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The Apple Core: 10th Anniversary of Blogging? Try 12th…

The Wall Street Journal published a story this weekend about how blogging just turned 10 years old in which they give credit to Jorn Barger for starting the first blog in 1997. WSJ also mentions David Winer, father of Dave’s Scripting News, and Cameron Barrett, who started CamWorld saying “by widespread consensus, 1997 is a […]

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The Apple Core: Over 150 iPhone Apps Now Available for iPhone

The iPhone’s been out for the better part of a month now and there are some great included features as well as features that seem to have gone missing. And when people spend US$499 to US$599 (before sales tax, keep in mind) on a handset, they’re bound to want to do everything they can with […]

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Apple Confirms iPhone Battery Software Bug

No matter how much you love your new iPhone, there may be some bugs to sort out. As the result of a survey held over at The Cell Blog in which over 60% of respondents mentioned that their iPhone didn’t display a fully charged battery, a new comment has emerged. An Apple PR representative responded […]

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Guide Posted for Adding Custom Ringtones/Tweaks to iPhone

When the iPhone shipped a few weeks ago, it arrived without custom ringtones. I’ve told a few people who’ve groused about it that Apple might be sorting out an arrangement with a ringtone provider and that this might be taken care of in the first software update. They weren’t terribly happy with that answer and […]

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iPhone Battery Details Explained

We’ve been talking about the iPhone battery a fair amount this week and while there’s apparently no clear explanation as to whether there’s a bug in the software that controls it’s charge, the guys at Macworld were able to get to the bottom of the battery’s specific functions and expected life span in this article […]