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The Guardian How to Get Kicked Out of the App Store PC World An iPhone game developer has learned that hard way that one of the following will get your app banned: Publicly slamming the iPhone App Store, or gradually increasing prices until someone pays hundreds of dollars for a simple time waster. … Calendar app and sailboat-racing game: iPhone apps of the week CNET Apple to iPad devs: on your mark, get set, submit! Ars Technica Study shows almost half of iPad apps being tested are games GamePro.com GigaOm (blog) ?- Datamation ?- Wired News all 524 news articles??
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PC World Nintendo's Miyamoto wants Wii in schools TG Daily Shigeru Miyamoto, the man responsible for creating Mario, says his next big project is getting people to use the Nintendo Wii as an educational tool. It's the latest push from the company to go beyond the typical video game realm. …
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TECH.BLORGE.com Sleuths Trace Clues to Predict iPad Sales Wall Street Journal Weeks before the iPad, Apple Inc.'s new tablet computer, is released, amateur analysts are reading the digital equivalent of tea leaves to estimate early sales. But their findings might not be as clear as the forthcoming device's color … Cybercrooks take shine to Apple lineup Washington Post Wintek blamed for Apple iPad delay, says report Digitimes Wintek May Be Behind Delayed iPad Launch The Mac Observer istockAnalyst.com (press release) ?- MacNN ?- Fortune (blog) all 30 news articles??
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NEWS.com.au YouTube Brand May Be an Advantage in Viacom Copyright Case eWeek Viacom, which sued video-sharing site YouTube and Google for copyright infringement, in its motion for summary judgment contended Google acquired YouTube in 2006 because it was a “haven of infringement” and planned to profit from it. …
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Brisbane Times GameStop: PS3, Wii shortages to continue CNET If you're in the market for a PlayStation 3 or Nintendo Wii, you've probably noticed that they're hard to come by.
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It’s time for spring cleaning. Just as we need to spruce up our home and yard, we need to clean our computers and electronic gear… both inside and out. Here’s some high tech spring cleaning tips.
Let me start with the easiest way I’ve found to clean a keyboard. Spread a green goo called Cyber Clean POP-CUP Cleaning Compound over the keys. Press it down and lift it up and it removes all the gunk. It works with all our tech gizmos… cameras… cellphones.. anything that collects dirt. Cost is under bucks.
Your computer itself needs cleaning. The fan and heat sinks all accumulate dust....
I’ve been messing with Foursquare for a week or so and there’s something about it that just doesn’t feel right. Come to think of it, the same goes for Twitter and Facebook and Google Buzz.
By now, your surely have heard of Foursquare. It’s been buzzed to death as the next big thing in social networking, a combination Facebook/Twitter/MeetUp that also capitalizes on all those silly Facebook games that let you collect badges and trinkets.
Foursquare uses location detection and is meant to let you find your friends, or tell them where you are.
That’s fine as it goes....
Apple opened pre-orders for the iPad at 8:30 a.m. today and, about 8:35 a.m., I ordered mine.
I decided to take a pass on the WiFi-only model that is avialble April 3 and instead will, impatiently, I’m sure, wait for the 3G model.
I ordered the 64GB WiFi and 3G unit, with lots of accessories, including a case , a dock, an extra power adaptor, a VGA adapter for projector dispolay and AppleCare. The cost, with tax: “$1,117.24
Whew. That is steep. Higher than some full-fledged notebooks.
I’m hoping Apple cuts the price as it did with the iPhone when it was introduced a few years...
With spring approaching fast, a lot of people are getting ready for outdoor activities, like bicycle riding.
Many, in fact, are turning to bicycles as a way to be more green, to commute to their jobs on two wheels instead of four.
Whether for work or fun the folks who make Google maps have added a new service worth checking out: Bicycle maps, the safest and best bike route between two locations.
Enter in two addresses and, just like that, Google’s new bicycle mapping service displays a suggested route on a detailed map, utilizing bicycle paths and trails, sidewalks, bike lanes and back roads...
ZDNet (blog) Rumor: iPhone OS 4.0 Update Adds Multitasking PC World The iPhone will finally support multitasking for third-party apps as part of Apple's iPhone OS 4.0 release, according to AppleInsidier sources. It is just one of many iPhone 4.0 rumors surfacing as interest in what's next for the iPhone's OS mounts. … Rumor: Multitasking coming to iPhone OS 4.0 CNET The iPad's On-Again, Off-Again Camera The Mac Observer Will Apple backtrack on iPhone multitasking?
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PC World Bing for Motorola's Android Phones Is a Bad Idea PC World If you like bloatware, you'll love the idea of Motorola pre-loading Bing services onto its Android phones in China.
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Reuters Why the FCC National Broadband Plan Should Include Public Wi-Fi PC World As the FCC prepares to release its National Broadband Plan next week, I hope it will address expanding Wi-Fi as part of improving mobile data access. It appears no amount of repurposed radio spectrum is likely to meet the expanding … FCC Unveils Speed Test, Broadband Dead Zone Report BusinessWeek What's in a title?
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