Exclusive look at the upcoming distribution method for NBC content! (PIC)
After NBC/Universal demanded that Apple charge $5 per episode for content, NBC shows will no longer be sold on iTunes. Consumers will love the new distribution system that will be used instead…
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New Twitter Visualization Tools Coming: First Is Twitter Blocks
Twitter brought in Stamen Design to help with the project, the same team behind some of the Digg visualization tools launched last year. Twitter is launching a new area of the site on Friday called “Explore” where they’ll list some of the tools people can use to interact with Twitter off the site itself.
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Joost Gets an API, Becomes Widget Platform
Joost has opened up its API and now makes it possible to develop third-party widgets that can be installed within the client.
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Original Macintosh User Manual with Pictures.
Thoughts on (and pics of) the original Macintosh User Manual… One of the more striking things was how every chapter is introduced with a full-color photo of Macintosh being used. Here they are (click on them to see bigger sizes)…
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Average broadband speed by country [graph]
Look at the US compared to Japan….It must be cheaper over there!
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Google Earth Flight Simulator
The release of Google Sky has been all over the news. But there’s more! A flight simulator was also launched in the latest release, although as a hidden feature. Install the latest version, hit Crtl+Alt+A and start flying! See article for screenshots.
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Third Apple retail store burglarized this month
Burglars smashed the front window of the Apple Inc.’s Saddle Creek retail store in Memphis, Tenn. Tuesday morning, making off with $25,000 worth of goods in less than a minute flat.
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KDE 4.0 Delayed To Winter Release
“It has been announced on the kde-core-devel mailing list that KDE 4.0 has been delayed by two months. KDE 4.0 was originally scheduled for release towards the end of October, but now it won’t make it out until at least December 20.”
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Apple responds: NBC wanted $4.99 per TV show episode!
Apple has responded to news that NBC will not renew its iTunes contract. In a shocker, NBC wanted an eye popping $4.99 per episode, which is up from the $1.99 price that over 50 cable networks have agreed to this fall. As a result, the iTunes Store will not offer any episodes from the upcoming seasons of NBC TV shows.
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The iPhone at two months: It’s all about the interface
“When I first walked into the house the day I bought my iPhone, I had a moment of panic. After six months of media frenzy and amongst all of the excitement, I had lost sight of the fact that the 8GB iPhone I bought at a nearby AT&T store had set me back $600. Not that I hadn’t been warned; the price information was everywhere…”
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