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New Sprint ad shows iPhone using WiMAX… via Overdrive

Your existing iPhone (yeah, even the original ) can surf the information superhighway at 4G speeds. Today . Who knew, right? Sprint's Overdrive -- which creates a WiFi hotspot that enables nearby devices to cruise on Clear's 4G (or 3G, if you're not in a 4G locale) network -- can theoretically enable any WiFi-capable phone to surf on WiMAX, but Sprint's taking a pretty bold approach by actually touting the feature in a new spot.
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MoviePeg iPhone Stand Keeps It Simple, Stupid [Accessories]

There are plenty of good reasons you might want to prop up your iPhone. Say you're using it as an alarm clock. Or ( sorry David Lynch ) watching a video. MoviePeg, without being cutesy or funny or DIY-y, just does it. More
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Steve Jobs Talks About His Liver Transplant [VIDEO]

Earlier today, Steve Jobs talked publicly about his life saving liver transplant for the first time at a press conference where California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger introduced new legislation to encourage and make easier organ donation. Jobs, whose health was a subject of great speculation before he eventually took a leave of absence from Apple in January 2009, spoke of the gap between the amount of livers needed and the amount available in California. The Apple CEO ultimately received his transplant in Tennessee. You can see Jobs’ remarks at around the 13:00 mark in the video below. Meanwhile, for details of what California is doing to improve the organ donation process, check out Governor Schwarzenegger’s site .
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iPad Parody Highlights Device Shortcomings [VIDEO]

For all y’all out there who think that the iPad leaves much to be desired, we’ve got the video for you. This parody, made as an assignment for a Comm 340 class (I hope they got an A), highlights all that’s lacking in the mythical device. It doesn’t have a camera , you can’t use it to make a phone call, and the name itself has spawned countless parodies — not to mention throwbacks to ‘ 90s television — that’s basically this video’s beef with Steve Jobs’s newest shiny, shiny baby.
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Steve Jobs on Organ Transplant Lists: "I Almost Died" Waiting [Health]

When Steve Jobs received his liver transplant , he was considered "the sickest person on the waiting list." Now he's speaking out about the faults in California's current organ donor system which left 400 people dying in wait last year alone: More
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Apple Takes iPad Secrecy All the Way to 11

In order to have access to iPad testing units, developers and testers had to agree to keep the device tethered to a fixed object in an isolated room with blacked-out windows, according to a report by BusinessWeek . That’s pretty hardcore. It’s unclear from BusinessWeek’s report if that was a condition enforced before the iPad was unveiled to the public or if it’s something that will be kept up until the April 3 launch date. Apple is a notoriously secretive company, especially when it comes to new products. Outside of partnerships with content publishers like The New York Times, Wired and The Wall Street Journal who have either confirmed interest or already shown demonstrations of their applications, the few developers that do have access to the iPad are keeping their mouths shut
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Apple now accepting iPad app submissions, get your jumbo-sized beer drinking simulations in before launch day

Apple just announced to developers that it's now accepting iPad applications. From the sound of it, applications submitted now will have a shot at being reviewed and approved before the iPad launch next month, though since most all apps developed so far have only been tested in the emulator, this is more of a "feedback" round for devs looking to be ready for the launch without actually testing their apps on hardware themselves. Apple says that "[o]nly apps submitted for the initial review will be considered for the grand opening of the iPad App Store," so you probably shouldn't wait around -- unless you've got one of those iPad test units headed your way, or you're a hardware-testing purist that will wait for the iPad launch to start testing apps and miss one of those cushy spots on the opening day iPad App Store. Either way, we can't really imagine we'll be seeing true 3rd party iPad app greatness until a month or so after the launch, but who are we to talk down a "gold rush"
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Apple to iPad devs: on your mark, get set, submit!

Apple is alerting developers that they have just over a week to prepare iPad apps and get them submitted for review if they want them to be in the App Store on April 3. Developers must build their apps using beta 5 of the iPhone OS 3.2 SDK and submit them by 5pm PDT on March 27 to get an initial review by Apple, according to an e-mail sent to developers this afternoon. Reviewers will run the apps on iPad hardware and e-mail developers with notes on the "readiness" of the app, and information necessary to submit the app for final review for inclusion in the App Store by April 3. Only apps that are submitted for the initial review process will have a chance to go on sale at the "grand opening of the iPad App Store." The crux of the problem is that most developers won't have access to actual iPad hardware to test and debug their apps before they go on sale.
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Apple Now Accepting iPad Apps

Calling all iPad and would-be iPad developers: Starting today, Apple will be accepting apps for review. Only applications submitted to review by March 27, 2010, will be considered for the grand opening of the iPad App Store. After an initial review, Apple will let developers know about the readiness of their app so that changes can be made before a final review submission. Apple details the steps developers need to take in an e-mail, which you can see here: Apps must be written using the iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 5 for the initial review. Tags: apple , ipad , ipad apps
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