Apple is rumored to be launching a whole new experience in the TV field, but with or without these shiny new HDTV sets the hot new toy for all gadget maniacs and hackers is the AppleTV, the ultra affordable Apple hobby TV device is being hacked/tweaked to allow iOS apps to run in full screen. Developer Steve Troughton-Smith working together with Nick “TheMudkip” created all the interfacing applications to jail ...

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Apple CEO Steve Jobs today sent the following email to all Apple employees: Team, At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health. I will continue as CEO and be involved in major strategic decisions for the company. I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for all of Apple’s day to day operations. I have great confidence that Tim and the rest of the executive management team will do a terrific job executing the exciting plans we have ...

Parallels found a new way to advertise its Windows virtualization product: mixing Avatar, Eminem, Steve Jobs and Steve Ballmer into a rap a delicious and freaky video that will make you laugh for hours, here the most freaky mac related advertising ever….

I’ve been enjoying the news/rumor or comic book-like story about Steve Jobs being stopped at Japan airport and asked to return a few ninja stars he was trying to bring to the U.S., this is the most absurd and stupid thing that can happen to a human being like Steve Jobs when he could just order those sharp stars online for $5 or less or even ask somebody at Apple Japan to send the stars and the ninja too, amazing, really amazing. Some people believe Steve is Paris Hilton and this ...

Taking the AppStore success as a measure and how quickly it was replicated by rivals (RIM, Google, Nokia), We may imply that there’s a strong need for an AppStore for Mac OS X that accelerate the introduction of thousand new ad-based applications to the Mac and help developers profit, it will provide fresh green cash and will take the mac platform to a whole new level. But…. Will I use an ad-based Mac OS application? Of course, We have been using ad-based applications in the iPhone for years and nobody has ...

Apple new Ping had its 2 minutes of glory yesterday when We knew that Facebook Connect was scrapped from the Music Social Network in the last minute, AllThingsD found out that in fact the access to Facebook from Ping was blocked by Facebook in an attempt to have Apple to sign formal permission to the API. But, getting permission is only one of the the problems, Facebook has its own Music site that nobody knows and used and hasn’t gained any traction against MySpace, so there’s not need for ...

Rumors point to an imminent upgrade and possibly rebranding to the AppleTV, the hobby device kepts captive for years under Steve Jobs’ Distortion Field, the AppleTV has been suffering of a traumatic Identity Crisis missing real DVR and TV tuner features found almost in every set top box in the market, but with the biggest potential among devices of its kind. Now is the time, a new AppleTV or iTV could become the real Home Media king taking away the thunders of the recently announced Google TV, but not precisely the TV ...

Google is being sued by Oracle on 7 Java patents infringement on Google’s Android Mobile OS, Oracle accuses Google of intentionally infringing in its Java intellectual property without proper license. Larry Ellison is not Steve Jobs and this fight will be a long and bloody one and if these patents can be enforceable Google will have to pay a few million dollars, just like that, burn a million here and a million there, this is nothing for Google, but putting this kind of stress into mobile phone makers could mean a lot ...

Apple was quick to response to the Antennagate with a few videos showing how the same reception problems affects other mobile phones, helping clean its image and save the boat from something that was growing like a snowball, those videos shown that almost all brands suffer the deathgrip in one way or another, something that infuriated rivals CEOs, RIM, Nokia and even Samsung rebuffed Steve Jobs assertion about the problem in other mobile platforms. But now, those videos showing other brands suffering the AntennaGate has dessapeared from Apple website or Apple Youtube ...

Fanboys, fanboys, there is a strong discussion about Admob being locked out from the iOS because the recent modifications to the Mobile Ad Policy, but being honest to ourself, it is totally impossible to let Admob, Microsoft, Yahoo and others to supply ads on the iOS and at the same time let them collect information about Apple’s new mobile devices while they prepare their owns, sorry but this sound ridiculous or a decent bulls****. An insult to Steve Jobs and others at Apple. But the ...

Despite Steve Jobs’ email earlier this week, porn has been available on the company’s new flagship product since the first day of launch. RocketTube, a gay adult site, announced it was iPad ready before the product even had a chance to hit store shelves. In order to showcase the capabilities of its new iPad, Apple, Inc. is touting a list of high profile websites, including NewYorkTimes.com, Vimeo.com, CNN.com, and the White House, that are currently “iPad ready.” These sites employ HTML 5, CSS 3, and JavaScript to deliver a rich media experience ...

According to Digitimes, Pegatron has received an order of 10 million units of CDMA-based iPhone, something that will make Verizon more than happier, having the iPhoen on board will mean more users and maybe taking away a few millions AT&T’s users in the mean time, but there’s nothing written in Apple storybook, it may just be another iPhone-Verizon rumor to keep the ball rolling, We only need to wait for a final notice the month when Steve Jobs reveals the new iPhone and include the Verizon one or burn ...

Adobe is firing all cylinders on its purpose to have flash loaded on the iPhone and has launched a new advertising campaign to win the perception war against Apple and Steve Jobs, Adobe’s founders has published a letter to the open market explaining the whole idea about the internet, freedom of choice, PDF, Flash and more. Here the letter from the Adobe’s founders, the We Love Choice ad and the Truth about Flash. “Our thoughts on open markets Chuck Geschke and John Warnock The genius of the Internet is its almost infinite ...

Apple has a long relationship with Adobe. In fact, we met Adobe’s founders when they were in their proverbial garage. Apple was their first big customer, adopting their Postscript language for our new Laserwriter printer. Apple invested in Adobe and owned around 20% of the company for many years. The two companies worked closely together to pioneer desktop publishing and there were many good times. Since that golden era, the companies have grown apart. Apple went through its near death experience, and Adobe was drawn to the corporate market with their Acrobat products. Today the two companies still work together …

Hot on the heels of Apple’s big reveal yesterday that they are releasing a new creation with the design of an iPhone but the functionality of a handheld computer, the company that changed the online dating game forever has announced plans to launch a companion dating app for the “iPad.” SKOUT.com CEO/Founder Christian Wiklund is thrilled to continue to be at the forefront of the social networking revolution. “We are very excited at the opportunity to bring the SKOUT community and the entire online dating movement into the future with SKOUT …

Yeeeeeeehaaa, This is out of proportion, Apple is wasting not time with the iPad and this is the kind of aggressivines I’ve been expecting from them, when Stephen Colbert pulled the iPad out I thought it was a bad joke, but then the keyboard changed position as he moves it, then I knew it is the best product placement in years, kudos for the Steve Jobs and the person who thought about putting the iPad in the Grammys… Excellent, rivals must start to understand that this time it’s for real.

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Amazon.com announced that will be selling back all MacMillan’s books based on their new terms, terms that were first addressed by Steve Jobs in the launch of the iPad and then later confirmed when asked by Walt Mossber about the price differerence between the iBookstore and the Kindle Store.

Here is the statement:

Dear Customers:

Macmillan, one of the “big six” publishers, has clearly communicated to us that, regardless of our viewpoint, they are committed to switching to an agency model and charging $12.99 to $14.99 for e-book versions of bestsellers and most hardcover …

Apple introduced iPad, a revolutionary device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, playing games, reading e-books, and much more. Its high-resolution Multi-Touch display lets you interact with content — including 12 innovative new apps designed especially for iPad and almost all of the 140,000 apps available on the App Store. At just 0.5 inches thick and 1.5 pounds, iPad is thinner and lighter than any laptop or notebook. iPad will be available in March starting at the breakthrough price of just $499.

“iPad is our …

Nokia is doing what they believe is right and have a real business sense, Nokia is suing Apple for some wireless patents infringement, something that is plausible because Nokia holds the rights for those patents and they need to protect them, this is business as usual, nothing to see here more than a mere tactic for a better and faster negotiation. But, in the wake of the circunstances, Nokia is buying an All Inclusive ticket for a bigger fight with Apple, Apple is also known for its happy-trigger when We talk about litigations, so if Nokia believes that even if they ...