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AI: iPhone 2.0.2 Update Performance Affected by Those with Older Versions.
Thursday, August 28th, 2008 at 4:10 PM - by
AT&T and Apple are encouraging iPhone 3G customers to update to OS X iPhone 2.0.2, not only for the value of the update, but also because users still with 2.0 and 2.0.1 on the same tower contribute to continuing problems, according to Apple Insider on Thursday. ...more...
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App Store Spotlight - Stanza Brings eBooks to Your Pocket
Thursday, August 28th, 2008 at 2:15 PM - by
Lexcycle recently upgraded its Stanza eBook reader to version 1.3 and added new display preferences. ...more...
Editorial
Apple iPhone 2.0.2 Fix is Subtle - Too Subtle for Some
Thursday, August 28th, 2008 at 1:50 PM - by
Whenever Apple publishes an iPhone update that purports to fix something, one of the first things that appears is a story that says nothing's changed. That's because in a complex technology, variable factors are never the same for everyone, as Apple Insider pointed out on Thursday. ...more...
Review
Review - FlowerVest case for iPhone 3G
Thursday, August 28th, 2008 at 12:30 PM - by
The FlowerVest by Agent 18 is a "flexible, lightweight, durable silicone" case for the iPhone 3G. And while its vibrant flower designs and color options -- pink with pink flowers or brown with blue flowers -- don't do much for me, they do a lot for my 20 year old daughter, who says this case is the coolest one in my collection of more than a dozen cases that are waiting to be reviewed. ...more...
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Orange: No Padded iPhone Lines in Poland
Thursday, August 28th, 2008 at 9:25 AM - by
After the iPhone 3G went on sale in Poland on August 22, Orange representatives said that the company paid actors to stand in line to drum up interest in the combination iPod and smartphone. Now the cell carrier is claiming that those reports were wrong, and that instead its own employees were talking to customers in line outside its Poland stores. ...more...
What We're Listening To
- Ladytron
- Reviewed by Bryan Chaffin
"Back to the future" isn't the right turn of phrase for Ladytron's newest album, Velocifero, ...more...
- Bauhaus
- Reviewed by Bryan Chaffin
Go Away White is an album I've been waiting more than 20 years to hear, and the good news is that it was worth the wait. The latest -- and last, no...for real this time -- album from Bauhaus is fantastic. More importantly, it's ...more...
- Wolfmother
- Reviewed by Bryan Chaffin
Black Sabbath, The White Stripes, The Stooges. There aren't many bands worth their salt that want to be compared to other bands, but when I listen to Wolfmother's self-titled American debut, I can't help but be reminded of those three other bands. ...more...
- Belle & Sebastian
- Reviewed by Robyn Weisman
The Life Pursuit is a sort of Reeses Peanut Butter Cup. You get Belle & Sebastian's peanut butter (its wistful, often irresistible pop) dipped in a 'Have A Nice Day!' and glam 70s chocolate. Although I'm guessing that most Belle & Sebastian ...more...
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
- Arctic Monkeys
- Reviewed by Darla Sasaki
Get on your dancing shoes
You sexy little swine-Arctic Monkeys, "Dancing Shoes"
I ...more...
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Reviewed by Darla Sasaki
- World Party
- Reviewed by Robyn Weisman
Released in 1990, World Party's Goodbye ...more...
- Goldfrapp
- Reviewed by Robyn Weisman
On their latest CD, Supernature, ...more...
- Cake
- Reviewed by Bryan Chaffin
- Revolting Cocks
- Reviewed by Peter Cohen
It's hard to believe it's been more than a decade since Ministry founder and front man Al Jourgensen's side project Revolting Cocks released any new material. 2006 brings us Cocked and Loaded, a collection of material Jourgensen and company ...more...
