Tuesday, September 2, 2008
In Russia, iPhone Buys You
It’s not entirely clear what happened, but Russia’s wireless providers appear to have overcome their distaste for iPhone carrier agreements they had previously considered unacceptable. In the past week, two of the country’s major cellular carriers have signed distribution deals that will bring the iPhone 3G to Russia. VimpelCom Group was the first. And now MegaFon says it will begin selling the device in Russia later this year.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
iPhone 3G Apparently Even More Demanding Than Steve Jobs
If you’re the owner of an iPhone 3G and you haven’t already updated to the iPhone 2.0.2 firmware, do so today–for your sake and that of all iPhone 3G owners. Why? Well, according to sources at AT&T, the reception problems that have plagued the device won’t be resolved until you do.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Yes, But Does Verizon’s Unlimited Data Plan Include a Phone That Doesn’t Suck?
When you’re battling a rival whose device is widely referred to as the “JesusPhone,” you’ve got to do what you can to keep your competitive edge–or the appearance of one. So it was understandable that Verizon–on the day before Apple launched the first iPhone in June of 2007–announced to the utter indifference of an iPhone-addled world that its stores would be open late on iPhone day, even though there were no iPhones to be found in them.
T-Mobile Verkauft Eine Menge iPhones
Apple’s iPhone 3G is selling well overseas despite some activation and delivery problems. Deutsche Telekom’s wireless division, T-Mobile has sold 120,000 of the devices since they arrived at market on July 11. “Our (sales) expectations were surpassed,” T-Mobile International CEO Hamid Akhavan told German magazine Focus.
We have these fake queues at front of 20 stores around the country to drum up interest in the iPhone.”
– An Orange Poland spokesman lays the groundwork for a forthcoming Polish joke
Class-Action Suit Patch Sadly Absent From iPhone OS 2.0.2 “Bug Fixes”
Apple may soon regret the “twice as fast, half the price” slogan it chose for iPhone 3G. A first lawsuit has been filed against the company over the device’s performance and reliability, and it seeks class-action status.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
New from Apple: iPod Flamo
What an ugly week for Apple. Voice and data reception issues plaguing iPhone 3G, MobileMe still not up to company standards, and now reports of sparking iPod Nanos. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is investigating a possible battery defect in Apple’s older iPod Nano music players after receiving reports of minor fires caused by overheating devices.
Well, This Is Pretty Funny …
My God, the irony– it BURNS. The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) on Tuesday gave Apple its highest-ever score, awarding the company a record 85 points in its 2008 survey of consumer sentiment. This, as customer satisfaction with Apple’s iPhone 3G and MobileMe service presumably plummets thanks to some much-publicized outages and failures.
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- The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody
Best use of the Beeker “meee” ever.
- Has Bell Invented the “Telegraph Killer”?
While the technology behind the Telephone is new, the design is reassuringly old-fashioned, reminiscent of a phrenologist’s horn or ear-candle in form. We found the experience far more comfortable than the one we had with the Telegraph.
- Godzilla’s Food, Exercise, and Dream Diary
12:58 AM: Breakfast: Two schools of fish from Tokyo Bay. Calories: 782,000. How I was feeling when I ate this: confused, irradiated, hating my size.
11:37 AM: Exercise: “Taxi Stomp” (alternating legs, for 30 blocks). Calories burned: 148,900,183. - Scenes From An Alternate Universe Where The Beatles Accepted Lorne Michaels’ Generous Offer
1983. The Beatles announce their first tour in thirteen years, but likewise announce that Michael Jackson will be going on tour with them as a one gigantic mega-concert event.
- The Golden Age of Video
Best video mashup ever.
- I’m not dead yet
A Facebook Memorial
- Pulp Fiction Audio Mix
Wow.
- A world without the Internet
Worth it for the Rickrolling photo alone.
- Google Wave Cinema: Pulp Fiction
Excellent.
- Dead Fly Art
Flughumor!
