Tech Week in Review 10-14-2011
Qwikster Quickly Quashed Remember that awesome (crazy?) idea that Netflix had so split their business in two? They were going to spin off the DVD-by-mail side of their business into a separate entity called Qwikster. They said “we realized that streaming and DVD by mail are becoming two quite different businesses, with very different cost [...]
Read MoreSoundTracking 2.0 For iOS 5 @ Replies The Artist When You Share A Song
Musical snippet sharing app SoundTracking joins eight other featured apps in the Apple App Store today, highlighting its deep iOS 5 Twitter integration alongside those of Instagram and Flipboard. The new SoundTracking for iOS 5 has the usual suspects in terms of Twitter integration, letting users automatically log in and customize their SoundTracking tweets (like taking out [...]
Read MoreMTV’s O Music Awards Will Include a Steve Jobs Tribute and a Turntable.FM Dance Party
MTV is putting the “music” back into “MTV” with its second O Music Awards on Oct. 31. The awards show will pay a musical tribute to Steve Jobs and is partnering with Turntable.FM, a virtual DJ booth and social network, to throw the world’s longest dance party. The O Music Awards focuses on music achievements in the [...]
Read MoreHere’s Who Will Cash in on the iPhone 4S Bonanza
Did you hear that iPhone 4S, the device that was dismissed as “meh” by many of our media brethren saw pre-bookings of a million devices on day one? That’s not only good news for Apple, but also for its partners: AT&T, Verizon and Sprint, which is betting it all on the iPhone. But they aren’t the only ones cashing in [...]
Read MorePresident Obama Reacts to the Death of Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs was the definition of what an innovator really is. There is no doubt that his legacy will live forever. President Barack Obama says he is one of the greatest. The President and First Lady have reacted to the sad news of Steve Jobs passing away yesterday in a full statement on the White [...]
Read MoreApple Announces Steve Jobs Has Died
It was just a month ago that Steve Jobs resigned from his CEO position at Apple. This evening Apple’s Board has announced he has passed away in the below statement. Statement by Apple’s Board of Directors: We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the [...]
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