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  • Tech world mourns the loss of Jerome York

    Tech world mourns the loss of Jerome York

    Jerome York - Jerry to the folks at Apple - joined the Apple board in 1997, the board that voted Steve Jobs back into the CEO position after a decade in the wilderness. York died of an aneurysm. Apple dedicated their entire front page to his memory:
    Jerry joined Apple's Board in 1997 when most doubted the company's future. He has been a pillar of financial and business expertise and insight on our Board for over a dozen years. It's been a privilege to know and work with Jerry, and I'm going to miss him a lot.

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  • The Top 15 Brands on the App Store Might Surprise You

    The Top 15 Brands on the App Store Might Surprise You

    Brands are increasingly prominent on the App Store and Apple tends to love featuring folks like Britney Spears and Coca-Cola on the App Store’s front page. But who’s actually succeeding and which brands have managed to maintain high download numbers? PositionApp, the app that lets you track how iPhone apps are doing on the App Store [...]

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  • iPad Hysteria: Which site has the most instances of ‘iPad’ on the front page?

    iPad Hysteria: Which site has the most instances of ‘iPad’ on the front page?

    Here's a fun activity to pass the time at work. Well, maybe "fun" is stretching it a little bit but it's an activity nonetheless. As you're perusing your favorite tech websites today, hit CTRL-F to bring up your browser's search function and type in "iPad." Now try to find which site has gone the most gaga over iPad news by the total number of times "iPad" appears on the front page. A few front runners, as of around noon Eastern:

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  • Apple attacks Nokia, Psystar does some legal stuff against Apple, Earth keeps turning

    Apple attacks Nokia, Psystar does some legal stuff against Apple, Earth keeps turning

    Blah blah blah. More lawsuits. Anyway, Apple is after Nokia for patent infringement after Nokia sued over infringement against Apple. The Nokia case is over some smartphone technology and is a reaction to Nokia's request that Apple stop exporting the iPhone, iPod, and MacBooks.

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  • Meet the adidas Jabulani, the ball that will be used at the 2010 World Cup

    Meet the adidas Jabulani, the ball that will be used at the 2010 World Cup

    Happening right now (well, when this first appears on the front page) is the draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It's a big deal, and will lead to endless debate on call-in radio shows all over the world: what's the real group of death? Does [our country] have a chance? Can anyone beat Brazil or Spain? And so on. But the World Cup is pretty useless without, you know, the ball. So, presenting the adidas Jabulani, the ball that will be used during the tournament. There's a lot going on in that ball, believe me.

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  • CrunchDeals: Unlimited Usenet for $10.95

    CrunchDeals: Unlimited Usenet for $10.95

    This doesn’t look like it’s advertised yet - it’s not linked on the NewsDemon front page - but for a limited time you can get their unlimited plan with 20 connections for $10.95 a month. I’ve been pricing these deals for a few days now and this is on par or better than most I’ve seen. [...]

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  • Review: Kindle DX

    Review: Kindle DX

    Another month, another version of the Kindle. I’ve been using a Kindle since it was shaped like a very thin doorstop and I’m delighted each time I see a new version. The latest version is the DX, a monstrous 9-inch version of the smaller Kindle 2 that supports direct PDF reading without conversion. Why am I [...]

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