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Police Identify "Finder" In iPhonegate Case

Police have identified and interviewed the person who found Apple's iPhone 4G at a bar, the San Jose Business Journal reports.
Also, it looks like Gray Powell, the engineer who lost the iPhone at the bar, and an Apple lawyer reported it as a theft. However, the District Attorney still hasn't determined whether the case [...:]

50 Mac Essentials #1: I Love Stars

I Love Stars is one of those apps that does one thing and does it very well. It sits in your Menu Bar and lets you rate songs as they're playing in iTunes.

Go hunting around for them, and you'll find dozens of iTunes controllers. Some of them sit in the Menu Bar, some sit [...:]

iTunes Apple's Worst Product, Paper Says

So the iPad is a runaway hit and there's no stopping the iPhone: the Telegraph still finds reason to harrumph at Apple with a "Bottom Ten" of what they consider the Cupertino company's worst products.
The surprise: iTunes tops the list as Apple's worst product to date.
If these schadenfreude rankings are evergreens for news outlets, they [...:]

Pic of the Day: Rihanna's Sexy iPhone Coverage

Popstress Rihanna poses for the Italian edition of Vanity Fair wearing just a raincoat and an overdose of bling.
Her trusty iPhone is to help avoid pesky wardrobe malfunctions. There must be an app for that.
Via iPhone Savior

Apple Reported iPhone 4G As "Stolen," Triggering Police Probe

Another piece of the iPhonegate puzzle has fallen into place. It's been officially revealed for the first time that Apple reported it's iPhone 4G protoype as "stolen," not lost, according to the Wall Street Journal:
Stephen Wagstaffe, the chief deputy district attorney for San Mateo County, said Apple contacted authorities and "advised us there had been [...:]

Daily Deals: App Store Price Drops, Gray Powell T-Shirt, MobileMe Family Pack

We start off with a new batch of lower prices on some App Store items, including "Guerrilla Bob," a third-person shooter. Everyone has their 15 minutes of fame, and I guess it's Gray Powell's turn. Don't know the name? Powell is reportedly the Apple engineer that helped exposed the iPhone 4G prototype. Get a t-shirt [...:]

MxNM LE: Wireless MIDI Controller For The iPad

Great News! You don't have to wait to use your iPad as a MIDI device.
Jameson Proctor, fellow Brooklyn resident and newly established app developer, has brought us a fantastic iPad Midi Controller for $4.99.
MxNM LE, which stands for Mix N Match MIDI Limited Edition, offers 135 virtual buttons sliders and knobs for your programming pleasure [...:]

Horizontal 51 Sound Board Is An iPod Dock, A Surround Sound System And A Shelf In One

The Horizontal 51 sound board from Finite Elemente isn't just a shelf, it's an iPod docking solution with integrated Surround Sound speakers with a 25WPC amplifier and a frequency range of 50 to 25,000Hz, as well as other available connections for TV, PCs and MP3 players. The shelf itself can support up to 25KG [...:]

Telcast Webcam Wirelessly Replaces Your iSight

Unless you have a Mac Mini or Mac Pro, there's not a lot of reason to buy a third-party webcam if you're on a modern Apple machine, but Telcast's latest webcam, the W900, does one thing your built-in iSight won't: it's a wireless web cam that can transmit 5 megapixel video and images at distances [...:]

More Details About Steam for Mac

I've been eagerly anticipating the release of Steam for Mac since it was first announced back in early March, but Valve has continued to be mum about their games delivery platform's Mac-specific details. An informative thread on the official Steam forums, though, has a lot of information about what Mac gamers can expect when Steam [...:]