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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 [...]
All Things i (iPhone, iPod, iPad,…)
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 [...]
Is The Steve Jobs Kool-Aid Wearing Off ?
“AntennaGate” is running rampant in the Apple community – the question is whether Jobs and the crew at Apple knew of possible issues with having the iPhone 4 antenna on the outside of the phone itself. Well of course they did; there’s documented evidence that a handful of engineers at Apple raised the concern over [...]
iPad Supports Bluetooth Mouse…Sort of
For the daring at heart, you can actually get Bluetooth mouse functionality with your iPad. Obviously, this isn’t properly sanctioned by the good folks on Infinite Loop, but hey, the capability is there. It’s gonna take the Spirit jailbreak though. Go to the website here to get the jailbreak. You’ll also need the BTStack app. [...]
Come On Thursday…
I was one of the lucky 600,000 that were able to get my iPhone4 pre-ordered last week and will be picking it up this Thursday. I’ll be in San Francisco for the Structure2010 Conference, but may be slightly late for the conference if that Apple Store line doesn’t move fast enough. The plan is to [...]
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.
Cloud Computing Confidence Expected to Drive Economic Growth
The flexibility of cloud computing could help organizations recover from the current global economic downturn, according to 68 percent of IT and businesses decision makers who participated in an annual study commissioned by Savvis, Inc., a provider of cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises. Vanson Bourne, an international research firm, surveyed more than 600 IT and business decision makers across the United States, United Kingdom and Singapore, revealing an underlying pressure to do more with less budget (the biggest issue facing organizations, cited by 54 percent of respondents) and demand for lower cost, more flexible IT provisioning. read more
Blog Stuff
ProBlogger Acquired By Google ?? Read Closely
Darren Rowse is a clever, clever man !!! MELBOURNE, Australia. (April 1, 2010) – ProBlogger, the web’s #1 Blog Tips site, today announced that it has been acquired by Google. This acquisition will be a part of Googles extension of the ‘Blogger’ brand and a precursor to their new professional blogging suite of applications – [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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…
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 [...]
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Trailer from E3 2010
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 was a big hit at E3 2010 — which is now unfortunately over — and Joystiq along with IGN have provided us with an in-depth preview. Here’s one new feature: “As Starkiller defeats enemies, solves puzzles and compl…
Social Media
Profile Of A Twitter User
When Guy Kawasaki speaks, alot of people tend to listen. And why not, he’s made quite a name for himself as both an evangelist and trusted partner when it comes to many things within the technology field. One of his recent blessings on the Web 2.0 universe is that there are six types of Twitter [...]
The Social Networking Bill of Rights
Attendees of the annual Computers, Freedom, and Privacy (CFP) conference recently created a Users’ Bill of Rights that is now available for public consumption, feedback, and approval. The 14-point bill is available for comment on Facebook and Twitter. It was adopted unanimously, save for one dissent on data portability, during a vote at the twentieth [...]
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 [...]
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