Archive for April, 2010 - Page 29

Stuart Hughes Unveils Gold 80's Mobile Phone

Blockly Mid-1980's Luxury Phone Comes With 22-carot Gold Body, 76 Diamonds, +£140k price
By on Sunday, 18. April 2010

We’ve covered a few of Stuart Hughes’ gadgets here before. They customize things like iPhones and PS3s with tons of gold and diamonds, perfect for rewarding yourself after your hedge fund has a good quarter. If you want to relive the Gordon Gekko-era of 1980′s gawdy glamour, they’ve now got [...]

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iPhone 4G Found In Bar Bathroom

Somebody Finds Mysterious New iPhone In Bar Bathroom, New Design, Front Facing Camera, 80GB Memory
By on Sunday, 18. April 2010

This is an awesome story for us and a horrible story for whatever poor Apple engineer lost his iPhone 4G prototype out at the pub. Engadget has gotten pictures of a new iPhone that was found in an old iPhone case on the bathroom floor in a San Jose bar.

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When Microsoft Wants You, They Want You Bad

Anonymous Writer Reveals Microsoft's Recruiting Policies, Free Lunches, Tours Of City, "Love Bombs"
By on Sunday, 18. April 2010

Microsoft. The tech company is a giant with more than 93,000 employees, and while she’s been sluggish for a few years, the company still tries to recruit the best and brightest to her offices. A recent blog posting has showed what it’s like to be in Microsoft’s recruiting spotlight – [...]

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Droid Incredible Best Buy Pre-orders Start on Sunday

Best Buy to Offer the HTC Droid Incredible Up for Pre-Order a Day Before Verizon
By on Sunday, 18. April 2010

By now you must be tired with all these HTC Incredible, or better said HTC Droid Incredible, news that keep popping around the web. So far we know that Verizon has officially announced this “advanced device” and we’re expecting it to hit Verizon stores on April 29.

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Apple Still Hates Blu-ray & Says YouTube Can Do HD Video Now

Steve Jobs Answers to Fan Concerned About Mac’s Lack of Blu-ray Support for HD Video Sharing
By on Saturday, 17. April 2010

It looks like we’re getting more and more responses from Apple’s CEO to basic consumer questions. Wouldn’t it be a lot easier for Apple to compile an extensive FAQ list for customers to find the right answer for their inquiries?

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BenQ GL Series LED LCD Monitors Get Official

BenQ Announces New GL Series LED LCD Monitors: GL930, GL931, GL2030, GL2230 & GL2231
By on Saturday, 17. April 2010

That’s right, BenQ has done it again, it has come up with a brand new LED LCD Series, the GL. The GL Series is comprised of five different models: the 18.5-inch GL930, the 19-inch GL931, the 20-inch GL2030, the 21.5-inch GL2230 and the 22-inch GL2231 and they all happen to [...]

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Apple Patents New Concert Ticket App

Apple Patent Shows iPhone Being Used For eTickets, Wedding Invitations
By on Saturday, 17. April 2010

The idea of scannable tickets on your smartphone is hardly a new idea, but Apple is trying to iterate on it (though I’m sure some in the Cupertino flock will give Steve Jobs credit for inventing it). They’ve patented a new system, which includes an app called Concert Ticket +, [...]

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Palm Paying Executives Bonuses of $250K in Cash & Stock to Keep Them On Board?

Palm Reported to Offer Incentives to Executives to Stay with the Company
By on Saturday, 17. April 2010

We already know that Palm is not doing so good when it comes to its current mobile business. The company is not selling as many Pres and Pixies as it would have wanted and it’s already looking for a buyer to help it survive these rough times.

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Apple Reconsiders Application from Pulitzer Winner

How to Get Your Application Approved in the App Store? Win a Pulitzer Prize First!
By on Saturday, 17. April 2010

What better way to have your iPhone application approved by Apple? Just win a Pulitzer Prize, which should be fairly easy if you got the wits to pull it off and then Apple will treat you a lot nicer than it used to.

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Apple iPad Gets Thrown Out of School

Several U.S. Univesities Ban the iPad Tablet Over Security Concerns
By on Saturday, 17. April 2010

We’ve just seen how Israel has banned any iPad imports for now as they’re taking rather seriously the way the tablet uses its Wi-Fi connection. It looks like Israel is not the only party concerned over the iPad and ready to ban the device.

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