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iPhone

Softbank Begins Giving Away Free iPhones to New Customers

Softbank Mobile, Apple’s iPhone carrier in Japan, plans to introduce a new program Friday that will give some iPhone handsets away for free with a new two-year contract. The 8GB iPhone 3G handset will be offered for free to new subscribers starting a calling plan today, though this may be likely to disappoint those who […]

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MacBook Air

First-Gen MacBook Air Owners Cite Flaw in Hinge Construction

Given what you paid for the first-gen MacBook Air notebook, Hulking out may be entirely permissible given the following news: a number of owners of the notebook have cited a fundamental flaw in the notebook’s hinge constructions. According to MacNN, a number of users on the Apple Discussions board have noted that, after several months […]

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Software

Truphone Adds Skype Support for iPhone, iPod Touch

Software developer Truphone announced yesterday that the company has added Skype support for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch handsets. Per the press release, users can now instant message their Skype contacts as well as make and receive Skype-based calls to users on their contact list. To begin, download Truphone for iPhone or iPod Touch, go […]

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Podcast

PowerPage Podcast Episode 106

Episode 106 of the PowerPage Podcast is now available. You can either download it from the iTunes Store or directly (1’28:39, 35.56 MB, MP3). Your panel: Jason O’Grady, Rob Parker, Youngmoo Kim and Tom Hesser. Topics include: This week we have a netbook death match between the Acer Aspire One and the Dell Mini 9 […]

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iPhone

Bookmarklet for Posting URLs to Tweetie

If you are a frequent Tweeter or Twitter-holic, and use an iPhone, you may be interested in this handy bookmarklet. The folks over at Atebit.com, the makers of Tweetie for iPhone and iPod Touch, have created a handy javascript tool for sending links to web sites from MoblieSafari straight into a post within the Tweetie […]