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Archive for December, 2009

Zap2it.com (blog)

Tiger Woods dropped by AT&T! No more iPhone mistress sexts? Zap2it.com (blog) The Dish Rag wonders if this means he won't be able to use his IPhone to get sexts? Bummer. AT&T follows Accenture dropping Woods from its ad campaigns, ... and more »

SlashGear (blog)

Mophie iPhone Credit Card Scanner Gizmodo.com (blog) You'd think that smartphones would have made traditional credit cards obsolete by now, but since they haven't (in the US, at least), Mophie's iPhone credit ... Mophie Preps iPhone Credit Card ReaderThe Mac Observer Mophie enters mobile payment industry with iPhone credit card readerExaminer.com Mophie To Unveil iPhone Credit Card Reader At CES 2010I4U Slippery Brick -Mobile Magazine -VentureBeat all 19 news articles »

Benzinga

Is AT&T or the iPhone the Issue? Benzinga However, while everyone knows about the recent Blackberry outages, what about the iPhone dropped calls? Are we inadequately prepared to support the surplus ... Year in review: WirelessCNET News AT&T fails to deploy iPhone Tethering and 3G MicroCell in 2009Apple Insider 4th most important gadget of the decade: iPhoneExaminer.com Wired News -PC World -InformationWeek (blog) all 19 news articles »

iPhone Sales Could Top 11 Million This Quarter iPhone FAQ (blog) A record 7.4 million iPhones were sold in the third quarter of 2009. ... and more »

TheCarConnection.com (blog)

iPhone Buzz Year in Review 2009 iPhone Buzz (blog) Let's look back at some of the most interesting and important news items concerning the iPhone that we reported this year. We learned last January that ... ShowTime 2 Adds Video Recording to iPhone, iPhone 3GThe Mac Observer Resort Technology Partners launches REALSKI v1.1 iPhone AppTMCnet iPhone Apps that you need to have before 2010Fone Arena (blog) iPhone FAQ (blog) -Online PR News (press release) -iPhone Download Blog (blog) all 320 news articles »

USA Today

RU Buzzed? An iPhone App Can Tell You ABC News ... the Colorado Department of Transportation has launched a free iPhone application to help partygoers calculate their blood alcohol levels and call a cab. ... Your Phone Says You're Drunk, Call a TaxiWall Street Journal iPhone app tells you if you've had too much to drinkToronto Star Testing yourself for driving drunk on New Year's Eve? IPhone has an 'app' for thatUSA Today Livingston Daily -Detroit Free Press -KPHO Phoenix all 16 news articles »

Cop these bargains before the calendar clicks into the next decade. Get an eMachines 22" monitor for $99, check out the Sony DSLR with extras for $700, and snag an Ani DiFranco MP3 to groove to this evening.

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• Sony a380 14.2 MP DSLR with extras for $700 with free shipping (normally $800).
• Red Letter Year by Ani Difranco (MP3) for $0 (download here).

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• Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and DualShock 3 Bundle (PS3) for $53.99 with free shipping (normally $59.99)
• World of Warcraft (PC) and World Of Warcraft Expansion: Burning Crusade (PC) for $17.99 (normally $34).
• LOGITECH Wireless Driving Force Wheel (PS3/PS2) for $29.99 (normally $50).

Home Entertainment:
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• 47" VIZIO VT470M 1080p HDTV for $899 with free shipping (normally $999.99)
• 46" Samsung UN46B8000 HDTV for $1,878 w/ Free Shipping (normally $2178).
• 46" Toshiba 46RV525U 1080p TV for $799.99 plus free shipping (normally $900).
• 46" Screptre X460BV-F120 1080p LCD HDTV for $699.99 with $19.99 shipping (normally $899.99)
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• 19" Samsung LN19B360 720p HDTV for $201 plus free shipping (normally $230).
• Sylvania NB501SL9 Blu-Ray Player for $119.89 plus $20.86 shipping (normally $250).
• Logitech Harmony 1100 Advanced Universal Remote for $317 w/ Free Shipping (normally $350).
• Klipsch CS-500 DVD Home Theater System for $400 with free shipping (normally $450).
• Yamaha HTR-6250BL 7.1-Ch Receiver for $299.96 plus free shipping (normally $369).
• Patriot Box Office PCMPBO25 1080p HD Media Player for $99.99 plus free shipping (normally $140 - use this form).
• The Sopranos: The Complete Series DVD for $119.99 plus free shipping (normally $159).
• True Blood: The Complete First Season HBO Series (Blu-ray) for $24.99 (normally $31.86)
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• Big Bang Theory: The Complete Second Season for $15 w/ Free Shipping (normally $45).
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Personal Portables and Peripherals:

• Sony a380 14.2 MP DSLR with extras for $700 with free shipping (normally $800).
• 12MP Pentax Optio P70 Digitial Camera for $99.99 plus free shipping (normally $170).
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• Flip Mino 60 Minute Digital Camcorder for $99.99 plus free shipping (normally $124.95).
• JBuds J3 Micro Atomic In-Ear Earphones with Travel Case for $24.01 (normally $79.95).
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Hobomodo:
• Coffee at White Castle Jan 1st $0.
• Draw 'n' GO! (iPhone) for $0 (normally $.99).
• Red Letter Year by Ani Difranco (MP3) for $0 (download here).
• Amazon Prime - 3 Months for $0 (use this form).
• Blockbuster Total Access 4 week Blu-ray & DVD movies rental for $0 (use coupon code face1m)

If a deal looks too good to be true, investigate the store and see if it's a good, reputable place to buy. Safe shopping!

[Thanks TechDealDigger, Dealzon, Logic Buy, GamerHotline, Cheap College Gamers, CheapStingyBargains and TechBargains.]

Filed under: Developer

The very first book I bought for programming the iPhone was none other than Erica Sadun's iPhone Developer's Cookbook. It wasn't the first book of Erica's I had purchased -- years ago I bought her Desktop Video book -- but it was an excellent introduction into the secret world of iPhone development. If you recall, Apple's cloak of silence (aka the NDA all developers had to agree to) prohibited developers from even talking about how to write programs for the iPhone! Erica, as is her style, was rarin' to go with a book detailing common practices all developers would find useful, especially n00bs like myself.

I should note that InformIT, the publishers, also have sample chapters for a bunch of Mac and iPhone developer books available here.

So I'm very happy to say we are giving away five copies of the second edition of The iPhone Developer's Cookbook. To enter, you must be over 18, in the US or Canada, and leave a comment on this post. The rest of the rules are below. Good luck and get coding!

• Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.
• To enter leave a comment on this post.
• The comment must be left before Friday, January 8, 2010, 11:59PM Eastern Time.
• You may enter only once.
• One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
• Prize: one copy of iPhone Developer's Cookbook, 2nd edition (Value: US$40.49)
• Click Here for complete Official Rules.

TUAWWin a copy of the iPhone Developer's Cookbook originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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SlashGear (blog)

Mophie iPhone Case Includes Credit Card Scanner Mobile Magazine Working in tandem with an appropriate app for the iPhone, the yet unnamed Mophie case can then swipe a traditional credit card just like you would with the ... Mophie Preps iPhone Credit Card ReaderThe Mac Observer Mophie enters mobile payment industry with iPhone credit card readerExaminer.com Mophie To Unveil iPhone Credit Card Reader At CES 2010I4U Slippery Brick -Gizmodo.com (blog) -VentureBeat all 19 news articles »

Techtree.com

Enigmatic Apple tablet looks like a bigger iPhone TG Daily "The Apple Tablet looks like a bigger iPhone that sports an awesome UI packed in a beautiful 10.1-inch screen," Kaifu Lee wrote in a blog post translated by ... The Apple Tablet: 10.1'' iPhoneI4U Is the Apple Tablet a King Size iPhone ?Fone Arena (blog) Jobs to Unveil Apple Tablet Next Month, Ex-Google Exec SaysPC World eWeek -Brighthand -Apple Insider all 69 news articles »