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Apple in talks to offer DRM-free MP3 tracks via iTunes
appleinsider.com — Apple is in talks with three of the "big four" record labels about offering music tracks through iTunes that would be made available in MP3 format without copy protection measures, a move that could further distance the digital download service from its rivals.More… (Apple)
Apple's OpenCL standard near complete in just six months
appleinsider.com — Apple has reportedly set an industry record by moving its OpenCL parallel computing standard from its beginnings to imminent approval in 6 months, paving the way for inclusion in Mac OS X Snow Leopard.The operating system will use technology to accelerate general-purpose tasks using both individual processor cores, video chipsets inside its system.More… (Apple)
MacBook: an X-Ray View view!
Apple's Customer Service Kick Dell's Ass, Evidence Shows
consumerist.com — Are you a PC or a Mac? If you're enjoying great customer service, chances are you're a Mac, based on some new data releasedMore… (Apple)
Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) Due in Q1 2009
macrumors.com — Apple's Director of Engineering of Unix Technologies Jordan Hubbard spoke at LISA '08 last week. LISA (or Large Installation System Administration Conference) is a technical conference targeted at engineers and system administrators. This year's conference invited Apple's Jordan Hubbard to speak ...More… (Apple)
iPhone sex: Google application baffled by British accents
physorg.com — A new voice-recognition search tool for the iPhone has problems understanding British accents, leading to some bizarre answers to spoken queries, a newspaper report and users said Wednesday.More… (Apple)
iPhone Glitch Excuse for Email Affair Falls Flat
hothardware.com — A woman's husband told her that a raunchy photo which had been sent via email from his iPhone was the result of a glitch. Not the photo itself; he admitted to that. No, the pic was automatically attached, addressed and sent because of a bug in the iPhone. Ahem. The woman, not an expert in these matters, asked the following...More… (Apple)
New MacBooks Have HDCP, Gives iTunes Purchases Less Freedom
gizmodo.com — High Definition Content Protection—the annoying DRM-y thing that's supposed to stop people from copying hi-def stuff as it travels over a card-display connector— has apparently, and unfortunately, come to Apple's MacBooks. More… (Apple)
Developer Gets Rich With iPhone game: Earns $250K in 2 Mths!
cnn.com — A former ATM software designer for a large bank, Demeter created "Trism" in his spare time and pitched it to Apple last spring. Priced at $5, "Trism" earned Demeter $250,000 in profits the first two months. "I did the game myself, basically. I had a buddy of mine who actually came up with the name 'Trism.' I paid him a couple of grand."More… (Apple)
5 Apple rumors that never came true
edibleapple.com — Some Apple rumors are plain ridiculous, and here’s a list of 5 highly publicized Apple rumors that never came true.More… (Apple)
Reseller sells early MacBook Air prototype on eBay
appleinsider.com — A California computer repair shop is likely to receive a call from Apple asking it to explain where it obtained an internal MacBook Air prototype that it later turned around and sold on eBayMore… (Apple)
ARM-Optimized Flash: Adobe Serious About iPhone
theappleblog.com — The ongoing back-and-forth between Apple and Adobe over Flash on the iPhone is well-documented. First it was, then wasn’t, then was, then probably wasn’t again a possibility. If we take Apple CEO Steve Jobs at his word, then the problem lies with Flash being too heavy and Flash Lite being too insubstantial. More… (Apple)
IPod Speakers Made From Paper Cups and Sticks
blog.wired.com — Next time you're down at the diner you might try out the CupSpeakers from Dmitry Zagga. His minimalist speaker design consists four paper cups, a couple of toothpicks and an iPod.More… (Apple)
iPhone Rideshare App To Cut 73.6 M Tons of CO2 Annually
cleantechnica.com — The company hopes to have a user base of 20 million by 2020. They claim one of that size could cut greenhouse gas emissions by 73.6 M tons. That is equivalent to 146 billion less miles driven a year, and nearly 42% of California’s 2020 climate protection goal they say. More… (Apple)
Why Apple Will Never Permit Adobe Flash on the iPhone
blog.wired.com — Although Adobe says it is working on a version of its popular Flash player for the iPhone, Apple is unlikely ever to permit it to appear in the handset's App Store, no matter how much customers want it.More… (Apple)
