Month: September 2010

You may recall that we wrote earlier that GV Mobile, a Google Voice app that was booted from the App Store last year when Apple cleaned house of any GV-enabled apps, would be resubmitted after the developer pored over the newly published App Store Guidelines and found no issues. Read the original post by KHWB-TV…

“OK. What do you think of the MP3 revolution?” About half way through Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom an adoring high school student puts that question to Richard Katz, a Khadafi-handsome rock musician and, we suspect, the author’s alter ego. Read the original post by CNN Money

Bloomberg reports on claims in the most recent issue of Japanese tabloid magazine SPA! that Apple CEO Steve Jobs was recently stopped by airport security at Kansai International Airport near Osaka for att… Read the original post by The Topeka Capital-Journal

Bloomberg reports on claims in the most recent issue of Japanese tabloid magazine SPA! that Apple CEO Steve Jobs was recently stopped by airport security at Kansai International Airport near Osaka for att… Read the original post by ECNmag

With New York Fashion Week going on right now and several other cities? Fashion Weeks are up-and-coming ? Miami, Berlin and Jakarta ? one other city is attempting to have its very own Fashion Week by 2011. Chicago wants to join the Fashion Week fun, and according to ChicagoFashionWeek.com, Chicago will be getting its own…

9, but the celebrations will go on after that. An all-star benefit concert in honor of the former Beatle is scheduled in November with a lineup that includes Jackson Browne, Patti Smith and Cyndi Lauper. Read the original post by The Austin American-Statesman

Before the blockbuster “Titanic” in 1997, James Cameron had the mega hit “True Lies.” Now, after another record-breaking hit in “Avatar,” the filmmaker will be bringing back “True Lies” in a TV adaptation. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Daily News

U.S. retail sales rose nearly 0.5 percent in August, the strongest gain in five months. It was the second consecutive month of gains, and mildly better than analysts anticipated. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Daily News

Today only, Amazon.com takes $3 off a selection of 35 MP3 album downloads via the directions below. With prices starting at $2.99 after discount, that puts many of these DRM-free albums near or at the lowest price we could find. This deal is restricted to one code per customer and Amazon MP3 Downloader is required….

The young Nigerian accused of trying to bomb a Northwest Airlines plane bound for Detroit last year will defend himself against the charges. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is also considering pleading guilty to some of the charges. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Daily News

The U.S. Border Patrol reports agents fired into Mexico over the weekend after being shot at during a marijuana seizure along the Texas-Mexico border. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Daily News

The American String Quartet is celebrating its 35th anniversary this season, and the Manhattan School of Music , where it has been in residence for 26 of those years, is giving a party in the form of a three-concert retrospective, with two performances at the school and one at Merkin Concert Hall. Read the original…

Julia Rao and Mark Ringwald have been named Chief Financial Officer and Director of Scheduling and Acquisitions, respectively, for the new 3D joint venture of Sony Corporation, Discovery Communications and IMAX Corporation — one of the first 24-hour, fully programmed 3D television channels. Read the original post by Broadcasting & Cable

Voting in the nation’s capital for the Democratic mayoral race began early Tuesday after two weeks of early voting. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Daily News

Thanks Steve. Thanks a lot. Ever since Apple cleared up its confounding app developer guidelines and said, “We don’t need any more Fart apps,” my household has decided that’s exactly what we need. Read the original post by SiliconValley.com