Apple Looks to Officially Close Antennagate on September 30

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Apple has announced that it will stop sending out free iPhone 4 bumper cases on September 30, though it’s not stopping the program altogether.

In a message posted to its website on Friday, the company says “We now know that the iPhone 4 antenna attenuation issue is even smaller than we originally thought.”

Those qualifying for the iPhone 4 Case Program can currently use an app [iTunes link] to request a bumper. The iPhone must have been purchased after July 23 to acquire a case through the app. After September 30, it seems that the iPhone 4 Case app will be discontinued for new purchases.
If you plan on purchasing an iPhone 4 after September 30, you can still get a free bumper — you just have to call AppleCare.

9/21/2010 03:01:00 am by Anonymous · 0

WordPress Rolls Out Subscriptions, a Simplified RSS Feature

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WordPress has introduces a brand-new subscription feature today.

WordPress Subscriptions appear as a tab in the top menu bar when logged in and browsing around WordPress ().com blogs and as a tab on a user’s WordPress.com homepage. The top menu tab can be used to instantly subscribe to any WordPress.com blog, and when managing your subscriptions, you can also add RSS-enabled blogs from around the web simply by typing the blog or site’s URL in a field. New post notifications are available via e-mail and IM, but they aren’t sent to new subscribers by default.

9/21/2010 02:59:00 am by Anonymous · 0

If Google Maps Were Real: An Artist’s Vision

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The above image is one of several from Alejo Malia that depict a world in which all the elements of Google Maps () — place markers, public transit symbols and even the yellow street view guy — are completely real and physical objects looming over our buildings, streets and heads.

9/21/2010 02:58:00 am by Anonymous · 0

15-Year-Old Creates iTunes Instant

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First there was Google Instant, and then the novelty apps Google Maps Instant and YouTube Instant. Now, my friends, we have iTunes Instant. And the creator of said app, Stephen Ou, is younger than various pieces of my wardrobe.

9/21/2010 02:52:00 am by Anonymous · 0

Visualize Your Gmail Activity With Graph Your Inbox

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Name: Graph Your Inbox
Quick Pitch: Graph Your Inbox is a Google Chrome () extension that allows you to graph Gmail () activity over time.
Genius Idea: Created by Bill Zeller, a Ph.D at Princeton University, Graph Your Inbox is a Google Chrome extension that can search your Gmail account by phrases, keywords, sender, receiver or label. It then presents the data related to those queries as a bar graph that charts the number of messages month-by-month and day-by-day.
Zeller calls this Google Trends for Gmail, and that’s not a bad way to look at it. Why would you want to evaluate this kind of information?

9/21/2010 02:51:00 am by Anonymous · 0

Microsoft Launches Webcam with 1080p HD Sensor

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Microsoft has launched a new webcam dubbed LifeCam Studio with a Full HD (1080p) sensor.
The LifeCam Studio features 360-degree view range, improved auto focus and Microsoft’s TrueColor and ClearFrame technologies, which keep the colors bright and the video smooth even under low-light conditions.

9/21/2010 02:49:00 am by Anonymous · 0

Internet Explorer 9 Has Arrived

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Microsoft is pulling out all the stops to mark the launch of the open beta for Internet Explorer 9, a web browser the company promises will “beautify the web.”
The IE9 beta launches today here at the Design Concourse Center in San Francisco with a major gala that includes hundreds of developers, journalists and Microsoft employees, as well as a live band playing on pedestals in the lobby.

9/21/2010 02:43:00 am by Anonymous · 0