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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 [...]
iPhone 4.0 Jailbreak Available
Disclaimer: proceed with EXTREME caution – this is really only geared towards developers (read on for explanation) iPhone OS 4, set to ship later this summer, has already been jailbroken. The iPhoneDevTeam has released a preliminary beta of the redsn0w jailbreaking tool. redsn0w 0.9.5 is a beta release with limited functionality. Right now, it only [...]
f8: The Facebook Developer Conference
f8 is a Facebook conference where developers and entrepreneurs collaborate on the future of personalized and social technologies. At f8, members of the Facebook team and the developer community will explore a variety of topics including new tools and techniques, business growth strategies and open technologies. The event is Wednesday April 21st at the Concourse [...]
iPhone 4 Bumpers
Apple has taken their hand at creating more accessories for their beloved iPhone. Choose one of six color Bumpers. They are essentially two-tone cases available in white, black, blue, green, orange, or pink. They have metal buttons for volume and power control. Made of rubber and molded plastic. I expect many more accessories, direct from [...]
In Other Tech News
All Things i (iPhone, iPod, iPad,…)
What Was Missing From the WWDC Keynote ?
New iPhone is great – no question. iPad success numbers are fantastic as well – great to see the adoption of this “revolutionary device” But what’s missing? What did we not get in the “One More Thing?” Many of us enthusiasts and Apple faithful were expecting to hear something, anything about the AppleTV. Some form [...]
Blackra1n Coming For iPhone4 ?
The man who brought us the fantastically handy blackra1n exploit to the Apple iPhone has mentioned that he’s got a headstart on creating an exploit for the forthcoming iPhone4. George Hotz (a.k.a. geohot) confirmed during the “nuit du hack” meeting in Paris that he’s already working on the exploit. Check out this video from the [...]
Apple Making A Move With AppleTV?
AppleTV has been the ignored sibling in Apple’s line up for some time, infamously relegated to “a hobby” by Jobs. Now rumors are swirling that the device might get an overhaul in the near future. The NYT is reporting “people familiar” with the platform say there’s a major update in the pipe, which will completely [...]
Did Obama Diss The iPad?
HAMPTON, Va. — President Barack Obama, addressing graduates at historically black Hampton University on Sunday, said that it is the responsibility of all Americans to offer every child the type of education that will make them competitive in an economy in which just a high school diploma is no longer enough. Moreover, Obama said, the [...]
Cloud Computing
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.
When Startups Grow, They Also Grow Out Of The Cloud
More than one and a half years back, I made a tweet asking people When startups grow, do they stay in the cloud or move to their own datacenter? I got multiple responses with some saying that they will continue to stay in the cloud as they don’t have to incur Capex and they can stay lean and others saying that they will move to their own datacenters. I was always curious to know the thinking that goes on among those who matter in such successful startups.
Blog Stuff
Generating Blog Content [slides]
One of my favorite webpreneurs, Erin Blaskie, recently held a very insightful seminar on key strategies for generating quality blog content. As we, in this world of interweb content delivery and creation try to provide our audiences with information that is worth reading it is always helpful to receive points and direction from those that [...]
WordPress – In Real Time
Count ‘em…10.5 million + blogs running on WordPress.com are now in real time. Thanks to PubSubHubbub, an open protocol for distributed publish/subscribe communication on the net…all WordPress.com content will appear in services like Google Reader, Bloglines, Friendfeed and Netvibes in real time. Those of us that have self-hosted sites can also join in this fun [...]
The WordPress Bible
Aaron Brazell has been a vocal contributor within the blogosphere for over 6 years. He has recently taking on the task of writing a book that covers everything there is to know about setting up, configuring, and using WordPress.
Video Games
Ten PC Games that are free to play online
With the rising cost of games during a recession like this most people have been cutting back on entertainment because it is very expensive. But people fail to realize if you have a good computer and a fast internet connection there are games that are out there that cost nothing to play! So what’s the [...]
New Xbox 360 Unboxing, Hands-On
You’ve seen the new Xbox 360 slim specifications, now check out the official unboxing and a quick hands-on video, courtesy of Sean Hollister (Engadget). You can sign-up here with Amazon, to be notified when it’s available for pre-order ($300). Vi…
Google Honors Pac-Man on Anniversary
It’s official – I’m old! How can we be celebrating 30 years of Pac-Man? Seems like only yesterday we were playing the game, chasing ghosts and eating fruit. Well it’s true, and to celebrate the anniversary, Google, in the midst of a week of major announcements from their Google I/O conference, is honoring us lovers [...]
Social Media
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 [...]
TweetDeck Updated
TweetDeck fans – Go get this update that just came out this morning. Not only do you have the originally supported multi-Twitter accounts, Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIN integration, but now you get the ultimate coolness and centralized social management of: YouTube Posterous Mobypicture Twitgoo and… Flickr Are you kidding me?! I’m seeing TweetDeck as leapfrogging [...]
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