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Interview: The Man Who Named the iMac and Wrote Think Different

Meet Ken Segall — the man who dreamed up the name “iMac” and wrote the famous Think Different campaign.
Segall is a veteran creative director who worked at Apple’s agency, TBWA\Chiat\Day, back in the day.
“I’ve put in 14 years working with Steve Jobs on both Apple and NeXT,” says Segall. “I’m the author of the Think [...]

How To: Jailbreak and Unlock Your iPhone / iPod Touch Using Blackra1n

George Hotz a.k.a GeoHot has released blackra1n RC3, which is an update to a 1-click jailbreak that adds activation options and an add-on blacksn0w, which unlocks latest iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS baseband version 05.11.07. To use blacksn0w, make sure you have this new baseband (check under Settings –> General –> About –> Modem Firmware) [...]

Blacksn0w Add-on For blackra1n Unlocks Any iPhone 3G / 3GS, Enables Tethering

GeoHot, creator of the famous blackra1n jailbreak tool has now released blacksn0w. Blacksn0w is a full fledged software unlock solution for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS, having baseband version 05.11.07 found in firmware version 3.1.2. Unlocking the phone enables you to use it with any carrier in the world.
This means if you have older firmware, [...]

Cult of Mac Contest: Name Mystery Apple Object, Win T-shirt

The fourth in a series of five t-shirt giveaways, correctly name this mystery Apple item and you could win a T-shirt.
Not just any T-shirt: choose from the Apple-inspired designs at might tees, which include the I Love Lisa we wrote about, a retro-style logo and Steve Jobs in typeface.

The tees are made with water-based eco [...]

Apple Sends TV “Season Pass” Subscribers Refunds for Programs Lost to Strike

11:44 pm, March 19th, 2008, Pete Mortensen

The Hollywood writers’ strike from earlier this year has had some tragic consequences. For one, we never got to see this year’s Christmas episode of “The Office.” For another, even more reality TV was rushed into production.

But Apple is taking steps to remedy at least the most immediate problems that arose for customers of its iTunes Store. Anyone who purchased a Season Pass for a show that was disrupted by the strike will receive a refund for any episodes that won’t air, as well as credits good for the purchase of two additional TV episodes.

It’s an inevitable step, but the additional credits from Apple constitute a nice gesture that it didn’t need to make.

Thanks, Kimra!

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2 comments

    Would that be because you haven’t read the new Daring Fireball article?

    http://daringfireball.net/2008/03/kahney_jackass

    jalarmo, on March 20th, 2008 at 1:14 pm

    Also, as of Thursday night (3/20) AppleTV now shows about 500 more movies! All the iTunes “for purchase” or “purchase/rent” movies are now showing up under SEARCH and you can actually purchase them using your AppleTV. Up to now, it’s just been rentals.

    Hopefully they’ll soon be sorted into the AppleTV genre, etc. listings to make them easier to find.

    Thanks AppleTVjunkie.com for the news! :)

    YodaMac, on March 21st, 2008 at 12:43 pm