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15 Dec 2009 21:20

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Tech: Microsoft: Uh, yeah, we totally Plurked that code. Sorry.

  • The company blames a Chinese vendor for the theft. A day after basically getting emasculated by a small developer called Plurk, Microsoft admitted that some of the code for their new Chinese microblogging program, Juku, had been taken from the company. “In the wake of this incident, Microsoft and our MSN China joint venture will be taking a look at our practices around applications code provided by third-party vendors,” they said. Probably a good idea. source
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09 Dec 2009 11:26

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Offbeat: Dumb idea: A Chrismas card with an iPhone – and app! – inside

  • Whoever gives a Christmas card like this for a friend or family member needs to consider exactly how high they’re setting the standards for Chrismas now and Christmases to come. Not only is the card super-expensive, but the app they’re using isn’t even free.
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03 Nov 2009 10:01

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Offbeat, Tech: Afraid of flying? There’s a (wait for it) iPhone app for that

Virgin Atlantic Airways claims a 98% success rate for its “Flying Without Fear” course, which now has an iPhone version for fearing flying on the go. source
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18 Oct 2009 21:29

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Tech: Dear Wolfram Alpha: Nobody’s gonna buy your iPhone app

  • $1.99 the amount we could see ourselves paying for a Wolfram Alpha iPhone app
  • $49.99 the amount Wolfram Alpha is charging for their iPhone app; umm, what? source
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17 Oct 2009 11:30

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Tech: If a Facebook app brings up a screen like this, don’t click on it

Facebook app attacks are becoming sophisticated enough that they can end up in an app by simply being on the app developer’s PC. And they look realistic. That’s scary. source
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04 Oct 2009 22:40

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Tech: This is what happens when you put Digg’s Kevin Rose on the spot

  • Let’s say you’re a couple of Norwegian video podcasters looking for a big get. You know, the kind of get that might get people to watch a Norwegian video podcast. How’s about this? Kevin Rose, the mastermind of Digg, nursing a beer, confirming that he has an iPhone version of his killer app coming. Sounds like you’re set for life, Norwegian video podcasters. source
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01 Oct 2009 20:11

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Music: Thousands of people want to sound just like T-Pain

  • 300,000 downloads of the T-Pain autotune iPhone app since its launch three freaking weeks ago, which sounds like a pretty successful app
  • $5,000 and a gold chain are up for grabs in the app’s “I’m on a Boat” YouTube contest; get your autotune game together, guys source
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30 Aug 2009 22:07

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Tech: Got a Fwix on a big story? There’s an iPhone app for that

  • Journalism now fits in your pocket. With a new iPhone app coming this week, hyperlocal startup Fwix is ready to get in on the journalism-as-it-happens game. The app allows regular people to file news reports (which can include photos and videos) onto the company’s Web site, allowing for a kind of journalism that Twitter kind of allows already, but pushed even further. Are we replacing professional journalists with iPhone apps? Good question. Maybe a necessary one to ask. source
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21 Aug 2009 23:22

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Tech: Apple’s all like, we didn’t deny that Google Voice iPhone app yet

  • They say it might confuse users. Despite the fact that 1) It’s already being used elsewhere, 2) It’s a Google app and 3) There’s extreme criticism from end users over the app’s denial, Apple is still debating the Google Voice app. It wrote in its letter to the FCC that the app replaces “the iPhone’s core mobile telephone functionality and Apple user interface with its own user interface for telephone calls, text messaging and voice mail.” Duh. One other note: Apple apparently doesn’t discuss apps with AT&T, as was feared, but agreed not to allow VOIP apps like Skype. The FCC’s looking into that, too. source
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21 Jul 2009 23:08

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Tech: Your cellphone gives you cancer? Well, mine *diagnoses* Malaria

  • Okay, so it actually doesn’t. But it could! Some American researchers have fused the awesomeness of a cellphone with the usefulness of a microscope, which would make it easy to diagnose and track diseases in the developing world. Score! source
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