1983, the year of my C64

The full-length version of a "lost" Steve Jobs speech given at the Design Conference in Aspen was unearthed and posted to the web on Tuesday, illustrating some of the prescient insights the late tech guru offered as to how computers would one day be an overwhelming presence in our lives. 

Read it at AppleInsider.com.

Apple removes iPod Socks from online store

Apple removes iPod Socks from online store: "iPod Socks, a cloth accessory that Apple has sold for years to protect its portable music players, have been removed from the company's online store."

It's going to be a cold winter in Canada for iPods.

Media camps outside Apple's Fifth Ave store as world awaits iPhone 5

Media camps outside Apple's Fifth Ave store as world awaits iPhone 5: "Apple's online store has gone dark ahead of today's product announcement in California while media gather at Apple's flagship retail store across the country in New York, as excitement builds for the company's next iPhone."

Camp Big Apple.

New iPod touch said to have built-in GPS & new colors, to act as game controller

New iPod touch said to have built-in GPS & new colors, to act as game controller
Apple is reportedly set to unveil a next-generation iPod touch that will be a major change from its predecessor, packing in a dedicated GPS receiver, a high-definition FaceTime camera, and a 4-inch in-cell touchscreen — and potentially acting as a game controller with other devices like the Mac or iPad.

It's about time we had a new pod.

Sony releases Sound Forge Pro audio editor for Mac

Sony releases Sound Forge Pro audio editor for Mac
Sound Forge Pro Mac is a multichannel audio recording and editing application that was developed from the ground up on a clean slate for OS X. It ships with a full suite of audio mastering and repair plug-ins, which Sony said makes it a comprehensive solution for audio professionals who work on the Mac platform."

This is a really good sign for audio and video professionals.

Rumor: Next-gen iPhone, 'iPad mini' engineering samples pictured

Rumor: Next-gen iPhone, 'iPad mini' engineering samples pictured: "A pair of reports on Tuesday allege to show an 'engineering samples' of Apple's rumored next-generation iPhone and smaller 7-inch iPad, the latter being one of the first mock-ups to hit the web."

Orange you glad you're not Nokia?

Steve Wozniak on Microsoft Surface: 'Steve Jobs came back reincarnated at Microsoft'

Steve Wozniak on Microsoft Surface: 'Steve Jobs came back reincarnated at Microsoft': "Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak quips Steve Jobs 'came back reincarnated at Microsoft' referring to the Redmond-based company's recent design breakthroughs that have culminated in the new Surface, a tablet which sports a marriage of art and technology reportedly befitting of the late tech guru."

The one Steve with a sense of humor. Seriously, competition brings out the best in people.

'iPad mini' predicted to use same display tech as Apple's iPhone 3GS

'iPad mini' predicted to use same display tech as Apple's iPhone 3GS: "John Gruber of Daring Fireball believes that if Apple does produce a so-called 'iPad mini' for sale this year, it will use the same display as the iPhone 3GS. That's because LCD screens are manufactured in large sheets and are then cut to the size needed, allowing the company to more easily produce 7.85-inch displays with a 1,024-by-768-pixel resolution. "

I'm not sure what makes a fireball daring.

BBC News - 'It's the economy, clever,' says New York

BBC News - 'It's the economy, clever,' says New York: "Roosevelt Island is a long narrow strip of land beside Manhattan in New York, shaped like a fountain pen that someone dropped in the East River."

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