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25 Dec 2009 11:42

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Tech: Investors: What we really want for Christmas is an Apple Tablet

  • $209.04 the peak price that Apple’s stock hit yesterday, on rumors that an Apple Tablet was coming
  • 145% the increase in Apple’s stock price year-to-date, totally dusting off those recession blues source
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22 Dec 2009 09:25

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Tech: Tapulous taps a pretty penny out of the iPhone App Store

  • $1 million a month in download-related sales; not bad source
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16 Dec 2009 22:19

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Tech: Fake Steve Jobs’ “Operation Chokehold” worthy of a FCC response

  • Threats of this nature are serious and we caution the public to use common sense and good judgment when accessing the Internet from their commercial mobile devices. To purposely try to disrupt or negatively impact a network with ill-intent is irresponsible and presents a significant public safety concern.
  • FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau chief Jamie Barnett • Giving Fake Steve Jobs’ super-amusing mass-iPhone-overuse threat some steam by actually commenting on it. Fake Steve (a.k.a. Daniel Lyons) is amused. So are we. Surprisingly, the whole debacle has generated massive amounts of press for the site and AT&T in general, because, well, it’s funny. source
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14 Dec 2009 21:51

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Tech: Dear Fake Steve Jobs: You’re our favorite fake person. Ever.

  • The goal is to have every iPhone user (or as many as we can) turn on a data intensive app and run that app for one solid hour. Send the message to AT&T that we are sick of their substandard network and sick of their abusive comments. The idea is we’ll create a digital flash mob. We’re calling it in Operation Chokehold. Join us and speak truth to power!
  • “Fake Steve Jobs” (a.k.a. Daniel Lyons) • On “Operation Chokehold,” his plan to stress test the AT&T network in protest of their awful coverage and attempts to punish iPhone users for their heavy amounts of data usage. You know, instead of improving their network and making their customers happy. The event takes place December 18 at noon Pacific time. We’ll keep you posted on the app they pick. Also, while you’re waiting, give this article a read. It may be the best Fake Steve article ever. source
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11 Dec 2009 11:53

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Tech: Old mobile tech vs. new mobile tech: Apple, Nokia sue each other

  • 10 number of patents Nokia accused Apple of infringing upon – mostly industry-standard-type things
  • 13 number of patents Apple accused Nokia of infringing upon – mostly iPhone-type things source
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09 Dec 2009 21:25

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Tech: AT&T’s CEO is a giant douchenozzle, based on this statement

  • The first thing we need to do is educate customers about what represents a megabyte of data. Longer term, there’s got to be some sort of pricing scheme that addresses the users.
  • AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega • Describing his frustration with smartphone data users (iPhone users, mostly) who go whole-hog on data usage because, well, just look at their phones. The company’s service, which has gotten suckier as more people give into the iPhone’s charms (and because they agreed to the Apple deal without the infrastructure to handle it), could turn into a pay-toll-style service based on what this jerk just said. His claim: 3% of users are responsible for 40% of data use. Our claim: Those 3% are setting the template for your other 97%. Get ready. 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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08 Dec 2009 10:09

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Tech: The iPhone App Store looking lighter after scam developer removed

  • 1,000 apps from one company, mostly rip-offs of better apps, were removed from the store
  • 1% the percentage of apps they represented; they had inflated ratings and fake reviews source
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04 Dec 2009 23:22

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Tech: UPDATE: Apple and Lala now getting married to each other

  • First a rumor, now a done deal. We posted about this two hours ago, and now it’s actually real. Apple, which has the pretty killer iPhone along with a music service which feels a little dated in the wake of services like Spotify and Lala, is ready to take on one of those startups. Lala’s cloud-based approach makes a ton of sense considering the iPhone app that the service has reportedly been working on for months. Lala’s super-embeddable approach (which we use) and Web-based interface also feel infinitely simpler compared to iTunes’ walled garden interface. We can’t wait. source
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09 Nov 2009 22:36

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Tech: John Carmack: Working with Apple either “Commander Keen” or “Doom”

  • At the highest level of Apple, in their heart of hearts, they’re not proud of the iPhone being a game machine, they wish it was something else.”
  • id Software co-founder John Carmack • Describing the relationship he’s had with Apple over the years. Carmack in general says it’s been a roller coaster, filled with ups and downs – a situation that hasn’t improved, even with Carmack’s former collaborator, Graeme Devine, working at Apple’s iPhone gaming division. Carmack thinks it’s because Apple genuinely doesn’t like gaming. Too bad. So sad. • source
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