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Thanks Apple

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:50:53 GMT

clipped by: billdeys
clipper's remarks: That's apple, I really didn't think I had satisfied you enough back in January so I was kinda wanting you to screw me again so I'd know you were full filled. Now excuse me while I go recover and check out the pricing on the zune! Hat tip to TUAW for leading me to the article.

Clip Source: support.apple.com

About the iPod touch January Software Upgrade

iPod touch software version 1.1.3 or later is required to install the January Software Upgrade.^1,2 The iPod touch January Software Upgrade previously available for purchase from the iTunes Store includes the following features:

Mail

Stocks

Maps

Weather

Notes

On June 9, 2008, Apple announced the iPhone 2.0 Software Update for iPod touch which includes all features previously included in the January Software Upgrade, the App Store, and much more (also on June 9, the iPod touch January Software Upgrade was also removed from the store). For information about iPhone 2.0 software, visit www.apple.com/ipodtouch/appstore.³

Tags: apple, iphone, ipod, touch, ipodtouch, upgrade

Bell FTW (Well Sort Of)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:30:23 GMT

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clipper's remarks: They still suck but Bell has an opportunity to kill after what I consider a total blunder with the iPhone. I hope Bell carries over the data plan to the Balckberry's and maybe even opens up to more free use of their network.

Clip Source: www.theglobeandmail.com

The smartphone that has been hailed as "the iPhone killer" by online pundits is coming to Canada on Aug. 8.

The Samsung Instinct, which has many of the same features as the Apple iPhone, differs from the iPhone in one major way: Its monthly price plan, which will dramatically undercut the iPhone plan announced last week by Rogers Wireless.

A subscriber can buy the Instinct for as low as $149.95 and then pay less than $40 a month for a modest voice plan accompanied by an unlimited data plan on Bell's high-speed data network.

In contrast, Rogers Wireless's cheapest iPhone plan costs $60 per month, and includes only 400 megabytes of data.

Like Rogers, Bell Mobility offers a variety of voice plans, but asks $10 a month for the unlimited data plan, applicable to all smartphone models carried by Bell. the plan includes Internet browsing, multimedia content, e-mail, GPS navigation, live and on-demand TV content, full song downloads, streaming radio and an impressive HTML Web experience.

Tags: bell, rogers, iphone, samsung

The New iPods

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:30:10 GMT

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Clip Source: deys.ca

I was watching the coverage of the Apple announcement today, for the record I looked at Gizmodo, Engaget and Ars Technica and I thought Gizmodo did the best job, and I couldn’t help but be underwhelmed. I like the new iPod touch but only 8 and 16GB?

The 160GB upgrade in the iPod Classic is cool but why not keep the older model for a price point in a hard drive model, which is likely why it isn’t gone, with little upgrade and make the iPod touch in both Flash and HD? I guess they want to keep something for a future release, perhaps something else before Christmas!

Don’t get me wrong about not liking anything the progress with the iPod Touch is great, WiFi store and Starbucks integration are cool, and it’s amazing that the WiFi store seams to be available in Canada on the launch, which I wasn’t expecting. Anyways that just my initial thoughts and I’ll probably have more to update later, but what so you think? Oh and you can now stream the announcement here.

Tags: apple, arstechnica, engaget, gizmodo, iphone, ipod, ipodclassic, ipodtouch, starbucks

iPhone almost Unlocked

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:54:10 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I'm almost temped to make the 2 hour drive and pick one up after reading this!

Clip Source: www.tuaw.com

Tada! The 6th Gen contract-free WiFi-enabled iPod

Oh man, what a day. Earlier today, I got my prepaid iPhone activated after a long struggle, which you can read about here, along with an easy solution. After all that, what time was it? Time To Hack!

So what did I discover? I found that your activated iPhone is a lot more flexible and powerful than AT&T and Apple admit. Pop out the SIM or put an inactive SIM and your iPhone works pretty much like a contract-free WiFi-enabled 6th Generation iPod. The WiFi means you can do Mail and Safari without a phone connection.

Tags: iphone, ipod, unlocked

Fast Switching OS X and Windows

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:55:49 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I wonder just how fast the switching is. If its as good as I expect I may be buying a new Mac in the fall and throwing out my Windows laptop! Now that would be amazing.

Clip Source: www.tuaw.com

Leopard's Boot Camp brings 'fast switching' between Mac OS X and Windows

Thanks to you TUAW readers, tips are rolling in on all the tiny and not-so-tiny features that Mac OS X Leopard will be bringing in October. One feature that is definitely not-so-tiny is something I'll dub 'fast switching' between Mac OS X and your Boot Camp Windows installation. While this isn't quite the built-in virtualization that some users were hoping for, it will minimize the startup, shutdown and boot times when switching between the two OSes. Detailed on Boot Camp's new features page, Apple has hooked their safe sleep feature into Boot Camp to allow Mac OS X to save all your open applications and windows, and then boot over into Windows. Once you're done in Windows, you can boot back over to Mac OS X and pick up where you left off - with all your open applications and documents put right back where you left them.

Tags: windows, winxp, mac, osx, macosx, switch, bootcamp

Will podcasters step up to help their own economy?

Thu, 31 May 2007 12:06:14 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Podcasters need to read this article.

Clip Source: www.ericrice.com

When Joe and Jane Q. Public fire up the iTunes music store, they are presented with quite a bit of stuff to buy. Music. Videos. Movies. Games. TV Shows– many by individual content, and others by series (album). Everything but the lonely podcast.

I have my theories. One of which, is the harmful nature of an echo chamber. Ask a podcaster about paying for a podcast, and they might say ‘no’–check that, they might say ‘NO’. And herein lies the problem. The Chamber of Echoes.

Why?

In so many words, I was chatting it up with someone from Apple–someone who certainly sees the irony that yes, you can in fact, buy a lot of stuff at the iTunes store, both by episode or by series, a model very similar to how most podcasters release their content. I was told in no uncertain terms, that functionality to sell podcasts in the music store, might come to fruition if podcasters made a huge amount of noise.

Tags: ericrice, spin, podcast

New Touch-Screen iPods

Tue, 08 May 2007 12:33:32 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I almost due for an upgrade, I'll keep my fingers crossed!

Clip Source: www.looprumors.com

Touch-screen iPods Tuesday? [U]

The report indicates that Apple will introduce a new iPod tomorrow but will wait until June to make it available alongside the iPhone.

Tags: ipod, touch-scree, apple