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Apps and updates: Mule Radio, Sonic the HedgeHog 4 Ep. 11, The Daily, and more

Repairman1999 — Sat, 19 May 2012 11:17:18 +0000

A few of the most noteworthy apps in the iOS ecosystem either landed on the App Store recently or received much-welcomed updates, such as the launch of Mule Radio, CNNMoney, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II, and LA Clippers, or performance enhancements for Official UEFA EURO 2012 and The Daily. Check out the full slate [...]

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‘jOBS’ biopic starring Ashton Kutcher will shoot in Apple Garage and childhood home

Repairman1999 — Sat, 19 May 2012 06:11:59 +0000

The folks behind the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic, dubbed “jOBS,” which stars Ashton Kutcher as the late CEO, released a presser this evening to announce the production’s June start date for filming. They even confirmed shooting will begin in the “historic garage” where Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple. The film’s early scenes will also feature Jobs’ [...]

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Apple might be in talks to open Russian R&D facility?

Repairman1999 — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:03:28 +0000

Update: Russian speaking reader Ilya Kuchinskiy informed us that Izvestia is indeed a respected news source, but like we anticipated, the translation is erroneous. Literally it means “Skolkovo has some plans find investors and has invited to come and work in skolkovo. They have some talks to work but there is no plans to open Apple center [...]

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Apple announces iTunes Fesitval 2012, free shows from Usher, Norah Jones, & Jack White

Repairman1999 — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:57:46 +0000

First held in 2007, Apple has announced this year’s iTunes Festival lineup and information. The event has been moved from this July to September at London’s Roundhouse music venue. It will offer 30 nights of free music for live attendees and users of iOS devices through the recently updated iTunes Festival app. Apple has snagged some of this [...]

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Steve Jobs worked closely on next iPhone with larger screen, says Bloomberg

Repairman1999 — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:54:47 +0000

Adding to reports by both the Wall Street Journal and Reuters with claims of a next-generation iPhone with a larger screen, Bloomberg reports that Apple’s next-generation iPhone features a design that the late Apple co-founder worked personally on. Bloomberg’s report does not specifically say this new iPhone has a four-inch display, but that screen size seems [...]

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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak hired as “tutor” on Jobs, Apple for Sony biopic

Repairman1999 — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:47:39 +0000

Reuters reports on comments from Aaron Sorkin, the screen writer of the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic from Sony. Sorkin says that the film will not be much like the biography, and that while he knows what he is not going to put into the screenplay, he knows “so little about what [he is] going to [...]

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T-Mobile announces no-contract broadband passes starting at $15

Repairman1999 — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:47:31 +0000

Today T-Mobile announced new “worry-free No Annual Contracts” for its mobile broadband service, expected to launch through T-Mobile retail stores and online May 20. The plans will start at $15 per 1-week pass capped at 300MB, and $25 per 1-moth pass capped at 1.5GB. The carrier is also offering 3.5GB and 5GB 1-month passes at $35 and [...]

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Apple’s 20-megawatt solar farm near NC data center gets NCUC approval

Repairman1999 — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:40:49 +0000

The North Carolina Utilities Commission approved (PDF) Apple’s proposal to build a 20-megawatt solar farm today. Early filings suggested Apple aimed to position the farm by Nov. 1 across the street from its Maiden, N.C., date center, with operations starting Dec. 21. According to MacRumors, the official proposal filed on Feb. 15, and then it underwent to [...]

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Apple rolls out another update to OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3 (update: Safari beta update)

Repairman1999 — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:28:22 +0000

Apple has sent out a second update to the third developer preview of OS X Mountain Lion. Changes are currently unknown, but the update is available via software update in the Mac App Store. Let us know if you find anything new! Apple sent the following email regarding the new build: A pre-release version of [...]

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Apple teases hardware-specific “special features” in upcoming OS X Mountain Lion builds

Repairman1999 — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:28:19 +0000

Apple has long had a program called “AppleSeed” that seeds upcoming versions of Apple software (both iOS and OS X related) to customers. These seeds typically come to this select group of customers even before they are provided to Apple’s paid and registered developers. Today, the company sent an atypical email to this customer group, [...]

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