Purported Steve Jobs email suggests Netflix, others safe from Apple’s subscription rules

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 4:26 p.m.

Could all the recent hoopla stirred up by Apple’s decision to enforce its existing App Store subscription policies be much ado about nothing? Earlier this month, Apple announced that its new App Store subscription service became available to all publishers. In a related note prior to that announcement, Apple noted that it would begin cracking down on content providers who had been skirting a rule stipulating all apps providing links to Web-based content purchases must also make the same

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Does This Secret Apple Store Employee Meeting Mean iPad 2 Is Looming? [Unconfirmed]

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:56 p.m.
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According to Apple Insider, Apple's scheduled a meeting later this week with all of its retail employees, asking each of them to sign non-disclosure agreements in advance. That's standard operating procedure when there's a major product announcement ahead. So what's on the horizon? ... More » ...

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Hey Fanboys, Here's Your Apple Tuesday's New Product [Humor]

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:40 p.m.
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I wanted fresh MacBook Pros this morning. Sadly, they never materialized. But fear not, fanboys! Here's a new Apple thingie to quench your Apple New Product Tuesday thirst, with "twice as many hydrogen atoms as there are oxygen atoms." ... Click image to enlarge ... [Scoopertino] ... More » ...

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Wake up to web radio or TV with the ARNOVA from Archos

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:34 p.m.
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French media player specialist Archos is the latest to offer a modern take on the bedside radio alarm clock. Rather than wake you with a simulated sunrise or other mood lighting, the Arnova's alarm can be set to your favorite internet radio station or web TV channel. Users can load audio, photo or video files directly to the device's internal memory or via SD cards, wirelessly stream content from a computer via uPnP, and feed in tunes from an external MP3 player ... Continue Reading Wake up to

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iPad 2 delayed until June?

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:31 p.m.

Research note from Taiwanese brokerage firm claims that production problems will push the iPad 2's launch date two months past its currently anticipated April debut ... Originally posted at News - Apple ...

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iPhone 5, iPad 2 delayed according to rumors

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 1:30 p.m.

According to two independent notes issued on Tuesday, both of Apple’s flagship iOS products for 2011 may be delayed. First, FBR Capital Markets analyst Craig Berger claims that the next-generation iPhone may be delayed until September. “For the iPhone 5, we continue to hear that a July launch is unlikely, with various casing suppliers and touch suppliers still ramping up, with some chip vendors not having yet received firm iPhone 5 orders, and with other sockets like the image sensor

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Griffin's Military-Grade iPhone Cases Can Withstand Anything...Even the Pink One [Video]

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 11:20 a.m.
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In the video below you can see the kind of antics Griffin got up to when proving how tough their Survivor Extreme-Duty Case is, including a wild tobogganing slide which would make even the Cool Runnings guys wince in pain ... More » ...

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Forget the white iPhone 4, white iPhone 5 rumors begin!

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 10:49 a.m.
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It's the perfect rumor: the officially delayed and often rumored white iPhone 4 has reemerged as the white iPhone 5 riding a horned stallion through virgin rumor fields. According to the Economic Daily News , the previously unheard of white iPhone 5 will feature a touch panel supplied exclusively by Wintek. If true, then the white iPhone 4, officially scheduled for a spring 2011 launch, should be available just prior to the launch of the next generation white iPhone 5, anticipated for a summer

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Apple iPad 2 video review emerges (not really)

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 10:30 a.m.

As we can plainly see in this iPad 2 video review, Apple’s second-generation iPad tablet truly is magical. Though previous rumors suggested the iPad 2 would be roughly the same size as Apple’s first iPad, we now see that Apple has opted for a slightly larger form factor. The new 27-inch iPad 2 is still extremely portable, however, and it’s sure to be just as popular as its predecessor. We’re particularly excited about the iPad 2′s new voice-powered photo editing capabilities and the

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Minecraft for iOS confirmed, the hunt resumes for free time to squander

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 6:05 a.m.
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You know all of that time you've been wasting on Angry Birds HD? Looks like your flying friends may have company when it comes time to, um ... kill time , as Markus Persson has confirmed to Gamasutra that an iOS port is "in the works." That means that an official Minecraft build will soon pop up in Apple's App Store, with iPhone and iPad versions hinted at. Aron Neiminen, a new recruit to the Mojang team, is responsible for the port, and if all goes well, it'll be let loose later in the year.

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