Archive for May, 2009

Japanese lining up in droves for free diamonds - Forbes

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

AFP

Japanese lining up in droves for free diamonds
Forbes, NY
Trend-loving Japanese have also stood in lines for products like Apple Inc.'s iPhone, the egg-shaped toy Tamagotchi and countless video games. So drawing lines in Tokyo has become a signature way businesses drum up publicity. ...
Japanese jeweller gives away diamonds Ninemsn
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iPhone Safari to Support Geolocation, Google Latitude Demoed

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
ComputerWorld points out a little publicized fact that iPhone 3.0's Safari browser will support Geolocation services. This means that websites will be able to request your current location (if you give them permission).

How many ti...

New iPhone firmware photographs leaked?

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Chinese blog UMPCFever has posted what appear to be photographs of the new iPhone interface with features such as camera auto-focus, a magnetometer and voice recording. The blogger responsible for the shots says he was given the iPhone prototype from his American friend, who supposedly asked the blogger to only "take fuzzy snapshots" because it is not yet official. The blogger did not take photogr...

Apple iPod rival the Zune goes HD, adds OLED touchscreen, HD radio - MacVideo.tv

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

MP3 Newswire

Apple iPod rival the Zune goes HD, adds OLED touchscreen, HD radio
MacVideo.tv, UK
The Zune HD can also play videos on a TV. The player supports files up to 720-line resolution - the lower of two resolutions considered "high-definition" - and will down-convert them for playback on the display but play them at full resolution when ...
Microsoft Connects the Dots with Zune HD, Zune Marketplace, and Xbox Palluxo! - Mac Dose of All Things Apple
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iPublishWidget integrates with SEO Title Cards

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Bowker and Impelsys have announced a joint marketing program for Bowker's SEO Title Cards and Impelsys' iPublishWidget. The integration aims to simplify the process of marketing and selling books through Broker's Print catalog. Affiliate sales-channeling elements can be controlled using iPublishWidget within SEO Title Cards. Widgets can also include links to a user's online catalog through Boker's...

Screenium 1.2 public beta adds new interface

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Synium has released its screen-capturing software, Screenium 1.2, as a public beta with an enhanced interface and improved stability. The latest version now places all settings in the main window and includes a revamped preference dialog. A new level-meter can be used to monitor microphones and other audio inputs. The area selection now supports textual input for position and size, while highlight...

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Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Snowtape app enables live radio recording

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Vemedio has released the full version of Snowtape, an application for playing and recording live radio. Snowtape provides a database capable of storing thousands of radio stations, along with search capabilities and a built-in track editor for removing interfering audio. Stations listed in the search results can be added to a list and sorted by genre or bandwidth, or can be added to the favorites ...

Apple to Start Charging for Re-Downloading Apps Over-the-Air?

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

The iPhone Blog reports that in the iPhone 3.0 beta firmware, users are being told that may not re-download applications over-the-air without being charged. The dialog box (shown above), however, does indicate that users may still re-downlo...

Apple to Start Charging for Re-Downloading Apps Over-the-Air? [Update]

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

The iPhone Blog reports that in the iPhone 3.0 beta firmware, users are being told that may not re-download applications over-the-air without being charged. The dialog box (shown above), however, does indicate that users may still re-downlo...