genius
Computers
Apple Genius Finds Child Porn On G5 In Need Of Repair
2:40PM Joanna Stern | Forget Megan’s Law, those Apple Geniuses are pretty darn good at catching paedophiles. An American man was arrested after an Apple Genius found pictures of naked 10- to 13-year-old girls in “explicit” poses on his G5 desktop’s hard drive. More »
Cameras
Genius G-Shot HD520 Shoots 720P for $US150
1:50AM Mark Wilson | Is it bad that I’m not excited about the Genius G-Shot HD520? More »
Entertainment
iTunes Now Offers Genius Recommendations For Movies and TV Shows
2:50AM John Mahoney | The initially touted – then disabled – feature of Genius recommendations for movies and TV shows is back in iTunes 8.1, iLounge is reporting. It only works for official videos purchased or rented in the iTunes store (or transferred from a Blu-ray disc’s digital copy), and seems to vary country-by-country. More »
Software
9 Year Old Girl Becomes the Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional
4:10AM Sean Fallon | Today’s crushing blow to our self confidence comes to us from India, where a 9 year old girl has become the youngest person to ever pass a Microsoft Certified Professional examination. More »
Phones
iPhone May Take Pictures Of Your Junk and Send Them to Your Attractive Coworker
9:36PM John Herrman | The guy at the Genius Bar, you know, the one from Die Hard 4? Yeah, he told me it happens all the time. Honey, you’ve got to believe me. By the way, never go to the Apple support forums. Love you! [Apple via The Inquirer] More »
Software
Apple Fixes iTunes HDTV, Genius Problems With 8.0.1 Release
12:55PM Gizmodo US Edition | In case you haven’t opened up your iTunes in the last few hours, Apple’s released v.8.0.1 to fix several 8.0.0 issues with HDTV episodes, the Genius auto-playlist feature and software update checks. For instance, iTunes will no longer accidentally overwrite HD versions of your TV episodes with their standard definition copies. Performance and stability have also supposedly been improved. Check it out and tell us what you think. [Apple Insider] More »
Gadgets
Apple Store Geniuses Might Actually Be Dunces
11:30AM Matt Buchanan | You’ve probably wondered what it takes to become a Genius at an Apple Store. I mean, they’re called Geniuses, and it’s Apple, and they only deal with Apple products, so they know them to the core, right? Well, in at least one Apple Store, not so much. MacBlogz’s Aviv went through the whole process of applying, which he has helpfully documented for us. After answering 17 out of 20 ridiculously easy technical questions correctly, he was offered the job for $US17 an hour (which you can see in the letter below). Because that made him not just a Genius, but a superstar. More »
Software
Microsoft Beats Apple’s iTunes Genius with MixView
11:00PM Jesus Diaz | They must be making popsicles in hell now, because Microsoft has come up with a much better way to expand your musical horizons than Apple iTunes 8’s Genius in their new Zune software: MixView. Not only is MixView much prettier and more fun than Genius–we already knew that–it’s also more useful, more informative, and it leverages the infamous social aspect of Zune in a beautiful way. In fact, it makes Genius look like a flat, grey, boring Windows application. More »
Software
More Sneak-Peaks at the Forthcoming Zune 3.0 Software
5:00AM John Mahoney | We’ve already seen Mixview, Zune 3.0’s more visual take on a Genius-like auto-generating playlist, as well as some videos showing the new Wi-Fi features like Buy From FM on the device itself. Today some more interface shots of what Microsoft will help turn the Zune guy back have surfaced for you perusal. Like iTunes 8, once you get past the auto-playlisting, it doesn’t look like there’s too many more drastic changes or revelations over version 2.5. Other than that the Zune team really digs the Hold Steady and TI. Hey, me too! More »
Software
