iFive: HP's Jodie Fisher Problem, Apple's Ousted Engineer, Post-Plug BP Stats, Farrow Contradicts Campbell, VCs Muse Over Europe

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Published Aug. 9, 2010 at 9:33 a.m.
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While you were sleeping, innovation was not sitting in a sauna ... 1. Forty-eight hours after the shock resignation of Mark Hurd, the contractor who brought down the HP CEO has broken cover. Jodie Fisher, a former reality TV actress who worked in HP's marketing department, has resolved the claim privately, she says. Through her lawyer, Gloria Allred, she expressed "regret," but all eyes are now on HP, to see how the "scandal" will affect the firm ... 2. The engineer behind the iPhone 4 launch

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Sex industry embraces FaceTime, world feigns surprise

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Published Aug. 1, 2010 at 9:00 p.m.
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When I first saw the iPhone 4 FaceTime demo, I knew it wouldn't take much time before rule 34 took effect. It was inevitable that Apple's video chat tech would be used by the sex industry as a new way to deliver live adult content to customers ... Despite Steve Jobs' best efforts to keep the iOS platform porn-free, the sex industry continues to find ways to work around the edges. While the iOS platform may be carefully guarded in terms of adult-oriented applications, there's little Apple can do

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iCON: Curb Your Enthusiasm Meets Fake Steve Jobs [Apple]

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Published March 16, 2010 at 11:55 a.m.
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Curb Your Enthusiasm Meets Fake Steve Jobs' class='pp_image'> ... Fake Steve Jobs (Newsweek's Dan Lyons) is teaming up with director Larry Charles ( Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Borat ) to produce a "TV" show on streaming service EPIX ... More » ...

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What Do You Think Steve Jobs' "Blood-Curdling" First Name for the iMac Was? [Qotd]

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Published Nov. 4, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
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The guy who came up with the name iMac said that Steve Jobs had a terrible first name for it. So bad it would "curdle your blood." However, he didn't say what it was. What could it be? My guess: ... The Macternet! OK, that doesn't really curdle my blood, but I'm sure you will do better in the comments ...

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Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why) [Remainders]

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Published Nov. 3, 2009 at 11:30 p.m.
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Google and the Phantom Town of Argleton ... 10 Years of Steve Jobs' Apple Product Unveilings ... AT&T's Foray Into In-Car Satellite TV Goes Miserably Wrong ... Robots Will Soon Learn How to Smell Fear ... Google and the Phantom Town of Argleton ... For ages, map makers have protected their own maps by adding little landmarks and towns that don't exist, sort of a hiding-in-plain-sight watermark. Well, the Telegraph UK reported that it had spotted one such town in a Google Map, which was using

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How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 10v Into the Ultimate Snow Leopard Netbook [How To]

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Published Oct. 24, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
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Here's the pitch: a 10-inch, almost-pocketable computer running Snow Leopard, the latest, greatest version of OS X. It costs just $300. Sound good? Here's how to make your own ... Why You Should Do This ... Last time we threw together a guide like this, things were different. Snow Leopard was but a glint in Steve Jobs' eye, and in terms of hardware, the Mini 9 was the best thing going—it was pretty much the only netbook you could guarantee would work perfectly. Not to mention the hackintosh

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Ballmer: "The Internet Is Not Designed For The iPhone" [Blockquote]

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Published Oct. 21, 2009 at 7:41 p.m.
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Is it State the Obvious Day? Steve Ballmer proclaims that the Internet was not designed for a device that wasn't even a glimmer in Steve Jobs' eye when the Internet came to be ... Let's face it, the Internet was designed for the PC. The Internet is not designed for the iPhone. That's why they've got 75,000 applications - they're all trying to make the Internet look decent on the iPhone ... Only trouble is that I don't know how those fart apps are making the Internet look decent. [AP via

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Steve Jobs Is More Popular Than Oprah, Tony Hawk and The Olson Twins [Steve Jobs]

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Published Oct. 13, 2009 at 4:40 p.m.
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A survey conducted by Junior Achievement found that the majority of aspiring teenage entrepreneurs age 12-17 idolize Steve Jobs over such celebrity business supernovas as Oprah, Tony Hawk and the Olson twins because he 'made the world a better place' ... Yes, the world is a much better place now that many of us are hopelessly addicted to Apple products. I was going to say something about weeping for future generations, but it appears that the choices given to respondents didn't make a damn bit

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BeOS Lives Again

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Published Sept. 17, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
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Almost twenty years ago, a little company called Be created the BeOS, a robust little system that was light-years ahead of Windows and the MacOS. But the BeOS never had a future--until now ... To understand its resurrection, you first have to understand the unfortunate history of the original BeOS, pictured above. In the 90s, the BeOS rambled from machine to machine. It ran on Mac clones, but Apple passed on the opportunity to buy the OS after opting to buy Steve Jobs' startup NeXTSTEP instead

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Mosspuppet and T-Pogue Sing an Ode to Steve [Mosspuppet]

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Published Sept. 14, 2009 at 6:20 p.m.
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Looks like MossPuppet got his hands all over the I am T-Pain iPhone app. Then he got T-Pogue to sing an ode to Steve Jobs. It sounds as bad as Jason himself. Warning: long ...

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