Apple battles Woolworths over new logo trademark

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Apple battles Woolsworth over new logo trademark

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Google Maps iPhone App Now Serving Ads

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Looking for sushi in New York via the Google Maps iPhone app? Hope you like sifting through sponsored links, as Google Maps for the iPhone is now serving up sponsored links.

Obviously Google is in the business of ads, but what threw me off was that the sponsored link info bubble popped up by default right when I did the search (as seen in the screenshot below). Maps is obviously a free app, so I don’t have beef with some ads, but when using a mobile UI, where pixels are already hard to come by, popping up the info bubble by default and taking up precious screen real estate just seems bad form.

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Hat tip: Ubergizmo

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Review: Eagle Tech Arion AR504 speakers

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Eagle Tech is best known for its external storage systems, power supplies, and computer chassis. Eag...

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WTF, Indeed

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Wisconsin Tourism Federation rejiggers its name. (Via ThatWhichMatters.)

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WTF

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Wisconsin Tourism Federation rejiggers its name. (Via ThatWhichMatters.)

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Craig Hunter: On Palm, Competition, and iTunes
Sync

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Craig Hunter nails it:

Clearly, other companies know how to sync painlessly with iTunes music (see RIM’s Blackberry Media Sync for example), so why doesn’t Palm develop a syncing solution for their own hardware? The exact reason is unknown, but my guess is that it’s a combination of things. Perhaps Palm doesn’t have the resources to develop their own sync app. Or maybe they want some publicity. Or maybe they just want to push Apple’s buttons. Who really knows. But I seriously question the strategy and brains of any company that ties critical product capabilities to the unsupported use of their competitor’s software. I mean, really? Can it get any more ridiculous? Can you possibly send a more mixed, less confidence- inspiring, “we’re a bunch of hacks who can’t provide our own sync software for our products” message to customers?

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Ixnay on the Blu-ray

My updated if-I-were-a-betting-man wagers for upcoming Apple hardware announcements: all-new iMacs, all-new low-end (plastic) MacBook, new keyboard and mouse, speed-bump/price-cut Mac Mini update. Scratch that previous bet on Blu-ray in the iMacs, though — it was in, but now it’s out. Hope you like the iTunes Store if you like HD movies. Rumors that the new mouse has some sort of integrated touchpad dingus to replace the scroller ball are sounding good.

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iPhone workout app Blasts past 500,000 downloads

The popular iPhone app, SixPack App, has surpassed 500,000 total downloads this year. iPhone and iPod touch users have downloaded SixPack App in over 70 countries worldwide. SixPack App has been recently featured on The Doctors TV show and in Men's Journal magazine. SixPack App is a free Exercise Library offering a comprehensive list of over 100 exercises, 400 pictures, and a SixPack of features.

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Review: Maximo iMetal HS5 headset

Touted as an ëenhanced definitioní headset, the iMetal HS5 is Maximo's flagship headset offering. T...

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