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Even today, Congress just has too much time on its hands

thecodepounder — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:36:18 +0000

David Pogue, technology columnist for the New York Times, The Irksome Cellphone Industry:

In recent weeks, the Senate Commerce Committee has been holding hearings about handset exclusivity. That’s when a phone maker (like Apple) offers a particular model (like the iPhone) to a carrier (like AT&T) exclusively for a period of time (like five years).

Come to think about it, that example — the iPhone — is pretty much the only one anybody cares about. These aren’t handset-exclusivity hearings; they’re “Why can’t we have the iPhone on Verizon?” hearings.

As always, I’m just so glad that we’ve obviously solved all the SERIOUS problems facing our nation. Why else would the senate be wasting time with this nonsense? And maybe nonsense is a bit too strong a word, but you’ve got to admit that cellphone exclusivity has to be, or at the very least should be, so far down the list of important issues currently facing our nation that only the most technology-centric blogs would devote ANY time it, no?

[via TL]

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iPhone 3G S launch day

thecodepounder — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:56:40 +0000

Well, for me it’s all up to FedEx now. Might be early, might be late, but at least I won’t have to head across town to wait in line at the Apple Store…

First video game debuted 50 years ago this week

thecodepounder — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:59:06 +0000

Tennis for Two, created by nuclear physicist William Higinbotham, first appeared at a visitor’s day event at Brookhaven National Laboratory on October 18, 1958. It is said that hundreds lined up to play.

Check out this video on YouTube of Tennis for Two in action.

News you can use: how to get your girlfriend into gaming!

thecodepounder — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:33:45 +0000

Kristin Kalning, Games editor for MSNBC, How to get your girlfriend into gaming. Some pretty good advice that covers wives too!

iPhone 2.0 software to go “gold master” today?

thecodepounder — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:08:33 +0000

Gizmodo says “highly probable,” citing “sources inside the Cupertino’s iPhone software development effort.”

EA announces Spore Galactic Edition

thecodepounder — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:57:15 +0000

EA has announced that they will release a “special edition” of the hugely anticipated game Spore, called Spore Galactic Edition. The Galactic Edition will contain extra goodies and will, apparently, be released along with Spore on September 7, 2008.

[via The Apple Blog]