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March 9, 2010
Review: Launchy Comes To OS X From Windows

Just days after we reported on the launch of Alfred for OS X, along comes yet another keyboard-centric file and application launcher: Launchy.
Launchy has a long history as an open source Windows application, doing much the same on that platform that Quicksilver did on OS X. It too supports plugins that greatly boost its usefulness.
Right [...:]

Published on March 09, 2010 08:41
Ubuntu Smartens Up, Takes Some Cues From Mac OS X

Free, open source operating system Ubuntu will take on a new look in its forthcoming 10.04 release.
Gone is the brown, in comes the auberginey-purple. It's actually quite appealing and obviously takes a lot of cues from OS X (the file manager windows) and iPhone (the menu bar and its plain white icons).
Reaction among Ubuntu users [...:]

Published on March 09, 2010 08:03
Mugger Turns Down iPod

It happened in Sydney, Australia, where police believe the attacker was another teen.
"[The boy:] offered him an iPod but the attacker didn't want that," Green Valley Local [...:]

Published on March 09, 2010 07:28
CaseMate's Hug is another wireless charging solution for the iPhone

The Hug is similar to the PureEnergy's WIldCharge — both allow you to charge your iPhone or [...:]

Published on March 09, 2010 07:05
Analyst: Content Possibly 30 Percent of iPad Revenues

In a note to investors, Broadpoint.AmTech analyst Brian Marshall said "the iPad offers a rich media experience that will translate into a [...:]

Published on March 09, 2010 06:55
WiFi is finally coming to Chinese iPhones

The reason for the omission, of course, had to do with government censorship: the Chinese government's Golden Shield Project requires wireless Internet devices to use China's own WAPI standard, and up [...:]

Published on March 09, 2010 06:43
Apple's Lawsuit Against HTC was 'Warning Shot' to Handset Makers


Published on March 09, 2010 06:29
DIY iPhone Steadicam stabilizes video, but adds a lot of bulk

This iPhone 3Gs video camera stabilizer is probably too extreme a DIY project for anyone to actually carry out, but if you choose to brave Google Translate's gobbledygooked English translation ofthese Japanese instructions, you should be able to get the jist and make your very own iPhone steadicam… just the thing to make your own [...:]

Published on March 09, 2010 06:26
Valve gives more details about Steam for Mac

Yesterday, Valve yawned open its PR orifice and finally confirmed the huge Mac gaming development that everyone already knew was coming: they're bringing the Steam digital delivery service to OS X. Today, from that same orifice, we have more details, including the games we can expect to see released next month.
"Steam and Valve's library [...:]

Published on March 09, 2010 06:13
What's On Homer Simpson's iPhone?

Here's Homer Simpson's iPhone. Pretty dull, actually. Only one page of apps, and most of them look like the defaults. No iFart? No iBeer? No iDoh?
Wait – what's that app there? Third row down, third from left?
Ah! Couch Gag! Yeah, one of my favorite apps.
Funny, it never does that when I use it.

Published on March 09, 2010 06:06
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