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iPhone 4 International Launch Day
Congratulations to the 17 countries who, today, can purchase their very own Apple iPhone 4. The countries added to the fold today are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. The handset will be available for purchase through Apple’s retail and online [...]
HP says prefab data center cuts costs in half
Hewlett-Packard thinks it can build data centers faster and more cheaply by using standard, pre-built components that are assembled on site in a “Lego-like” fashion.
Using Social Media To Get A Job
The IT-centric website Toolbox.com recently completed their 2010 Employment Survey and there was some interesting data that was uncovered about how job seekers are using social media to find employment. The survey primarily focuses on salaries, locations where the “best paying jobs are”, and how long a typical job search lasts. But check out the [...]
Blogging For Your Business
Jim Turner, Beth Hayden, and Bethany Siegler discuss common questions related to business blogging. Is blogging really a necessity for my company? How do I get the most out of blogging? How can WordPress help to market our products or services? How can we make sure it actually reaches our target clients? What should we [...]
Now Hiring: New Jersey Nets
You don’t have to have killer skills on the basketball court for this job (actually these jobs). The Nets basketball organization currently has two openings; one for a Creative Manager and another for an Interactive Marketing Coordinator. Here are the specifics: Job Title: Creative Manager Reports To: Creative Director Summary: Support all marketing efforts through [...]
Finally Seesmic Replaces TweetDeck For Me
I’m not a big fan of downloadable, desktop apps to manage my online, social life. I’m more in alignment with web-based tools like Google Docs, Threadsy, Tungle, and now Seesmic Web. True, Seesmic Web has been out for a while now with some great functionality; Twitter streams, Twitter Lists, and even Foursquare location-based integration. But [...]
Wal-Mart Moonwalk – Latest Viral Video
It’s about a year old, but it’s gained in popularity as of recent. YouTube popdog04 posted this gentlemen on a stroll through the aisles of Wal-Mart. dtsv.dtse_post_14411_permalink = ‘http://www.thetechscoop.net/2010/07/27/wal-mart-moonwalk-latest-viral-video/’; dtsv.dtse_post_14411_title = ‘Wal-Mart Moonwalk – Latest Viral Video’;
iPhone 4 Diamond Edition
For the tech enthusiast with cash to burn (a lot of cash…), luxury goods designer Stuart Hughes has unveiled the world’s first diamond iPhone 4G. This most expensive phone from the Stuart Hughes collection features a surrounding frame encrusted with 6.5cts of top quality VVS, colour ‘F’ diamonds. The rear section houses beautiful solid platinum [...]
iPhone Jailbreak To Be Legal?
WASHINGTON – Owners of the iPhone will be able to break electronic locks on their devices in order to download applications that have not been approved by Apple. The government is making that legal under new rules announced Monday. The decision to allow the practice commonly known as “jailbreaking” is one of a handful of [...]
Twitter Developer Conference
Needless to say, I want to go to Chirp, the Twitter Developer Conference. The event will be on April 14-15 in San Francisco at The Palace of Fine Arts Theatre. Day 1 will be jam-packed with speakers like Biz Stone, Ev Williams, Ryan Sarver, and Dick Costolo – sounding good so far ?? Then Day [...]
iPhone DSLR Video Released
Sure, it may not be a true DSLR, but this test video shows that the iPhone 4 is definitely capable of producing some amazing clips, using just an OWLE Bubo, EnCinema 35mm adapter, and Canon EF 50mm f1.8 lens.” Continue reading to watch. Click her…
Back to Basics: What Is Open Source Software?
Now that Google has open-sourced VP8 as part of its WebM initiative, the once-esoteric question “What is open source anyway?” takes a highly tactical turn
In Other Tech News
All Things i (iPhone, iPod, iPad,…)
Tapulous Now Part of Disney
If you play games on your iPhone, then you know who Tapulous is. There rule the top grossing and top sales charts in the Apple App Store with their Tap Tap Revenge suite of games, the recently released Riddim Ribbon music racing game, and the visually pleasing Twitter client, Twinkle. Riddim Ribbon demo With all [...]
British Telecom Making Their Own “iPad”
Telecom giant BT has announced it will launch its own version of Apple’s iPad but for customers to use solely in the home. The company has developed what it calls a touchscreen version of a landline telephone, in the hope that it will provide an alternative to mobile phone technology. The device, which has no [...]
DODOcase: The Coolest iPad Case
So yesterday I was pretty happy that I finally was able to pick up the leather iPad case from inCase. I honestly can’t stand the “default” case that Apple has; it looks cheap and feels cheap. The inCase one, however, is a much improved step up since it’s leather and really looks professional. Well, stop [...]
iBooks For The iPhone Launched
To coincide with iOS 4, Apple has released an update for iBook. The new version is a universal app, so it can run on the iPhone or iPod, in addition to the iPad. Here’s a full breakdown of the new features:
• In addition to iPad, iBooks is now available on any iPhone or iPod with [...]
Blog Stuff
Automattic Introduces VaultPress
Alright, I admit it – I sound like a broken record when it comes to posts about backup and securing your blog. Reason being, I’ve been the victim TWICE of a blown up site – once I was hacked and once I very stupidly installed an aggregating plugin that did all sorts of bad things [...]
Bloggers: Get Your Skribit On !
There world of social media and networking is very VERY crowded. How do you keep up with the “who’s who” and find relevant information in the ever-expanding blogosphere? Another key challenge is aggregating all the information you have in your feed readers, and lifestream accounts. Being able to put all that data in one, centralized [...]
WordCamp SF 2010
I’m registered and will be in the building for WordCamp San Francisco this May 1st, 2010. This is very exciting for me as, I’ve been to tons of other trade shows and conferences in my career, but this will be my first WordCamp. Apparently, last year’s SF event was attended by some 700 attendees from [...]
Video Games
The Mario Game
Nearly all gamers have heard of the Mario game, you know the one that Nintendo released in arcades during 1983. Well, here’s 13 things you may not have known about the famous plumber. Did you know that the original game was intended to only be a …
Get The Xbox Live iPhone App For Free
After initially being released for $1.99 and then getting a stern “talking to” by Microsoft for noncompliance with their policy, creator Xavier Larrea has released a free version of his Xbox 360 Live iPhone app and it is available now in the iTunes App Store. [via] Go get the app here. Per the description, Xavier’s [...]
Are Gamers Ready To Kinect?
The joystick. For many years since the dawn of gaming in arcades the joystick had been the primary mode of input for most if not all gaming. Even devolving into game pads and such during the NES and Sega Genesis days it was still really a mode of inputting things in a analog source. This [...]
Social Media
Honest Feedback On Google Buzz By Sarah Lane
Miss Sarah Lane – you know her, you love… She has voiced her opinions on Google Buzz. Sarah talks a bit about the implementation, the usability and some possible improvements to what we all know will eventually sweep the internet world just like Gmail did. I, for one, am still on the fence about Google [...]
Foursquare Update Coming Soon
Mashable has reported and seen some screenshots of the forthcoming new release of Foursquare for the iPhone. Version 1.6 is slated to hit the App Store next week with some significant UI updates. Colors, icons, and menu layouts have been completely redone and, from what we can tell from the screenshots, now they actually are [...]
Why Social Media
Leslie Bradshaw (@LeslieBradshaw), a dynamic and knowledgeable digital strategist based in Washington D.C. recently shared her latest slide deck on the topic of why organizations really should pay closer attention to properly utilizing social media. It’s a quick, and very colorful presentation with some interesting points. Check it out. Why Social Media For more from [...]
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