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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 vs. HTC EVO
Comedic relief for those that have drank the Steve Jobs Kool-Aid (like I have…) and must have the iPhone 4 irregardless of any common sense. Enjoy the video – if you’re at work or have some kids around – put some headphone on please dtsv.dtse_post_7730_permalink = ‘http://www.thetechscoop.net/2010/06/29/iphone-4-vs-htc-evo/’; dtsv.dtse_post_7730_title = ‘iPhone 4 vs. HTC EVO’;
A Perfect Website Design: How to attract visitors?
Unfortunately, your website is not going to be visited because it is a beautiful work of art, but rather because it is accurately returned in searches by one or more search engines. Attracting visitors to your site relies not only on design, but also search engine optimization(SEO services). Design and SEO go hand in hand [...]
Cloud Computing Defined
So many people have tried to come up with a concise definition of what this new phenomenon called “cloud computing” is. We, in the business, each have our own characteristics that we feel make up The Cloud, but yet again, a concise, definition has always alluded even the best of us; well, until now. I [...]
In Other Tech News
All Things i (iPhone, iPod, iPad,…)
Apple App Store Approval Process [Flowchart]
Courtesy of the Joyoftech here is a pretty accurate and funny process flow showing exactly what happens behind the scenes at Apple as they go through the app approval process. Related articles by Zemanta Apple, you win: we’re pulling out of the App Store. for now (AppsFire.com blog) (techmeme.com) The State of iPad Satisfaction (apple.slashdot.org) [...]
Apple and AT&T Renew Their Vows
That’s right folks – Apple and AT&T Wireless are exclusive to each other until 2012. FYI, this is not a new deal, but the original deal that was inked back in 2007. Thus, ending the speculation of whether that was a 5 year exclusive contract. The term of Apple and AT&T’s iPhone exclusivity deal has [...]
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 [...]
Apple On Track To Finish Data Center By EOY
At a supposed 500,000 square feet and roughly five times the size of the company’s existing data center in Newark, California, the new facility Apple is building in North Carolina is on schedule to be complete before the end of this calendar year. The questions revolving around the blogosphere since 2009 have been – what [...]
Blog Stuff
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 [...]
WordPress 3.0 Beta Available
Holy smokes Batman, it’s here !! The much anticipated WordPress 3.0 has finally reached public beta state. WordPress fans, it’s here: the first beta of WordPress 3.0 has been released. In a late-night announcement Jane Wells, the UX lead at Automattic laid out some of the many new features that are featured in version 3.0 [...]
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
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 [...]
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…
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 [...]
Social Media
Look Who’s Back Blogging…Julia Roy
After many months, a job change here and there and other random life events, the original Digital Girl is back to doing the blogging thing ! You remember Julia as the host and founder of the viral video series Tweet Week, and one of the first to be referred to as a “Twilebrity” – check [...]
The Social Media Revolution
Based on the book Socialnomics by Erik Qualman, the following video shows some astonishing numbers related to the boom within social media that, frankly, can not be ignored. Check the video out and let us know; do you agree with the influence of social media? Are you a user of social media? What do you [...]
Threadsy Keeps Getting Better
I’ve been a huge fan of Threadsy for a long time now – been using them since their early beta days. The idea behind Threadsy, pull all your social interactions together in one, easy to use and enjoyable experience. I know you all have many different tools for managing either your email, your Facebook, Twitter, [...]
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