BAD: The Michael Jackson Cell Phone
Manufactured by one of the many Chinese imitation goods businesses referred to collectively as shanzai, this bling-bedecked mobile is encrusted with faux diamonds and comes with a most probably pirated Michael Jackson live performance DVD.
Of course it’s extremely “limited edition” and difficult to obtain outside of China. But if you had one? You could totally call on me.
[via Mike Elgan]
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International iPhone 4 carrier plans and rates
July 29, 2010 - 22:02
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What you’ll pay for an iPhone 4 on Rogers/Fido, more to come!
International carriers are finally starting to release their iPhone 4 plans and rates, and as more countries now have multiple providers and unlocked iPhones, does that mean things will be more competitive than ever?
Nope. You say monopoly, I say oligopoly, they’ll still take [...]
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Standing in line for iPhone 4 international launch?
July 29, 2010 - 15:33
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TiPb international, are you getting ready to stand in line for the iPhone 4? Apple’s set to launch in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland on July 30, which for some readers is only a few hours away…
Here’s what you need [...]
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Amazon’s new Kindle competes with iPad on price, focus
July 29, 2010 - 15:20
Tags: Amazon, Apple, ipad, ipad vs kindle, iphone, Kindle, News, The competition
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Amazon’s new Kindle comes in a smaller, darker package and they’re positioning it to compete with Apple’s iPad (which can also read Kindle books) on price ($139 for Wi-Fi $189 for 3G) and a laser-like focus on reading.
All-New, High-Contrast E-Ink Screen – 50% better contrast than any other e-reader
Read in Bright Sunlight – No glare
New [...]
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Apple announces new iTunes Connect features, iAd for developers
July 29, 2010 - 05:44
Tags: Apple, Developer News, Development, IAD, iOS, ipad, iphone, ipod touch, itunes connect, News
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Apple’s newly renamed iOS Developer News feed has released two notes today, one on exciting new features in iTunes connect, and the other announcing iAd for Developers — a great way to promote apps, in apps.
iTunes connect is gaining the following:
Using the new Version Release Control to choose when your new app version goes live [...]
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Blackberry maker RIM registers BlackPad.com
July 29, 2010 - 04:55
Tags: Apple, blackberry, BlackPad, ipad, ipad vs blackpad, iphone, News, Rim, The competition
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BlackBerry maker RIM has registered BlackPad.com. No, I’m not making that up.
Research In Motion has recently taken over the domain name “BlackPad.com”. Now, despite what you think of the name itself, many folks are eluding to the fact that this URL could be one of many used for the rumored upcoming BlackBerry Tablet. [...]
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Apple bumpers arriving, Best Buy giving away free side film for iPhone 4
July 28, 2010 - 21:28
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TiPb iPhone Forum user shaolinfinest let us know last night, and many others have since confirmed, that Best Buy was starting to give away InvisibleShielf protective side films for iPhone 4:
I’m not sure if this has been discussed but Best Buy is starting to receive Zagg kits called “iPhone 4fix” or something like [...]
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Apple and magazine publishers at odds over subscriptions?
July 28, 2010 - 19:55
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MediaMemo is saying Time Inc. is having trouble setting up their own subscription service for a Sports Illustrated iPad magazine app:
Last month, the publisher was set to launch a subscription version of its Sports Illustrated iPad app, where consumers would download the magazines via Apple’s iTunes, but would pay Time Inc. directly. But [...]
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Apple releases Safari 5 extensions for Mac/Windows. Can we have it for iPhone and iPad as well?
July 28, 2010 - 16:28
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Apple has just announced an update for Safari 5 that enables extensions (plugins), something Mozilla’s Firefox and Google’s Chrome have had for a while now. We’re happy for our big desktop brothers, of course. Really. Truly. But in our minds a lot of the stuff you’ll read about after the break would be even better [...]
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Apple Peel case attempts to turn iPod touch into iPhone
July 28, 2010 - 14:14
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Apple Peel 520 is an adapter case that just might hack your iPod touch into something closer to an iPhone, courtesy of a VoIP client, SIM card, and a dream:
Powered by an Infineon baseband chip, this adapter not only offers voice calling and text messaging (presumably requiring a jailbroken iPod touch for the [...]
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Scoble death-grips Android Captivate before Apple
July 28, 2010 - 14:06
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We’re guessing Apple will get an AT&T Captivate (or similar Samsung Galaxy S-class device) death-grip video up sooner or later, but in the meantime… Scoble to the rescue!
He shows both devices in the same area on the same network dropping bars and, he says, calls. We get it. Manufacturers aren’t perfect. Phones aren’t perfect. [...]
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