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Android Marketplace Reaches 50,000 App Mark

Google's Android Marketplace, a rival to Apple's iPhone App Store, reached the 50,000 mark over the weekend, according to one company tracking cell phone application sites. Although a far cry from Apple's nearly 200,000 apps, Android may be on pace to hit the 100,000 milestone by September, according to reports.
About a month ago, the Android [...:]

Accelerated iPhone Launch Thanks to Leak, Wall St. Analyst Says

Gizmodo's unofficial unveiling of Apple's iPhone 4G may force the Cupertino, Calif. company to launch its next handset sooner than planned, a Wall Street analyst tells Cult of Mac. The leak could erode sales of current iPhones as consumers hold off until the new smartphone is available.
"This leads us to believe they [Apple:] may come [...:]

Steve Jobs to Nike: "Get Rid of the Crappy Stuff."

Apple CEO Steve Jobs isn't exactly known to mince words with his customers or employees, and his characteristic bluntness even extends as far as his conversations with other CEOs.
Take this conversation he had with eerie William Macy lookalike and Nike CEO Mark Parker upon the introduction of the Nike+ product line. Asking Parker for advice [...:]

The Art of iPhone Photography

Artists make use of the tools around them.  The iPhone is one of the newer ones in the toolkit, and it's unique capabilities and limitations make for some interesting results.
Norm Zarr says about the Art of iPhone Photography:
"It's a challenge to take great photos with an iPhone. Compared to most any digital camera, it [...:]

Type On Your Docked iPad In Landscape Orientation With A Simple iPod Cable Extender

Apple's own iPad dock gives an easy and handy way to use a physical keyboard with your tablet, but one annoyance is the official dock's inability to allow you to type when the device is in a landscape position.
It's slightly irritating, but the Book of Joe has an easy-to-follow instruction manual on how to dock [...:]

Windows iTunes Users Targeted By Malware

Surprise surprise. There's a new morsel of PC malware out there plaguing Windows machines. Nothing to write about there: it's non-news, the equivalent of Paris Hilton getting a polite note from the Center of Disease Control.
What makes this bit of malware interesting to Apple heads, though, is the way it's propagated: through an e-mail urging [...:]

Humor: "You Are Looking At Jason Chen's Computers."

Tumblr's Topher Chris uses the possibly illegal seizure of editor Jason Chen's computers on Friday night to effortlessly skewer Gizmodo's own next generation iPhone teardown.
"You are looking at Jason Chen's computers. They were found lost at the San Mateo Country Police Headqaurters. We got them. We disassembled them. They're the real thing, and here [...:]

Video: How To Install Android OS On Your iPhone 2G

We've shown you a first generation iPhone dual-booting into Android OS, but want to do it yourself? You're in luck! Here's an easy to follow seventy step guide, simple enough for that even a drunk, googly-eyed neonate could figure it out.
We're slightly kidding: a lot of this instruction list is devoted to things like setting [...:]

iPad Gaming: 11 Points of Contact Equals Multiplayer Madness

Need another reason to justify your purchase of a frivolous iPad? Pop Cap Games shows us just how valuable the iPad touchscreen surface is for gaming in a demo of Plants Vs. Zombies HD.
Apparently, the iPad can handle 11 simultaneous points of contact, which is perfect for the man with six fingers on his right hand. [...:]

Report: China iPhone Carrier May Slash Price

In a move to boost iPhone sales, carrier China Unicom may reduce the price of Apple's handset by $150, or 1,000 yuan. Apple executives recently announced iPhone sales increased 200 percent in the first half of 2009, earning the Cupertino, Calif. company $1.3 billion.
When the iPhone first entered the Chinese market in 2009, it carried [...:]