Archive for June, 2010

Anti theft app sounds the alarm when your iPhone is moved (Macworld.com)

Macworld.com – iPhone theft is a legitimate concern for many users—especially those in urban areas—and with 1.7 million iPhone 4s already in use around the world, you can bet that iPhone theft won’t be decreasing any time soon. While common sense and street smarts are often the best means of protecting yourself from iPhone theft, [...]

GetGlue iPhone app is the perfect escape when things feel sticky (Appolicious)

Appolicious – While the free GetGlue iPhone app would have been my very favorite discovery as a 17-year-old, I like it now as well. The first thing you do here is check in; which, in Facebook parlance, means announce what you’re currently doing.
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Verizon LTE + iPhone = iPhone 4G? (PC World)

PC World – If the Apple iPhone doesn’t migrate soon to Verizon Wireless, the world will spin off its axis. Those 2012 doomsday predictions will come true. Antidepressant usage among iPhone-craving Verizon customers will rise exponentially.
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Remains of the Day: Microsoft Kin bids adieu to the social (Macworld.com)

Macworld.com – We bid adieu to the Microsoft Kin, but it’s okay because people are plenty happy with their iPads. And more light is shed on the iPhone 4’s gyroscope and its reception issues. At least one of those makes for fun games—we’re not telling which. You’ll have to read the remainders for June 30, [...]

Will Hulu on PS3 require a PlayStation Plus fee, too? (Ben Patterson)

Ben Patterson – Does $10 a month for the just-announced Hulu Plus on your PlayStation 3 sound expensive? Well, if recently unearthed evidence proves right, you might have to open your wallet a second time to enjoy Hulu’s streaming TV shows on your PS3 console.
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Obesity Ups Cancer Death Risk in Asia-Pacific Region (HealthDay)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — Overweight and obese
people in the Asia-Pacific region have a significantly increased risk of
dying from cancer compared to those of normal weight, finds a new
study.
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Apple tells its clerks that iPhone reception issue is ‘fact of life’ (Ben Patterson)

Ben Patterson – Apple store clerks should tell customers who’ve noticed the iPhone 4’s reception problem that holding any phone in “certain places” will degrade the signal, and that one of Apple’s new Bumper cases should improve the situation, according to leaked instructions from corporate. That said, clerks are warned, don’t even think of giving [...]

Review: Droid X smart phone focuses on screen time (AP)

AP – As smart phones get bigger and brighter touch screens, the line between handsets and tablet computers has gotten blurry.

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Another Report Sees iPhone on Verizon in January (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – A new report contends that Verizon Wireless will get Apple’s iPhone in January. The report, by Bloomberg News Service and based on information from “two people familiar with the plans,” is the latest in a series of rumors that have projected a similar outlook.
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Apple updates MobileMe Gallery for iPhone 4 (Macworld.com)

Macworld.com – Apple seems to be making slow but steady updates to its collection of App Store apps that are not pre-packaged on its mobile devices. On Wednesday, MobileMe Gallery got the update treatment for iPhone 4—and the iPhone 4 alone.
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