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Forgotten iPod Loaded with Child Porno Leads to Arrest

Forgotten iPod Loaded with Child Porno Leads to Arrest

33-year-old Jason Daniel Goodman left his iPod Touch behind at an Oregon gas station almost a year ago. Employees figured something that valuable would be claimed, so they waited five months.

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Turntable.fm Brings Highly Acclaimed Music Service to iPhone With New App

Turntable.fm Brings Highly Acclaimed Music Service to iPhone With New App

The music options on the iPhone have sure gotten exciting over the last few months. First Apple unveiled iTunes Match, then Spotify launched their app in the US, and now Turntable.fm has brought their amazing social music experience to the iPhone. Earlier this morning Turntable.fm released their new iPhone app that enables users to listen to Turntable.fm DJ Rooms wherever they go.

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Mobile Learning? School Disctrict Lifts iPad Ban on Buses

Mobile Learning? School Disctrict Lifts iPad Ban on Buses

Students lobbied to have a ban removed so they can use their iPads on the way to and from school.

The Manatee County School district in Florida had obliged kids to take the journey to and from school unplugged from iPods, iPads and the like.

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“Laptop Hunter” Agency Behind Bus Stop Ads that Charge iPhones, iPods

“Laptop Hunter” Agency Behind Bus Stop Ads that Charge iPhones, iPods
Vitamin Water may be the 2011 equivalent of snake oil, but now those bus shelter ads have got some actual juice: you can hook up your iPhone or iPod to charge on the go.

The ads featuring USB ports will be rolled out in Boston, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. They are the brainchild of Crispin Porter + Bogusky — the same Mac-happy guys behind Microsoft’s “Laptop Hunters”  campaign.

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Spotify to Launch in the US Tomorrow Morning

Spotify to Launch in the US Tomorrow Morning

Finally, after years of waiting, Americans will be treated to one of the best music services on the planet. Spotify is set to launch in the US tomorrow. The initial launch will be by “invitation and subscription.” Not sure if that means there won’t be a free US service like there is in Europe or not. Either way, Spotify is the best alternative to iTunes available and the US launch has been highly anticipated for about two years now. Spotify’s service allows users to discover and stream new music anywhere.

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Exec pleads guilty to leaking Apple sales figures, iPad info

Exec pleads guilty to leaking Apple sales figures, iPad info

An former executive of an Apple supplier pleaded guilty to leaking Apple secrets.

Walter Shimoon, who once worked at electronic manufacturer Flextronics a supplier of camera parts to Apple, was arrested in 2010 for spilling the beans on actual and forecast sales figures for iPhones and iPods in the third and fourth quarters of 2009.

He’s the 12th person to plead guilty so far in a government investigation of insider trading.  

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iPod Upskirt Perv Nabbed for Filming at Walmart

iPod Upskirt Perv Nabbed for Filming at Walmart

A 23-year-old man was arrested for using the iPod video camera to film up the skirts of women at a local Walmart.

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Screeeee! Vroom! KABOOM!! Dangerously Addictive Death Rally Now Temporarily Free [Daily Freebie]

There’re absolutely zero reasons not to get this incredibly slick, fly-by-the-seat-of-you-pants remake of the 90’s classic racing shooter Death Rally iOS game unless you hate fun or you’re dead.

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Habbycam iGrip Made Only for Aspiring iPhone Filmmakers with Large Budgets? [Review]

Habbycam iGrip Made Only for Aspiring iPhone Filmmakers with Large Budgets? [Review]

Anyone playing around with an iPhone 4 for any length of time will have realized that its compactness, decent sensor-processor combo and the huge selection of editing apps available make the darn thing is a superb platform for making both films and still photographs — if you can work around some of the gadget’s limitations. In this case, Habbycam, a small Southern Camifornia-based company that supplies all manner of rigs to the film industry, came up with the Habbycam iGrip ($140) as a better way to hold and position the iPhone for extended shooting. We think it needs work.

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iCloud Changes iOS Calendar App, Allows Users to Add Invitees to Events & RSVP [iOS 5]

iCloud Changes iOS Calendar App, Allows Users to Add Invitees to Events & RSVP [iOS 5]

A full week has passed since WWDC, and yet we’re still finding little gems inside iOS 5. The latest finding is that the improved Calendar App allows creators of events to invite people to attend, and then see who all is coming once they’ve responded. The new magic is all made possible with iCloud. Here’s how it works:

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