The U.S. is convalesce from a prospicient Fourth of July vacation weekend , which signify it ’s the unadulterated time to announce the death of the Internet , wirelessly track down your car keys , and dabble with yetanother“Beatles and iTunes ” rumor . These are the remainder for July 6 , 2010 .
Prince declares the Internet “ all over”(The Daily Mirror )
Yes , thatPrince — the creative person formerly known as … well , notPrince — declared the death of the Internet in an interview withThe Daily Mirror . He has a new record album coming out , and he is so upset with the Internet as a whole that he ’s banned his own music from YouTube and iTunes , and he even shut down his own Website . Here is the full relevant quote , in case you were wonder what the Internet and MTV had in common :
The internet ’s completely over . I do n’t see why I should give my fresh music to iTunes or anyone else . They wo n’t pay me an advance for it and then they get angry when they ca n’t get it . The internet ’s like MTV . At one time MTV was hip and abruptly it became superannuated . Anyway , all these computers and digital gadgets are no ripe . They just satiate your headway with numbers and that ca n’t be good for you .
AT&T user complain of slow down 3 G upload speeds(Electronista )
Who would have thought that AT&T ’s internet could defy the force of1.7 million new iPhone 4s(minus the international sales event ) ? AT&T client , manifestly . Across blogs , forums , and discussion threads , user are conjecture that AT&T may be throttling electronic connection bandwidth — particularly upload speeds — due to the increased load that the iPhone 4 demand of it . The aircraft carrier has yet to answer to requests for comment , but a quick couple of tests in Chicago withSpeedtest.net Speed Testin Chicago show a healthy upload speed during peak dealings hours of about 1Mbps . Look on the bright side : maybe it ’s a good affair after all that FaceTime does n’t work over 3G — yet .
Apple Studies User Downloads to Fine - Tune Mobile Ads(Bloomberg )
Apple launch iAds on July 1 in a smattering of apps ( and even let you choose out ) , and the advertising world is watching the program quite closely . One thing that may give Apple a meaning leg up on its competition , specially Google , is the iTunes Store . According to Rachel Pasqua , a mobile marketing managing director who spoke to Bloomberg , our proclivities for downloading music and flick , install apps , erase apps , and record rule book become sweet information ammunition with which Apple can nail the direct iAds bullseye .
PhoneHalo for your iPhone assist find your keys(TUAW )
Are you the type of forgetful soul that you wish someone made a “ find oneself my iPhone ” for your car cay ? Soon , there may be an app for that ( nope , it ’s not dead yet ) . PhoneHalo , an app on its way to the App Store , twin with a Bluetooth dongle that you attach to your cable car samara . If the little buggers go missing in your immediate vicinity ( after all , wearetalking about Bluetooth , a wireless technology with very circumscribed range of about 30 feet ) , you could use PhoneHalo to literally ping your keys .
Apple Records moves closer to online with non - Beatles albums(Electronista )
resurrect rumors of a Verizon iPhone must not be enough for the unicorn - split enthusiasts among us , as the “ Beatles on iTunes ” meme is back . Again . Apple Records ( not to be confused with The Company Formerly bang As Apple Computer ) has announced that it is preparing to free 15 remastered record album on the Internet — all of them of non - Beatles bands , such as James Taylor , Badfinger , and Billy Preston . Last we checked , Sir Paul McCartney was stillpointing the fingerbreadth at EMIfor holding up the Beatles , but as far as this upcoming Apple Records handout is bear on , you’re able to look for it on October 26 .
