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Oddly enough, Playing The Angel is a return to form for Depeche Mode, even though it may well be argued that they never truly deviated from their roots in their more recent offerings. In their strongest and most well-rounded release since 1993's [...] - Dane Blanchard
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Quadrophenia is everything that Tommy wanted to be, a rock opera that told a story, but one where every song could still stand alone. It was also Pete Townshend's farewell tribute to the Mod movement, while it ironically gave rise to a Mod rebirth. [...] - Bryan Chaffin
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Most musical episodes of TV shows frankly stink. They are usually little more than ill-conceived vehicles intended to let the stars show off what musical talent they have. Once More, With Feeling, however, is one of my favorite musicals because it [...] - Bryan Chaffin
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In the sprawling post-A&R rock and roll world, there are two camps: the Beatles and the Stones. The Beatles are the artists that like to explore, evolve, and change styles. The Stones are the artists that subscribe to the philosophy that "if it ain't [...] - Dane Blanchard
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Apple Store Spotlight - Bloomberg LP - Financial Information on Your iPhone
Friday, July 18th, 2008 at 4:30 PM - by with 3 comments
Apple has long provided a stock market tracker on the iPhone, but Bloomberg has released a free app called Bloomberg LP that offers far more than the default app. The version I installed is version 1.1, an 0.8MB download from the App Store. ...more...
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Just a Thought - Seven Days (and Counting) Trying to Get an iPhone
Friday, July 18th, 2008 at 2:50 PM - by with 18 comments
On Friday, July 11, 2008, I figured I'd go out and interview a few of those guys in line for an iPhone, take a few photos, write up a story and be done with iPhone 3G coverage. Then I'd be able to get one for myself, my real reason for the trip. That was seven days ago (and counting!), and I am still waiting! What's a gadget geek to do? ...more...
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PDO Releases iPhone 3G Case, Cables & Charger for iPhone/iPod
Friday, July 18th, 2008 at 1:05 PM - by
PDO announced a new line of cases for iPhone 3G Friday, as well as auxiliary and RCA cables for iPod and iPhone, and a charging solution also for the iPhone and iPod. ...more...
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Review - Jensen JiMS-525i
Friday, July 18th, 2008 at 12:05 PM - by
The Jensen JiMS-525i is a docking digital HD Radio system for iPods and iPhones with support for the new iTunes tagging technology. At an S.R.P. of $149.99, it's the least-expensive of the two tabletop HD Radio system that support tagging at this time. (The only other system with tagging as of this morning is the Polk Audio I-Sonic ES 2, priced at a whopping $499.00.) ...more...
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Free on iTunes - AtomTV, Black In America, Strange Days on Planet Earth, & More
Friday, July 18th, 2008 at 10:40 AM - by
Vern Seward brings us another week of free offerings on iTunes, including some Atom.com material being presented by Comedy Central, a preview of a CNN special called "Black in America," and an interesting environmental piece hosted by Ed Norton called "Strange Days on Planet Earth." ...more...
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Pinchmedia Offers RSS Feeds for App Store
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 at 3:05 PM - by
PinchMedia has developed four new RSS feeds for those who want to keep track of new iPhone applications without having to load up iTunes or scan/search on the iPhone. ...more...
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App Store Spotlight - PCalc for iPhone Offers RPN for HP Calculator Fans
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 at 2:00 PM - by
Apple's scientific calculator in the iPhone 2.0 Update is a nice addition, but it lacks one thing many scientists who have an original Hewlett-Packard scientific calculator want -- Reverse Polish Notation (RPN). TLA Systems, Ltd offers that in its PCalc for iPhone. ...more...
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Sony Releases Blu-ray Player with BonusView
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 at 1:00 PM - by with 1 comment
Sony has announced the immediate availability of a next-generation Blu-ray player, according to TVPredictions. The BDP-S350 features picture-in-picture, Ethernet updates, and upgradability to BD-Live. The new player is the launch of a new breed that hopes to battle Internet downloads. ...more...
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Intego Announces VirusBarrier X5 10.5.3 with iPhone Support
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 at 12:25 PM - by
Intego announced an update to its VirusBarrier X5, 10.5.3, on Thursday which adds support for the iPhone and iPod touch. ...more...
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iPhone Dev Team Says PwnageTool 2.0 Coming Soon
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 at 12:05 PM - by with 9 comments
The iPhone Dev Team has been working on a tool to unlock and jailbreak the iPhones and iPod touch. It's not quite ready to release, but a blog post on Thursday provided a taste of things to come. ...more...
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Amazon, Sony Battle the World - and Apple - for the Couch Potato
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 at 10:40 AM - by
Amazon wants a share of the couch potato's attention and is introducing a new movie streaming service called Amazon Video on Demand, according to the New York Times on Thursday. Amazon customers will have access to a catalog of 40,000 movies and TV shows. The announcement came just a few days after Netflix announced its partnership with Microsoft and the Xbox and one day after Sony's announcement of a direct to TV movie service. ...more...
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"It's a PHONE for God's Sake!"
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 at 9:40 AM - by with 8 comments
"It's a phone, for god's sake," said one TV reporter in reference to folks lining up for Apple's iPhone 3G. He was on hand to cover said line, and he made it clear to both the anchors back at the studio and the folks in line that he thought their decision to wait in line for nothing more than a phone was idiotic. Unfortunately for him, he chose to speak to someone in line unafraid to tell him he was a jackass, and better yet, it was a live broadcast. ...more...
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Ted Landau's User Friendly View - The iPhone's App Store won't fill in all the gaps
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 at 7:30 AM - by with 12 comments
The App Store lets developers extend the iPhone's functionality beyond what Apple originally designed, but only to a point. Ted Landau explains why the App Store won't give users all of the features they want, and why Apple is to blame. ...more...
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Chicago Tribune: iPhone 3G Like a Mini Mac in Your Hand
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 at 4:45 PM - by
The new iPhone 3G is so fast on the network and such an improvement over the iPhone 2G that is truly has become like a mini Mac in the palm of your hand, according to Eric Benderoff at the Chicago Tribune. ...more...
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Fortune: iPhone Profits Estimated at $330M in First Weekend
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 at 3:30 PM - by
Philip Elmer-DeWitt, in his Fortune blog, collected data from Apple, iSuppli, and Gene Munster's Piper Jaffray survey to arrive at Apple's iPhone 3G profit for the first weekend, possibly in excess of US$330M. ...more...








