Convertcast
Episode 85
August 10, 2011

iOS 5 beta update – (this version) of iTunes SUCKS.

Reminder – location based

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/10/us-apple-samsung-legal-idUSTRE77928620110810

Apple wins preliminary round against Samsung and is now going after Motorola
Is it me, or does it make no sense that Apple wants to purchase iPad screens from Samsung in the midst of this drama?
If Apple clears any competition that in any shape resembles its products (black or white “slabs”), are they on the way to being a monopoly?

And speaking of monopolies….

http://brianshall.com/content/google-are-pussies

Google vs. Microsoft and Apple – monopoly?

The death of WebOS or brilliant marketing move? HP puts the TouchPad on sale after only a month on the market. Staples adds a $100 discount. And Woot had it last Friday as well.

Amazon intros new HTML 5 app for browsers, ushers in a new age of eBook reading capability (and avoids Apple tax)

https://read.amazon.com/about

iPhone home Button woes?  Try this little trick.
1. Open any application
2. Press and hold power button until the slide to power off screen comes on. Release button.
3. Press and hold home button until the home screen comes on.

Technology for technology’s sake

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