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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 [...]
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 [...]
Tech Defined: MP3
Yeah, we use the acronym practically everyday, but do you even know what it stands for? It’s quite frankly a part of our everyday lives, because I know no one that doesn’t like music. Tech Defined: MP3 The name of the file extension and also the name of the type of file for MPEG, audio [...]
Ballmer Fires Guy Over Lack Of ‘Bing’ Enthusiasm
Image via CrunchBase All in the tech industry know that Steve Ballmer is crazy – plain and simple. He’s an incredibly emotional/passionate/expressive person regardless of what he’s talking about. That being said, I tend to believe that this video is true. I do know that the folks over at Mashable have reached out to the [...]
In Other Tech News
All Things i (iPhone, iPod, iPad,…)
Truphone Goes Multitasking, Where’s Skype?
With VoIP a fiercely combatted section of the market, Skype seems lagging behind, having not offered VoIP 3G or a multitasking, iOS 4 compatible version yet. Their competition, on the other hand, is doing just fine. TruPhone just updated their VoIP app, which now runs in the background, can call over a 3G network, and [...]
iPad Tip: Organize Screens Using iTunes
If you’re getting frustrated having to manually rearrange apps on your iPad, you can use iTunes instead. This excerpt from Biersdorfer & Pogue’s iPad: The Missing Manual will walk you through the process. If you want an easier way to fine-tune your iPad’s Home screens, iTunes lets you arrange all your app icons from your [...]
Here Comes Clicker Mobile
In the battle to capture the attention of the mobile entertainment market, I’m glad there are alternatives for us, the consumer, to choose from. I voice that statement after realizing this week, after receiving my invite to Hulu Plus, that I would still have to pay the ten bucks for the service even during this [...]
Joystiq Launches iPhone App
Joystiq, a very in-depth (and cool) site about video gaming, has launched an iPhone/iPod Touch app. The new app gives you quick and easy access to catch up on the latest news while on the go, and the category view gives you the ability to focus on reviews, interviews, contests, or updates for your favorite [...]
Cloud Computing
OSCON Week: Cloud Summit
The highlight of this year’s OSCON is a stronger focus on issues related to cloud computing. This was evident from a full day event in the form of Cloud Summit on this topic. This event was organized by Simon Wardley, formerly of Canonical and now a researcher at Leading Edge Forum (CSC), and John Willis from Opscode. The idea behind Cloud Summit is to explore the topic around cloud computing and debate on some of the contentious topics around standards and open source. From this perspective, this event was a huge success.
PanTerra Networks Offers New Cloud Service
PanTerra Networks, a provider of cloud-based Unified Communications solutions for small and mid-sized enterprises, announced on Wednesday it will begin offering TryUC, a free version of its WorldSmart unified communication service to the customers of its WorldSmart businesses to further improve sales, productivity and customer satisfaction. Not a trial or “timeout” app, TryUC is a Business to Customer (B2C) cloud-based service that gives WorldSmart businesses a competitive advantage. read more
Blog Stuff
10 Terrific New Tumblr Themes
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The Tim Ferriss Methodology Towards Blogging
Timothy Ferriss, famous the world over for his life changing philosophy detailed in “The 4-Hour Workweek” book spend some time at WordCamp San Francisco last year talking about something very near and dear to my heart: Blogging Without Killing Yourself. Timothy dispels some of the myths and old practices where site owners felt the need [...]
Activating Multisite in WordPress 3.0
The merge of MU and the standard WordPress code has brought with it, among other things, the ability to build your very own blog network and have a multisite environment. Check out this video from Devin Price (@devinsays) of WPTheming.com as he details the procedure necessary to switch a standard WordPress installation over to the [...]
Video Games
Weird and Geeky Computer Mice
There are the fancy laser, stainless steel, and even World of Warcraft computer mice, and then there’s these weird yet geeky examples. First up, we have the stone mouse, which was actually crafted from a real piece of rock. Continue reading to se…
Portable gaming devices: Which one to get?
People sometimes love to take their games with them and while there are portable systems like the Nintendo DS or the Playstation Portable we are not talking about those today. Today we are going to talk about three devices you may not have even heard about. These devices are handheld, have removable storage as well [...]
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
Flipboard: Your Social Magazine
Before I write another word – let me say, when this company goes public – I want shares !!! That may tell you the type of non-bias review I’m going to do on this iPad app. Here’s the scoop, Flipboard (@flipboard) was released in the Apple App Store early today touting itself as “the world’s [...]
Follow The Queen On Flickr
First there was a Twitter account then there was a YouTube channel, now the Queen and the British Monarchy have launched a Flickr stream. Ah bless ‘em ! The Flickr profile has a section for each member of the royal family and there are a few general sets such as “Latest News” and “Royal Events.” [...]
Twitter and Sports
There’s no escaping it – Twitter is huge. The 140 characters you tweet out during the course of a day has the potential of blasting clear across the interweb in a matter of minutes. Twitter has become so much a mainstay and dominant factor in what we do on a daily basis that; there are [...]
It’s Foursquare Day
Let’s do a massive amount of Foursquare check-ins tomorrow since 4/16 is the official social media holiday known as Foursquare Day. History Foursquare Day started as whimsical thought by Nate Bonilla-Warford. An optometrist by training, he has been a dabbler in social media for years. Immediately after Foursquare became available in the Tampa Bay area, [...]
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