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Is it time to say farewell to a faithful friend?

There are bigger problems in the world, I know, than the music device that accompanies me during runs, gym workouts, dog walks and drives that last longer than an hour. But my original iPod is on the verge of becoming a paperweight.

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Review: Grocery Pal for iPhone

A feature that incorporates browsable versions of supermarket sales circulars into this shopping list app will surely appeal to coupon clippers. But despite some signs of promise, Grocery Pal needs dramatic improvements to its search capabilities ...

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Review: Reiner Knizia's Poison a fun way to kill (a few minutes)

One of the criticisms launched against prolific game designer Reiner Knizia is that his games get their the theme pasted on. This means that whatever the players are trying to accomplish through the game's mechanics really doesn't have much to do with the graphics and the box description. He has at least 200 published games - and might have another one thought up by the time you're done reading this review - so we understand that they can't all be perfect matches ... Knizia's card game Poison,

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This Is Why I Want Photoshop 1.0 on My iPhone Right Now [Photoshop]

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Here Is a Picture of Steve Jobs Riding an iPad [Image Cache]

You can thank our friends over at Jalopnik for creating this masterpiece. It goes fast because it's not being slowed down by the inefficiencies of Flash! ...

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Poll: Should Apple ban adult-themed apps from the App Store?

Or: "Won't someone please think of the children!" Apple seems to be gunning for the App Store's smut peddlers. Whose side are you on? ... Originally posted at iPhone Atlas ...

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Hulu Sets Sights on iPad, but It'll Cost You

Hulu and the iPad would seem like a software and hardware combo born in media heaven, but we hadn't heard a peep from Hulu officially on the matter. But now Hulu's kind of confirmed its iPad plans. The trick is, you may have to pay ... The news isn't absolutely concrete, but AllThingsD has heard directly from several insiders inside Hulu's parent companies: Simply put, Hulu would love to serve up its Web video content to iPad users. The iPad is expected to be a soaring success, and it's a device

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Find My iPhone now works in Mobile Safari

Apple's MobileMe site at me.com used to be completely useless on the iPhone or iPod touch in Mobile Safari -- you'd get a splash page telling you to set up your contacts, calendars, and mail accounts, but that was about it. No webmail access, no direct access to galleries, iDisk, or even Find My iPhone. Apple introduced standalone apps that addressed some of these shortcomings (iDisk and Gallery), but there was still no way to access Find My iPhone unless you resorted to workarounds ... Things

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iPhone accessories from Toy Fair 2010

Woot.com is one of my favorite sites on the entire Internet -- not only do they offer some great deals, and not only are they witty folks, but they're from my original hometown of St. Louis, MO. They recently went to the Toy Fair 2010, and in their roundup of the best stuff they saw are a few fun iPhone-related toys and goodies. First up is this monster-style iPhone skin that you can see above -- obviously, it's not the most practical way to protect your iPhone, but it does look cool. Apparently

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Crestron Home Automation Systems Are Now iPad Compatible [Crestron]

Crestron is one of the biggest names behind home automation. They've already released an iPhone app, allowing you to control your "AV systems, lighting, shades, room temperatures and more" from your phone. Now that app is coming to the iPad ... Just like with the iPhone version, iPad users will be able to interact with their Crestron systems over Wi-Fi, 3G and Edge. Here's what the interface loos like on the iPhone (the iPad version should be identical) ...

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