Archive for April, 2010

Apple expected to unveil new iPhone in June

Apple expected to unveil new iPhone in June

Apple CEO Steve Jobs announcing the iPhone’s new operating system earlier this month.
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(Wired) — Apple on Wednesday announced the dates of its Worldwide Developers Conference, where the company is expected to introduce a new iPhone (even though tech blog Gizmodo may have spoiled the surprise).
Taking place June 7 [...]

Robot musician improvises, jams with humans

Robot musician improvises, jams with humans
Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — The ad might read, “Percussionist wanted, preferably marimba player, for jazz-influenced band. Must be able to improvise, bob head and wear metal.”
And the perfect candidate? It may be Shimon, a marimba-playing robot that, despite having four arms, is remarkably human. It has a shiny aluminum-steel head [...]

iPhone finder regrets his ‘mistake’

iPhone finder regrets his ‘mistake’

Wired.com identified the person who reportedly sold a secret iPhone prototype to a blog editor, shown here.
 

(WIRED) — The person who found and sold an Apple iPhone prototype says he regrets not doing more to return the device to its owner, according to a statement provided by his attorney Thursday in [...]

Crave giveaway of the week: YouMail visual voice mail subscription

Crave giveaway of the week: YouMail visual voice mail subscription

 (Credit: YouMail)
If your friends are talkers, you’re going to want listen up. YouMail is a visual voice mail service that lets you view and listen to missed calls on your mobile phone or online in any order you like. Some other features include customized greetings and [...]

Nissan 2011 Leaf projected to be in the black

Nissan 2011  Leaf projected to be in the black
Nissan Motor is on track to book 25,000 U.S. orders for its Leaf electric vehicle by year’s end and will be making money on the green car, the carmaker said Thursday.
Nissan has taken 8,000 U.S. reservations for the hatchback, set to go on sale in the United [...]

Microsoft takes H.264 stand in Web video debate

Microsoft takes H.264 stand in Web video debate
Deepening a rift in a key Web standards debate, Microsoft said Thursday that Internet Explorer 9 will support the variety of Web video Apple built into Safari but not the one embraced by Firefox and Opera.
“In its HTML5 support, IE9 will support playback of H.264 video only,” Internet [...]

Cash cow out of the barn: Adobe shipping CS5

Cash cow out of the barn: Adobe shipping CS5

(Credit: Adobe Systems)
The official debut was two weeks ago, and now Adobe Systems is actually delivering its Creative Suite 5 software to customers.
The CS5 software spans a broad range of uses–image editing in Photoshop, video editing in Premiere Pro, Flash application creation in Flash Pro, Web page [...]

The people involved in sale of lost iPhone revealed

The people involved in sale of lost iPhone revealed
The saga of the lost prototype iPhone started with a 21-year-old Silicon Valley resident who says he regrets not trying harder to find its real owner, according to a published report.
Brian J. Hogan, a 21-year-old resident of Redwood City, Calif., is the person who found the iPhone [...]

Facebook’s impending fight with D.C. (FAQ)

Facebook’s impending fight with D.C. (FAQ)

You probably have a Facebook account–well over 400 million people do. You’ve probably noticed that the look and feel of your profile have recently changed (again).
And you’ve probably heard a lot recently about Facebook changing its privacy policies (again). Maybe you’ve even seen something about a rumor that Facebook employees [...]

Apple’s WWDC opens June 7

Apple’s WWDC opens June 7

(Credit: Screenshot by Erica Ogg/CNET)
Apple on Wednesday announced the dates for this year’s World Wide Developers Conference, the annual gathering for the company’s third-party developer community.
The event will take place June 7 through 11 at the usual place, San Francisco’s Moscone Center. This year will be the first time sessions will [...]