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Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
bth nods an AppleInsider story on a patent troll who has gotten hold of basic Ethernet patents and is wielding them largely. Three guesses which US Appeals court the lawsuit was filed in. “A Texas company has targeted various expertise corporations, together with Apple, in a brand new lawsuit regarding a handful of laptop networking…
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Epic takedown by @Primatage on Mike Arrington’s rant article proclaiming that he “Quit The iPhone” over Google Voice. Besides the fact that Arrington doesn’t even use Voice, most of the info he states regarding it is, well, wrong. More: continued here
The iPhone availability widget is back — new and improved — and it’s showing spot shortages of selected iPhones at Apple stores across the United States.The availability tool, which appears on Apple’s website in times of scarcity, was last seen in the summer of 2008, when demand for the iPhone 3G was heavy and supplies…
The smartphone sales race may be closer than expected.Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Curve overtook Apple’s iPhone to become the top-selling consumer smartphone in the United States during the first quarter of 2009, according to research published by NPD Group on Monday. More: continued here
Recently reported by Wired, The Presidents of the United States of America (PUSA) have released an iPhone application that allows users to instantly stream all of their albums for only $2.99. Just to make sure we are all on the same page, we are talking about the Seattle based ’90s alternative rock band, not the…
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It’s time to once again add to the growing list of lawsuits filed against Apple over the iPhone. This time it’s from a company claiming the screen rendering technology used in the iPhone violates their patents. Picsel Technologies filed a suit in the United States District Court for the Distric of Delaware claiming that the…
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The United States Patent Office recently published a patent filing from July 2007 that reveals Apple has been working on an ambient sound sensor system that could automatically adjust speaker volume based on it’s surrounding environment. The patent, which is credited to Peter Mahowald, states that a sound sensor such as a microphone,…
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The latest from the iPhone Nano rumor mill is that the “iPhone nano” will be released this summer, but the launch will not include the United States. Most likely to be launched somewhere in the far east, probably China. The basis for this rumor is – well actually lets amalgamate all the iPhone Nano rumors…
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There is a new offer from the eBay seller “g2gwireless” that began on November 22, 2008 (at 5:05 pm Eastern US time). G2gwireless is offering 16 of these at $7.99. These will be offered at this price until 5:05 pm (Eastern US time) on December 22, 2008, or until all 16 are sold. G2gwireless will…
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We have also found this iPhone skin currently being sold on eBay. The seller’s price is $4.49 each. The total number available is 100 as of the beginning of the offer. This sale began on November 6, 2008, and will be available at this price until 11:06 pm EST on December 6, 2008 or until…
Read More “2x New Display LCD Screen Protector For Apple iPhone 3G — $4.49” »
An iPhone headset sale on eBay caught our eye recently: 87 of these units are being sold now by a seller called “first2save”. The price for each one is $0.99. This is a 3-day auction which began on October 28, 2008. These will be offered at this price until 9:01 am (Eastern US time) on…
Read More “New “New Stereo Headset Earphones For Apple iPhone – Black” — $0.99 each” »
We have also found this iPhone skin currently being sold on eBay. The seller’s price is $14.99 each. The total number available is 100 as of the beginning of the offer. This sale began on October 23, 2008, and will be available at this price until 11:02 pm EST on November 21, 2008 or until…
Read More “eBay features Screen Front Lens Glass LCD Cover For Apple iPhone+tool sale for $14.99” »
It looks like Cupertino’s camp might be shaking up a bit as the European Union released “The New Batteries Directive”, which looks to require that batteries in any electronic device be readily and easily available for removal or replacement. This is not the first time the EU has requested similar action, in 2006 they sought…
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This week HTC, Google and T-Mobile held a fairly large press conference to announce the imminent release of their newest collaboration, the G1. The cellphone is based on HTC hardware, Google software and will run initially on the T-Mobile network in the states. Obviously the hardware is typical HTC fare. It’s got a 3 inch…
In the last 5 days I’ve been in three Apple stores in three different states. I visited the Santa Monica Apple store, Salt Lake Apple Store and yesterday the Las Vegas Apple Store. I experienced the same result in my quest to get an iPhone3G at all of these locations: More: continued here