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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 Pre-orders
Starting June 15th you can go to the Apple Online Store and pre-order you new iPhone. They will be available for sale and should start shipping on the 24th of June Free shipping is included with each order. To be notified of all iPhone news, direct from Apple, sign up here. As we mentioned in [...]
Interview With Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little
Whenever you can get these two internet pioneers in the same room to sit down in front of a microphone – it’s worth sharing. Here are Matt Mullenweb and Mike Little, the founding developers of WordPress, talking about WordPress history, open source as a philosophy and their individual backgrounds. This video was recorded at WordCamp [...]
Apple to Gizmodo: Give It Back !
You’ve undoubtedly seen, heard all the ruckus lately about the supposed next-gen iPhone that was left in a bar in Redwood City and ended up in the hands of the folks at Gizmodo. It’s a sad story, and I, being a former Apple employee, feel horrible for the software engineer that made this embarrassing blunder [...]
In Other Tech News
All Things i (iPhone, iPod, iPad,…)
WWDC Stevenote Recap
It is finally real; no more leaked photos, no more prototypes being left in the a silicon valley bar. Say hello to iPhone 4G Everyone and their mother is writing about today’s Stevenote – we here at THE Tech Scoop will take the relevant data and aggregate and consolidate it for you – essentially we’re [...]
AT&T Published iPhone 4 Activation Tips
Ah bless their hearts…AT&T reaching out to the iPhone 4 community with some “tips” dtsv.dtse_post_6693_permalink = ‘http://www.thetechscoop.net/2010/06/23/att-published-iphone-4-activation-tips/’; dtsv.dtse_post_6693_title = ‘AT&T Published iPhone 4 Activation Tips’;
WiFi Sync Your iPhone
Use WiFi to sync your iPhone – that’s right folks you can do it; it may not be sanctioned “officially” by Apple, but that capability is there. As you’ve probably read lately there was an application developed by Greg Hughes, a student at the University of Birmingham that let iPhone users wirelessly sync their iPhones [...]
What To Expect From The Next iPod Touch
It only seems logical that the next gadget from Apple to get a makeover will be the iPod Touch. But what could they do to the thing? The interweb is buzzing with the possibility of the following top updates to the iPod Touch: Dual-camera system similar to the new iPhone 4, allowing iPod touch users [...]
Cloud Computing
The Data Center at the South Pole
What’s it like to operate a data center at the South Pole? The Ice Cube Neutrino Observatory maintains a small data center in Antarctica, where it harvests neutrinos for scientific research.
PaaS Elasticity Is Harder to Achieve Than You Think
As the ideas and concepts behind PaaS platforms continue to evolve, it is becoming quite clear that they those platforms will consist of many facets. These systems will consist of application runtime services (both shared and dedicated), application modeling capabilities, and runtime monitoring to name but a very few. While all of these will be necessary to deliver a truly effective PaaS platform, if you ask the casual cloud follower what they identify as the key characteristic for PaaS, and I would be willing to wager that 9 out of 10 say runtime elasticity. read more
Blog Stuff
WordPress 101 Training
The crew over at iThemes does some fantastic work with creating premium WordPress themes and providing consultancy services. Along with those staple services, they team does regular, recurring trainings on WordPress usage, setup, and configuration tips. What’s really cool is that many of these trainings are free ! Check out this quick WordPress 101 video [...]
SEO For WordPress
All of us in the blogosphere know that the holy grail of content delivery is that of having a proper framework in place to be recognized by the internet search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.) With that being said, many web technology consultants have either written books, given speeches or charged an incredible amount of [...]
Google Browser Size: Content Above The Fold
Web developers – rejoice ! Google has released a utility that quite clearly helps us ensure that the majority of our key site content is visible “above the fold”. As Jason Kincaid from TechCrunch clearly put it, “…you don’t want users to have to scroll down to see the hottest story or a call to [...]
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 …
PS3 Dipped In Gold
For those out there with more money than they know what to do with, here’s an organization that will take your electronics (cellphone, game system or mp3 player) and bling it out with gold and diamonds. The latest craftwork coming from Stuart Hughes is a PlayStation3 reformed with 1,600 grams of solid 22ct gold. Both [...]
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: From Dreams to Reality
Ten years ago after the successful release of Marvel vs. Capcom the game giant released a sequel to hungry gamers everywhere. Everyone loved the extended roster , new features and of course new ways to lay the smackdown on their opponents. Arcades that have these machines to this day are always played as someone is [...]
Social Media
Laura Fitton Talks “Why Twitter?”
Let it be known publicly that I love Laura Fitton ! Her attitude and enthusiasm is infectious. When she stands in front of a crowd and talks about something she is involved in you can see and her the passion in her voice and body language. That being said, I found this presentation Laura did [...]
Almost 10 Billion Tweets
GigaTweet is counting all Tweets – it’s about to cross the 10 billion mark probably before the end of the day tomorrow (Thursday). Click on the image above to go to the count UP site. dtsv.dtse_post_1883_permalink = ‘http://www.thetechscoop.net/2010/03/03/almost-10-billion-tweets/’; dtsv.dtse_post_1883_title = ‘Almost 10 Billion Tweets’;
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