12th May '08Today's Top Blog Posts on Apple
1. Apple Ranked as Bottom Electronics Company by Climate Counts
Apple has been given a failing grade by Climate Counts, and was placed at the bottom of a list of 12 electronics companies also ranked by the organization. Climate Counts ranks companies on their practices to reduce…
2. Apple Developing Wiimote-Like Controller? - Mac Rumors
Appleinsider reports on a new Apple patent application that was published today that reveals Apple has done research on a 3d remote similar to the Nintendo Wii remote.The present invention can include multi-dimensional…
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3. Raging Thunder races onto the iPhone (unofficially for now) - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Filed under: Gaming, Software, iPhoneThe iPhone continues to impress in terms of gaming possibility. Raging Thunder isn’t actually done yet on the iPhone (obviously — judging by this video there are more glitches on…
Covered By: iphonebuzz.com, gizmodo.com
4. iPhone No Longer Available in UK [Updated] - Mac Rumors
Engadget reports that O2 has posted a notice on their website that both the 8GB and 16GB iPhones are no longer available in the UK. This confirms earlier reports that O2 had end-of-life’d the 8GB iPhone, though it…
5. .Mac push e-mail coming to iPhone 2.0? - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
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Filed under: iPod Family, Internet, .Mac, iPhoneSometimes, we at TUAW get awesome tips from our readers — this is proof. A certain, unnamed individual sent us some pictures of the latest build of the iPhone firmware…
Covered By: gizmodo.com
6. Apple Refused to Build Copyright Filters for iPod [Updated] - Mac Rumors
The New York Times reports on NBC’s recent decision to publish their television shows on Microsoft’s video store for use on their Zune media player. NBC was once a content provider for Apple’s iTunes but after months…
7. Rumor: AT&T Summer Promotional Launch in June, possibly of 3G iPhone? - Apple News - QJ.NET
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Could Walt Mossberg be right after all? Those who follow the latest in Apple news may remember that the Wall Street Journal columnist said that the iPhone will be having its own 3G counterpart within 60 days (as of the…
8. BREAKING: New iPhone SDK & Firmware released - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
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Filed under: iPod Family, Developer, iPhoneWord is out: new versions of the iPhone SDK and firmware are available for download. Word about the details are still trickling in from developers. This is Apple’s fifth beta…
Covered By: iphonebuzz.com
9. VMware Opens First Public Beta for Fusion 2.0 Software
On Tuesday, software company VMware announced the first public beta of its upcoming Fusion 2.0 virtualization software. The software, which allows users of Intel-based Mac to run Windows or other operating systems in…
10. Peacock-a-thon: Eureka! NBC shows found in UK iTunes Store
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In our continuing coverage of all matters related to Pavo cristatus, we bring you this interesting fact. In light of NBC’s Faustian bargain from this morning, it seems that they also have made come to some sort of…
11. iPodObserver - NBC Jumps Onboard with Zune
NBC is jumping back into the online media store game again, but it instead of returning to the iTunes Store, the network has teamed up with Microsoft’s Zune online store. As part of the deal, customers will be presented…
12. Macworld | After abandoning iTunes, NBC shows up on Zune
After a pricing spat with Apple led NBC to pull its video content from iTunes, the broadcaster has struck a deal with Microsoft’s Zune online store.
Covered By: macuser.com
13. Want to download ‘Heroes’? Get a Zune
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Monday, May 5, 2008 — 11:03 p.m. — at my desk No, I’d never tell you to go out and buy a Zune. But the AP reports tonight that Microsoft is adding TV shows to the Zune Marketplace and that the shows include popular…
14. OpEd: Do we really want our Cult to go Mainstream?
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Pete’s post below got me thinking. Apple’s star is rising, and they absolutely are eroding the market-share of Windows. Every quarter this thing of ours becomes more and more mainstream, and it’s not impossible to…
15. Registration - San Jose Mercury News
If your Mom’s not comfortable with computers, consider computer training as a Mother’s Day gift this year, suggests Troy Wolverton (mercurynews.com). Apple offers “a program it calls One to One. For $99, the…
