="both" /><br />
iPad owners are a different breed from those who own other portable devices and e-book readers, according to a new survey by Nielsen. Nielsen's Connected Devices Playbook finds that, compared to owners of the Kindle and Sony Playstation Portable, iPad owners are more likely to be young, male, and receptive to advertising.
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While the survey shows that many devices have a near 50-50 gender split, the iPad and the Sony PSP scales tip towards men—65 percent of iPad owners are male, and 63 percent are also under the age of 35. The Kindle, though, swept some categories away from the iPad: Kindle owners are the wealthiest, with 44 percent earning more than $80,000 a year, and more educated (27 percent have master's degrees or doctorates).
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iPad owners stand out, however, for their...</p> | <a href="http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/apple/~3/msYXXuzC7eY/ipad-owners-bugged-less-by-ads-than-other-device-owners.ars" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213142"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p><a title="Click here to read iPhone 4 Scalpers Force Beijing Apple Store to Close" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/chaos/">#chaos</a><br />
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<p> Yesterday, one of Apple's Beijing locations lifted the two-per-customer <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #iphone4" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/iphone4/">iPhone 4</a> limit. The result: chaos, confusion, and the temporary shutdown of the store. Sounds like the scalpers did pretty well for themselves, though. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5652250/iphone-4-scalpers-force-beijing-apple-store-to-close" title="Click here to read more about iPhone 4 Scalpers Force Beijing Apple Store to Close [Video]">More »</a><br />
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213148"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>A coming update to PayPal's iPhone app will let users deposit checks directly from their mobile device.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213160"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>A new joint study from Duke University, Intel Labs and Penn State University has found that some Android apps are sending excessive and potentially dangerous levels of location and personal info to ad producers. Of 30 free, successful apps, about half were sending advertisers the user's GPS positioning and even phone numbers beyond what they were known to do. The updates would occur even when no ads were running, Ars Technica noted, and could occur as often as every 30 seconds....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213145"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Apple‚Äôs flagship store in Beijing was <a href="http://micgadget.com/8615/beijing-apple-store-closed-due-to-scalpers-reselling-iphone-4/">forced to close its doors early</a> today after a group of iPhone 4 scalpers created a chaotic scene. MIC Gadget reports that Apple removed its limitation on the number of contract-free iPhone 4 units any single customer could buy at the store, perhaps‚Ķ</p> | <a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/beijing-apple-store-closes-due-to-iphone-4-scalpers/20792" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213149"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Software Ops has updated its photo encryption app for iOS, My Eyes Only Photo, with a significant rewrite that offers improved performance, reduced memory usage, and increased overall stability.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213150"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>ProVue Development's Panorama 6 makes the venerable database program faster, safer, and easier to use.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213133"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Apple's flagship Beijing store was temporarily shut down on Wednesday in the wake of a change in sales policy, a report notes. Like most Apple Stores, the outlet normally restricts iPhone sales to two per person. When the limit was suddenly lifted, however, scalpers moved in, picking up as many as 20 to 30 iPhones which were then hocked to people standing outside....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213132"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Steve Mcleod announced an update to Poker Copilot that adds many new features to the HUD, some of which you can see below. In addition to the new HUD features, the update includes some site-specific improvements and bug fixes.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213105"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>It took about a month but now you can fearlessly click on some of the news headings in the free <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/news-video-from-consumer-reports/id294945190?mt=8">Consumer Reports</a> app and not have it crash.</p>
<p>A couple of weeks ago we <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/17/consumer-reports-app-not-recommended/">reported</a> that the app was unstable after an iOS 4 update. As weeks went by, the app was not updated and had more crashes and explosions than an old Bruce Willis movie. We gave the app a 'not recommended' and felt CR could do better than offer a highly defective piece of software.</p>
<p>Now they've finally done it. The app no longer collapses when you select 'electronics', although CR says it has eliminated, for now, its Gas Prices info. Hey, I like Consumer Reports, and am even a subscriber. I find the reviews helpful, although I often differ with CR opinions on things I've owned and have experience with, like, oh, the...</p> | <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/30/nation-rejoices-as-consumer-reports-fixes-crashing-iphone-app/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213134"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The MacTech 2010 Conference -- register with this link for a $50 MacNN discount -- is adding details for the Apple Certification exam being offered on the final day. The conference has two tracks, one for IT professionals and another for Apple developers. The three-day event, which takes place at the Sheraton Universal in Universal City, will have mobile and desktop sessions focusing on the Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod. There will also be special speakers, a MacTech Bowl and Apple Certification testing....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213146"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>New menu options in the Settings app of the iPad‚Äôs version of iOS 4.2 beta 2 suggest that Apple may begin to allow iPad users to <a href="http://www.9to5mac.com/28732/internet-tethering-coming-to-ipad">tether other devices</a> to its 3G data connection, similar to the tethering feature currently offered on the‚Ķ</p> | <a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/ipad-tethering-options-found-in-ios-4.2-beta-2/20791" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213151"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>On Thursday, Sony introduced the XNV-770BT and XNV-660BT touchscreen [in-dash car navigation systems, which combine GPS, iPod connectivity, CD/DVD playback, and Bluetooth.<br clear="both" /><br />
<p>The primary function of your Time-Peace is to help free you from the effects of psychological time - the negative energy created when you r...</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/5AFKSK8vVsI/how_to_train_your_time_peace_lightworker" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213135"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Macgamestore.com has recently announced two hidden-object/adventure games, Midnight Mysteries: Salem Witch Trials and The Clock Man: The Hidden World. Midnight Mysteries, developed by MumboJumbo, requires players to help the ghost of deceased writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, in an attempt to solve a mystery surrounding his murder. The game includes 10 different adventure missions, enabling users to explore the terrain and structures of Salem village, interview apparitions, and solve puzzles....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213123"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Owners of 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pro models bought between May 2007 and September 2008 may be eligible for free replacement and reimbursement of repair costs as part of a class-action settlement for a case involving Nvidia graphics chips.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213139"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Two months ago, Chrome team members shared a list of their favorite extensions on the <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/use-chrome-like-pro.html">Official Google blog</a>. This time around, we asked Mac aficionados on the Chrome team to share with us the extensions they like the most. Below is a list of their favorite extensions.
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<li><a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/kcnhkahnjcbndmmehfkdnkjomaanaooo?hl=en">Google Voice</a> - Make calls, send SMS, preview inbox and get notified of new messages right in your browser (US only).</li>
<li><a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/pgphcomnlaojlmmcjmiddhdapjpbgeoc?hl=en">Send from Gmail</a> - Makes Gmail your default email application and provides a button to compose a Gmail message to quickly share a link via email.</li>
<li><a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/ppelffpjgkifjfgnbaaldcehkpajlmbc?hl=en">iReader</a> - View news stories and other articles in a very easy to read...</li></ul></p> | <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficialGoogleMacBlog/~3/2n3vR5eEahk/use-chrome-like-pro.html" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213126"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The Deal Brothers found a deal on a refurbished Refurbished Mac Pro 2.26GHz 8-Core Intel Xeon for $2799. It ships directly from Apple for free, and includes one year of AppleCare.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213236"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Underground parking just got a new meaning!</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/OkPnX6lqsLQ/if_only_i_was_rich_enough" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Hey, you! With the $100 bill burning a hole in your pocket! Why don't you do something useful with that Benjamin?</p>
<p>In this YouTube footage, photographer <a href="http://www.enriquepardo.com/" target="_blank">Enrique Pardo</a> turns an ordinary $100 bill into a fashionable and expensive stand for an <a href="http://tuaw.com/tag/iphone">iPhone</a> or <a href="http://tuaw.com/tag/ipodtouch">iPod touch</a>. If you're cheap, you can always use a regular $1 bill for the same purpose, but where's the fun in that?</p>
</p><p><a href="http://www.tuaw.com">TUAW</a><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/30/found-footage-the-100-iphone-ipod-touch-stand/">Found Footage: The $100 iPhone / iPod touch stand</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.tuaw.com">The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)</a> on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our...</p> | <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/30/found-footage-the-100-iphone-ipod-touch-stand/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213122"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Verizon has launched a trade-in program aimed at pulling in subscribers from other carriers. Visitors to the Verizon website can have a phone appraised on several different criteria, including make, model and whether or not voice and the display are still usable. Some of the eligible phones notably include the iPhone 4, and 8GB versions of the iPhone 3G and 3GS....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213124"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The latest version of the blogging tool for iPads and iPhones supports video and does a better job of protecting your posts.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213087"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The second-generation Apple TV is now shipping, and a few owners who have received their units are having difficulties with sharing and streaming from their Macs.</p> | <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20018128-263.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=MacFixIt" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213100"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Droplr is a Web service and Mac client that makes it drop-dead simple to share media, text, and other files online. Its new iOS app brings this convenience and account management to the iPhone and iPod touch.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213107"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Now that the proverbial floodgates have opened at the <a href="http://tuaw.com/tag/appstore">App Store</a>, we're starting to see some apps showing up that were previously denied entry. Internet TV provider <a href="http://www.playon.tv/" target="_blank">PlayOn</a> was one of those companies that had tried to get their <a href="http://tuaw.com/tag/iphone">iPhone</a> app approved months ago, but was told by Apple that their service needed to be a Web app instead. The company complied with an HTML5 solution, but a native app wasn't available... until now.</p>
<p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/playon-mobile/id370100830?mt=8" target="_blank">PlayOn Mobile</a> is a free app that works with a subscription service ($39.99 for first year, $19.99 after that or $79.99 for a lifetime subscription) to stream content from a number of providers to your device over Wi-Fi or 3G. Before you get too excited, though, note that you need to be running PlayOn PC on a Windows PC to get that...</p> | <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/30/playon-tv-for-iphone-finally-approved/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213101"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>At a tech conference in San Francisco this week, Google CEO Eric Schmidt outlined a future where his company's search technology will be autonomous.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213136"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Jawbone headset maker Aliph and Cisco have partnered up on a new Bluetooth headset, the Jawbone Icon for Cisco. Based on the standard Jawbone Icon, the device will automatically pair with cell and Cisco Unified IP phones at the same time. From the headset, users can answer calls from either their desk or cell phone in sequence....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213171"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>There is some steady progress being made on a daily basis.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/PInI0eV_tbM/digg_brings_back_user_submissions_page" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213102"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The most recent survey from ChangeWave Research shows planned purchases of Android phones closing on those of iPhones.<br clear="both" /><br />
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<p> The most thrilling Microsoft product in years was killed before it ever officially existed. One of its most awesome services elicits more snickers than nods. Microsoft isn't even in the mobile space right now. Redmond, we have a problem. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5638905/keep-enemies-close-why-microsoft-needs-iphone-apps" title=" Microsoft Needs iPhone Apps [Video]">More »</a><br />
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<p><a href="http://www.theapplepress.com/2010/09/29/breaking-restoring-apple-tv-through-micro-usb-confirmed-jailbreak-heaven/">The Apple Press</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/30/apple-tv-restores-in-itunes-via-micro-usb-ui-hacked-onto-ipod-t/">Engadget</a> bring us word that the Apple TV, when connected to iTunes via its mini USB port, pops up this "restore this device" dialog that will look very familiar to iPhone, iPod, and iPad users. This is another step forward for would-be Apple TV jailbreakers because it will give end users an easy way to inject custom firmwares onto their own devices without having to do any hardware modification.</p>
<p>So, to summarize: we know it has <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/29/ifixit-apple-tv-has-8gb-of-onboard-flash-ram/">ample on-board storage for some apps</a>, we know how to...</p> | <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/30/apple-tv-jailbreak-news-usb-restore-mode-discovered/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213067"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>About as many smartphone buyers want an Android device as do iPhones, according to the latest unofficial ChangeWave metric. Plans to get an iPhone have cooled off after the iPhone 4 high in June, and in September about 38 percent wanted Apple's handset, down from exactly half three months earlier. Android interest simultaneously spiked, however, and now has almost as much interest at 37 percent, an all-time high for Google....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213240"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>When the iPhone 4 went on sale in China last week, scalpers immediately began taking advantage of Apple's limited stock, offering the device to customers with a 10 percent markup and apparently causing a fight with regular customers at one store.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213243"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Folks at BestBoyZ have uploaded an interesting video showing a comparison between the video quality of iPhone 4 and the newly launched Nokia N8. At the beginning of the video you cannot notice much difference but at the end, the footage from both the phones are played side by side where you can clearly differentiate between the two</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/s9iWyLoOgDQ/iphone_4_vs_nokia_n8_video_quality_comparison" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213271"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Many causes have leveraged the power of social media in some incredibly creative ways. In connection with the Mashable Awards nominations, we've highlighted the standouts.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/RsiVpDE4c1s/9_creative_social_good_campaigns_worth_recognizing_mashable_awards" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213068"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The next version of Final Cut Studio has been delayed until 2011, sources claim. Originally rumored to be coming in 2010, the project has allegedly been hit by several setbacks. Among these is work on a unified interface, for which Apple has allegedly been unable to find a suitable compromise -- not only in terms of design, but between the development teams working on Shake and Motion....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213074"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The hacker community is already hard at work at figuring out how to do more with the second generation Apple TV than it is capable of out of the box, and the entertainment appliance’s mini USB port may be just what they need. The USB port can be used to restore the Apple TV’s default software, which also means it can potentially be used to install jailbreak hacks and additional applications.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213103"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Medical students at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom are being given Apple iPhones to ensure they can access text books when away from campus.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213073"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Remember: today (September 30) is the last day for the iPhone 4 Case Program. If you still want or need one, now's your chance. </p>
<p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/09/remember-today-september-30-is.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&comments=1#comments-bar">Read the comments on this post</a></p>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213075"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Apple’s free iPhone 4 case program wraps up at the end of the day on Thursday, but that doesn’t mean procrastinators are out in the cold. Customers that buy an iPhone 4 today can still participate because they have 30 days to submit their claim.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213069"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>A member of a private beta test today posted speed test results through a friend that reportedly shows real 4G speeds on the carrier's near-complete LTE network. Using what's described as a 10-inch square Thomson TG789vn router linked by Ethernet to an external dome receiver, the Edinboro, Pennsylvania-based tester at the BBR forums recorded speeds of nearly 28Mbps for downloads and 5Mbps upstream. While possible with FiOS, the relatively high latency at or near 150ms is more indicative of wireless but better than a usual satellite....<br clear="both" /><br />
Anyone who knows me will tell you that I have the worst memory. I also have a bad short-term memory. This makes it tough to remember the things that pop into my head throughout the day, and it makes it especially hard to keep track of tasks and other actions that I must take. I've wanted to use my <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/iPhone/">iPhone</a> to "bottle" these fleeting thoughts for years, but nothing on the <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/App-Store/">App Store</a> allowed me to do this without some sort of distraction.</p>
<p>Enter <a href="http://www.boonbits.com/captio/">Captio</a>, a new app from Ben Lenarts of <a href="http://www.boonbits.com/">Boonbits</a>. It's a small note taking application that allows you to capture thoughts, ideas, tasks, and other tidbits of information as they come to you. You may say, "But there are a million of those apps on the store, Josh, you handsome man!" Given, but Captio has one killer feature that everyone else has failed to...</p> | <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/30/captio-the-simple-app-that-just-might-change-your-life/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<p> Today is September 30, the last day of the<a href="http://gizmodo.com/5589004/this-is-apples-iphone-4-antenna-problem-solution">free case program</a> that fixes the <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5577812/why-apples-iphone-4-update-wont-fix-your-reception-problem">iPhone 4's antenna design problem</a>. So if you didn't get yours, now it's the time to do it <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5594596/apple-iphone-4-case-program-starts-right-now">following these instructions</a>. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5652122/important-reminder-free-iphone-4-case-program-ends-today" title=" Free iPhone 4 Case Program Ends Today [Apple]">More »</a><br />
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213054"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Monster has introduced five new products for its <a href="http://beatsbydre.com/">Beats by Dr. Dre</a> audio line, including the new Beatbox iPod speaker. The Beatbox is a black, trapezoidal system featuring a top-mounted iPod and iPhone dock, digital amplification, two 5.25-inch long throw bass drivers, dual 2-inch concave high frequency drivers, and‚Ķ</p> | <a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/monster-intros-new-beats-ipod-speaker-headphones/20790" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213070"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>It should be possible to hack the Apple TV like any other iOS device, users note. When connected to a computer via a micro USB cable, the device registers in iTunes. More importantly a restore option becomes available, which should allow hackers to save SHSH blobs, jailbreak the firmware, and ultimately install unofficial apps. Power and HDMI cables must be disconnected for an Apple TV to be detected in iTunes....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213076"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Lyle Andrews announced the immediate availability of MetaView 2.0 on Thursday. The new version of the stock market visualization application for Mac OS X added support for plotting volume data in 3D.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213041"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The media went crazy this week reporting on the next iPad killer, the PlayBook, which was unveiled by BlackBerry-maker, Research in Motion. There‚Äôs only one problem ‚Äî it doesn‚Äôt exist. Your Mac Life‚Äôs Shawn King was having a field day this week on Twitter berating the media for not taking RIM to task for not [...]</p> | <a href="http://www.loopinsight.com/2010/09/30/rim-unveils-the-playbook-and-a-bag-of-unicorns/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213526"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Google CEO Eric Schmidt said the future of search will be autonomous, which means that Google eventually will offer you search results even before you've looked for them.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/mE-9J01e8v0/google_will_search_before_you_even_ask" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213138"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Seems RIM is considering using the more powerful QNX operating system that it acquired the rights to, in its BlackBerry devices to offer a better user experience to compete with Android etc</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/HYWK-TjHLkQ/rim_likely_to_use_qnx_tablet_operating_system_in_blackberry_smartphones" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213028"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Today TMO readers are talking about the smartphone wars and why it’s OK that more than one OS is succeeding in the market.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213262"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Critics are going gaga for "The Social Network," Hollywood's take on Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook. Now comes word that Citizen Zuck will also get the Lady Gaga treatment.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/umoWZXvnTeQ/zuckerberg_as_comic_book_hero_publishing_industry_in_a_revolution" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213002"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Being the huge Batman fan that I am, I couldn't pass this one up. What you see above is <a href="http://www.udreplicas.com/ud-products/the-dark-knight/tdk-utility-pouch/">an actual Batman-style utility belt</a> called the TDK Utility Pouch, modeled after the one worn in the last Batman movie. But instead of compartments for gas canisters, audio bugs, or batarangs, this belt has a large pouch built specially for holding a cell phone exactly like the iPhone. You can adjust the various pouches on the belt as you see fit, but the largest one is perfectly iPhone-sized.</p>
<p>It makes sense -- the iPhone can do most of the things that the Bat-computer can do, and what better tool to fight crime than a GPS, camera, and 3G-equipped handheld device. The Bat-belt doesn't come cheap, though -- the prop company selling it wants $149.00, and there are only 750 out there. But if you want to really go all the way for Halloween (or maybe start handing out some vigilante justice yourself -- though...</p> | <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/30/hold-your-iphone-in-a-batman-style-utility-belt/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213017"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>A new rumor claims that Apple will release a new version of its Final Cut Studio suite in 2011, but that the project has suffered setbacks in the development process due to "fundamental differences of opinion."<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213027"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>People in Taiwan are upset over Apple's treatment of iPhone 4 buyers, says the China Post. In response to complaints about the device's reception problems, the company began issuing free cases to people willing to download a free app. The problem in Taiwan, says local politician Kao Chia-yu, is that Apple's system is rejecting any e-mail sent from or addressed to the region....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213029"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>While iPhone 4 buyers in most of the world can participate in Apple’s free case program, it seems Taiwan has been left out in the cold, and customers aren’t happy about that. One local politician, Kao Chia-yu, went to far as to launch a letter writing campaign in hopes of pushing Apple into honoring the free case program.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213019"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Automattic has released an update to its official WordPress application for iOS devices, adding video support and several other new features and enhancements. WordPress for iOS is a universal application that allows users of WordPress blogs and sites to manage their content and create and edit posts and pages directly‚Ķ</p> | <a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/wordpress-app-adds-video-support/20789" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213011"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p><a title="Click here to read 3 Secret Apple TV Features Steve Jobs Hasn’t Told You About" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/apple/">#apple</a><br />
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<p> The new <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #appletv" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/appletv/">Apple TV</a> could be Steve Jobs' best sleight-of-hand trick yet. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5652029/3-secret-apple-tv-features-steve-jobs-hasnt-told-you-about" title="Click here to read more about 3 Secret Apple TV Features Steve Jobs Hasn’t Told You About [Video]">More »</a><br />
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213042"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Tablets are everywhere these days. Every major company in the market is making a tablet and have plans to release them within a year. And they all look like an iPad. I often ridicule companies for their lack of thought and innovation in making tablets and smartphones because a lot of the time, they look [...]</p> | <a href="http://www.loopinsight.com/2010/09/30/apples-not-that-innovative-anyone-can-make-a-tablet-right/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213018"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Future mobile devices from Apple could sync and save large amounts of data over the Internet, allowing future access to information when an Internet connection is no longer available and removing the need to tether to a PC.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213020"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>During our early testing of the second-generation Apple TV, iLounge has found several films available for rent that are currently in or awaiting theatrical release. <em>I‚Äôm Still Here</em>, the quasi-documentary starring Joaquin Phoenix which debuted in theaters on September 10, is available for rental for $8, while the sci-fi drama‚Ķ</p> | <a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/current-theatrical-release-films-appear-on-apple-tv/20788" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213012"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>A new DisplaySearch study today both confirmed and predicted that the iPad was having a cooling effect on netbooks. Breaking down netbooks by category, it showed the 10-inch netbook's sales having dropped this spring by eight percent year-over-year after more than two years of growth. In small netbooks, below nine inches, the effect was even more dramatic as the category plummeted 89 percent to account for just 100,000 PCs worldwide....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213004"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Today is the last day of <a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone/case-program/">Apple‚Äôs iPhone 4 Case Program</a>, meaning that any potential iPhone 4 customer needs to purchase their phone today in order to be eligible for a free case. Notably, although the purchasing window is closing, customers still have up to 30 days from the‚Ķ</p> | <a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/iphone-4-case-program-ends-bumpers-return/20787" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213005"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Mobiata, developer of FlightTrack Pro, has released FlightBoard, a virtual airport departure and arrivals board for iOS devices. FlightBoard features a design based on the Arrivals and Departures board at Charles de Gaulle Airport and allows users to turn their screen into a view of scheduled flights for just about‚Ķ</p> | <a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/flightboard-provides-virtual-airport-departures-and-arrivals-board/20785" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213006"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>iLounge has confirmed that the second-generation Apple TV is starting to arrive in Apple retail stores across the U.S. The first shipments of the device arrived at some stores as early as yesterday morning, and while it is expected that most stores should have the device in stock, we encourage‚Ķ</p> | <a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/second-gen-apple-tv-arriving-in-stores/20786" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213263"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Tablets are becoming quite the rage on the technical market, with seemingly everyone releasing their own version (and with a variety of operating systems). But in a lot of the cases the buyer of a new tablet device already owns a smart phone, more than capable of doing the same functions as the new tablet.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/-7zYIUPgWW8/when_are_tablets_better_than_a_smartphone" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213003"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>You may already know all about Weather HD -- the app made a nice splash when <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/01/first-look-weather-hd-for-ipad/">it was released early in the iPad's life</a>. But Vimov has just <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weather-hd/id364193735?mt=8">released it for the iPhone</a>, and even on the smaller screen, it leaves quite an impression. The idea is that instead of a tiny little icon or a big number telling you the weather, you get a full, bright screen of whatever the weather's like near you (or what it's going to be like in an hourly or daily forecast).</p>
<p>The app is super simple on purpose, so if you're looking for full maps, video, or more detailed information, you'll have to go elsewhere (I usually use <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-weather-channel/id295646461?mt=8">the free Weather Channel app</a> for more in-depth weather updates). Still, for just 99 cents, Weather HD is worth having around if all you need to check...</p> | <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/30/tuaws-daily-app-weather-hd-for-iphone/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213014"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Zikera announced the immediate availability of Groove 1.4 on Thursday. The update for the music management app for the iPhone and iPod touch added the ability to share music choices via Twitter and Facebook, and also added iOS 4 fast app switching and Retina Display support.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213009"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Google's Instant search feature will be extended to 12 new countries, bringing the total to 19 countries.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213013"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>QNAP has refreshed its NMP-1000 with the new NMP-1000P adding 1080p support to its networked multimedia player. While there is little to cosmetically distinguish between the two models, the NMP-1000P has significantly upgraded internals and an improved user interface. Powering the new system is a Sigma Designs SMP8643 system-on-chip running at 667MHz. It offers better internet services, improved hardware and software decoding and can be integrated with home AV systems by USB, or eSATA connections to a user's PC or Mac....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213015"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Schools in Virginia have teamed up with the educational book publisher Pearson to launch an iPad-based social studies program that relies on Apple’s iPad instead of traditional textbooks. The 12-week test program will include seventh and ninth grade students in two counties, and is the first educational program of its kind.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213010"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>This add-on to Battlestations: Midway will be available on October 8.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213219"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Skype and Facebook are close to making a union that will integrate voice chat, Facebook Connect and SMS.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/XhNud5JGnLk/facebook_and_skype_to_soon_join_powers" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213258"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Suspects charged with stealing more than $9.4 million from U.K. banks using the Zeus botnet apparently spent more time figuring out the logistics of stealing the money than they did on securing their cyber operation.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/4U_EaS3RGoU/zeus_botnet_bank_thieves_were_careless_with_own_security" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<p>Per <a href="http://www.quickpwn.com/2010/09/greenpois0n-and-shatter-exploit-can-jailbreak-apple-tv-ios-4-1.html">QuickPWN</a>, a member of the Apple jailbreak blog iPhone Dev confirmed that if you use Greenpois0n and the SHAtter exploit, you can indeed jailbreak the Apple TV’s iOS 4.1 installation. The Dev-Team managed to jailbreak the film rental since Apple having has firmware on its servers.</p>
<p>The greenpois0n update for 4.1 has yet to be officially released, but at present, various how-to Websites show users how to add a multitude of apps and programs such as Sapphire and Boxee to the old Apple TV. With the jailbreak options readily available for the newbie, (as well as the Apple TV‚Äôs mini-USB port at your disposal to add external...</p> | <a href="http://www.powerpage.org/2010/09/30/second-gen-apple-tv-hackable-with-current-tools/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
To me, the ideal reminder application is aggressive, rude, and above all persistent. I want something that makes some kind of grand entrance when the moment arrives -- a noise, a buzz, an obnoxious interruption. And I don't want something that meekly backs off and forgets about the task I gave it after I tell it I'd like to procrastinate once, twice, or even 15 times, like I've somehow hurt its feelings or something. I want it to be as doggedly determined as the snooze alarm next to my bed, only with more information and with a more adjustable interval.</p> | <a href="http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/70926.html" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<p>The second-generation Apple TV is almost here and the cool cats at iFixit have posted a complete teardown of the device, which apparently includes a small 8GB of onboard storage and the same 256MB of RAM found in the iPad and fourth-generation iPod touch.</p>
<p>Per the report, the new Apple TV uses a Samsung K9LCG08U1M 8GB NAND Flash chip, which is the same part found during the site’s iPad teardown. The memory is likely used to cache content that is being streamed.</p>
<p>“This is a pretty remarkable amount of storage for a US$99 device,” the solutions provider wrote.</p>
<p>Interestingly, logic board on the hardware shows solder pads that would fit an iPod 30-pin dock connector, perhaps implying what could come in future versions of the hardware.</p>
<p>‚ÄúThis Apple TV seems to be a couple of connectors shy of a full-on...</p> | <a href="http://www.powerpage.org/2010/09/30/second-gen-apple-tv-teardown-posted-8gb-flash-drive-256mb-of-ram-located/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-212991"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Klipsch’s AudioRock Outdoor Speaker is a weatherproof wireless speaker with a realistic granite finish meant to blend in with your outdoor surroundings.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-212982"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Digg is planning a comeback by focusing on recommending content to users in a more proactive manner, its founder said Wednesday.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213173"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Threaded conversation view in Gmail is he most likeable feature but if you want to disable it. Look at a quick look at How to disable conversation view in Gmail inbox.</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/Uyca1Bd0Aaw/how_to_disable_threaded_conversation_view_feature_in_gmail_inbox" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-212979"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Denon has introduced its AH-NC800 dual noise-cancelling travel headphones. Incorporating dual noise cancelling technology, the noise from outside the headphones is cut by up to 99 percent. This is the result of two microphones; one that cancel the noise from the outside, and a secondary mic that further suppresses external sound that might leak inside the headphones. Designed for digital portable music players, the headphones incorporate Denonís Compressed Audio Restorer active circuitry that reconstructs MP3 and MP4 recordings so they sound more natural and akin to...<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-212974"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Nokia has begun shipping its Android and iOS challenger, the Symbian^3 powered N8. The first to receive the anticipated handset will be customers who placed early pre-orders for the device in Nokia online stores and its retail outlets. Nokia says that it expects the device to be broadly available in the coming weeks, although this will vary by carrier and country. Confirmation that the device is now shipping supports Nokiaís claims that it would meet its shipping target....<br clear="both" /><br />
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-212964"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Sales of the iPhone 4 by China Unicom hit 100,000 in the first four days of availability. Another 100,000 customers will have to wait until as late as the end of October for their preorders to be fulfilled.<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213172"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>One of the constant complaints about the Android diaspora is its fragmentation the increasingly diverse multiplicity of OS versions and devices that are so relevant yet so confusing to the average consumers mobile decision-making process.Apparently, the powers that be (at Google, that is) have heard users complaints on this score and have created the Google Phone Gallery, a carousel of devices that displays images, phone features, manufacturer and carrier information and more.You can sort phones by hardware manufacturer, by phone service provider and even by country, a feature we know our international readers will be very happy about.Finally, you can select multiple devices to do side-by-side comparisons.Theres a tab that reads Phones, too. This seems a bit redundant for a Phone Gallery, unless you consider the rising tide of Android tablets. We hope to see a few non-phone mobile devices featured in this gallery in the very near future.All these devices ship with the standard set...</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/jArICGZuz4Q/google_debuts_gallery_of_android_phones" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213237"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Earlier this week, AOL snapped up TechCrunch, a technology blog network started by former attorney Michael Arrington, for an undisclosed amount of money. The final price is said to be somewhere between $25 million to $60 million. The acquisition has sparked a lot of conversation, especially among his peers.<br />
To me, its an opportunity to reflect on the past decade and the evolution of blog-based media.Gawker Media and Weblogs Inc., have been the torchbearers of this new fast-paced, slightly quirky, highly passionate form of media.<br />
Michael and I, along with my dear friend Rafat Ali, were early converts to this new kind of media. Like Arrington, I learned much about blogging from Dave Winer and Doc Searls. I married blogging to my analytical and old-school reporting skills, and it turned into GigaOM, the company. Rafat took his love of media and content and started PaidContent, which was acquired by The Guardian. Michael took his doggedness and heart-on-sleeve passion for...</p> | <a href="http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/apple/popular/~3/qo271sOqtJc/michael_arringtons_road_to_millions" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-212958"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The opening of Calgary, Alberta's second Apple Store Wednesday at Chinook Centre managed to overshadow the debut of the mall's $277 million expansion in which the store was located, with more than 200 fans lined up five hours ahead of the 8am opening and most telling local media they were there just for Apple....<br clear="both" /><br />
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-212957"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>In a setback for Nintendo and a windfall for Apple, Nintendo cut its profit forecast by more than half and announced that the release of its 3D gaming hand-held has been pushed back until next year.<br clear="both" /><br />
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