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Jul 28
Harry McCracken

Last week a clever, duplicitous fifteen-year-old got Apple to approve an iPhone flashlight app which contained a secret tethering utility.

Jul 27
Harry McCracken

Dell still isn’t saying precisely when it’ll ship its Streak 5? tablet, but it’s taking preorders, and has released a few additional tidbits: The phone...

Jul 23
Harry McCracken

[] Twenty-five years ago today, a new personal computer was unveiled at a black-tie, celebrity-studded gala at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in New York’s Lincoln Center.

Jul 21
Harry McCracken

[] It’s always nice when a survey shows a clear consensus–hey, it sure makes things easier if you’re trying to draw conclusions about the results.

Jul 16
Harry McCracken

A couple of weeks ago, Google did some serious surgery on Google News’s interface.

Jul 15
Harry McCracken

What’s Apple going to talk about at its Friday press conference?

Jul 14
Harry McCracken

Thinking about dumping cable and doing all your TV watching on the Web?

Jul 12
Harry McCracken

[] Got an idea for a smartphone app? If you’ve got an Android phone you might be able to build it yourself, thanks to App Inventor...

Jul 7
Harry McCracken

[] YouTube is launching a new version of its mobile site today for HTML5-capable smartphones such as the iPhone and Android handsets.

Jul 6
Harry McCracken

[] Last week, a passel of leaked PowerPoint slides appeared to give a sneak peek of Microsoft’s plans for Windows 8.

Jul 2
Harry McCracken

Hey, what happened to Futurama’s funny iPhone spoof?

Jun 30
Harry McCracken

[] Long before anyone knew much of anything about the iPad, people were expressing strong opinions about it.

Jun 28
Harry McCracken

[] When Kindle books debuted back in 2007, they contained only words and grainy black-and-white photos.

Jun 24
Harry McCracken

Fascinating details on the antennas in the iPhone 4, previous iPhones, and phones in general–and why fanastic reception isn’t job #1.

Jun 22
Harry McCracken

[] Mozilla has released Firefox 3.6.1, a security and stability update with one significant new feature: Crash protection designed to stop Flash, SilverLight, and QuickTime from...

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cultofmac.com
iPhone Is Coming To T-Mobile USA In Q3 [Exclusive]# []

T-Mobile USA is very close to getting the iPhone in the fall, ending Apple’s exclusive relationship with AT&T, according to a highly placed source at the wireless company.

boygeniusreport.com
Apple’s iPhone 4 Case Program, there’s an app for that# []

We’re not kidding, there is actually an app for that. Apple’s iPhone 4 Case Program page is now live.

boygeniusreport.com
Facebook hits 500 million user milestone# [facebook-logo]

Facebook confirmed on Wednesday that the social network has 500 million active users, a figure that puts MySpace, Ning, LinkedIn, and even Twitter to shame.

blog.twitter.com
Reliability#

When you can’t update your profile photo, send a Tweet, or even sign on to Twitter, it’s frustrating.

cultofmac.com
Apple’s Official Response To DMCA Jailbreak Exemption: It Voids Your Warranty# []

I just got a call from Apple’s PR department to discuss today’s historical DMCA exception ruling that makes iPhone jailbreaking legal.

eff.org
EFF Wins New Legal Protections for Video Artists, Cell Phone Jailbreakers, and Unlockers#

San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) won three critical exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) anticircumvention provisions today, carving out new...

tuaw.com
Library of Congress rules in favor of jailbreaking# []

Filed under: iPhone Today, the Library of Congress has ruled in favor of both jailbreaking and unlocking phones according to an Associated Press Statement published...

gigaom.com
Fred Wilson: Apple is “Evil” and Facebook is “a Photo-sharing Site”# []

Union Square Ventures managing partner Fred Wilson’s had plenty of blunt opinions on the tech industry today at the Geo-Loco conference in San Francisco.

dondodge.typepad.com
MSFT earnings up, stock down. What do investors want?# [msft5year]

Microsoft reported record revenues and profits for the quarter and fiscal year.

gizmodo.com
Nook Makes Its Way To Android [Androidapps]# [Click here to read Nook Makes Its Way To Android]

Nook for Android has arrived, letting you read your Nook books and buy new titles on any Android phone.

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