Friday, June 29, 2007

Steve Jobs - Free iPhones for Apple Employees

Steve Jobs - Free iPhones for Apple Employees
According to ThinkSecret, Steve Jobs held a company-wide town hall today and announced that Apple employees will get free 8GB iPhones this July. This applies to all full-time Apple employees as well as part time employees who have been with Apple for more than 1 year

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Critical Consensus: The iPhone scorecard

Critical Consensus: The iPhone scorecard
A chart of the top-rate reviewers who examined the Apple iPhone and what they thought. They differ on the keypad, but they all agree the network speed is the phone's Achilles heel.

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iLoser retains place in line, crisis averted

iLoser retains place in line, crisis averted
"Rarely does a reader-submitted tip appear so urgent that we feel the immediate need to leave the comfort of our cushy home office, but when we heard that Greg the iPhone Camper [a.k.a. New Jersey highway maintenance worker Greg Packer] -- affectionately dubbed "iLoser" in the media -- had been kicked out of line at Apple's Fifth Avenue store"

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Internal Apple Stevenote: iPhone, iPods with OS X, and "off the charts" Mac

Internal Apple Stevenote: iPhone, iPods with OS X, and "off the charts" Mac
Steve Jobs spoke to the entire company on the eve of the iPhone launch about the gravity of the iPhone and what it means to the company. He also alluded to some crazy things coming down the pipeline, such as new Macs that are "off the charts" and hinted at iPods with OS X.

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iPhone camping LIVE with Gizmodo

iPhone camping LIVE with Gizmodo
Gizmodo is on the streets of San Francisco streaming interviews with eager iPhone fans. These guys have been there for a really long time now...

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Hacked Mac mini delivers news the old-fashioned way (sort of)

Hacked Mac mini delivers news the old-fashioned way (sort of)
An editor at the Birmingham News, has found a truly unique use for his Mac mini. Using an old newspaper vending rack, a 17-inch LCD display, some rope lighting, a Mac mini and some AppleScript, Scott was able to create a digital newsstand that delivers a constant stream of current headlines to his living room, and look extremely cool while doing it

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Live Diggnation at Palo Alto Apple Store June 28th at 4pm!

Live Diggnation at Palo Alto Apple Store June 28th at 4pm!
"Come on out! - We might camp, we might not, depends on the line. But we'll definitely shoot a diggnation!"

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First in Line Guy is a Pro Linesitter, Sweats a Lot

First in Line Guy is a Pro Linesitter, Sweats a Lot
You know that guy who's first in line at the 5th Ave Apple Store? Greg Packer? Turns out he's no Apple fanboy. No, he's an obsessive line sitter. He was the first person to see ground zero when the viewing platform opened, the first to sign the condolence book at the British consulate when Princess Diana died, and the first in line to

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