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According to an Apple email sent to the press Thursday afternoon, on October 14th “The spotlight turns to notebooks.” What does this cryptic message mean? According to Ed Sutherland from CultOfMac.com, information coming from several sources including a Taiwanese blog (most Apple products are made in Taiwan and they often have inside scoops) and financial …
Everyone loves cupcakes… even geeks. And what happens when a geeky guy gets together with a girl who loves to cook? For Nick and Danielle, the combination turned out to be a delicious and award winning set of iPhone interface cupcakes. For their entry into the Cupcake Decorating Championships, Nick and Danielle recreated 12 iPhone …
NBC Universal Digital Studios unveils development slate, pending advertiser partnerships. NBC Universal Digital Studios is bringing its first slate of programming to market, including original shows from Tom Fontana (Oz, Homicide: Life on the Street), John August (Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and Scott Z. Burns (The Bourne Ultimatum). Fontana is developing Men …
Telemundo and Ford are in the midst a multiplatform consumer engagement initiative aimed at educating U.S. Hispanics on the importance of voting, with Ford also being the sponsor of the televised presidential debates on the network, as well as sponsoring content on other platforms. In addition to sponsoring the commercial-free coverage of the debates, Ford …
Friday morning, a number of people jumped on an unverified report that showed up on CNN’s cit j channel iReport.com claiming—erroneously, as it quickly turned out—that Steve Jobs had a heart attack. Never mind that the site clearly bills material as unedited and unfiltered. SAI, among others, connected the words CNN and news, instead, ignoring …
Search Giant, Long Reliant on Word-of-Mouth Promotion, Has Held Discussions With Several Madison Avenue Agencies Since its earliest days, Google Inc. has largely promoted its search engine and search-advertising products through word of mouth and partnerships. But in recent months some of the Internet company’s executives have been pushing for the company to overcome its …
Sometime this month, NBCU will roll out NBC News iCue, a news-themed app designed for Facebook which blends gaming and archival news video NBC Universal has turned to the fast growing appssavvy, a firm focused on selling advertising within the rapidly expanding universe of 3rd party applications on social networking sites, to handles sales responsibilities …
Did you purchase any music online from Wal-Mart? Following in the footsteps of Yahoo a few months ago, and in the spirit of Steve Jobs’ “open letter” last February, Wal-Mart announced that on October 9, 2008 it will stop supporting tracks sold with DRM (Digital Rights Management). After that, users will be unable to transfer …
On Thursday afternoon, US markets looked in danger of staging a repeat of the previous day’s plunge, when Charles Gasparino, CNBC’s on-air editor, appeared on screen with a story that the US Treasury was planning to take over the toxic debts that had triggered the crisis rocking Wall Street. In the hour before US trading …
Many Microsoft Vista users were paid an unfortunate visit by the dreaded “blue screen of death” when attempting to sync an iPod or iPhone using Apple’s new iTunes 8.0. Apple assures Microsoft Vista users that they have fixed the problem with a subsequent release. Vista users who downloaded the initial version of iTunes 8, need …
Did you recently buy an iPhone 3G? Do you have an ultracompact Apple USB power adapter like the one pictured on the right? If so, stop using it immediately. According to an Apple press release issued last Friday, there’s a design flaw with the metal prongs that can cause them to break off and get …
A team of hackers dubbed "Anonymous" breached Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's personal Yahoo e-mail account, and posted a number of screenshots. The scandal has been nicknamed "Emailgate".
Relax, computer users, after only two weeks Microsoft will stop teasing you as the company begins the next phase of an ambitious — and risky — $300 million campaign intended to make over its tarnished image.
The campaign, which begins Thursday and carries the theme "Windows. Life without walls,\" will move away from the enigmatic teaser commercials that featured Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld in offbeat conversations about shopping, shoes, suburbia and the potential of computing to improve life. The teaser ads have generated considerable discussion since they started on Sept. 4, not all of it positive.
iPhone, don’t forget to update your software to 2.1. To update, just sync your iPhone with iTunes. You will also need an Internet connection (duh). The new 2.1 software will decrease dropped calls and call errors, reduce iTunes backup time and increase battery life. To begin, just plug your iPhone into your computer and click …
History in the Making? Peacock Sees Potential in Outsourcing Some Sales It’s one of those deals that might one day be marked on a timeline of historic moments in the TV industry. With NBC Universal’s alliance with Google, the Peacock appears to have let the fox into the henhouse. In inking the pact, one of …
The Di-Cycle Concept is particularly well suited for the Netherlands, where there is an ardent biking culture and plenty of water.
