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iFail 3G: Inside the iPhone launch failure with videos » VentureBeat

Regular readers may know my proclivity towards Apple products. Hell, some might call me a fanboy. That makes what I'm ...

iFail 3G: Inside the iPhone launch failure with videos » VentureBeat

yeah this was a bad week for Apple comm product-service wise - MobileMe rollout gliitched like mad the firset 24 hours (mostly with downtime) ( 1 , 2 )

iFail 3G: Inside the iPhone launch failure with videos (MG Siegler/VentureBeat)

Regular readers may know my proclivity towards Apple products. Hell, some might call me a “fanboy.” That makes what I'm about to tell you very troublesome. Ladies and gentleman, today Apple (possibly by way of AT&T) failed. Badly. )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago

Microsoft's software update beats Apple and Ubuntu (Royal Pingdom)

Every OS out there can be updated over the Web. In fact, this functionality is a critical and important part of the OS, and updates are often done in an automated fashion. Windows has its Windows Update, Mac OS X has its Apple Software Update

Royal Pingdom » Microsoft’s software update beats Apple and Ubuntu

LOL if Microsoft update servers are down for a day the user base would melt so comparing apples and lemons here methinks. Article gives most of the URLs for the root document on the big 3 update servers though not the protocol scheme (or port). ( 1 , 3 )

Microsoft's software update beats Apple and Ubuntu (Royal Pingdom)

Every OS out there can be updated over the Web. In fact, this functionality is a critical and important part of the OS, and updates are often done in an automated fashion. Windows has its Windows Update, Mac OS X has its Apple Software Update )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago in apple, and microsoft

How the iPhone App Store Will Kill iPhone Web Apps (Don Reisinger/Mashable!)

Now that the App store is up and running and the millions across the globe that have waited for chat applications and games finally have a service available to them to get most of what they need on their iPhone and iPod touch

How the iPhone App Store Will Kill iPhone Web Apps

How the iPhone App Store Will Kill iPhone Web Apps (Don Reisinger/Mashable!)

Now that the App store is up and running and the millions across the globe that have waited for chat applications and games finally have a service available to them to get most of what they need on their iPhone and iPod touch )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago in programming, mobile, apple, iphone, and via:mento.info

Can't Find a Parking Spot? Check Smartphone (John Markoff/New York Times)

SAN FRANCISCO — The secret to finding the perfect parking spot in congested cities is usually just a matter of luck. But drivers here will get some help from an innocuous tab of plastic that will soon be glued to the streets.

Can’t Find a Parking Spot? Check Smartphone - NYTimes.com

“If the San Francisco experiment works, no one will have to murder anyone over a parking space” NB: this is not hyperbole ( 2 , 3 )

San Francisco installing sensors to alert your SmartPhone of open parking spaces

Can't Find a Parking Spot? Check Smartphone (John Markoff/New York Times)

SAN FRANCISCO — The secret to finding the perfect parking spot in congested cities is usually just a matter of luck. But drivers here will get some help from an innocuous tab of plastic that will soon be glued to the streets. )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago in internet, work, phone, space, and sensor

It's worth the hell (Robert Scoble/Scobleizer)

Apple continues to amaze. I've never seen a company have a technical meltdown in front of the eyes of the world the way Apple did today. Yet when my son got out of the store after three hours of hell inside the store (we were snuck to the front of the line by someone

It's worth the hell (Robert Scoble/Scobleizer)

Apple continues to amaze. I've never seen a company have a technical meltdown in front of the eyes of the world the way Apple did today. Yet when my son got out of the store after three hours of hell inside the store (we were snuck to the front of the line by someone )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago

Signs Point to Payment Platform Launch (Nick O'Neill/All Facebook)

Mike Germano of Carrot Creative posted a tweet earlier today that mentioned he was getting an SSL version of Facebook showing up. Why would Facebook need and SSL version of their site up and running? Technically they don't currently

Signs Point to Payment Platform Launch

Signs Point to Payment Platform Launch (Nick O'Neill/All Facebook)

Mike Germano of Carrot Creative posted a tweet earlier today that mentioned he was getting an SSL version of Facebook showing up. Why would Facebook need and SSL version of their site up and running? Technically they don't currently )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago in facebook, and carrotcreative

European retailers sell out at iPhone 3G launch (Prince McLean/AppleInsider)

European retailers were sold out of the new iPhone 3G before stores in the US even opened on Friday, thanks in part to strong marketing from Apple's mobile partners. — The initial sales surge not only blew through stores' inventory

AppleInsider | European retailers sell out at iPhone 3G launch

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European retailers sell out at iPhone 3G launch

"European retailers sell out at iPhone 3G launch"

"European retailers sell out at iPhone 3G launch" ( 1 )

European retailers sell out at iPhone 3G launch (Prince McLean/AppleInsider)

European retailers were sold out of the new iPhone 3G before stores in the US even opened on Friday, thanks in part to strong marketing from Apple's mobile partners. — The initial sales surge not only blew through stores' inventory )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago

The Issue Of Trust Is With Google, Not Viacom (Michael Arrington/TechCrunch)

Earlier this month Louis L. Stanton, the senior judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, ordered Google to hand over YouTube user log data to Viacom to help Viacom determine damages in their ongoing billion dollar litigation with Google.

The Issue Of Trust Is With Google, Not Viacom (Michael Arrington/TechCrunch)

Earlier this month Louis L. Stanton, the senior judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, ordered Google to hand over YouTube user log data to Viacom to help Viacom determine damages in their ongoing billion dollar litigation with Google. )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago

Yahoo Rejects New Offer From Icahn And Microsoft; Says: 'Just Buy ... (Joseph Weisenthal/paidContent.org)

An oddly timed announcement indeed... or not, given that the initial deal fell through on a Saturday evening. In a just-released statement, Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) says on Friday it received

Yahoo Rejects New Offer From Icahn And Microsoft; Says: 'Just Buy ... (Joseph Weisenthal/paidContent.org)

An oddly timed announcement indeed... or not, given that the initial deal fell through on a Saturday evening. In a just-released statement, Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) says on Friday it received )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago

Is Gphone For Real? (Om Malik/GigaOM)

For a long time there were quite a few rumors about Google making a Gphone, its own hardware device. In the end it came out with Android, a software platform that it is promoting in partnership with 50 odd companies. The platform is still under development

Is Gphone For Real? (Om Malik/GigaOM)

For a long time there were quite a few rumors about Google making a Gphone, its own hardware device. In the end it came out with Android, a software platform that it is promoting in partnership with 50 odd companies. The platform is still under development )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago

Xbox 360 Console Now Offers Triple the Storage (Xbox.com)

Redmond, Washington—Microsoft is giving consumers more gigabytes for their buck. The company today announced an Xbox 360® console with triple the storage space of the original console, but for the same price of $349 (U.S.) estimated retail price.

Xbox 360 Console Now Offers Triple the Storage (Xbox.com)

Redmond, Washington—Microsoft is giving consumers more gigabytes for their buck. The company today announced an Xbox 360® console with triple the storage space of the original console, but for the same price of $349 (U.S.) estimated retail price. )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago

iPhone 3G and firmware 2.0: the day after (Chris Ziegler/Engadget)

So many of you are probably still in your jammies, reveling in the afterglow of yesterday's purchase, repeatedly opening Maps on your glossy new iPhone 3G and watching in exaggerated wonderment as your location is determined with frightening speed and accuracy.

iPhone 3G and firmware 2.0: the day after - Engadget

GPS accuracy, the yellow tint reports, 3G reception, and more. ( 2 , 3 )

So many of you are probably still in your jammies, reveling ...

So many of you are probably still in your jammies, reveling in the afterglow of yesterday's purchase, repeatedly opening Maps on your glossy new iPhone 3G and watching in exaggerated wonderment as your location is determined with frightening speed and accuracy. ( 1 )

iPhone 3G and firmware 2.0: the day after (Chris Ziegler/Engadget)

So many of you are probably still in your jammies, reveling in the afterglow of yesterday's purchase, repeatedly opening Maps on your glossy new iPhone 3G and watching in exaggerated wonderment as your location is determined with frightening speed and accuracy. )

Metagg - 6 weeks ago in apple, iphone, 3g, engadget, and firmware