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Man Robbed of iPad Also Loses Finger

Thief pulling on shopping bag strips flesh off victim's pinky

(Newser) - A Colorado man picking up an iPad for a friend was robbed as he left the store—and the thief pulled so hard on the bag holding the gadget that the robbery victim also lost part of a finger. "He stripped the skin off my pinky and it went...

The Full Story of Steve Jobs' Liver Ordeal

How he put his wealth to work, and pushed to save others' lives, too

(Newser) - You can thank Steve Jobs' bum liver for the law California is about to pass that boosts organ donation. Jobs survived his bout with liver failure purely because he's rich, Business Insider reveals, and that bothered him. The Apple CEO was able to fly his private jet around the country,...

How a Drunk Engineer Lost the Next iPhone

Sweet, sweet German beer responsible for leak

(Newser) - How did Gizmodo penetrate Apple's ironclad security to get its hands on the next-generation iPhone ? Thank the power of beer. Apple engineer Gray Powell, who was working on the Baseband Software that will allow the phone to actually make calls, lost the device at the beer garden not far...

Website: We Have Apple's Next iPhone
 Website: We Have 
 Apple's Next iPhone 
found in a bar

Website: We Have Apple's Next iPhone

Gizmodo pretty sure it found Steve Jobs' next trick in a Calif. bar

(Newser) - If you're a techie website, days don't get too much better than one when you stumble across Steve Jobs' next little gift to the world. Gizmodo says it's gotten its hands on the next-generation iPhone, found "lost in a bar in Redwood." After taking the device apart, the...

After Pulitzer Win, Apple Reconsiders Cartoonist
 After Pulitzer Win, Apple 
 Reconsiders Cartoonist 
and why this is troubling

After Pulitzer Win, Apple Reconsiders Cartoonist

Company invites him to resubmit rejected iPhone app

(Newser) - Pretty good week for political cartoonist Mark Fiore. Not only did he win the Pulitzer Prize, but it looks like Apple is going to accept his previously rejected iPhone app. Steve Jobs and company originally declined because they deemed Fiore's cartoons a little too edgy, what with him making fun...

Stranded Norway PM Runs Nation On iPad

Jens Stoltenberg stuck in NY by volcanic ash

(Newser) - Even Steve Jobs never claimed that the iPad could be used to run a nation but Norway's stranded prime minister is doing exactly that. Jens Stoltenberg, who is stuck in New York as volcanic ash causes the continued closure of European airspace, is using his new Apple gadget to run...

Global Release Delayed for Lusted-After iPad

Israel bans imports of 'incompatible' Apple tablet

(Newser) - Disappointed Apple fans outside the US will have to wait at least another month to get their hands on an iPad, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The company says demand has been much higher than expected, with 500,000 tablets sold in the first week, so it has pushed the...

Apple vs. Google: The Next Battles

Microsoft who? These guys are the new rivals

(Newser) - Remember those simple bygone days when Google and Apple were friends, united by their common archrival Microsoft? Yeah, those days are gone. This year the two companies declared war. Google released the Nexus One, and Apple released iAd, each a direct assault on the other company’s core business. And...

Twitter Buys iPhone App Tweetie

Company aims to fill service gaps

(Newser) - In another move toward world domination, Twitter has acquired Tweetie, a Twitter client for iPhone and Mac platforms. The purchase is part of Twitter's plan to work on "filling the holes" and eliminate the need for third-party services—and that's causing some tension between the the company and the...

Apple's '9:42' Mystery Solved

And it's kind of a letdown: the time of the product rollout

(Newser) - The question has vexed tech bloggers for years, writes Paul McNamara: Why do all Apple photos show the iPhone with a time of 9:42? The company has never explained, so surely it must be a riddle. And now the iPad shows 9:41? Well, the truth is finally out—...

Tech Companies' Hiring Practices Under Scrutiny

Justice Department thinks they might violate antitrust laws

(Newser) - Some of the nation's biggest tech companies have a gentleman's agreement on hiring: Generally speaking, they don't try to steal each other's best employees. After a yearlong investigation, the Justice Department is poised to challenge the practice on the notion that it violates antitrust laws and deprives computer engineers of...

iPad Rumor: Apple Plans Smaller, Cheaper Version

Company has sold 450K devices so far

(Newser) - Two developments today for iPad devotees:
  • Apple is rumored to be working on a 5- to 7-inch version for early 2011, reports DigiTimes . The smaller iPad would reportedly sell for under $400, with customers who need it more for reading than typing as the main target.
  • Apple has sold 450,
...

Apple Axes iPad Facebook App
 Apple Axes iPad Facebook App 

Apple Axes iPad Facebook App

Similar iPhone apps still available, maverick creator notes

(Newser) - A popular application allowing easy Facebook use on the iPad has already been jettisoned from the Apple Store for "copyright violations." Facebook Ultimate, which sells for $2.99, was already among the top 10 highest selling apps when Apple axed it. A spokesman for Facebook, which hasn't gotten...

IPad WiFi Is Weak, Users Complain

Apple advises them to move closer to their router

(Newser) - Those lucky few who have managed to buy an iPad are finding to their dismay that its wireless capabilities aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. Complaints over weak WiFi signals, dropped connections, and slow web browsing are flooding into Apple, ComputerWorld reports. As of this afternoon, a...

Why the iPad Falls Short
 Why the iPad Falls Short 
opinion

Why the iPad Falls Short

13 criticisms include fingerprints, wrist aches, and browser

(Newser) - The iPad doesn't quite live up to the hype. It's "fun to play with," write Ker Than and Robert Roy Britt for LiveScience , but "it's hard to figure out what role it fills that some other device doesn't do much better." A sampling of shortcomings:
  • "
...

iPad Sales on Course to Double Estimates

Some 700K sold already, analysts estimate

(Newser) - Sales of the iPad appear to be on course to double and even triple estimates, Bloomberg reports. Initial sales may already have reached some 700,000 units, according to a Minneapolis analyst firm that had predicted sales of a mere 200,000. People waited at outlets across the nation in...

iPad Goes on Sale
 iPad Goes on Sale 

iPad Goes on Sale

Apple stores all over see huge lines

(Newser) - Early adopters are out in force today to scoop up their iPads. One industry analyst tells the Wall Street Journal that Apple could sell 300,000 this weekend alone, though the company's been typically tight-lipped about pre-orders and expectations. Apple stores all over have huge lines, especially the flagship in...

Most Promising iPad Apps
 Most Promising iPad Apps 
tech review

Most Promising iPad Apps

From Netflix to Scrabble, Gizmodo runs down the hot list

(Newser) - You don't have your iPad yet, but the App Store is already open and promising wonders—pricey wonders. Gizmodo takes a look at the applications you won't want to go without:
  • Netflix: The streaming video player is free, but you need to shell out a monthly fee.
  • Marvel: "The
...

iPad Is CD-ROM All Over Again
 iPad Is CD-ROM 
 All Over Again 
OPINION

iPad Is CD-ROM All Over Again

Apple's tablet is a throwback to the days of top-down content control

(Newser) - The iPad may seem like the next big thing, but “it feels like the second coming of the CD-ROM” to Cory Doctorow of BoingBoing . Content makers thought they could repackage their product in a more expensive form and remake media. But incumbents make bad revolutionaries, Doctorow argues. The iPad...

Meet First Guy in Line for the iPad

Greg Packer, Stephen Colbert, ABC all excited for tomorrow's launch

(Newser) - Meet Greg Packer: He’s the first person in line for an iPad at New York City’s Fifth Avenue store, and he’s been waiting since Tuesday. But he’s not necessarily a big Mac fan…just a big fan of being first in line for things, from book...

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