Apple iPhone OS 2.0 and SDK Frenzy

Apple iPhone OS 2.0 and SDK FrenzyThe hype around Apple — this time it’s the iPhone — continues unabated.

Yesterday, the world’s technology press fell at the knees of the altar of The Steve, as he gave … get ready for it … a _preview_ of version 2.0 of the iPhone OS. Yes … that’s right, not a release, but a preview. Shocking the level of hysteria they can generate isn’t it?

Do you think they might have copy and paste from emails built into this edition?
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Facebook Boosts Music Service; MTV And MySpace Launch TV Show

Facebook Boosts Music Service; MTV And MySpace Launch TV Show
Oh great. There’s yet another social networking service arriving on an already crowded landscape, and this time it’s Facebook ripping off MySpace by offering their own full-on dedicated music service.

The feature set appears to be a note for note copy of the basic MySpace services, so bands or musicians can create their own homepages, add songs and videos, post up information about gigs, blog updates and news, yadda yadda yadda.
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BBC iPlayer: Making the unmissable, unaffordable?

BBC iPlayer: Making the unmissable, unaffordable?We and other publications have been reporting that the BBC iPlayer has been taken up in large numbers by UK TV License payers.

We’ve experienced something that other individuals might, one that will have serious implications for the long term success of BBC’s heavily-promoted service.

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Fring Adds Mobile File Transfer To VoIP/IM

Fring, a provider of VoIP on mobiles, has added new functionality in their latest release.

Beyond the VoIP and IM functions already included, they’ve expanded to allow the interchange of files between subscribers – mobile to mobile, PC to mobile, as well as between mobiles and PCs, if it runs an MSN IM or Skype client.

There’s no restriction on the type of files that can be sent, or indeed file size, as long as you’ve got storage to receive it. Suggestions are photos – an obvious use, and a considerable saving of use MMS; as well music files – which we suspect will raise the hackles of the music biz; videos and documents complete the list.
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Asus Eee: Review

Asus Eee: ReviewWell, spent the day getting the reduced Windows install to go down pat, and it works (largely) like a dream – and it’s certainly faster than some full size lappies I know.

The keyboard though, being so small is a bit of a drawback for those that touch-type. It’s just so small! And the decision to make the right hand shift key the same size as a normal one, and position it to the left of the up cursor key is a killer, I’m constantly shifting up a line instead of shifting for caps.
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iColorFolder Freeware For Windows XP Review

iColorFolder Freeware For Windows XP ReviewIf you’re fed up looking at all those endless dull yellow folder icons that Windows XP serves up by default in every window, then iColorFolder could be a handy way to provide a bit of sparkle to your system’s directories.

This open-source freeware app lets you change the look and colour of the folder icons on your system globally, or one by one by right-clicking on each folder.
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Review: Photos HQ For Palm (73%)

Review: Photos HQ For PalmHere’s a natty little application for folks frustrated with the limited resolution of the cameras built into their Palm OS devices.

Photos HQ is a program that lets you snap photographs at a higher quality than the default camera settings, and offers a few tweaks in the bargain too.
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