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28 Feb 2009 16:10

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Tech: Our new best friend on the Metro: A music-making robot

iPhone app Bebot seems like a $1.99 toy until you realize it’s a full-featured synth. source
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27 Feb 2009 10:49

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Tech, World: The iPhone’s sales suck in Japan so much, it’s being given away

  • It’s not full-featured enough Japanese consumers are a picky bunch when it comes to their phones, and as neat as the iPhone is to the rest of the world, the phone is missing a number of key things – a high-quality video camera, a TV tuner and multimedia messaging. source
  • It’s not full-featured enough Japanese consumers are a picky bunch when it comes to their phones, and as neat as the iPhone is to the rest of the world, the phone is missing a number of key things – a high-quality video camera, a TV tuner and multimedia messaging.
  • The plans suck The big problem many consumers in Japan have with the iPhone is not its design – which the Japanese don’t like either – but the cost. The monthly plans start at $60, which is high. They recently started giving the phones away with a two-year plan. Oof. source
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26 Feb 2009 22:52

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Culture, Tech: CBS goes all iPhone app on us

  • Meet TV.com, our new preferred way of watching the tube. Who needs a TV anymore? Now you can watch all the good stuff on a 3G network (though wi-fi is preferred. TV.com is no Hulu, but the CBS-focused competitor does have shows from CBS, the CW and Showtime. The gauntlet has been thrown, Hulu. Get on it, duders. source
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21 Feb 2009 16:39

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Tech: Why it sucks to be an iPhone app

  • 30% of apps get used the next day, then forgotten about source
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19 Feb 2009 20:40

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Music, Tech: Somehow, it still feels like this iPhone app costs too much

  • iPhone apps are exploding, including for musical artists, but nobody’s done anything like this.
  • Dave Dederer • former singer and guitarist for the Presidents of the United States of America. Dederer is the vice president of business development for app developer Melodeo, and Melodeo released a $3 PUSA iPhone app which allows you to stream the band’s entire catalog for cheap. You could just buy “Lump” and “Peaches” and save a buck. • source
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16 Feb 2009 21:51

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Offbeat, Tech: You can count on this iPhone app getting your legs broken

A new card-counting iPhone app has casinos on guard for cheating gamblers. source
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15 Feb 2009 16:27

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Offbeat, Tech: Pull my finger: This iPhone lawsuit is a total gas

  • One fart app vs. another fart app. iFart Mobile and Pull My Finger, two apps which are the driving force, we’re sure, behind the iPhone’s incredible popularity, are ensnared in a lawsuit over the use of the phrase “pull my finger.” Personally, we think someone should make an open-source farting application so we don’t have to use either one. source
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06 Feb 2009 09:14

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Tech: This kid is smarter than you; he programs iPhone apps

Lim Ding Wen – he’s 9 and has already done more than you. Better catch up, guys. source
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06 Feb 2009 08:43

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Tech: Google opens up a huge library at your smudgy fingertips

  • Watch out, Kindle. Google, as you might have heard, is on a roll this week. (Way to make up for that whole malware thing, guys.) Anyway, the company has made their Google Book Search available for mobile phones such as the iPhone and G1, which, with its 1.5 million book library, should give you something to do on the Metro. source
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04 Feb 2009 10:50

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Music: Death Cab for Cutie has an iPhone app

This app will either follow you into the dark or possess your heart. We’re not sure which. source
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