Category Archives: iPod / iPhone / iTunes

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

By thecodepounder | Published July 24, 2009

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 [...]

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iDay +2 years: Happy Birthday, iPhone!

By thecodepounder | Published June 29, 2009

Yep, two years old today.  I almost forgot.
My original iPhone has now become an “enhanced” iPod Touch for my son, but it’s not only still kicking it’s still going strong.  Love my iPhones!

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iPhone 3G S launch day

By thecodepounder | Published June 19, 2009

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…

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Apple requests UPS to hold back iPhone 3Gs deliveries until Friday

By thecodepounder | Published June 17, 2009

AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has requested that UPS hold back deliveries of iPhone 3Gs shipments until Friday, June 19th.
Crap!  While I was assuming that I wouldn’t be able to activate my new iPhone until Friday even if it was delivered on Thursday, I was hoping to be able to wake up early Friday to [...]

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Why are iPhone users willing to pay for content?

By thecodepounder | Published February 26, 2009

It’s the user experience, stupid!
Saul Hansell, writing in the New York Times Bits Blog, gets it:
What’s most interesting is how iPhone users are willing to spend money in ways that Web users are not.
I’ve criticized Apple from time to time for not having a coherent approach to delivering free content with advertising. But in some [...]

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Take caution when purchasing iTunes Gift Cards

By thecodepounder | Published February 1, 2009

Those of you who know me know that I’m an aficionado of all things Apple. I’ve purchased five Macs and currently own three. I’ve purchased Apple software titles on numerous occasions–from dotMac to iLife and iWork upgrades to OS X upgrades to QuickTime to Final Cut. I’ve purchased numerous iPods and iPhones over the years–along [...]

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Jobs to give “keynote” at Wal-Mart iPhone launch?

By thecodepounder | Published December 18, 2008

Cringely, in his second posting on his new website, theorizes as to why Steve jobs won’t be giving the keynote address at this years Macworld. Don’t know if I agree, but it’s an interesting theory…

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MacDailyNews’ nearly exhaustive list of iPhone haters

By thecodepounder | Published October 24, 2008

Priceless. A few of my favorites:
“Apple should pull the plug on the iPhone… What Apple risks here is its reputation as a hot company that can do no wrong. If it’s smart it will call the iPhone a ‘reference design’ and pass it to some suckers to build with someone else’s marketing budget. Then [...]

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Macalope tackles latest iPhone-hating, silly pundit

By thecodepounder | Published October 23, 2008

Gotta love that Macalope! This time he takes to task Tom Kaneshige and his InfoWorld piece “A new etiquette for the iPhone generation”:

…people love showing off their iPhones.
Yeah, what is up with that?! My god, people! Get a phone you’re embarrassed of! Tuck it away in the closet! Bury it in a mason jar [...]

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iPhones are a “must have” for Congress

By thecodepounder | Published October 23, 2008

The Hill is reporting that demand for an iPhone option on Capitol Hill has grown to the point where the
Chief Administrative Office (CAO), which oversees the communications systems for the House, has begun testing a small number of iPhones within its ranks to see if they are compatible with the working needs of lawmakers and [...]

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Happy 7th birthday, iPod!

By thecodepounder | Published October 23, 2008

The iPod was officially launched on this date in 2001. Over 160 million sold, the iPod is the undisputed king of personal digital music players. Happy Birthday!
Oh, and big brother iPhone outsold the RIM/Blackberry last quarter. Apple, who has surpassed it’s goal of selling 10 million iPhones in 2008, is now the third largest [...]

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Penn Radio Podcast is over (again) (for me)

By thecodepounder | Published August 13, 2008

I’m a Penn and Teller fan.  You know that.  I used to listen to the PennRadio show every day (well, every day that a podcast of the show was posted to iTunes… and the iTunes feed changed more than once…).  But, when the show ended, I decided to go back and listen to all the [...]

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