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09 Apr 2010 21:14

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Tech: Top Adobe guy to Apple: Drop dead. Then drop dead again.

  • We are not looking to abuse our loyal users and make them pawns for the sake of trying to hurt another company. What is clear is that Apple most definitely would do that sort of thing as is evidenced by their recent behavior.
  • Adobe platform evangelist Lee Brimelow • In a message regarding the whole Apple-blocking-Adobe-apps thing. While it’s made clear that it’s his opinion, not Adobe’s as a whole (the redacted sentence at the beginning is a nice touch), it’s no less effective at a screw-you to Apple. In fact, that’s how it ends: “Go screw yourself Apple.” Ouch. If this wasn’t an out-and-out war before … source
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09 Apr 2010 16:22

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Tech: Does Apple have a feasible reason for blocking Flash-created apps?

  • Yes, apparently. It’s related to multitasking. As the nerd world went into a tizzy yesterday after realizing the nature of the iPhone’s new developer’s agreement, it appears that the main complaint – a clause seemingly written to block Adobe Flash-compiled apps – might have been been put in for multitasking-related reasons. Essentially, code not written directly for the iPhone may not act as anticipated with the new features, AppleInsider reports. In other news, Adobe’s SEC filing today essentially admitted Apple’s anti-Flash tactics could really hurt the company. source
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09 Apr 2010 15:32

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Tech: Want to print your own newspaper? In the U.K., you totally can.

By taking advantage of large newspaper presses’ offtime, The Newspaper Club has been able to turn out small print runs for anyone, cheap. (Hat tip @10000words) source
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08 Apr 2010 21:43

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Tech: FourSquare’s North Pole badge: Nobody cares if you get it

  • We’ve been drifting backwards at a ridiculous pace. At this stage we don’t know if we’re going to be able to get there.
  • 15-year-old son of a rich guy Parker Liautaud • On his attempt to reach the North Pole and check off the FourSquare North Pole badge. Which might be a cool feat, if you actually care about marking something off on a virtual game a bunch of hipsters play. Liautaud is competing against a middle-aged motorcycle company CEO for the kind of vacation only a rich person would think of. source
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08 Apr 2010 20:44

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Tech: Everything you need to know about iPhone OS version 4.0

  • good The new iPhone OS supports multitasking (whoo!), in-app ads, unified inboxes and multiplayer games.
  • bad The update doesn’t
    work on all iPhones, and multitasking doesn’t work on the still-for-sale iPhone 3G.
  • worse One thing pushed in under the radar was an effective block of Adobe’s Flash-to-iPhone compiler. source
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08 Apr 2010 13:32

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Tech: iPhone OS 4 is finally getting multitasking. Twitter is excited



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08 Apr 2010 10:41

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Tech: Bioprinting: It’s an inkjet printer for skin cells, burn victims!

  • We literally print the cells directly onto the wound. We can put specific cells where they need to go.
  • Wake Forest University student Kyle Binder • On a skin-grafting alternative device which he helped design. The thing works just like a inkjet printer for skin, spraying skin cells onto places that need them. It’s only been tested on mice so far, but bioprinting offers a lot of potential as a replacement for skin grafts, in part because the cells used are so young that they properly grow back into the skin. Mice were first, but pigs (who have similar skin to humans) are next. source
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07 Apr 2010 20:49

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Tech: Based on hardware costs, Apple’s iPad has a huge markup

  • $260 cost of the hardware in a low-end iPad, which sells for $499
  • $65 cost of the screen alone, the product’s most expensive part source
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07 Apr 2010 10:06

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Music, Tech: Do your legal MP3s have “secret” DRM? Some stores play dirty

  • Apple, Lala and Wal-Mart are culprits. Does the record industry have sights on putting the cat back n the bag? Despite the lack of digital rights management in nearly all of the online music stores, some embed your name in the file, something which could lead to backdoor digital rights management down the line – especially if cloud-based services like Lala (which we otherwise love) take off. Will the labels ever learn? And why are Apple, Wal-Mart and Lala enablers? source
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06 Apr 2010 12:20

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Tech, U.S.: Twitter can’t believe Federal Court’s net neutrality decision



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