Saturday, April 11, 2009

Computing

WSJ: Steve Jobs Still Pulling Apple’s Strings, Working on New Portable

3:40PM April 11, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

The WSJ reports Steve Jobs is still running the show at Apple—he was “particularly involved” in iPhone 3.0′s UI—and that Apple is working on a portable that’s between a laptop and an iPhone.

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‘Huge’ ‘Massive’ Best Buy Layoffs Coming Tomorrow (Updated)

1:03PM April 11, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Tomorrow might not be the best day to go to Best Buy, as two independent sources (one of which we’ve used in the past) have warned us of extensive store-level layoffs. UPDATE


Cameras

White Lady Logs Onto Home Webcam, Sees Dudes Robbing Her House

12:30PM April 11, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

Not sure if I buy this: A lady who hasn’t logged on to check her WiLife webcam in three months does because of a “sixth sense,” and lo, there are two gentlemen burglarising her home.

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Vizio Blocked From Importing TVs into the US

12:00PM April 11, 2009 | Adrian Covert

Despite the U.S. Patent and Trademark Commission ruling in favour of Vizio over an antitrust and unfair competition lawsuit, the U.S. International Trade Commission reversed that decision and blocked all import shipments of Vizio displays.

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Entertainment

Time Travel Cheat Sheet

11:20AM April 11, 2009 | Jason Chen

So you’ve gone back in time with just a gun, a few clips and your pants. What now? This is what. [Topatoco via Buzzfeed - Thanks Audrius!]

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Science

GPS-Enabled Inhalers Help Doctors Pinpoint Asthma Triggers and Causes

11:00AM April 11, 2009 | Andi Wang

In order to track possible danger zones that trigger asthma attacks, the Deapartment of Health Sciences of the University of Wiconsin-Madison is working on a GPS-enabled inhaler that could potentially help asthmatics everywhere.

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Gadgets

Rumour: Kindle Screen Gonna Be Larger By Christmas

10:57AM April 11, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

WSJ reports that Amazon is hard at work on a larger-screened Kindle. That’s not surprising—the E-Ink panel has been around for a while and is seen in other readers—but what the hell, Amazon?

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Geek Out

A Mommy’s Boy Takes His Mother to Court For Calling Him Too Much

10:40AM April 11, 2009 | Erica Ho

An Austrian court fined a woman 360 euros, or roughly $660, for apparently calling her son too much and “stalking” him. Whoa, I guess the mother-son relationship has its limits.


Computing

Dell Adamo Dissected: It’s Neat and Tidy on the Inside Too

10:20AM April 11, 2009 | Adrian Covert

iFixit teamed up with TechRepublic to tear down the new Dell Adamo, and they were especially impressed with how many parts actually fit inside the slim laptop.

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$US1.29 iTunes Songs Mysteriously Get Less Popular

10:00AM April 11, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Billboard’s crack scientists conducted a quick study on a mysterious new phenomenon: More expensive $1.29 songs on iTunes are becoming less popular! (Actually, the results will surprise you.)

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