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How Steve Jobs even changed Mexicans with Gunsnew

As is the case whenever someone dies, all Steve Jobs’ personal shortcomings were forgotten on October 5. The day that Apple’s co-founder and top brain succumbed to cancer at age 56 all most of us could remember was how Jobs revolutionized every single arena he entered.
San Antonio Current  |  Enrique Lopetegui  |  12-30-2011  |  Tech

Apple Rocks, Againnew

The tablet wars heat up as holiday gadgetry gets more mobile than ever.
East Bay Express  |  David Downs  |  11-28-2011  |  Tech

New Gmail iPhone App Gets Yankednew

Google launched its first-ever Gmail app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch on Wednesday, but was forced to yank it from Apple's App Store within minutes due to a bug.
Boise Weekly  |  Eric Lach  |  11-03-2011  |  Tech

Steve Jobs Dies at 56new

Apple co-founder battled pancreatic cancer.
Palo Alto Weekly  |  Chris Kenrick  |  10-06-2011  |  Tech

How the iPhone 4 Changed Long Distancenew

Why are those iPhone ads are so strangely manipulative and unsettling? Because they presume that we don't need an excuse to be no where near our loved ones when when important things happen, or just always.
Hartford Advocate  |  Greg Beato  |  08-13-2010  |  Tech

iPhone4: Breaking Boardsnew

The qwerty keyboard may feel right, but it's so wrong.
Hartford Advocate  |  Brianna Snyder  |  07-13-2010  |  Tech

What a Whirlwind Web-Tour of Vegas Taught Menew

Recently, I visited some 55 Vegas resorts in about four days, taking an inventory of their assets and boning up on their history. It was a mad dash because, as usual, I procrastinated until I was up against my deadline. Oh, and did I mention I did it all without even leaving the house?
Las Vegas Weekly  |  Steve Friess  |  02-18-2010  |  Tech

'Electrosensitive' Activist Sues to Stop Neighbor's iPhone Usenew

Arthur Firstenberg claims that the low-level electromagnetic radiation emitted by cell phones and other modern gadgets makes him suffer terribly. The side-effects of exposure, he believes, include “nausea, vertigo, diarrhea, ringing in the ears, severe headaches and body aches, crippling joint pains," and other ailments.
Santa Fe Reporter  |  Corey  |  01-12-2010  |  Tech

Decade in Review: Top 10 Advancements that Shaped the 2000s and Beyondnew

The innovation of the decade came in 2002, when Research in Motion released the almighty BlackBerry, the world’s first real smartphone. That opened the gate for Apple’s dazzling iPhone, which is nearly ubiquitous at decade’s end, and Google’s Android, poised to take over the market.
NOW Magazine  |  Joshua Errett  |  12-11-2009  |  Tech

Curling? Bedbugs? Daniel Johnston? There's an App for Thatnew

Some weeks are just not great for new movies, and it makes us crazy. What the hell are we going to do tonight if we don't have a screen to stare at? That's where the ol' iPhone comes in. But which iPhone games should you buy?
Willamette Week  |  Casey Jarman  |  10-21-2009  |  Tech

Mobile Gamers Make iPhone a New Messiahnew

It's clear that many people expect the iPhone to do everything from managing their hectic schedule to making them the coolest kid on the block. Although the device can't meet all of these expectations, it's proving to be a major contender in an unanticipated field: mobile gaming.
The Georgia Straight  |  Christopher Poon  |  12-09-2008  |  Tech

The Kindle and the iPhone Aren't Changing the Worldnew

They are just putting a new interface on yesterday's innovations. When you want to evaluate whether a piece of tech really is "revolutionary," just put it to the simple singularity acid test. Ask yourself if you could explain it in a few sentences to people living 100 years ago. So let's sit down with your typical resident of San Francisco in 1908, and explain Kindle and iPhone to her.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Annalee Newitz  |  06-11-2008  |  Tech

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