15 puzzle
archimedes-lab.org 6/5/2009 — It is not clear when the first slide puzzle was invented (or made). But it is a known fact that in 1878 Sam Loyd, America's puzzle-expert, "drove the whole world crazy" with his newly "discovered" 14-15 puzzle (though some accounts state that, other ...

Finally, Some Kudos For Apple From An Environmental Group
businessweek.com 10/6/2009 — Yes, you read that right. Although it's been criticized by the likes of Greenpeace in the past, today two related groups called Clean Production Action and ChemSec issued a report that highlighted Apple as one of seven companies that are leading the ...

Will Apple Finally Bring the Beatles to iTunes?
modmyi.com 9/5/2009 — Image via Apple Coincidence or not, Apple's media event next Wednesday, September 9th will be taking place the same day that the Beatles' Rock Band game and their remastered catalog are also released. Could it really be that both events are unrelated? I tend to think they will ...

When Will Apple Finally Push the Right Buttons?
modmyi.com 9/10/2009 — Image via SkateandAnnoy Many Apple fans like myself love the cool games available for the iPhone and iPod. To a considerable degree, the gaming experience for the Apple product line can hold its own with the lineup available for any competing portable video game handheld maker - ...

The Case Against Apple Is Just As Much A Case For Apple
techcrunch.com 8/10/2009 — I’ve had a half dozen or so longer posts about Apple brewing in my head the past couple of weeks. There is no shortage of controversy surrounding the company right now thanks largely to the hugely popular and hugely unpopular aspects of the ...

★ Oh Joe You Didn’t
daringfireball.net 16 days ago — Joe Wilcox published a piece Friday titled “ Apple was NOT more profitable selling cell phones than Nokia in Q3 ” (caps emphasis his). It’s in reference to the widely-cited (and linked from DF here ) report last week by Strategy ...

iPod touch G3 Hardware Review
theiphoneblog.com 9/16/2009 — For our iPhone 3GS hardware review , we joked it was the same as last year, end of story. Thanks to Apple, we’re left with pretty much the same opening line here: the iPod touch G3 is the same as last year. Except, of course, like the ...

Airfoil Speakers Touch 1.0.1 Finally Ships
rogueamoeba.com 19 days ago — First, the basics: Airfoil Speakers Touch version 1.0.1 is now available in the App Store. This update fixes issues with audio sync that could be heard when audio was playing to multiple outputs. If you haven’t used Airfoil , it will let you ...

VoiceCentral Developer Talks About Being Pulled from App Store and Apple's Lack of Communication
maclife.com 8/1/2009 — It’s been a long and confusing week for Kevin Duerr, thanks to Apple’s stubborn belief that it’s perfectly fine to conduct business as if you are high-level government officials from a particularly snarky banana republic. read more

Fake Apple Tablet Rumors
db.tidbits.com 7/29/2009 — I woke up last Monday to find the tech blogs had gone berserk speculating on the rumors swirling around the Apple Tablet - even going so far that PC World's Michael Scalisi published a column declaring that the unseen, unannounced, complete vaporware Apple Tablet was already a train wreck .  ...

Nokia sues Apple over patents — Apple
Global mobile phone giant Nokia is taking its competition against upstart iPhone maker Apple to court, filing a suit today that claims the Cupertino company is violating 10 of its wireless technology patents.

'Breakthrough' on online music rights in Europe for iTunes, other services — Apple
BRUSSELS — The EU's top antitrust official on Wednesday described a deal among Apple's iTunes, music companies, distributors and online licensing groups as a "great breakthrough" that would roll out more Internet music sales across Europe.

Apple introduces new iMacs, 'Magic Mouse,' revised MacBook — Apple
Apple Inc. updated its iMac desktop computer line Tuesday and introduced a mouse that responds to the touch of fingers instead of using buttons or scroll wheels.

Record iPhone, Mac sales propel Apple stock this morning — Apple
Apple stock surged to a nearly two-year high this morning after the Cupertino company reported record sales of iPhones and Mac computers.

Apple earnings: Notebook, iPhone sales drive better-than-expected profit — Apple
Companies across the globe are still suffering the aftereffects of the Great Recession. Don't count Apple among them. The iconic company on Monday posted record computer and iPhone sales and its second highest quarterly revenue tally on record. Those ...