Apple Volkswagen = iCar

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iMac, iPod, iPhone… iCar? A Volkswagen spokesperson recently announced that VW Chairman Martin Winterkorn and Apple’s Steve Jobs met a few days ago in California to discuss a new type of vehicle. It may even really be called the iCar.
The only info so far about the car is that it’ll be targeting [...]

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NYC Subway maps for iPhone

Posted by ipodosph under iPHONE

Filed under: Odds and ends, iPhone
This post will initially have a limited audience–residents of New York City–but I think the idea behind it is interesting enough that other folks might benefit as well. Khoi Vinh has whipped up a cool NYC subway map for the iPhone that takes advantage of the iPhone’s thumbnail system for [...]

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US 100,000 for free distribution rights to iPhone unlocking software

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An anonymous person is offering US 100,000 to any developer who would release software that would unlock the iPhone and distribute it to everyone, free of charge.
Apparently fed up with how developers charge people who are interested in iPhone unlocking software, the person claims that s/he got support from people hailing from other countries [...]

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iPhone 101: Bookmark travel destinations

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Filed under: iPhone, iPhone 101
I did some traveling this summer (with two toddlers, so don’t be envious). Certain that I’d need to conduct a search or two, I bookmarked my destinations on my iPhone, and you can do the same. Just follow the steps:

Launch Google Maps.
Enter the zip code of your destination city.
Once [...]

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iPhone power tips from Mac | Life

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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Tips and tricks, Troubleshooting, iPhone

Mac | Life has a huge roundup of “25 iPhone Power Tips”– just in case you’ve been living under a rock since late June, here’s everything you missed about the iPhone, from how to unstick a stuck slider, to using aluminum foil to insulate an audio [...]

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Found Footage: iPhone.. by Nokia?

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Filed under: Humor, Found Footage, iPhone
Our sister blog Engadget is crazy about all things gadgety, which is why they covered the boatload of Nokia announcements today. Those announcements included the phone in the video above. Look a little familiar to anyone? Now, I’m not usually one to accuse companies of copying Apple, product [...]

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A Better Finder Rename 7.9.2 improves Multi-Step Rename

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publicspace.net is pleased to announce the immediate availability of A Better Finder
Rename 7.9.2. Version 7.9.2 of their file renaming solution makes further
improvements to the multi-step rename feature introduced in version 7. This feature
allows users to combine several separate renaming steps and apply them
simultaneously. This new release features extensive internal changes to this
mechanism, an improved user [...]

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Found Footage: How not to create a product video

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Filed under: Found Footage, iPhone

Let’s say you’ve just announced a really controversial iPhone unlocking method based in software. Do you: (a) provide step-by-step screen shots, showing what your product can do; (b) offer a carefully crafted demonstration piece, highlighting your product in action; or (c) create a completely unwatchable video with an incomprehensible voice over [...]

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