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App Store Success, Trism Developer Makes $250,000 in 60 Days

Will all the hoop-la going around regarding what many deem “unfair rulings” in the Apple App Store application process (say that ten times fast), there is at least one lone coder out there raking in the dough, and thanking Apple for his 15 minutes of fame.

Steve Demeter, the developer for the iPhone/iPod game Trism, reportedly [...]

AT&T Dishes Out $19,370 Cell-phone Bill For One Month of Usage

In our hometown of Portland OR, a local family known as “The Terry family” family has managed to rack up a nearly $20,000 AT&T bill, local station KPTV reported last night.

The Terry family said they wished they would have received some kind of warning before receiving their 200-page bill in the mail for $19,370. [via [...]

Breaking: Tactless Forbes Writer Gets Slammed By Community For Steve Jobs Article

Steve Jobs and his health concerns have been a much debated topic within the last few months. Many blogs, websites and news publications respect Steve and Apple so much, that they edit each article written about the topic with a fine-tooth-comb. Others simply go for that shocking, tactless, headline to get you to read their [...]

Steve Job’s Obituary, Accidentally Run by Bloomberg

The financial newsletter Bloomberg was updating its 17-page Steve Jobs obituary yesterday, and in the process accidentally published it.

With all of the recent scare around Steve’s health, this caused a bit of a “gasp” moment. Some investors were downright shaken up and confused when they saw the Apple CEO’s obituary cross the Bloomberg wire and [...]

UK iPhone 3G Ad Banned; ‘Misleading Claims’ to Blame

According to the UK’s Guardian, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of the UK has pulled an Apple iPhone 3G add claiming it “over-hyped the Internet capabilities of the smart phone.”

The television ad is nothing short of advertisement we see here in the states. While a voice over exclaims, “You never know which part of [...]

Orange Denies Hiring Actors to Wait in iPhone Line on Launch Day

Fresh off admitting to capping 3G networks speeds, Orange is now denying hiring any actors to stand in line for Apple’s iPhone 3G on launch day.

The story of Orange hiring actors to wait in line for Apple’s iPhone 3G on launch day started spreading last week. It was being reported that in order to “generate [...]

China Reinstates iTunes Store Access – (Kinda)

The iTunes store is back up after going dark last week across China following word that the album whose proceeds will be used for “peace initiatives and Tibetan cultural preservation projects important to the Dalai Lama,” was for sale there. (iTunes Link)

Yesterday, we had reported that the iTunes store was up and running in China, [...]

Chinese Authorities Grant iTunes Access?

During this year’s Olympic Games, Chinese officials had blocked access to iTunes.

Previously MacBlogz had reported that “Chinese authorities have blocked all access to the iTunes music store, ostensibly due to one single album out of the over 8 million or so songs, that doesn’t groove well with them. The album in question, entitled ‘Songs for [...]

Apple Developing Head Mounted Personal Viewers?

Ok folks, this one is totally out there. A recent report has divulged a claim that Apple, along with Sony, may be developing wearable, head-mounted video displays. Yes that’s right, iGoggles if you will.

The report goes on to note that not only will users be able to access media that [...]

[Feature] SMS Popup Messages Lead to Ruined Birthday Party; Angry Boss and Pissed Off Girlfriend

This past weekend, we had the privilege of hearing one of the most hilariously unfortunate iPhone stories we’ve ever heard. I know what you’re thinking, some sort of hardware issue, bad reception or an iPhone 3G problem, but no. Far worse, this story revolves around the tiny little SMS bubble that pops up when [...]

Eight Idiots Actually Bought That $1000 iPhone App

An iPhone application, costing down-loaders $999.99, has recently vanished from the Apple App Store, reports the L.A. Times Blog.

While Apple requires first hand approval before any program will be added to the App Store, some useless applications have scathed through the screening process. The most recent example would be the now defunct application, I [...]

iPhone 3G Going for $1000 or More in the Philippines

Apple’s iPhone 3G has been an extremely sought after device. With Apple’s decision to introduce the iPhone in other markets globally, variations in actual device prices, rate plans and subsidizing specifics are natural. However, some countries have been a little unluckier than most. The Philippines is one of the unluckiest, with users having to pay [...]

Additional Airport Frisking may Attempt to Combat Piracy

“Music fans might soon have their iPods searched by Customs officers at airport checks and face jail if a large amount of pirated music is found on them.” Reports News.com.au.
“The push for the unprecedented searches of travelers’ laptops and MP3 players has been revealed in a leaked discussion paper relating to a treaty being negotiated [...]

Bring Your Gear into Battle with a Monolab Design Trunk

Cleverly described as a 4TB iPod, this modern case seems to be fit to take on anything…including impending doom.
Four years in the making, Ismael Ghalimi had found that the stress of traveling with his equipment had become far too much of a burden on both himself and his workstation. Built from German [...]

Woman Finds Rare iPhone Production Line Photos in Her New iPhone 3G’s Camera

A geeks equivalent to a groupie’s glimpse of the backstage at a Rolling Stones concert has been unleashed at ReMoveTheLabels.com: photographs straight from the iPhone production line. According to the site, a poster’s mom purchased the new iPhone 3G only to find three pictures awaiting her on the on-board camera. Two are far [...]

Jobs + Gates + light sabers = best game ever

Feeling bored? Well there’s no better way to spend your long and arduous day at work then to play this game. Stick it to your boss and have some fun.

Off-shore Mac Clones are seriously off-shore

A company dubbed Open Tech announced this week that it would follow in the erroneous foot steps of Mac Clone maker Psystar. Upon browsing the company’s website, I was intrigued to see a .tk domain extension. Out of natural curiosity I set out find find out what country this belonged to. After [...]

Live coverage of iPhone 3G release in the Netherlands.

T-Mobile  is currently showing live streaming coverage of the iPhone launch event outside one of their shops in Rotterdam.  Complete with hoards of people, press and paparazzi I must say that it looks more like a red carpet premier for a summer blockbuster movie than the release of a mobile device.
Click here to check it [...]

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“All Things Paczkowski” bender leads to complete insanity.

Perhaps it was one too many coffees or possibly just a John Paczkowski overload, but this morning Aviv went a little insane. After watching 50 consecutive episodes of Digital Daily, he apparently thought he was becoming All Things Paczkowski. Below is the video that I was graced with being forced to view upon [...]