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The Joule is an iPad Stand Even Jonathan Ive Could Love

You've probably got your own preferred method of propping your iPad up on your work desk, whether that's a cheap Staples' laptop stand or a could of clip binders stuck in an ancient block of verdantly fecund cheddar (my preferred method). These solutions are for the plebs. Meet the Joule.
The Joule is simple: [...:]

The Joule is an iPad Stand Even Jonathan Ives Could Love

You've probably got your own preferred method of propping your iPad up on your work desk, whether that's a cheap Staples' laptop stand or a could of clip binders stuck in an ancient block of verdantly fecund cheddar (my preferred method). These solutions are for the plebs. Meet the Joule.
The Joule is simple: [...:]

iPhone 4.0 Stevenote Is Now Available

The iPhone 4.0 Stevenote is now available on the Apple site.

iPhone OS 4.0 First Look: It's Slick, Fast and Multitasking Is Great

A tipster has been playing around with the iPhone 4.0 OS beta, and sent us the following report and screenshots.

iPhone OS 4  is slick and fast. It feels pretty polished even though it's beta. There's a few glitches here and there but no showstoppers. It does not appear to work with all apps. Some apps do not [...:]

Glitch With iPhone 4.0 Beta? Developers Struggle To Load OS on 3G iPod Touch

It seems there's a glitch with Apple's new iPhone 4.0 OS beta.
Several developers are having trouble installing the iPhone 4.0 beta on the 3G iPod touch, according to a tip from an iPhone developer.
The developer says there are several posts on Apple's Developer Forums complaining that the new operating system will not run on third-generation iPod touches. It appears [...:]

Opinion: Does iPhone OS 4.0's VOIP Functionality Hint At The End of Cell Phone Minute Plans?

OPINION: The scuttlebutt was pervasive and we all hoped it was coming, so when Steve Jobs announced iPhone OS 4.0 multitasking at today's event, it was more a pleasant confirmation than a surprise. It may have more than surprised Apple's mobile partners, though: the addition of background VoIP functionality will, at the very least, finally [...:]

Steve Jobs Modestly Downplays iPad [Blockquote]

With typical modesty and restraint, Steve Jobs today downplayed the iPad hype. Pouring cold water on some of the hyperbole pundits have lavished on the device, he said:
"We think this is a profound gamechanger. We think when people look back some number of years from now, they'll see this as a major event in personal [...:]

Whoa — Apple Takes On The Mighty Telcoms

Boy, Steve Jobs doesn't mess around, does he. Not content with his Google throwdown, he's challenging the entire telecommunications industry with the iPhone's new Background VoIP.

Come summer, we might not know the difference between calls on/from Skype and calls on AT&T's cell network (assuming 3G coverage doesn't act like a schizoid escapee from a mental institution. [...:]

Daily Deals: Leather iPad Case, $999 3.06GHz iMac, $49 8GB iPhone 3G

We start the day with a deal on a leather case for your iPad. There are also some bargains on iMacs, starting with a 3.06GHz 21.5-inch model with LED-backlit screen for $999. To mark Apple's introduction of 4.0 of the iPhone OS, we have some deals on iPhones, including an 8GB iPhone 3G for $49.
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New App Store Dev Agreement Kills Adobe's Flash-to-iPhone Compiler

Courtesy of John Gruber, here's a tasty little morsel from the new iPhone OS 4.0 SDK App Store Dev Agreement:
Applications that link to Documented APIs through an intermediary translation or compatibility layer or tool are prohibited.
Adobe's Flash-to-iPhone program? It just bit the big one.