Wired: U.S. District Judge Walter Rice ruled last week against Absolute Software, which provides software and services for tracking stolen computers. Absolute sought a summary judgment in its favor, insisting that one of its theft recovery agents acted properly when … Continued
Monthly Archives: August 2011
∞ Apple loses another unreleased iPhone
CNET: When San Francisco police and Apple’s investigators visited the house, they spoke with a man in his twenties who acknowledged being at Cava 22 on the night the device went missing. But he denied knowing anything about the phone. … Continued
∞ Steve Jobs as a family man
Lisen’s Blog – An Angle of PrismWork: While Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal and CNET continue to drone on about the impact of the Steve Jobs era, I won’t be pondering the MacBook Air I write on or the iPhone I talk on. … Continued
∞ Firefighters, police officers not invited to 9/11 ceremony
CNN: Yet now, after all the wreckage has been cleared and the rebuilding has begun, their path is again blocked — not by flying chunks of smoldering rubble, but by space constraints. The first responders are not invited to this … Continued
∞ Ozzy Osbourne's new book 'Trust me, I'm Dr. Ozzy' due in October
Ozzy.com: In his new book “Trust me, I’m Dr. Ozzy,” rock legend OZZY OSBOURNE embraces his status as a medical marvel to tell incredible stories, offer advice as only he can and shed light on his seemingly superhuman ability to … Continued
∞ Refurbished iPad 2s show up in online Apple Store
MacRumors: Apple has just begun offering refurbished iPad 2 units in its online store, opening the way for modest price savings on available models. Discounts currently come in at only $50 off of pricing for brand-new units, and no low-end units are … Continued
∞ Radiation detector works with iPhone, iPod touch
Scosche has introduced the RDTX pro, a radiation detector that works in conjunction with an app on your iPhone or iPod touch. It retails for $329.99.
∞ Bento Business Organizer offers free templates, Avery QR code labels
Using FileMaker Bento for business? The company on Tuesday released a new free set of templates called the Bento Business Organizer. Aimed at sole proprietors and small businesses who use Bento to manage their companies, the package includes eight new … Continued
∞ Financial Times drops iPad app, replaces with Web site
The Financial Times has pulled its iPad app from App Store circulation, replacing it with what the publication calls “a new, faster, more complete app” – a customized Web site – instead.
∞ Department of Justice sues to stop AT&T, T-Mobile merger
Bloomberg: The Justice Department complaint was filed today in federal court in Washington. The U.S. is seeking a declaration that Dallas-based AT&T’s takeover of T-Mobile, a unit of Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE), would violate U.S. antitrust law and a court … Continued
∞ Steve Jobs on the cover of Newsweek
Newsweek: American Genius. Indeed.
∞ SecureMac updates MacScan, giving away a MacBook Air
SecureMac: SecureMac is celebrating the release of MacScan 2.9.1, the latest version of it’s award-winning anti-malware privacy and security software for Mac OS X. The Download, Tweet and Win! Campaign allows Mac users the opportunity to download MacScan and audit … Continued
∞ BlackBerry Storm destroyed with a hammer
Much respect to Matt’s anger at all things stupid!
∞ Don't buy an iPad from some guy at McDonald's parking lot
Matt Burns for TechCrunch: You see, Ashley then exchanges her money for the iPad and drives home where she then opens up the FedEX container, for the first time, to find that *shock* it was a scam. She had purchased … Continued
∞ Stupid HP
Reuters: Hewlett-Packard Co may resurrect its TouchPad as it weighs a spinoff of its personal computer arm, the head of its PC division said, suggesting HP might revive a tablet that lasted just six weeks in the face of stiff … Continued
∞ Elements text editor updated for iPhone and iPad
Elements 2.0.1 on the App Store: Elements is a beautiful, versatile text editor for iOS. Elements allows you to view, edit and share plain text documents on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. All of your data is stored in … Continued
∞ Star Legends debuts, new iOS MMO from Pocket Legends makers
Spacetime Studios has announced the release of Star Legends: The Blackstar Chronicles for all iOS devices. It’s a new massively multiplayer online game from the makers of the enormously popular Pocket Legends. (The game is supported by in-app purchases.)
∞ The Shrine of Apple
Shrine of Apple: Our mission is to showcase the entire spectrum of products that Apple have sold to the public since 1976 – every product Apple Inc has ever produced, in the highest quality and definition possible. Every desktop, every … Continued
∞ Extortion & Jackassery
Stephen M. Hackett on Forkbombr.net Weintraub first contacted me last November when I named his writer Mark Gurman — who is a teenager, it turns out — as “Moron of the Week” when he posted a story that Apple had … Continued
∞ Room monitor works with iOS devices
Stem Innovation has announced the iZON Remote Room Monitor, a video camera that streams live audio and video to an iOS device anywhere in the world. It costs $129.95 and is available in select Best Buy locations, but is soon … Continued
∞ Just bought from Toontrack
Songwriters Drumpack 3: The original Songwriters Drumpack drummer Ricard “Huxflux” Nettermalm is back with another stunning MIDI pack: Songwriters Drumpack 3! Intentionally picking up where the other two packs left off, the new one focuses more on the up- and … Continued
∞ Screenshot of Steve Jobs calendar as Apple's ex-CEO
The Joy of Tech: Absolutely priceless humor from Nitrozac and Snaggy!
∞ Pixelmator team releases Flapcraft game for iPhone and iPad
Flapcraft on the App Store: Flapcraft is a cheerfully addictive game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, where you play as a handsome Viking doing tricks in the air by flying on a wooden log. In addition to fun gameplay … Continued
∞ Speaking of learning guitar, check out Anthony Stauffer
Anthony Stauffer: I first found Anthony Stauffer on YouTube a few years ago and loved his playing. He’s a blues player that teaches guitarists in all kinds of styles, including one of the best guitar players to ever pick up … Continued
∞ GuitarApprentice.com opens on Tuesday
GuitarApprentice.com GuitarApprentice.com is a video system that takes the guitar part of hit songs and breaks them into easy portions on multiple levels so that they are as painless and fun to learn as a video game. On the lowest … Continued
∞ Apple stops renting TV shows
AppleInsider: The option to rent episodes of TV shows is no longer available on either the Apple TV, or when browsing content via Apple’s iTunes application. Previously, participating networks offered users the ability to rent a TV episode for 99 … Continued
∞ Tim Cook signs 10 year, 1 million share deal
The Next Web: Apple’s new CEO Tim Cook got more than just a job at the biggest tech company in the world when he signed on with Apple. He also got 1,000,000 shares of Apple stock, a bonus worth $383 … Continued
∞ Feds raid Gibson Guitar factory
WSJ: Federal agents swooped in on Gibson Guitar Wednesday, raiding factories and offices in Memphis and Nashville, seizing several pallets of wood, electronic files and guitars. The Feds are keeping mum, but in a statement yesterday Gibson’s chairman and CEO, … Continued
∞ Salesforce CEO gifts App Store trademark to Jobs
TNW: Benioff liked the name so much that he trademarked the term and bought the domain. It was only when Apple (and Jobs) introduced the App Store on the iPhone that the Salesforce chief decided he needed to something about … Continued
∞ Avid offers Eleven LE, Strike and Velvet free with Pro Tools purchase
If you’re looking for a Digital Audio Workstation, this might be a good time to look at Pro Tools 9.