But by no means was this intentional, the report from NBC News indicates that the gaffe was a result of an unobservant web designer using an ‘xx.xx.xx’ placeholder for the Foreign Language Movies section in the iTunes Store. The timing of the flub may be worse than the actual error – on the iTunes Store’s first day opening in Russia. As has been made perfectly … Continue reading Porn in Russia’s iTunes Store
Have your eyes on a smaller iPad? You may be in luck as The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple’s Asian component suppliers have begun mass production on the yet-to-be-official, smaller, 8-inch iPad. Though the actual device is by no means confirmed, WSJ is fairly reliable when it comes to Apple rumors. The leaks that they’ve reported on point to a 7.85″ (diagonally) display … Continue reading Apple’s 8-inch iPad now in production – WSJ Online
Here’s a first. Never have I ever seen a memorial plastered on a plastic cell phone case for all the world to see. What if the person being memorialized on that cell phone case, took huge part in creating the cell phone it was made for? Is it a respectful gesture? Or are people just trying to profit off the death of Steve Jobs? … Continue reading Steve Jobs, Immortalized on iPhone Cases
Deadline is reporting that Sony Pictures has successfully made a bid to be the studio that will bring us the Steve Jobs bio-pic sometime in the future. Sony Pictures and producer Mark Gordon have secured the rights to the upcoming Walter Isaacson biography Steve Jobs. The Steve Jobs biography had been expected to be a huge seller even before the tech titan’s passing, having sat … Continue reading Sony Pictures to produce Steve Jobs bio-pic
*SPECIAL PODCAST, THE NOISECAST DISCUSSES STEVE JOBS WITH LIBERAL DOSES OF WHIMSY: We’ve just received news that Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Inc., and inspirational leader to no small number of people both in the tech sphere and the world, has passed away today, October 5th, 2011. The front page of Apple’s website is currently a fitting memorial for the man, confirming he’s passed away. … Continue reading The Noisecast Bids Farewell To Steve Jobs, May He Rest In Peace
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It had to happen at some point. Some thought he’d die on the job. But today, Apple’s board of directors has announced that Steve Jobs, the face of Apple, is resigning his position as CEO of Apple effective immediately. His successor will be former COO Tim Cook, in keeping with Apple’s “single-syllable first and last name” policy for CEOs. Courtesy of AllthingsD: “Steve’s extraordinary vision … Continue reading Steve Jobs Resigns As CEO of Apple, Names Tim Cook Successor
Fresh off the dropkick to Samsung’s groin, Apple’s legal team is gearing up for another fight in Europe. As it would turn out, Apple has it’s eye on Motorola’s Xoom for infringing on the design of the now quite invincible iPad. FOSSpaptents noted that buried in the complaint that led to the injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe was a mention of additional … Continue reading Apple Sues Motorola Over Xoom Design.
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I was looking through my 1994 World Book encyclopedia for entries on Internet or World Wide Web and upon finding nothing I decided that I needed to go forward a few years to find an entry. Where could I go? It turns out that I remembered where my old stash of Gateway 2000 discs were and found Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 96 among the bunch. After installing it on my desktop (I did the express installation, it took up a whopping 2MB of space) I played a bit of Mindmaze and then continued my search. Although I did find what I was looking for, an idea popped into my head. What did Microsoft’s flagship research software have to say about its boss, William Gates, III? Better yet, what did it have to say about Steven Jobs? If you guessed that both were portrayed in an equal and positive light, you’re dead wrong.
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“We just renewed our Map and Search agreements with Apple, and we hope those continue for a long time.” — Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google, at All Things D We here at the Noisecast love speculating back and forth about what the tech companies are gonna do next. We still think Apple’s gonna make the move into maps eventually. Sadly, though, Eric Schmidt seems … Continue reading Don’t Expect Apple Maps To Be Part Of The iCloud Next Week
