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March 11, 2010
Birdfeed becomes Brizzly, goes free on the App Store

Birdfeed has long been one of the best Twitter clients available on the App Store, but it was expensive for a Twitter app ($5), which limited the number of people using it. So while existing customers might be sad at first to note that Birdfeed has been pulled from the App Store, it's actually good [...:]

Published on March 11, 2010 06:25
Rumor: Intel Core i7-980x Mac Pros to come next Tuesday?

It was as recently as December that Apple quietly bumped the specs of their Mac Pro line to use 3.33Ghz quad-core Xeon CPUs, but if ZDNet's Adrian Kingsley-Hughes and his sources are to be believed, we could see the next Mac Pro as soon as next Tuesday, March 16th.
According to Kingsley-Hughes, the next Mac Pro [...:]

Published on March 11, 2010 06:11
Google announces iPad-friendly Google Reader Play

As the first example of what will likely be a growing trend, Google — always a progressive front runner in getting their products on Apple's devices as soon as humanly possible — have just revealed an iPad-friendly version of Google Reader called Google Reader Play.
Google Reader Play makes RSS feeds more accessible to tablet users [...:]

Published on March 11, 2010 06:01
iPhone OS 3.2 Beta 4 SDK contains references to new triple tap gesture

Apple's done such a great job with multitouch that every time a new iPhone OS update adds a fresh polydigital shortcut to the mix, my only real surprise is that it wasn't there already.
It looks like the iPhone OS 3.2 update will be no different. According to Beta 4 SDK spelunkers over at 9 [...:]

Published on March 11, 2010 05:49
Steve Jobs #136 on Forbes World Billionaire List

Steve Jobs may be one of the most admired CEOs in the tech industry even if he's not the richest.
Jobs ranked 136 — down from the 43rd spot in 2009 — in the annual Forbes list of billionaires, far behind Bill Gates (no. 2), Larry Ellison (6), Google founder Sergey Brin (24), Steve Ballmer (33) [...:]

Published on March 11, 2010 05:02
How To Be First In Line To Pre-Order The iPad

With just a few weeks to go before the iPad hits stores, here's the best way to ensure you're at the head of the line to get one (or three).
If history is any indication, the iPad will be in short supply when it goes on sale April 3. Plus there are rumors of production delays [...:]

Published on March 11, 2010 02:00
March 10, 2010
Director Eschews Film, Shoots Music Video Entirely With iPhones

It's not like director Tom De Nolf doesn't have 35mm film cameras and a bunch of other video-making tech at his disposal; no, De Nolf was so surprised by the video capability of his recently purchased 3GS that he chose to shoot the above music video using just three iPhones.
"Wow, this takes a really great [...:]

Published on March 10, 2010 15:22
Stick Some Legendary Drum Pads In Your Pocket [Review]

Drums are awesome; there're few things as satisfying as making sounds by thumping something with a stick — even if that stick is virtual. Now, for a buck, the iPhone can be turned into a virtual museum of virtual drums, thanks to Vintage Drum by developer OutOfTheBit.
Nine drum kits are available to choose from, [...:]

Published on March 10, 2010 12:27
Daily Deals: $749 MacBook, 22″ iMac, 2.26GHz MacBook

We take a look at three hardware deals for Mac fans. Apple has 2.13GHz MacBooks for $749. A 22-inch 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo iMac is on sale for $1,363. A 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo MacBook, bundled with 8GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive is $1,573, rounding out our top trio for the day.
As [...:]

Published on March 10, 2010 10:03
Tablet Wars: HP, ARM Attack iPad with New Videos, Warnings

HP and ARM are ganging-up on Apple's iPad, introducing new videos highlighting the tablet's lack of Flash support and warning the Cupertino, Calif. company may not have the stage to itself much longer. Indeed, the chipmaker says there could be at least 50 iPad-like tablets introduced just this year.
HP's "slate" device, with Windows 7, will [...:]

Published on March 10, 2010 08:52
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