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Now Hear This: Skype Runs On 3G

Skype’s been teasing us with the promise of this for a while now, and we postulated they’d add the feature after Apple revealed iPhone OS 4 would include background VoIP — and yesterday it finally arrived: Skype’s iPhone app now works over a 3G network. Of course,...

Plight of Migrant Workers Blamed For Foxconn Suicides

The rash of suicides at Foxconn are not due to harsh working conditions but the plight of China’s migrant workforce, says an open letter signed by a dozen Chinese sociologists. The letter blames the string of Foxconn suicides on the social problems faced by China’s vast class of migrant workers. Originating from poor rural...

No Porn on iPad? Artist Strikes Back (NSFW)

Irked by Steve Jobs’ assertion that the iPad offers “freedom from porn,”  an artist has struck back with a giant, mock NSFW iPad ad in a Berlin subway station. johannes-p-osterhoff (creative punctuation, for once, not mine. NB: the “p” stands for pixel) defines himself as an interface...

Digitimes: Apple Has Two Fourth-Generation iPhones

The sometimes accurate, oft wishful thinking Digitimes has a doozy of a story this morning, claiming that the fourth-generation iPhone we’ve seen time and time again in countless leaks might not be the one Jobs hoists onstage at WWDC in June. According to their interview with senior...

Apple Is Biggest Company in Tech: Passes Microsoft In Market Cap

In one of the biggest and unlikeliest turnarounds in business history, Apple is the most valuable company in technology, passing Microsoft in market capitalization. Apple’s market cap has passed $227.1 billion — ahead of Microsoft’s $226.3 billion. Apple is up about 1.8% today, and Microsoft...

Air Display Turns Your iPad In To An Additional Display For Your Mac [Review]

I find my cinema display offers plenty of screen real estate for the things I do everyday, and with my MacBook Pro hooked up, having two displays is a real benefit. It’s nice to have the ability to browse through one document whilst typing up...

Flash Fan Sends Hidden Message to Steve Jobs

In the on-again-off-again Apple/Flash affair many people feel caught in the fray. McCann creative Mat Bisher, perhaps tired of being caught up in this tug- of-war, used his Flash-built site to send a strong message:  “STEVE JOBS HATES YOU.” Bisher employed a Flash sniffer to send this...

Apple’s Success Largely Responsible for Departure of Microsoft Executives — Report

Two of Microsoft’s highest-profile executives are leaving, and Apple’s running rings around the company is partly seen as the reason. Robbie Bach and James J Allard, leaders of Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Division, are both leaving and will not be replaced. It is Microsoft’s biggest management shakeup...

Report: Latest Foxconn Death Makes 10

Another worker at China’s Foxconn Technology Group has died. While few details were released by the state-run Xinhua News Agency, the incident is the 10th death in the past year at the electronics maker. Ironically, the death followed an announcement Monday by Foxconn disputing reports of...

iDeck Transforms Your Cassette Deck Into An iPod Dock

For years, I’ve been resiting the urge to upgrade my deck and instead pumping my iPod or iPhone audios to my antediluvian car stereo with a cheap $2 cassette deck adapter. For guys like me, then — individuals who own cars worth less than their phones,...

Wal-Mart Will Offer 16GB iPhone 3Gs for $97 With Two-Year AT&T Contract

In the ramp up to the official unveiling of the next-generation iPhone next month, megalithic big box retailer Wal-Mart is planning on slashing the price of Apple’s 16GB iPhone 3Gs to just $97. That’s a $102 savings over the current price, and strongly implies...

Pic of the Day: Apple Love Seat Fanboy Furniture?

Not sure you’d have to be an Apple fan to buy this rattan love seat for your summer lollygagging, but it probably helps. Spotted by Eirik Nilsen, it retails for about $1,500 (9,900 Norwegian Kroner) at Coop Obs Bygg in Stavanger, Norway.