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Afternoon News: Bronze iPhones, Butterfly-Inspired Displays and the Moon

• Rumors before UK iPhone release: British users to get bronze trim instead of silver? [Gadget Lab] • Qualcomm’s low-powered IMOD display replicates the light-bending qualities of butterfly wings. [Extreme Tech] • Moon filmed in HD for the first time, embarrassed to find age lines and stretch marks. [Pink Tentacle]

Tech News Benny Goldman

A List of Features You Want in the iPhone That You Probably Won’t Get

Okay, technically it’s a list of features Gadget Lab’s readers want, but you guys probably want them too, right? Stuff like iChat, cut and paste functions and the ever-craved “media disinterest.” Anything you want that didn’t make the list? Better still if it’s genuinely awesome but less likely to happen than Apple joining the Open…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Two Possible Mac Data Loss Issues Still Unadressed by Apple

Although no official word has been released by Apple, there appears to be two serious data loss issues that could affect MacBook owners and users of Mac OS X Leopard. According to blogger Tom Karpik, Leopard’s Finder has a bug in its directory-moving code that can result in massive data loss when transferring large files—regardless…

Tech News Sean Fallon

iTunes 7.5 Mentions Future iPhone Disk Usage

The recent iTunes update didn’t just bring fun new games, it also had a few new resource strings buried inside that point to some new features. Among them are the long-awaited disk use so you can store files, manual music management, iTunes-chosen music syncing and voice memos. We’re willing to bet these strings are there…

Tech News Jason Chen

Harmonix iPod Guitar Hero Game Lets You Use Your Own Music

Not content to dominate living rooms with their upcoming Rock Band music title, Harmonix has made a Guitar Hero-esque iPod game called Phase that can take your own music and lay down a rhythm game on top. The game costs $5 and needs the iTunes 7.5 update we told you about earlier. Although you may…

Tech News Jason Chen

PED3 Rotating Stand Makes Your iPhone Hands-Free

This PED3 rotating stand can hold your iPhone either vertically or horizontally, and also rotates 360 degrees, putting that useful appliance at your fingertips 24/7. It’s also designed to keep those wires out of your way. This grippy black stand would come in handy on a cross-country plane trip, letting you watch a movie without…

Tech News Charlie White

Apple Already Testing Leopard 10.5.1?

According to AppleInsider, Apple is already passing around the first builds of the Mac OS X 10.5.1 update. More extensive software testing will begin next week. While we don’t have any specifics on the fixes involved, there are a slew of minor problems you can see on message boards that could be addressed…probably only to…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Apple’s Son-of-a-Newton Might Be Asus Tablet PC

Jesus told you that a MacBook touch might be coming and Matt Buchanan just showed you a new mock-up. Now CNet Crave UK has an inside scoop that Eee PC maker—and MacBook contract manufacturer—Asus will one day deliver an Apple tablet. https://gizmodo.com/apple-macbook-touch-concept-and-thoughts-on-the-newton-303927 According to the story: Apple Tablet will not be based on existing Asus…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

iTunes 7.5 Released, Download it Now

Just as we expected, iTunes 7.5 was released to the masses today, but you can stop your mind from wandering because there’s not a whole lot of excitement surrounding the release. The headliner is an interactive music game called Phase for iPod nano (third generation), iPod classic, and iPod (fifth generation). But the meat of…

Tech News Charlie White

Apple iPad Touch Tablet Mock-Up Is Shiny, iPhone-y

Aesthetically, Factory Joe’s “iPad Touch” tablet mock-up doesn’t wholly differ from the pretty slick one our own Jesus Diaz conjured with his magic Photoshop fingers, but it does ratchet up the iPhone design elements. Oh, and MacBook Touch is a much better, if less reflective, name in our book. Another shot after the jump or…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Vintage Computer Festival 10.0 Features Old Computers, Older Nerds

The 10th Vintage Computer Festival took place this past weekend at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA, featuring, among other things, “the largest collection of Radio Shack Pocket Computers I’ve ever seen,” says CNet’s Peter Glaskowsky. Highlights in the gallery above include the 1-bit flat-panel Apple IIc—one of just 10,000 ever made—Mac-maker Jef…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

RIM Device Users Are Having a Gay Old Time

A survey of business smartphone users has declared those using BlackBerries to be the most satisfied. Palm and Samsung offerings both drew in second place. The main six areas that were surveyed included OS, physical design, ease of operation, audio quality, battery life and utility feature set. RIM excelled in areas concerning battery life and…

Tech News Haroon Malik

NBC Hacked iPhone Video

We just told you about the hacked iPhone we spotted on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. You can spot the proof around 20 seconds in. The sketch is actually incredibly funny—some of the most edgy material we’ve seen on SNL in a while. We may even have to start watching regularly again, you know, if they…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Micro Center Gives $40 Rebate on Leopard OS X

If you are yet to take the plunge to Leopard OS X, perhaps Micro Center’s excellent $40 rebate on all Leopard OS X purchases shall convince you? That’s right, until 11/11 all qualifying purchasers will be able to claim a $40 mail-in rebate, the application form is available for download on Micro Center’s website. Hit…

Tech News Haroon Malik

NBC Has Hacked Their iPhone

If you looked closely at last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live during the iPhone: The Affair sketch, you may or may not have noticed a certain extra “Installer” icon next to the iTunes button. So what’s that icon signify? The iPhone being used was jailbroken (or, hacked for programs and games, in layman terms).…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Andy Rubin Knows What the Google Phone Really is

An excellent article in the New York Times looks at Andy Rubin, Google’s director of mobile platforms, and tries to uncover what the gPhone really shall become in the ever evolving mobile market. The NYT is confident referring to the gPhone as a “software” package, rumors of which we have heard countless times. According to…

Tech News Haroon Malik

UK iPhone Launching with 1.1.2 Firmware, Jailbreak Broken

T3 got their hands on the new European iPhone, and to their delight (and dismay), the phone is pre-installed with firmware 1.1.2—which is newer than the 1.1.1 firmware we currently have in the States. Believe it or not, it’s actually packing some new features. But before you ask, their early testing shows that current Jailbreak…

Tech News Mark Wilson

The Gadget Wars, Who Won/Lost Last Week?

Every week is a crazy, unbelievable Battle Royale between companies, PR, reporters and consumers. Like this one time, a guy at the bar was in line in front of me for the bathroom. Another guy left the bathroom, but the guy in front of me was too engrossed in some conversation he was having to…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Stream Music from iPhone/iTouch to Any iTunes Computer

FireFly Media Server, a third-party app for the iPhone/iTouch, allows you to directly stream music from your handheld to any iTunes computer. In fact, since it acts like a shared library on the network, you can actually stream music to two different computers at once without any sort of problems. It’s of limited use in…

Tech News Jason Chen

AT&T’s International iPhone Data Plan Gives You 50MB For $59, Gouges You Slightly Less Than Before

Instead of gouging you for hundreds of dollars in international iPhone data roaming charges, AT&T is now giving you a Global Data Plan that tacks on $59.99 a month on top of your calling and existing iPhone Data plan and gives you 50MB to play with. After your 50MB is up, you’re going to be…

Tech News Jason Chen

Afternoon News: Bronze iPhones, Butterfly-Inspired Displays and the Moon

A List of Features You Want in the iPhone That You Probably Won’t Get

Two Possible Mac Data Loss Issues Still Unadressed by Apple

iTunes 7.5 Mentions Future iPhone Disk Usage

Harmonix iPod Guitar Hero Game Lets You Use Your Own Music

PED3 Rotating Stand Makes Your iPhone Hands-Free

Apple Already Testing Leopard 10.5.1?

Apple’s Son-of-a-Newton Might Be Asus Tablet PC

iTunes 7.5 Released, Download it Now

Apple iPad Touch Tablet Mock-Up Is Shiny, iPhone-y

Vintage Computer Festival 10.0 Features Old Computers, Older Nerds

RIM Device Users Are Having a Gay Old Time

NBC Hacked iPhone Video

Micro Center Gives $40 Rebate on Leopard OS X

NBC Has Hacked Their iPhone

Andy Rubin Knows What the Google Phone Really is

UK iPhone Launching with 1.1.2 Firmware, Jailbreak Broken

The Gadget Wars, Who Won/Lost Last Week?

Stream Music from iPhone/iTouch to Any iTunes Computer

AT&T’s International iPhone Data Plan Gives You 50MB For $59, Gouges You Slightly Less Than Before

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