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    iTunes 9.0.2 Is Here With Apple TV 3.0 Love and Not Much Else

    Remainders - Things We Didn't Post

    Zipcar App Finally Hits the Streets: Use An iPhone to Find and Unlock Your Rental Car

    µTorrent iPhone App Rejected, Heads Over to Cydia

    Apple Building PayPal Killer, Sources Babble

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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    10/29/09

    In reply to iTunes 9.0.2 Is Here With Apple TV 3.0 Love and Not Much Else
    I wish there's a way to move the fading video controls out of the picture. It's annoying to have it fade in and out of what you're watching when you need to fast forward or pause. There should be an option to have it attach at the bottom of the window instead of in it. Anyone? #itunes
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    10/06/09

    In reply to Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
    I clicked on the link to see the uncensored pic and it wanted me to install iTunes. One nip ain't worth that.
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    10/06/09

    In reply to Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
    Since Apple imports pretty much all its hardware (Designed in California, built in China/Taiwan), why wouldn't it object to carbon tariffs.
    I prefer the NO2 tariffs to impose on the DC windbags...now THAT would be a surplus!
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    Image of icelight icelight
    10/05/09

    In reply to Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
    Easy there Wilson. They're not saying that bloggers can't accept gifts. Only that they have to acknowledge them. Which most other media sources already do. They're simply bringing blogs up to the same standard as everyone else. The choice of whether to accept or not is still up to the individual.

    Whether reviewers should be allowed to accept any gifts from the companies they review is an entirely different, and unaddressed here, issue.
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    Wilson Rothman promoted this comment icelight was starred icelight was unstarred
    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    10/05/09

    @icelight: I understand your point, but you are actually falling into the same trap that the FTC fell into: The presumption that there is somehow a "standard" for disclosure that other media entities follow on a regular basis. In many cases it's either not there—or perhaps in print too fine for me to read.
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    Image of spannu spannu
    10/06/09

    @icelight: How often do magazines or news programs mention getting provided with anything in exchange for their services? Almost all of the time it's just implied from the fact that: 1) they get paid to talk, and 2) they have tons of free stuff.

    The only reason for the FTC to push this would be because of people being too stupid to realize it on their own, but people have been stupid since the dawn of time.
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    Image of smackswell smackswell
    10/06/09

    @Wilson Rothman: Well, now YOUR publication can set that standard. I understand when reading your blog that people send you gadgets to try out. You guys get fun stuff to play with. I'm also sure you get to keep most (if not all of) that swag. Maybe you guys CL it when you're done.

    So just mention in your postings that you were sent the shit free and tell us how you feel about said shit. If they gave you a really swell box of unrelated shit, tell us about that too. If that unrelated box of shit has cash in it, I'll give you my paypal info so you can help a brother out.
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    GitEmSteveDave_@Gmail.comNeedsAWaveInvite promoted this comment smackswell was starred smackswell was unstarred
    Image of Sticks Calhoun Sticks Calhoun
    10/06/09

    @smackswell: Most units sent out for review are just that - review units. You don't keep them and you send them back to the manufacturer after a week or so. Major daily newspapers do not disclose what they get for free.
    They have set up their own systems to deal with it.
    At the paper I am currently at in the Middle East, you can keep something that's worse less than $20, after that, though, it gets sold at a silent auction later in the year in the newsroom, with the proceeds going to charity.

    True story: Last year during December, a government entity asked if we all wanted Gucci watches. The guy they were talking to told them we could not accept it. So we got desk calendars instead.

    Woo.
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    Image of Sticks Calhoun Sticks Calhoun
    10/06/09

    @Sticks Calhoun: I missed my edit window. That should be "worth less than $20" not "worse less".
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    10/06/09

    @smackswell: I was at Summermodo, and I can tell you for a fact that many things WERE sent back, like the AquaSkipper I personally helped dis-assemble and re-pack.

    BTW, if Aqua-Skipper asks about a missing screw that wasn't returned, I found it in my pocket when I finally did laundry three weeks later.
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    Image of Sticks Calhoun Sticks Calhoun
    10/06/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_@Gmail.comNeedsAWaveInvite: Or was that evidence you have a screw loose? *rimshot*
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    Image of smackswell smackswell
    10/09/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_IsWaving: Well, right on. If they have to send it back, that's just how life goes. I absolutely appreciate that these laws are more red tape to travel through. Nonetheless, it's disclosure that helps the reader know the basis of the blogger's opinions.
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    Image of Alchemistmerlin Alchemistmerlin
    10/05/09

    In reply to Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
    Boobie on the front page?
    Awesome.
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    Wilson Rothman promoted this comment Alchemistmerlin was starred Alchemistmerlin was unstarred
    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    10/05/09

    @Alchemistmerlin: Not no more. You had to go and say something, didn't you! ;)
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    Image of JordanWopster JordanWopster
    09/29/09

    In reply to Zipcar App Finally Hits the Streets: Use An iPhone to Find and Unlock Your Rental Car
    I used to work for Zipcar (a long time ago) and we kept spare Zipcards in the trunk. If your card broke, you could call and we'd remotely unlock the car when you got there so you didn't miss your reservation. I don't know if that's still policy, but it's worth a cal to find out.
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    92BuickLeSabre promoted this comment JordanWopster was starred JordanWopster was unstarred
    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    09/29/09

    @JordanWopster: Very recently it still was. My card simply stopped working, and the one in the trunk of the car was missing, so they just took one from the trunk of another car, and that became my new zipcard. No muss no fuss.

    (I have a lot of other problems with Zipcar, but not that.)
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    09/29/09

    In reply to Zipcar App Finally Hits the Streets: Use An iPhone to Find and Unlock Your Rental Car
    The upcoming Shuffle model will assign you a random car within your city. If you keep Shuffling, perhaps you'll eventually get a Volvo S40... but you may have to take the bus to get to it.
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    Image of krztov krztov
    09/29/09

    In reply to Zipcar App Finally Hits the Streets: Use An iPhone to Find and Unlock Your Rental Car
    come on bring this to android!

    picking up zipcar tomorrow after work too.
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    Bos'un's Mate promoted this comment krztov was starred krztov was unstarred
    Image of Bos'un's Mate Bos'un's Mate
    09/29/09

    @krztov: Try their mobile site.
    [www.zipcar.com]
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    Image of krztov krztov
    09/29/09

    @Bos'un's Mate: its ok, cant unlock car from it as far as i recall
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    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    09/29/09

    In reply to Zipcar App Finally Hits the Streets: Use An iPhone to Find and Unlock Your Rental Car
    I would love to see this. I wonder how many people rent the cars, park them where people drive by and remotely honk the horn when people walk by.
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    Image of Colonel Jack O'Neill Colonel Jack O'Neill
    09/29/09

    In reply to Zipcar App Finally Hits the Streets: Use An iPhone to Find and Unlock Your Rental Car
    You will still need the card, so locking/unlocking with your iPhone is pointless then.
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    92BuickLeSabre promoted this comment Colonel Jack O'Neill was starred Colonel Jack O'Neill was unstarred
    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    09/29/09

    @Colonel Jack O'Neill: Depends on how often you are getting in and out of it.

    I'd rather have to dig my card out of my wallet and squash it against the windshield once and then just use my phone as a remote than dig it out and squash it against the windshield every time.

    Until they started affixing the keys to a retractable dashboard string, I used to use the keys instead of the card for the same reason (even though I wasn't supposed to.)
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    Image of N@tedog N@tedog
    09/29/09

    @92BuickLeSabre: I feel like I'm pointing out the obvious here but I think it's a good thing that you still need the card. If you lose your phone and someone finds the app, they could just use it to steal a car if you only needed your phone.

    Now some smarty pants is going to say "Well the same thing would happen if you lost the card". Correct me if I'm wrong but you still need to log in and reserve a car online using a UN and PW right (I don't use ZipCar so I very well may be)? The iPhone with BOTH capabilities would circumnavigate that and allow for some pretty easy joy riding at your expense.

    Is that maybe why it isn't included?
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    Image of Rory1 Rory1
    09/29/09

    In reply to Zipcar App Finally Hits the Streets: Use An iPhone to Find and Unlock Your Rental Car
    Bit of a let down about still having to use your card. The last 3 times I've grabbed a zipcar I forgot my card and had to go home to get it. Oh well...
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    Image of BeyondtheTech BeyondtheTech
    09/29/09

    @Rory1: You should get the Case-Mate thing that holds cards on the back of the iPhone. I don't have a Zipcard yet, will it fit?
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    92BuickLeSabre promoted this comment BeyondtheTech was starred BeyondtheTech was unstarred
    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    09/29/09

    @BeyondtheTech: There are also small card and bill holders that fit right into your pocket. You can get them in any type of material, although cloth and leather are the most popular.

    Most of them unfold to fit cash, leaving 3 or 4 slots on each side for cards, licenses, etc. They're pretty neat, but not that new. I've been using them for years - different kinds over the years, cloth, plastic, rubber, leather, etc. But they all work quite well.
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    Image of Adam Kilker Adam Kilker
    09/29/09

    In reply to Zipcar App Finally Hits the Streets: Use An iPhone to Find and Unlock Your Rental Car
    One SMALL step closer to iPhones controlling cars!
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    Bos'un's Mate promoted this comment Adam Kilker was starred Adam Kilker was unstarred
    Image of Bos'un's Mate Bos'un's Mate
    09/29/09

    @Adam Kilker: If I could drive the ZipCar to me rather than having to go pick it up ...
    Wow. Just wow.
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    Image of gemcosta gemcosta
    09/02/09

    In reply to µTorrent iPhone App Rejected, Heads Over to Cydia
    I'd love to see every rejected app head to Cydia.
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    Image of dingus dingus
    09/02/09

    In reply to µTorrent iPhone App Rejected, Heads Over to Cydia
    And this is why after two years I jumped ship to an unlocked G1.
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    Image of rootfindr rootfindr
    09/02/09

    @dingus: why didn't you just jailbreak an iphone?
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    dingus promoted this comment rootfindr was starred rootfindr was unstarred
    Image of SeraphX2 SeraphX2
    09/02/09

    @dingus: In the one way that I have absolutely no problem with uTorrent (I use it) I can see why Apple would reject this. At least they didn't claim uTorrent itself is illegal and instead can see, unlike many other organizations, that is a legal tool that is used for illegal purposes. Sort of like Roms and Emulators.
    Emulators are illegal, but the Roms aren't.
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    dingus promoted this comment SeraphX2 was starred SeraphX2 was unstarred
    Image of dingus dingus
    09/02/09

    @rootfindr: Because I got tired of the arms race between the jailbreakers and Apple.

    And I mainly used it for listening to podcasts, which you have to sync to iTunes to copy. Android has a few good apps for syncing podcasts automatically OTA. The only reason I have now to hook my phone up to my PC is to back up the SD card contents.
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    dingus was starred dingus was unstarred
    Image of dingus dingus
    09/02/09

    @SeraphX2: I can see why Apple, with loads of media company contracts holding up iTMS, would have to nix this. OTOH I used to use the Transmission webui on iPhone, which did just about everything I needed it to especially after Apple added cut n paste.
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    dingus was starred dingus was unstarred
    Image of paperless paperless
    09/02/09

    In reply to µTorrent iPhone App Rejected, Heads Over to Cydia
    I have been thinking about unjailbreaking my iPod Touch since there arent many Cydia apps that i use but now that I've seen this i think it's really good to have an alternative place to get my apps.

    F*** App Store selection policies.
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    macpatrick promoted this comment paperless was starred paperless was unstarred
    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    09/02/09

    @paperless: Then jailbreak. Nobody is stopping you.
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    Image of LessthanZach LessthanZach
    09/03/09

    @macpatrick: Somehow I don't think he needed you to tell him that to figure that out. Somehow, I don't think I needed to tell you that for you to figure that out either.
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