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Apple iPod and iPhone News for April-04-08: Apple vs The Big Apple

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for April-04-08

Apple vs The Big Apple
Late April Fools? Or the real thing? From the article:”The GreeNYC logo shows a stylized apple with a stalk and a leaf. It bears a resemblance to Apple’s famous logo — a resemblance Apple says infringes on its trademark.”
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2008/04/apple_vs_apple


20 Stores Sold Out of iPhone, 80% Chance New Ones On The Way
Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray has called 20 Apple stores around the U.S. and found the same thing. No iPhones to be had. He figures the chances that a new iPhone is coming are about 80%.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2008/04/gene_munster_so.html


Pwnage iPhone Hacking Tool Now Available and Tested
After some delays, the iPhone Pwnage tool—which is used to flash your iPhone with hacked firmware that will allow you to run any application, use it unlocked in any compatible cellphone network, and do whatever you want do to with it, is now available for download. We have been testing this and previous versions for a few weeks now and it works.
http://gizmodo.com/375493/pwonage-iphone-unlocking-and-hacking-tool-now-available-works-great


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for April-03-08: iPhone PwnageTool released!

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for April-03-08

iPhone PwnageTool released!
Just a few hours after we brought you the exclusive hands-on with the DevTeam’s PwnageTool… it’s out! Mac only for now.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/03/iphone-pwnagetool-released/


Apple passes Wal-Mart, now #1 music retailer in US
Over the past few years, we have watched Apple climb the music sales chart courtesy of the iTunes. Last month we learned that Apple passed Best Buy to become the number two retailer in the the US. Now, Apple has ascended to the top of the charts, surpassing Wal-Mart for the first time ever, according to the NPD MusicWatch Survey.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080402-apple-passes-wal-mart-now-1-music-retailer-in-us.html


Gizmodo Guy: iPhone Clone Innovation is ‘Positively Listles’
Despite next-gen networks and haptics tech continuing to break on through to the realistic side, the year’s big cellphone trade show disappointed Gizmodo’s man on the floor because, well, the iPhone’s still just too good.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4257134.html


AT&T Wireless CEO Confirms: 3G iPhone Coming In Months
AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega just confirmed what everyone’s been asking about: The 3G iPhone. It’s coming. In months.
http://gizmodo.com/375314/straight-from-att-mobility-ceos-mouth-3g-iphone-in-months-and-299-vu


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for April-02-08: Apple Releases 2 New “Get A Mac” Ads

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for April-02-08

Apple Releases 2 New “Get A Mac” Ads
Check out the new ads.
http://www.apple.com/getamac/


32 years, 32 memorable Apple products
Today is not only April Fool’s Day—it’s also the anniversary of Apple’s creation. In honor of Apple on the company’s 32nd birthday, we are honoring a list of 32 of (what we consider to be) the most memorable products in the company’s history.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/04/01/32-years-32-memorable-apple-products


Watch a drunken Jeff Goldblum pitch the iMac
Move over “Cheeseburger-eating Hasselhoff“, there’s a new drunk in town! What happens when you take the classic 1999 Jeff Goldblum iMac commercial and slow it down about 30 percent? You get a hilarious piece of footage capable of taking Goldblum’s kids away in any future custody battle!
http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1249


Macenstein’s “Mac Chick of the Month” (April 2008): Cara Rae
This month we present you with the lovely Cara Rae, a San Diego State college student currently majoring in TV and Film production, and of course, a die-hard Mac Chick!
http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1250


Could Apple sell 45 million iPhones a year?
Today the web is alight with speculation as to how Apple will sell 45 million iPhones in 2009.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1639


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for April-01-08: Survey: Apple is awesome, Microsoft is ‘stodgy’

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for April-01-08

Survey: Apple is awesome, Microsoft is ‘stodgy’
The Apple brand has the biggest impact on the world’s consumers, while Microsoft and the image of the United States (as a brand) are those considered most in need of a remake, a survey showed on Monday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23879966/


Spam blights e-mail 15 years on
“I don’t think it’s realistic to believe we will never receive spam”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7322615.stm


Rare & Historical: US Presidential Manuscripts on Sale
The ink is blotchy in places, but the signatures are unmistakable, and magical.You need a good imagination, but stare for long enough and you can picture the writers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7321888.stm


The Evidence for a 3G iPhone… June 2008
Obviously, individual circumstances may vary, but if you are an average consumer looking for the best value for the money, we recommend waiting, but understand the new version could still be (at least) 3 months off.
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/03/30/the-evidence-for-a-3g-iphone-june-2008/


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