Games, utilities, apps of all sorts now on sale Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference has been seen as cause for celebration, with at least 45 Mac and iOS apps currently on special price reductions in their respective app stores. Long-time poster Bandersnatch at Canadian tech bargains forum RedFlagDeals has been rounding up the specials, most of [...]
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Remains of the Day: Honor system
Posted by Gary on February 14, 2012
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Steve Jobs is honored posthumously by the music industry, while Tim Cook is honored, er, humously by the financial sector. Elsewhere, Apple gets some serious props from consumers even as some say that AT&T’s new upgrade fees aren’t exactly honorable. The remainders for Monday, February 13, 2012 are not without honor. Steve Jobs Honored at [...]
Apple stores may close an hour on October 19 to honor Jobs
Posted by Gary on October 16, 2011
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Apple may let retail staff join in Jobs tribute A rumor Saturday hinted that Apple might let retail staff join in on its corporate Steve Jobs memorial event on October 19. The 9to5 tip would have stores closing for an hour that day starting at 1PM Eastern. Staff would be free to watch a live [...]
Ig Nobels honor study of horny beetles, why we sigh
Posted by Gary on October 1, 2011
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Winners of the Ig Nobel prize for biology studied why certain beetles try to mate with a certain kind of Australian beer bottle, as depicted in these images from the paper. (Credit: David Rentz,Darryl Gwynne) Papers on sexually confused beetles, why people sigh, and a patent for a wasabi emergency alarm were among the scientific [...]
Gartenberg: The Mac App Store’s an honor thing
Posted by Gary on February 13, 2011
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There’s a great episode of The West Wing where Donna, one of the White House staffers, accidentally votes for President Bartlet’s opponent in the election via absentee ballot. Mortified at her mistake, she heads to the nearest polling place to try and swap votes with someone who was planning on voting for the other guy, [...]
Ig Nobels honor research on cursing, bat sex, socks
Posted by Gary on October 1, 2010
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The Ig Nobel public health prize went to U.S. government research from 1967 that found that microbes cling to bearded scientists. The experiment involved baby chicks and mannequins sporting natural hair beards. (Credit: Industrial Health and Safety Office) The next time you get injured, go ahead and swear. Researchers who found that cursing actually relieves [...]
Steve Jobs Apple WWDC 2010 to begin June 7 with honor
Posted by Gary on May 24, 2010
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By AppleInsider Staff Published: 08:35 AM EST As expected, the first day of Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference will include a keynote from Steve Jobs, when it is believed the chief executive will introduce the fourth-generation iPhone. Apple announced on Monday that Jobs will deliver the keynote on Monday, June 7 at 10 a.m. [...]
2,000 gather to honor Chelsea King’s memory
Posted by Gary on March 5, 2010
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News: Ubisoft releases Assassin’s Creed II: Multiplayer, free for a limited time Ubisoft has released a multiplayer version of its popular Assassin’s Creed II game exclusively for the iPhone and iPod touch. The multiplayer version of the game allows players to compete with up to three other player-controlled assassins over a Wi-Fi connection. The goal [...]