Build Your Own Woz vs. Jobs Feud
on Nov 24, 2008 in Links Rumours Slow news day? Then why not try to ignite imaginary conflict between two tech superstars. Now, while I’m willing to entertain the possibility that ElectricPig’s James Holland’s social skills are so much better than mine that

Shelf-Stacker Charges iPod with Onion
on Nov 24, 2008 in Links Good grief. From everyone’s favourite bog-roll-in-waiting, The Sun: “Owen, 21, bores two holes in the veg before soaking it in an energy drink for two hours. “The shop shelf-stacker then inserts a USB cable, which produces en

Bob Says… Stop Whining About DRM
on Nov 24, 2008 in Bob Says... Comment iTunes There are several groups of people with whom I instinctively feel sympathy. They include among their number the homeless and refugees. Absent from this list, however, are people who have nothing better to do with their pointless lives than whine abou...

News Roundup for November the 24th
on Nov 24, 2008 in News Roundup Bored already with the vanilla iPhone OS 2.2? The (unofficial) iPhone Dev Team have released the 2.2 versions of the PwnageTool and QuickPwn jailbreaking apps. “1337,” as I believe the cool kids are saying these days. Now hereR

UK VAT and iTunes and the App Store
on Nov 23, 2008 in News So as I’m banging this out — at about 11pm on Sunday night — it looks like the British Government is going to reduce VAT (the UK’s sales tax) from 17.5% to 15%. (Coincidentally, I do really love the way that these announcements are

The Cube FPS Engine on iPhone and Mac
on Nov 23, 2008 in Games iPhone We noted last week that the iPhone version of the Cube FPS engine had finally appeared in the App Store. Since then it’s received a minor upgrade — to version 1.2 — which has fixed some of the original release’s problems, brought

Apple Eclectic’s Quick Guide to Social Networking
on Nov 23, 2008 in Ask Apple Eclectic We’ve been getting a few — by which I mean no — e-mails from readers who are confused by the plethora of social networking sites out there. Which, they wonder, is right for them. Here we aim to provide a quick, easy-to-ignore guide. The gen.