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Archive for March 6th, 2008

Apple iPhone Event (Jason Snell/Macworld)

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Jason Snell / Macworld:
Apple iPhone Event  —  9:57 PT: Well, here we are.  This is Jason Snell reporting live from the Town Hall theater on the Apple campus in Cupertino.  The room is filling up with members of the media and analyst communities, music is playing (Mike Doughty’s “27 Jennifers,” if you must know) […]

Apple iPhone Event - Live Update (Macworld)

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Macworld:
Apple iPhone Event - Live Update  —  On Thursday Apple will be holding a special event on the main Apple R&D campus to announce new iPhone news.  As always, Macworld’s team of editors will be on the scene with live Web coverage, including a live blog and rapid-fire news stories.

Live from Apple’s iPhone SDK press conference (Ryan Block/Engadget)

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Ryan Block / Engadget:
Live from Apple’s iPhone SDK press conference  —  9:05AM - Alright, we’re here and registered!  We’ll be checking in as things get going shortly.  —  9:26AM - It’s minglin’ time!  The space usually reserved for product demos is hollowed out for the Apple Continental Breakfast today …

Samsung Cancels Second-Gen Combo Blu-ray and HD DVD Player (Melissa Perenson/Today @ PC World)

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Melissa Perenson / Today @ PC World:
Samsung Cancels Second-Gen Combo Blu-ray and HD DVD Player  —  Samsung’s statement today that it would no longer proceed with its BD-UP5500 player doesn’t come as a surprise given Toshiba’s withdrawal from the HD DVD format.  The player was announced at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show in […]

ECS launches Asus Eee challenger (Pocket-lint.co.uk)

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Pocket-lint.co.uk:
ECS launches Asus Eee challenger  —  The G10IL promises HSDPA connectivity for under £250  —  The Asus Eee PC could have a new challenger in the guise of the ECS G10IL.  —  The new sub-$500 notebook will come with a HSPDA 7.2 datacard built-in.  —  Although currently still in production …

Yahoo! Maps Updated With New Data and Functionality! (Yahoo! Local & Maps Blog)

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Yahoo! Local & Maps Blog:
Yahoo! Maps Updated With New Data and Functionality!  —  We’ve been working hard all winter long, and today, we’ve rolled out an update to Yahoo! Maps that delivers a number of improvements including; new neighborhood data, expanded worldwide coverage, and stylistic improvements.

YAHOO! GETS UPPER HAND IN M’SOFT FIGHT (Peter Lauria/New York Post)

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Peter Lauria / New York Post:
YAHOO! GETS UPPER HAND IN M’SOFT FIGHT  —  Your move, Mr. Ballmer.  —  That’s essentially the message Yahoo! sent to the Microsoft CEO with its decision yesterday to extend the March 14 deadline to nominate directors to its board.  —  And if Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang thought his famously […]

What to expect at today’s Apple event (Philip Elmer-DeWitt/Apple 2.0)

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Apple 2.0:
What to expect at today’s Apple event  —  On Thursday, before an audience of industry analysts, tech reporters and invited guests, Apple (AAPL) will unfold its long-awaited “iPhone software roadmap.”  The event starts at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) in Building 4, Town Hall on the company’s Cupertino campus.

Zuckerberg on Facebook’s Future (Business Week)

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Business Week:
Zuckerberg on Facebook’s Future  —  In a conversation with BusinessWeek.com, the social networking site’s CEO holds forth on recent hires and going public  —  As Facebook tries to sustain its supercharged growth, it’s bringing in adult supervision.  —  The social networking site hired Sheryl Sandberg …

Is Steve Jobs lying about Flash not working on iPhone? (Robert Scoble/Scobleizer)

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Is Steve Jobs lying about Flash not working on iPhone?  —  RUMOR ALERT — I have not substantiated this with anyone at either Adobe or Apple, so might turn out to be totally false:  —  Today I got a note from someone I know who works closely with Adobe and Apple.