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People don’t like to be told when they can consume their content, whether it is television, radio or news – busy lifestyles rarely fit the schedules of such inflexible broadcasts. Now I’m not saying live content is dead. I don’t know anyone who would want to watch the Superbowl days after, or listen to a news broadcast from last week.

Competition for our attention is growing; free internet content is readily and easily available for consumption on cell phones and portable devices of all types. The only problem with all this free content is, well… most of it is poorly produced crap, or recycled content. This will not be the case forever and the shift has already begun, more and more professionals are turning to the internet for its freedom and ease of delivery. Continue Reading…

Books, Magazines, Newspapers, Text-Books and now Comic Books are slated to be on Apple’s iPad. Let’s see how comic books look on that Kindle of yours — pretty sad right? Panelfly is the name of the comic-book reader iPhone app that is now planning on diving into the iPad market — can’t say I blame them. Although I’m not a huge comic book fan myself, if I were to read them digitally the iPad’s screen appears to be a beautiful way to do so.

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There’s no lack of Apple iPad related news. It’s only been a week since it’s was announced, and there’s no lack of speculation, rumors and news.

• Major Textbook and educational publishing companies have all made deals with the ScrollMotion to develop textbook apps and test-prep / study guide apps for the Apple iPad.  [Source: Wall Street Journal]
  
• Rupert Murdoch says “We don’t like the Amazon model of $9.99… we think it really devalues books and hurts all the retailers of hardcover books.” He prefers Apple’s new pricing flexibility for it’s upcoming iBook store. Expect all the “big six” publishers prices to soon follow suite. [Source: AllThingsDigital]
  
• Apple’s iPad May Gain an Intelligent Bezel in the Future. Today, the US Patent and Trademark Office officially published two major granted patents of Apple’s covering tablets and advanced touch technologies.  [Source: PatentlyApple]
  
• iPad was (maybe) supposed to contain a camera? [Source: Gizmodo]
• iPad apps to cost more than iPhone apps.  [Source: TechRadar]

It’s only been a few days since Steve Jobs came out and announced the details for the much hyped Apple tablet — which we now know has been officially titled the iPad. Rumored for years to be a revolutionary multi-touch tablet PC with an equally revolutionary operating system. Let’s just say, the actual product was far less impressive than the rumors. The overwhelming response amongst fans and the media are disappointment and scepticism. The most common complaints are “This is just an oversized iPod Touch”, no flash support, no camera, no multitasking, no USB ports, some have even called it lazy engineering on part of Apple.

The naysayers are right in many ways — the iPad is running on a modified version of the iPhone OS on a much larger screen.  But let’s be honest, how often do expectations meet reality? Not very often. People just want to be wowed. And I can’t blame them; it’s easier to criticize than to innovate. But let’s not forget, even the original iPod was criticized by some as overpriced and unimpressive when it was announced. The reality is this is still an impressive product with a very large customer appeal. I’ll tell you why — I personally know alot of people who are technologically inept. They hate computers and complicated technology BUT, almost ALL of them eventually purchased either an iPhone or an iPod Touch. Why? It’s user-friendly technology. From launching programs, to purchasing apps, games, music and videos — it’s all simple. People love simple, alot of technology is driven by the desire to simplify everyday actions.

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Well it’s finally out! The new Microsoft OS — Windows 7, or as the critics would call it  “the what Vista should have been” OS. I never really understood all the Vista bashing that went on. Although I was not an early adopter of Vista, I did install it and had been running it (after the first major service pack) for about a year and I found it to be a perfectly stable OS. However, I have been running Windows 7 beta for a few months now and have found it to be great product. Again, with any new OS you probably don’t want to install it on older hardware — older hardware seems to operate smoother with an OS of the same era.

So here’s a quick roundup of some great Windows 7 Related articles & Reviews to celebrate the launch.

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Were you pissed off when it was announced the new iPod Nanos have a FM radio feature implemented — meanwhile your expensive iPhone or iPod touch didn’t have this simple feature? We don’t normally report on rumors — however, there is a pretty solid rumor that an iPhone radio.app is being developed in-house by Apple for use on the iPhone and iPod touch. From what we’ve heard, the app will be allowed to operate in the background like iPod.app and will offer the same functionality as the FM radio in the new iPod Nanos.  The source mentioned that this application could also be incorporated into the iPod.app before release.

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Microsoft has announced that their much anticipated Windows 7 OS will be available for students to purchase at the special price of $29.99.  How do you qualify? You qualify if you have a valid .EDU e-mail OR an e-mail address through one of the educational institutions listed here and are enrolled in coursework (current proof or enrollment may be required in the United States).  For full details and more information please visit this link.

It appears this may be a move by Microsoft to match a similar offer being made by Apple for their new Snow Leopard OS. As this article points out — Windows 7 may be the better value.

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No cable? No satellite? No problem. Traditional television and the way it’s delivered is a thing of the past. You now have alternatives. The internet is an endless resource for great FREE on-demand programming — whether it be network tv programs or internet exclusive content. There’s much more than Youtube out there.

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Dexter is the killer 3D iPhone game based on the hit Showtime original series. Dexter Morgan, a charming blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department, is leading a double life. While helping the homicide division solve murders, he has a tendency to take the justice system into his own hands: stalking and murdering the guilty.

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Did you miss the Apple “Rock and Roll” event from a few days ago? Well why read about all the new iPod & Itunes news when you can watch the entire keynote event for yourself. Download it via iTunes or stream it directly from Apple’s website right now. Some notable news includes –  iPod Touch third generation: now up to 64GB storage, iPod Classic gets more storage, iPod Shuffle gets more colors and a special edition, the new iPod Nano shoots video and plays radio.

iTunes 9 is out and sports some new features. The store has seen a general redesign as well—the most prominent part being the ever-present menubar at the top, which replaces the awkward breadcrumb system from before.

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