streaming service from Apple… well at least for the iPod event…
by Chiyin on Aug 31st, 2010 @ 7:23 pmApple announced in a press release that they will be providing live streaming of the iPod event tomorrow… Which makes me think they might be using this to let us know they will have some sort of streaming service ready to launch… With so many music providers popping up, it is only a matter of time before Cupertino decides to toss their hat in the ring… Could this be the surprise of tomorrow’s event? We’ll see…
See the PR note here
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Judge overturns “prop 8″ gay marriage ban in California
by Justin Horn on Aug 4th, 2010 @ 6:50 pmU.S. District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker also ordered the voter-approved ban, known as Proposition 8, immediately lifted to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry while the case moves to a higher court.
Prop 8 supporters had sought to keep the measure in place pending the outcome of their appeal.
But Vaughn said the lawsuit challenging Prop 8 “demonstrated by overwhelming evidence” that it violates due process and equal-protection rights under the U.S. Constitution.
You might remember way back when, Apple donated $100k to the “no on prop 8″ gay marriage ban. Even with Apple’s support, the ban passed. Almost 2 years later, Apple can feel like they got their money’s worth.
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We don’t have to worry about the Google Wave app anymore
by Justin Horn on Aug 4th, 2010 @ 5:15 pmWave has not seen the user adoption we would have liked. We don’t plan to continue developing Wave as a standalone product, but we will maintain the site at least through the end of the year and extend the technology for use in other Google projects. The central parts of the code, as well as the protocols that have driven many of Wave’s innovations, like drag-and-drop and character-by-character live typing, are already available as open source, so customers and partners can continue the innovation we began. In addition, we will work on tools so that users can easily “liberate” their content from Wave.
Did anyone who has used Wave not see this coming? I did.
(via @iShawnPorter)
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BGR’s Steve Jobs email to “Tom” was fake
by Justin Horn on Jul 1st, 2010 @ 7:29 pmUPDATE Engadget confirmed this was a hoax
UPDATE 2 And BGR is still trying to defend this one with updates, laughable
Asked on the record whether Steve Jobs was the author of any or all of these statements, a top Apple spokesman emphatically denied it. The spokesman points out that AppleInsider is reporting that a similar exchange was shopped to them two days earlier by a Virginia man who offered to sell it to them for an unspecified amount of money.
Oops!
Looks like the comment I left on page 2 of the BGR post was right:
If this is really Steve or Apple (I have my doubts) then what bugs me more is…
Step 1) There is no problem
Step 2) We are working on the problemWhich one is it? How can you fix a problem that you claim doesn’t exist?
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No iPhone for you!
by Justin Horn on Jun 24th, 2010 @ 9:09 amI just got back from Apple Store, The Falls and just before they were going to let us in they made an announcement that put frowns on a lot of people’s faces. If you were a walk up and too far back in the line, you are not getting an iPhone today. I’ve been hearing reports just like this from all over the country, so if you don’t have a reservation, you are pretty much screwed.
Also, hearing that these are some of the longest lines the Apple Store’s have seen. If not the longest, at least as big as the original iPhone launch!
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My iPhone 3GS 32 GB Black is on eBay, go buy it!
by Justin Horn on Jun 22nd, 2010 @ 10:31 amWhat’s the point of running a blog if you can’t hawk your own stuff?
Check out my eBay listing and place a bid if you like:
- Free ground shipping
- Ships with iOS 4 GM which includes Game Center (removed from the public release)
- I had my original phone replaced with a brand new phone in April (good to know people that work at the Apple Store), so even though it’s going to be out of AppleCare, it is only a few months old
- Includes all original accessories (charger, USB cable, headphones) that I never even took out of the box
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