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  • Users Buying iPhone Applications based on thier Icons? – [Briefly]

    We all know the iPhone is seen as a status symbol, or a highly desirable object, but in a recent growing trend, style might just be swaying the deciding factor of application purchases by App Store users.

    In a quite controversial trend, It seems users may be looking at the one thing which hits you first, when buying any application from the store – it’s icon. With recent threads popping up on numerous message boards over the internet, App Store users seem increasingly more conscious of how the application icon will look on their home screens, without actually weighing up the functionality of the application, first …

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  • Kevin Rose has iTunes 8.0? / September 9th is going to be a ‘Big Deal’ – [Updated]

    [Breaking Update – 03.09.08] – (18.44pm GMT)

    “With iTunes 8, browse your artists and albums visually with the new Grid view; download your favorite TV shows in HD quality from the iTunes Store; sync your media with iPod nano (4th generation), iPod classic (2nd generation), and iPod touch (2nd generation); and enjoy a stunning new music visualizer.”

    Source: Here

    Original Article:

    Yesterday, we broke the news that Apple is indeed holding a special event on the morning of September 9th. In all the flurry, I happened to miss Kevin Rose, founder of Digg.com, update his twitter account with the following …

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  • Jaadu VNC: Remote Intuative control of your PC or Mac – [Updatedx5]

    [Updatex5 – 04.09.08] – (02.12am GMT)

    Connected via 3G and Edge thanks to Jugaari Support! It is recommended to load a webpage (fully) in Safari before attempting to connect Jaadu VNC through 3G or Edge. Jaadu VNC needs a push to realise you’ve switched out to Edge or 3G – Jugaari are aware of this bug and promise a fix soon.

    [Updatex4 – 04.09.08] – (01.35am GMT)

    Currently in talks with Jugaari support, and they are excellent. Manually setup port forwarding .. still a little hitch … but nearly connected via 3G and Edge 8) – I now get as far as ‘Authorising’ …

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  • “iPhone Girl” Still has Her Job, Thankfully. – [Briefly]

    Recently, I blogged about how Mac Rumors member Markm49uk posted images he claimed were already on his iPhone when bought. Since then the factory worker pictured has become that of an internet sensation. Now dubbed “iPhone Girl” the unnamed worker is a famed star …

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  • Let’s Rock: Apple Confirms September 9th Special Event – [Updatedx2]

    [Update – 03.09.08] – (1.16am GMT)

    The entire iPod line is now expected to be overhauled in both design and feature-sets.

    Original Article:

    Apple has today actually confirmed, that they will hold a special media event on the morning of September 9th, according to the media giant Engadget. The official image from the e-mail invite sent to the world’s media, can be seen above …

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  • Apple Hiding Issues from Public View, due to ‘Image’ concern?

    Although this is not a new occurrence, In a recent post over at Mac Rumors, member Mcdj notes:

    “In a Google search for answers to the problems I described in this post, I came across a page on the Apple discussion boards. When I clicked the link, it came up as a non-existent page on the discussion board…i.e. the post had been deleted. I went back and clicked Google’s cached version of the page. I expected to find a long flame war or profanity laden rants…the kind of stuff Apple usually yanks.

    Instead, I found this…

    http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache …

    Why would Apple go out of their way to delete a seemingly innocuous post?” …

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  • EA: “We’re Bringing Need for Speed to iPhone and iPod touch!” – [Briefly]



    Electronic Arts earlier last month announced its intentions to bring one of the most popular racing franchises in the world, to iPhone. Need for Speed first saw it’s introduction into the gaming world in 1994, and it’s safe to say that although it proved the concept, the graphics and storyline wore thin. Today, Need for Speed is a fast-action, thrilling ride, with customisable cars, tracks, and truly mind blowing graphics …

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