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AT&T's entire 3G network went down this afternoon at CES. Guess there are a lot of iPhone users in town. Not a good thing in any case, but even worse for this convention. I hope to get some photos out sometime later today, but it's spotty AT&T service here at the LVCC at best.
Hold on to your wallet! This week Apple launched their long-awaited Mac App Store with a mix of thousands of paid and free applications.
The Mac App Store is basically just a desktop version of their hugely successful iOS store that Apple users have been enjoying for quite some time on their iPhones/iPads/iPods. The Mac App Store sorts app inventory in easy to browse and search categories like games, graphics, productivity, education, lifestyle and utilities as well as popular lists including new releases, most downloaded and staff favorites among others.
If you didn't get an iPad in your stocking this year, take consolation in the promise of a next generation around the corner.
Ashton Kutcher has nothing on Stephen Colbert. This week, the funny man (Colbert, that is) won Twitter's first annual Golden Tweet award for the most re-tweeted one-liner: "In honor of oil-soaked birds, 'tweets' are now 'gurgles.' http://bit.ly/cIhZNf"
The "Most Downloaded" iTunes single of 2010 isn't by Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, an American Idol or even Michael Bublé. It's Train's single "Hey Soul Sister".
One generous donor couldn't live another day without knowing what's on the reality star's mind.
Here's what you need to know about the new Facebook profile pages.
North and South Korea are on the brink of war. But Kim Jong-Il isn't busy with war games. He's looking at... soy sauce. Kim Jong-Il Looking at Things is a compelling Tumblr blog
If you missed out on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, these retailers are extending the gimmick all week long. Act now!
DJ and mash-up artist extraordinaire, Gregg Gillis (aka Girl Talk) is back this week with All Day, his fifth album as Girl Talk. And if you’ve never seen his performance, you’ve been missing out on one of the hottest live music acts in the past couple years. Using samples from Jane’s Addiction to Cali …
It hasn't been easy, but The Beatles iTunes deal is really happening. Apple has finally secured the digital rights to The Beatles music catalog for iTunes.
Looks like Apple's Xserve is shutting down for good. Last week Apple announced that they will discontinue the Xserve, their only rack mounted hardware server solution, in January of next year.
Designed as a complete Michael Jackson gameplay experience, the game features 26 unforgettable hits, authentic choreography, lyrics to each song and visual representations of "The Gloved One" made famous in live performances and music videos for each song.
Look out Flickr! After years of neglect, Facebook has finally made Photos a priority. Just in the last 30 days, Facebook has released several new photo-related features including high-resolution uploads and a new drag-and-drop feature.
The original Back to the Future trailer gets a 2010 remake.
Richard Whitney is the green party candidate for governor in Illinois. But a typo might have just cost him the election. His name was accidentally listed as "Rich Whitey" on the state's voting machines.
