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Apple launches iPhone Webapps directory

No IM clients on the list.

Richard Figueroa threatens to sue TechCrunch over Ashton’s pic

Is that picture really worth that much?

Facebook traffic is down

Seasonal? I, me and myself have not visited facebook in weeks.

Dell vs. Apple: 10 Years Later

I’ve used both Apple and Dell. As a consumer, I’d go with a Mac (simplicity sells). On the corporate side, I’d go with a Dell (Apple isn’t as seriously focused as PCs when it comes to business applications).

More than 100 Web 2.0 Online Generators

Over at ifxplus.com.

iPhone Coming to Canada via Rogers

At CAD $799, this is obviously over-priced. Apple’s got to be kidding eh? This is exactly what happens when there’s little competition on the market.

And finally, Google acquires Jaiku

But why not Twitter?

–aj

Top of the tech news this week

1. Halo 3 pocketed $170M in 24 hours

I still refuse to play halo! Send me an XBOX360 + a 50″ LCD TV and I’ll think about it.

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That also makes me wonder, what the hell is Blizzard doing? Where is Starcraft 2? I thought I heard a Marine say “Hell, it’s about time!”. Different timezone perhaps? Argh!

2. New Palm Centro becomes a reality

This baby will sell on the streets on October 14 for $99. Palm struggles to impress with a good-priced smart phone, and almost everyone is getting an iPhone for $300 more.

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3. Exploding Chocolate bar, spy gadget of WWII

Yes! Oh no. Don’t you dare eat this yummy bar. Unless you want to see your maker.

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4. HP Blackbirds up for grabs at Wikia

Wikia is giving away HP Blackbirds, head over at Wikia.com for details.

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5. Buy a Laptop for a Child, Get Another Laptop Free

Perfect holiday gift for your kid and another in-need kid. I should say that this is a better gift than Halo 3. Oh wait, did I just say that?

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–aj

Microsoft is starting to detect if you’re using an illegal version of Vista, or an abused license key, or a stolen key. You will have 30 days to register, or your OS will be in “Reduced Functionality” mode.

What exactly is “reduced functionality”? It’s when you boot an illegal Windows Vista, you get a black screen, with the just one icon - Internet Explorer (see screenshot below). Then you have 1 hour to surf the Internet then it will be disabled.

View this reduced functionality in this video.

–aj

Who can resist something like this?

Not me.

Guess which one is gonna be ditched?

–aj

Light posting within the next few weeks, I sold my notebook. Guess what’s on my mind to replace it?

It was launched 1 day ago.

Wish me luck.

–aj

The new iMacs are now made from aluminum and glass (scratch resistant) just like the Mac Book Pros. And they come with glossy displays.

Also, iMacs will now only be in 2 sizes (20″ and 24″ inch displays), making the 17″ obsolete as well as the combo-drive (aww!). With it, they are also shipping with the new 0.33″ cool keyboard, so thin you think you are using a laptop.

New versions of iLife ‘08, iMovie, iWeb, .mac, Magic GarageBand, iWork and iPhoto also out. A new product for iWork, “Numbers” was also introduced as a competitor for Microsoft Excel.

iLife ships with the all new iMacs free.

Photos and more coverage here.

–aj

Microsoft unveiled Surface today with a screen that can be used with gestures and touch. A sighting of this technology at FastCompany has been circling the web months ago. I wonder if Microsoft partnered with Perceptive Pixel for the kind of technology that Surface uses or are they competitors in this space?

The press release from Microsoft:

The launch of Microsoft Surface marks the beginning of a new technology category and a user-interface revolution. Surface, Microsoft’s first surface computer, provides effortless interaction with digital content through natural hand gestures, touch and physical objects. Surface computing breaks down traditional barriers between people and technology, changing the way people interact with all kinds of everyday information — from photos to maps to menus.

Desktoptwo is a free web-based desktop that mimics the look, feel and functionality of a local computer, all contained within one browser window and fully accessible from any Internet-connected device.

Check it out!

–aj

Revealed in dell’s website.