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03 Jul 2009
Tech blog titan Michael Arrington’s next big thing: Hardware (Patrick Hoge/bizjournals)
Patrick Hoge / bizjournals:
Tech blog titan Michael Arrington's next big thing: Hardware — In four years, Michael Arrington has gone from knowing relatively little about the Internet or journalism to presiding over the hugely popular, influential and profitable Palo Alto-based TechCrunch network of blogs.
Woman Shot in Apple Store at Clarendon’s Market Common (Derek Kravitz/Washington Post)
Derek Kravitz / Washington Post:
Woman Shot in Apple Store at Clarendon's Market Common — An employee of an Apple store in Arlington was shot and wounded this morning during an attempted armed robbery in a back storeroom as more than three-dozen shoppers and other employees milled about the showroom.
Employee Shot at Arlington Apple Store (WJLA-TV)
WJLA-TV:
Employee Shot at Arlington Apple Store — ARLINGTON, Va. - An employee at an Apple store in Arlington's upscale Clarendon section is recovering from a gunshot wound. — Police say the 26-year-old woman was shot in the shoulder by a man who rang a doorbell at the back of the store before it opened Friday morning.
Authorize.net Goes Down, E-Commerce Vendors Left Hanging (Robin Wauters/TechCrunch)
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Authorize.net Goes Down, E-Commerce Vendors Left Hanging — Talk about a serious outage. Payment gateway service provider Authorize.net has been down and out for several hours, a number of tipsters inform us. That has big implications: since the service is used by tens of thousands …
CONFIRMED: Windows 7 RTM To Be Announced July 13th (Paul/GeekSmack)
Paul / GeekSmack:
CONFIRMED: Windows 7 RTM To Be Announced July 13th — UPDATE: ComputerGuy2010 from VinylZine has pointed out to me that Microsoft has issued a press release stating that the RTM code will be given out to partners on “the second half of July” which further backs and pretty much 100% validates the story that we have broke.
Free Criticism, Science After Data, and Airport Books (Anil Dash)
Anil Dash:
Free Criticism, Science After Data, and Airport Books — When I saw Malcolm Gladwell doggedly dissecting Chris Anderson's upcoming “Free: The Future of a Radical Price” (see Chris' response here) my first reaction was: Brilliant! Chris Anderson is editor-in-chief of Wired …
Facebook 3.0 for iPhone Adds Events and Photo Albums, But No Push (Yet)
Here's what Facebook for iPhone 3.0 looks like—pretty nice. Besides the new giant button home screen, you'll be able to actually RSVP to events and create new photo albums.Microsoft withdraws offending ‘puke ad’
Microsoft has yanked a controversial ad for its Internet Explorer 8 browser - which features a woman vomiting several times - after an outcry among users.Confirmed: Windows 7 set to RTM on July 13th
Earlier today the guys over at GeekSmack.net "confirmed" that Windows 7 was set to RTM(release to manufacturing) on July 13, which also coincides with Wzor's unconfirmed rumor last month.SMS flaw leaves iPhone vulnerable to attack
Apple expects to have a fix later this month for a vulnerability in the iPhone that could allow an attacker to gain control of the device remotely via SMS, a security researcher said on Thursday.Leading Candidate To Head Nat’l Young Republican Group OK With Racist Facebook Friend
As we've pointed out before, some people just can't grasp the concept that everything they post on the internet or send in and e-mail can be spread around the planet in a matter of seconds.First iPhone 3GS jailbreaking tool available for download
George Hotz, the 19-year old wiz kid who made headlines two years ago for being the first to successfully unlock Apple's original iPhone all by himself, is again drawing the spotlight for creating and ...iPhone 3GS jailbreak leaked, Dev Team slammed
George Hotz put out an iPhone 3GS jailbreak for Windows, with OSX to follow soon.