Apple iPad event live update

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The iPad event will start at 10:00 am PT. I’m at the event and will bring you updates as they happen. […]

I use my iPad like an iPad, not like a PC

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People keep talking about the iPad and if it can replace their PC. The truth is, for a lot of people it can replace the PC, but I think many people are looking at this the wrong way. […]

The TV industry is vulnerable to Apple

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Tim Bajarin:

And I also don’t think they really understand the idea that people want to have access to that content anytime, anywhere and on any device they own.

Tim’s article is just chock full of quotes I could pull out, but for me, this is one of the biggest reasons Apple can take over the industry. Traditional market leaders don’t want things to change and that’s exactly why Apple dominates the music, smartphone, tablet and MP3 player markets.

Apple isn’t afraid to turn a market on its head and introduce a new way of doing things.

War at the store

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JP Mangalindan:

Strolling around the Microsoft Store in Santa Clara, Calif., there’s no getting around the fact that you’ve seen this all before. Like, across the street — where a brightly lit, glass-paneled Apple Store stands.

Apple names the App Store 25 billionth download winner

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Apple on Monday named the winner of its 25 billionth app download. The app counter rolled over to 25 billion on Friday night and people have been wondering who the winner was ever since.

According to Apple, the 25 billionth app downloaded, Where’s My Water? Free, was downloaded by Chunli Fu of Qingdao, China. Chunli Fu will receive a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card.

“We’d like to thank our customers and developers for helping us achieve this historic milestone of 25 billion apps downloaded,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “When we launched the App Store less than four years ago, we never imagined that mobile apps would become the phenomenon they have, or that developers would create such an incredible selection of apps for iOS users.”

Consumers and DRM in eBooks

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Amit Runchal:

The difference between DRM in eBooks and DRM in music is now DRM’s main purpose isn’t to combat piracy but to ensure competitive lock-in.

Some interesting thoughts.

Heavy Metal bands worldwide

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A graphic of heavy metal bands per 100,000 people. I don’t know if it’s accurate, but it shows where the beard can travel.

The problem with Readability

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Ben Brooks:

I like what Readability has tried to do with the service, and the apps are gorgeous, but I have a big problem with the approaches being taken by them. For one I can’t figure out if they want to be a great place to save articles for reading later, or do they want to be a middleman that helps make money for independent publishers and large publishers alike, or… I don’t know. The motives matter to me and I can’t figure out Readability’s.

I’m a long time user of Instapaper. I pay Marco for the service and have no plans to stop.

Godsmack drum battle

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I have this on Godsmack’s Changes DVD and love it. Sully Erna and Shannon Larkin and so incredibly talented.

Reverb explained

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Reverb is perhaps the most misunderstood/misused effect in the mixer’s toolbox today. In this timeless series, DAW superman Eli Krantzberg reveals everything you need to know about this mysterious effect and how to apply it to the most popular instruments … Continued

NASA hacked 13 times last year

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Reuters:

NASA said hackers stole employee credentials and gained access to mission-critical projects last year in 13 major network breaches that could compromise U.S. national security.

I wonder what the protocol is when a government agency gets hacked.

Blogging with Blogsy for iPad

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I bought this last night and have been playing around with it. Lots of great features like drag and drop video and images and support for lots of blogging platforms, including Wordpress, Movable Type, Joomla, Drupal, Posterous, Blogger and TypePad.

Still lots of exploring to do, but so far I’m impressed.

Capo adds mastering-quality audio slowing engine

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Integrated a new mastering-quality audio slowing engine that significantly improves the clarity of slowed down music; fixed a bug that affected chord entries when a tranposing capo was set up in the note settings.

The new audio engine is amazing. IF you play guitar and haven’t tried Capo, you’re missing out.

Apple creates 514,000 jobs in the US

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Throughout our history, Apple has created entirely new products — and entirely new industries — by focusing on innovation. As a result, we’ve created or supported more than 500,000 jobs for U.S. workers: from the engineer who helped invent the iPad to the delivery person who brings it to your door.

Windows relevance

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Robert Scoble:

Windows still relevant? Of course it is. Earlier this week I said that even if Windows 8 is a total failure it would still sell hundreds of millions of units (which means expectations on Microsoft are still to sell many hundreds of millions of units if this is a success). That’s a long way from not being relevant.

I get what Robert’s talking about and agree that they will sell millions whether it sucks or not. Still, it’s a sad statement that its sales, not its abilities that make it relevant.

Apps for Apes

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Eric Pfeiffer:

Orangutans across the world may soon join the ranks of millions of humans as proud owners of new iPads. As strange as that may sound, a conservation group is testing its “Apps for Apes” program, allowing orangutans to communicate with each other remotely via the iPad’s video chat technology.

Very cool.

US Air Force buys 18,000 iPads

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Mac Rumors:

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $9.36 million contract to purchase as many as 18,000 iPad 2s, according to Bloomberg. The plan is to replace bulky and heavy flight bags full of navigational charts and other materials with iPads in order to reduce the weight of pilots’ bags and save fuel on flights.

Late last month the Air Force canceled an order for 2,800 iPads.

The iPad 3 and its impact on the industry

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Steve Wildstrom for TechPinions:

But even without knowing the details of the new iPad–which I will call the iPad 3 even though Apple may not–it’s possible to assess some of its impact on the industry.

Steve goes through the tablet market, Android model, personal cloud and carriers.

The Desktop Wallpaper Project

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I was looking through Bobby Solomon’s Desktop Wallpaper Project last night and there is something for everyone here. You can even download versions for the iPhone and iPad.