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Mike Doughty's musical 10th birthday gift to iTunes
Mike Doughty, a singer/songwriter (formerly of Soul Coughing) and now an indie artist, was asked by Yahoo Music to write a song celebrating 10 years of iTunes. Not content to put yet another spin on the standard birthday song, this became an ode ...
Inside Afghanistan's unofficial Apple Store
When a gap appears in the market, entrepreneurs will step in to fill it. A few years ago, we reported about a rash of unofficial Apple stores popping up, and being shut down, in China. Now Quartz is reporting about an unofficial Apple store in ...
Caturday: Cuteness alert!
Every once in a while, we see a Caturday submission of a cat photo that's so cute, it's almost dangerous in its intensity. That was the case when reader Kevin-Paul Deveau sent pictures of his three cats, all of whom are huge fans of watching ...
No Comment: Cool iPhone dominoes animation
We don't care that the falling phones are CG animated; we don't even care that they have a hypothetical NFC patch on the back. This is a great video that put a smile on our faces. We offer it to you as today's No Comment. It's done by the same ...
Funny or Die delays launch of iSteve movie until April 17
Funny or Die has delayed the premiere of iSteve, a movie about the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The short film was scheduled to debut on April 15, but the tragic bombing in Boston prompted the comedy website to reschedule the ...
Internet Archive expands software collection, still needs more metadata
As technology advances we must be careful to not lose parts of history to a lack of backup and aging original sources. Since 1996, the Internet Archive has strived to preserve old radio shows, books, movies, music and artforms in their expansive ...
Caturday Night Live: Chunky's workspace and Mac Pro
We were a bit late getting the weekly Caturday today, but not to worry -- a feline friend reminded me to leaf through the weekly submissions from TUAW readers and find the most deserving gato to entertain you tonight. This week's Caturday ...
Verizon CEO: I sold Jobs on LTE for iPhone 5
Tuesday at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference in Las Vegas, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam spent some time touting his company's investment in its LTE network and the fact that 4G LTE makes it possible to stream video. McAdam also ...
Nifty tip for retaining the detachable plug on an Apple Power Supply
Have you ever lost a "duck head"? That's the term for the detachable plug that comes with Apple power supplies. You can remove the duck head and install a full extension cord, but it's quite irritating to lose the plug if you occasionally want ...
Vine Flip takes your Vine videos analog
Twitter's free Vine app has been around for about two months, capturing six-second videos for sharing with the rest of the world. Now there's Vine Flip, a service that wants you to get offline and go analog with your brief masterpieces. Vine ...
iOS 7 concept video shows intriguing possibilities
With Scott Forstall out of the fray at Apple, having been replaced with Jony Ive, a lot of people are very excited to see what type of UI changes Apple may incorporate into iOS 7. Recently, we reported on a number of rumblings which suggest that ...
Caturday: Ruby the programmer cat
Today's Caturday model is Ruby, who got his name when his owner Cedric Tineo found the cat as a kitten wandering the streets. Cedric was learning how to program in Ruby at the time, and the name stuck. Ruby appears to be frustrated by his ...
A look back at the iPad naysayers
The original iPad went on sale three years ago today, and like many new Apple products, many industry analysts and tech pundits were quick to prematurely call it a flop and a disappointment. While some folks like Erica Sadun were astute enough ...
HEX debuts Cross Body bag for Apple Newton (and gives away 3 Newtons)
It started as an April Fools' joke, but ended up being a really fun giveaway. Yesterday, HEX announced a limited edition Cross Body bag for Apple Newton (see video below) with a front pocket "perfectly sized for storing accessories, including ...
Apple Brazil cuts price on iPhone 4, iPhone 4S
Brazilian iPhone fans have something to cheer about today. The prices for both the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S have been reduced to a much more reasonable level than before, although they're still much more expensive than the carrier-subsidized ...
April Fool's: Doodle Jump Live! takes Kevin Durant to Broadway
With more than 10 million-plus sales and loyal fans all over the world, Doodle Jump developer Lima Sky is making the next logical leap for the franchise, Broadway. Doodle Jump Live! will make its stage debut in 2014, with an all-star production ...
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