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[7 Jun 2010 | One Comment | ]
Apple’s iPhone 4 Available June 24

The newest version of Apple’s iPhone was announced today, and will be on sale beginning June 24, starting at a price of $199.  It will include at least 16 GB of memory (a 32 GB version will go for $299), a 5 megapixel camera with a flash and 5X digital zoom, and a front-facing camera for iPhone users to video chat with other iPhone users.
For more info on the new iPhone, click here…

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[3 Jun 2010 | One Comment | ]
Another iPad Convert

Ran across this post about falling in love with the iPad.  This guy went ahead and bought one the first day they came out, but wasn’t as impressed as he thought he was going to be.  However, over time, he’s become totally hooked. 
I do think that we’re seeing a real change in how people will use computing devices – here’s a few other posts that I’ve written on the iPad and its possible impact…
Apple has sold 2,000,000 iPads to date, and they sold 300,000 on launch day.  Absolutely phenomenal!…

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[3 Jun 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Betelgeuse Explosion?

It’s almost like a cosmic hurricane warning signal…  From Bad Astronomy:  “So, what’s the deal with Betelgeuse? What is it, will it explode, and if so, when?”
The constellation Orion’s biggest star is Betelgeuse (pronounced “beetle-juice”), a red supergiant, and it’s one of the brightest stars in the sky - that’s the “what”.  
Will it explode?  Well, according to some observers, the star is not round, and it’s getting smaller.  This could be the signs of Betelgeuse heading toward a supernova phase, but it also could be explained away by large sunspots that …