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Archive for June 11th, 2008

Obscenity trial suspended after judge said he posted sexually explicit materials (Scott Glover/Los Angeles Times)

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Scott Glover / Los Angeles Times:
Obscenity trial suspended after judge said he posted sexually explicit materials  —  Alex Kozinski, who is presiding over an obscenity trial in L.A., admits he posted sexually explicit photos and videos.  He says he didn’t think the public could see the site, which is now blocked.

9th Circuit’s chief judge posted sexually explicit materials on his website (Scott Glover/Los Angeles Times)

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Scott Glover / Los Angeles Times:
9th Circuit’s chief judge posted sexually explicit materials on his website  —  Alex Kozinski, who is presiding over an obscenity trial in L.A., admits he posted sexually explicit photos and videos.  He says he didn’t think the public could see the site, which is now blocked.

9th Circuit’s chief judge posted sexually explicit matter on his website (Scott Glover/Los Angeles Times)

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Scott Glover / Los Angeles Times:
9th Circuit’s chief judge posted sexually explicit matter on his website  —  Alex Kozinski, who is presiding over an obscenity trial in L.A., acknowledges that he had posted sexually explicit photos and videos.  He says he didn’t think the public could access the site.

Latest iPhone SDK agreement limits GPS software capabilities (Justin Berka/Infinite Loop)

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Justin Berka / Infinite Loop:
Latest iPhone SDK agreement limits GPS software capabilities  —  As expected, the latest iteration of the iPhone comes complete with GPS capabilities, offering more location and tracking options.  The inclusion of GPS also means that the iPhone can now be used for real-time directions, which the news Maps application will […]

Starbucks and AT&T reach deal with T-Mobile (Reuters)

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Reuters:
Starbucks and AT&T reach deal with T-Mobile  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O), AT&T Inc (T.N) and T-Mobile (DTEGn.DE) have reached a deal to resolve T-Mobile’s claim that the coffee chain secretly colluded with AT&T to offer free Wi-Fi Internet access in its cafes despite …

WWDC survey suggests 70% of planned iPhone apps may be free (Sam Oliver/AppleInsider)

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Sam Oliver / AppleInsider:
WWDC survey suggests 70% of planned iPhone apps may be free  —  If a survey of developers attending Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference this week is of any indication, the average cost of a third-party iPhone application will fall well below $3.00, with the vast majority being made available at no cost […]

Mac OS X Snow Leopard Drops PowerPC Support? (Arn/MacRumors)

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Arn / MacRumors:
Mac OS X Snow Leopard Drops PowerPC Support?  —  LogicielMac publishes a screenshot of the system requirements for Mac OS X Snow Leopard which was seeded to developers this week.  The requirements list the following:  — An Intel Processor  — An internal, external, or shared DVD drive

Apple’s App Store could emerge as $1.2B business by 2009 (Katie Marsal/AppleInsider)

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Katie Marsal / AppleInsider:
Apple’s App Store could emerge as $1.2B business by 2009  —  Investment bank Piper Jaffray is urging investors who typically focus only on Apple’s hardware announcements to also pay attention to the company’s iPhone software strategy, particularly its upcoming App Store, which could balloon into a $1 billion market by next […]

Apple Introduces iPhone 3G Videoconferencing Kit, ZOMG! (Jesusdiaz/Gizmodo)

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Jesusdiaz / Gizmodo:
Apple Introduces iPhone 3G Videoconferencing Kit, ZOMG!  —  Those of you complaining about the lack of front camera and videoconferencing in the new iPhone, stop saying words.  This July 11 you will be able to buy the Apple Videoconferencing Kit for iPhone 3G at just $29.

Microsoft testing prototype of Facebook-like social network (InfoWorld)

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

InfoWorld:
Microsoft testing prototype of Facebook-like social network  —  At the request of its SharePoint and Office product development teams, Microsoft ’s Office Labs operation has created and is testing a prototype of an internal social network that can provide employees with feeds and updates about their colleagues.