June 2010
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Apple sells 1.7 million iPhones in 3 days →
From the press release:
Apple® today announced that it has sold over 1.7 million of its iPhone® 4 through Saturday, June 26, just three days after its launch on June 24. The new iPhone 4 features FaceTime®, which makes video calling as easy as one tap, and Apple’s new Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone, resulting in stunning text, images and video.
“This is...
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First Impressions: iPhone 4
Finally got it! After waiting around all day, calling FedEx more times than I’d like to admit and nearly attacking the nice delivery man when he dropped it off, the new iPhone is here.
It’s beautiful.
Popped it out of the box, turned it on and the screen eats your eyeballs. It’s amazing. The color is so crisp and there’s pixels oozing out all over the place. It’s...
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Google Chrome for iPad. Interface Design Mockup... →
Cool look at a concept for Google Chrome for the iPad. Looks pretty awesome, would love to see this actually happen.
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The Hidden Secrets of iPhone OS 4 →
Reading all this iOS 4 stuff certainly isn’t making it any easier for me to hold off downloading and just wait for my iPhone 4 to arrive. Gizmodo outlines some of the cool/fun/nerdy “secrets” of iOS 4. Check it out!
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How do I know you won't bill me for extra hours?
clientsfromhell:
Client: “Whats your fees to do this template?”
Me: “$40 per hour.”
Client: “Thats steep. How do I know you won’t bill me for extra hours.”
Me: “If you want to be sure you can come and watch.”
Client: “No wiseguy, give me a call whenever you start working on it and whenever you take breaks. I will keep count of the hours.”
8 Subtle Changes You May (Or May Not) Notice in... →
Every time Apple releases a new OS update, be it on the Mac or iPhone, there’s a bucketload of smaller - lesser-spotted - changes that appear in the system. iOS 4 very much continues this trend, so whilst you’re busy perusing the new update today here’s 8 little changes you may (or may not) spot.
Awesome post! I haven’t downloaded iOS 4 yet because I figured I’d just wait until my...
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Apple Releases iOS 4 With Multitasking, iBooks,... →
This is going to be rough. Today, Apple released iOS 4.0 that includes over 100 new features and enhancements including multitasking, folders, better iBooks app and more.
Part of me REALLY wants to download it but I think I should wait until Thursday to make the excitement of the new iPhone coming even better. Ugh.
“Girl I’m Tryin (Nicola Fasano Radio...
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Facebook For iPhone Updated: No iOS 4 Support, No... →
Great article from TechCrunch about how the Facebook for iPhone application has gone downhill fast. They point out issues such as the lack of native iPad support, no iOS4 support, a broken UI, and an unfinished implementation of video viewing. All totally valid points.
“Should you tip your ambulance driver?”
– Tal (via david)
Should you call your “ambulance driver” an ambulance driver?
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Apple Updates MobileMe
Last night, during scheduled maintenance to the MobileMe service, Apple released a brand new interface - tying together the apps once again and streamlining the user experience. With the mail application in beta testing for the past month, Apple took this opportunity to give the entire suite of apps this new look and functionality.
The new interface sports the blue look found in the Mail beta...
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iPhone 4 Confirmed to Have 512MB of RAM (Twice the... →
It’s been confirmed that the new iPhone 4, being released in a matter of days, will come with a greatly appreciated 512MB of RAM. That’s double what’s currently in the iPhone 3GS and the iPad.
This, mixed with the A4 chip should make the iPhone 4, in the words of Steve Jobs “scream”.
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New Features in WordPress 3.0 →
A quick look at some of the cool new featured that are included in today’s release of Wordpress 3.0. Can’t wait to try them out myself.
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Southwest employee finds package of human heads →
A Southwest Airlines employee got a rude surprise at work in Little Rock on June 9, and it wasn’t from an unruly passenger - not a live one, anyway, according to a report on an NBC website.
The employee opened a box from a courier and discovered between 40 and 60 human heads on their way to a medical research facility in Fort Worth, the website and other news organizations reported.
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Apple to Launch MobileMe Enhancements: Push... →
Just as I was beginning to contemplate whether paying $100/yr. for MobileMe was worth it, this news comes out. For the device syncing and Find My iPhone features alone, I’ll keep it. Excited to see the new featured. Hopefully, they streamline the interface. I got access to the MobileMe Beta last month and have really liked it since.
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Amazon Prime
Today while shopping on Amazon, I decided to finally click the link they always pester me with: “Join Amazon Prime today”. I looked into it and if you shop on Amazon a lot, it’s kind of a cool idea.
For $79 a year, you get:
Free two-day shipping
Overnight shipping for only $3.99 (per item, which is the fine print)
Share it with up to five family members
If you’re a...
Netflix should pay me
colormelauren:
So many of my friends have gotten it because of my advocacy.
They do. It’s called the NetFlix Affiliates Program smart one.
http://www.netflix.com/Affiliates
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Apple Claims Largest Ever First-Day iPhone... →
Update: In the second time in less than 24 hours, the iPhone delivery date has been pushed back even further. Those pre-ordering an iPhone from this point forward can expect delivery on or later than July 14th - 20 days after the release date. Ouch.
Apple issued a press release today announcing that over 600,000 iPhones were pre-ordered yesterday and that the number was “far higher”...
Apple Sells Out of Initial iPhone 4 Shipment →
So that’s it. Apple, AT&T, Radio Shack and Best Buy are now all sold out of initial shipments of iPhones, pushing any further pre-orders to early July.
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AT&T's Server Problems Continue to Cause Problems... →
Looks like all across the United States (and elsewhere), there are still problems with both Apple and AT&T trying to cope with the overwhelming and crippling level of demand being placed on the Apple Store and the servers that store customer information needed to determine pricing, etc.
I started at 4AM EST, was unsuccessful for three hours, gave up at 7AM EST when the Apple Store went...
Late Night Fanboys Bring The iPhone 4 Pre-Order... →
One and a half hours into the process and I’m still iPhone pre-orderless. I’ve gotten all the way to the “Add to Cart” page and then it dies…
Consumerism
I was in the car before when I heard a commercial for Dunkin’ Donuts. They’re offering this deal where you can get “any size iced tea, for 99 cents”. They went on to clarify “that’s right folks. Any tea, small, medium or large for only 99 cents”.
What does it say about me - and really culture as a whole that I immediately thought “Why would I get...
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Starbucks to Offer Free Wi-Fi at All Stores... →
This story really isn’t groundbreaking but when I was re-reading the article, this stuck out. What a great idea:
In addition to the new free Wi-Fi program, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz told Wired’s Chris Anderson that the company is also planning on rolling out a new Starbucks Digital Network in partnership with Yahoo later this fall. This network, which will only be accessible in U.S....
“I feel like keynote speeches are a dangerous thing for you to watch. They always...”
– My mom couldn’t have said it better.
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I Have A Feeling...
Mom: What time are you working until?
Me: 6AM, but I have this feeling that I'm gonna get a call when...
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP, CHHHHK, MANORVILLE AMBULANCE, FULL CREW NEEDED... CHHHK...
Me: You've got to be shitting me.
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