Jul 09

paidapppledge 258x300 240x280 Android Is Up, Yet There Is Still The “Paid App Pledge”According to a recent report by ComScore, Android’s market share has increased by 4 percent in Q2 of this year.

However, a recent Internet campaign by blogger Chuck Falzone is asking Android users to pledge $5 per week on Android Apps. Apparently, Android App developers make only 2 percent of what Apple App developers make, and I guess this is supposed to support them.

I would have thought that since the Android market share is up, which is actually different from “everyone else” that this would be cause for rejoicing, not a pledge-drive!

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Jul 09

We’ve reported on the TomTom Star Wars voices for GPS devices before, which is easily the best thing to happen to TomTom since its Plus Services.

This video shows a hysterical and fake “behind the scenes” of Yoda putting his voice on the GPS. Apparently, he is very hard to work with, but it has nothing to do with his ego. There is something in the way he speaks that is all reversed. Hopefully, they will work out these bugs by the time you download it to your GPS.

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Jul 09

500x iphonefire2 280x209 IPhone 4 User’s Phone Catches Fire, Burns His HandOf course, I can’t help but feel sorry for the man who bought this iPhone 4, only to have it burn him.

A source within AT&T has stated that the combustible iPhone 4 was the result of a faulty USB port, not human error, and apparently not iPhone 4 or connector error. As you can see, the cord took most of the damage, as well as the port on the iPhone 4 itself.

I’ve heard stories of Apple products burning up before like an iPod Touch last year, but this is the first time I’ve heard it for the iPhone 4. The last thing this product needs is more problem issues.

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Jul 09

iphone blood glucose monitor AgaMatrix Jazz Meter Could Be First Licensed Medical Product To Link To The IPhoneThe company AgaMatrix make some popular blood glucose monitors, and the want to make it so their Jazz Meter can work with Apple’s iPhone.

If they can get the FDA approval, then the product will feature tracking glucose results, carb/insulin input, color coded glucose score cards, log book, trend charts, and email to communicate with a health care team.

This will also be the first licensed medical device to work with an iPhone. I cannot believe that this is the first medical device to work with Apple’s flagship mobile product. I thought there was an App for everything. There already is MedReps.com a diagnostic heart browser.

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Jul 09

iphone 4 restocking 208x280 Apple Waiving The “Restocking Fee” For Returned IPhone 4Yes, it is true that Apple is refunding money back for any returned iPhone 4.

Granted, this is withing 30 days of purchase, but there is some more good news for those who want to take advantage of this deal. Normally, there is a 10 percent “restocking fee” for such devices. I’m assuming that is the price to cover putting it back in the box again.

Apple is waiving this restocking fee, but I don’t have any word on how long it will uphold this spirit of generosity. In other words, you may want to take advantage of this deal if you are having those problems with your iPhone 4.

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