For the second year in a row, Apple CEO Steve Jobs tops a list of teens’ most admired entrepreneur. His popularity slipped somewhat from last year, when 35 percent of 1,000 12 to 17-year olds polled said they looked up to him in the Junior...Steve Jobs Again Tops Teen Popularity Poll, Few “Like” Zuckerberg
For the second year in a row, Apple CEO Steve Jobs tops a list of teens’ most admired entrepreneur. His popularity slipped somewhat from last year, when 35 percent of 1,000 12 to 17-year olds polled said they looked up to him in the Junior...Get Your iPhone Pics in Upcoming Apple Store Exhibits
You have until midnight, October 6 to enter your best iPhone snaps to be part of a traveling exhibit of the best in iPhone Photography. Winners will be showcased in Apple stores around the US — Chicago (Oct. 21), New York’s Soho Store (Oct. 29)...Lil Wayne Punished with Jail Time Sans iPod
Grammy winning rapper Lil’ Wayne is discovering the sound of silence in jail. During his last month in prison, he’s confined in “punitive segregation,” where he’ll spend 23 hours a day alone. The punishment was meted out after Wayne got caught with a contraband iPod....iPhone Bug Sleeps Through Daylight Savings
An iPhone bug gave users in Australia an early wake up call — or not one at all — as they adjusted to daylight savings time over the weekend. The good news: the bug appears to affect only “recurring” alarms. The bad news: because it...Add “Toasted Skin Syndrome” from Laptops to Tech Hazards
Place that laptop on your lap for too long and you may get burned, doctors say. Though computer manufacturers warn against placing portable computers on skin (see Apple’s MacBook Pro manual excerpt above), people do it — and toast their skin. Medical researchers recently reported...iBooks Tops Most Popular Free Apps for iPhone, iPad
Another sign that Kindle should beware: iBooks is the most popular free application for the iPad and iPhone. According to Distimo, a start-up that analyzes app stats, iBooks has made the top ten list of free apps available on iTunes from July to September. This...Student Protest Pauses School iPod Ban
iPods have been banned in schools from Australia to Idaho by officials citing reasons from cheating to social isolation, but one at one Massachusetts school students prevented the ban saying that the MP3 devices help them study. The Natick School Committee canceled its vote on...Real Mug Shot iPhone Game: Cruel or Just Good Fun?
Thug Shotz is a new iPhone game where players “match the slime with the crime” and “pick the crackhead” using real mug shots. The app was first rejected by Apple on moral grounds, then approved. Thug Shotz ($0.99) is also available in a “Cell-ebrity” version...Obama Can Work An iPod, Here’s His Playlist
President Obama may be running the most Mac-friendly White House to date — including launching the health care reform program from a MacBook Pro — and even though he famously quipped he was too clumsy to work an iPod, he has now opened his iPod...Senior Advisor Plays Pac Man on his iPad during White House Meetings
Proof that politicos are just like the rest of us: David Axelrod, senior advisor to President Barack Obama, keeps himself entertained during meetings by playing video games. Axelrod confessed to logging in some quality time with old-school favorite Pac Man on his iPad. Site Real...Adult Star Smooch Unlikely, But Effective, Ad for iPhone 4 Facetime
While it’s nice to use FaceTime to “show junior to your senile father-in-law” or “try to force a smile out of your spoiled brat,” wouldn’t you rather use your iPhone 4 to look at live naked girls? The first porn service to target iPhone 4′s...Police: Distracted iGadget Users Easy Targets for Theft
Police in Los Angeles are reporting higher numbers of thefts involving victims distracted by iPods or cell phones. “People are walking around the street in public with their head down texting and thinking about a conversation, rather than up looking around them, and it’s given...
