Today's Headlines - Friday, July 18th, 2008

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Bloomberg LP - Financial Information on Your iPhone - 4:30 PM
iPO Apple Store Spotlight

Apple has long provided a stock market tracker on the iPhone, but Bloomberg has released a free app called Bloomberg LP that offers far more than the default app. The version I installed is version 1.1, an 0.8MB download from the App Store. 3 Comments.

Seven Days (and Counting) Trying to Get an iPhone - 2:50 PM
iPO Just a Thought

On Friday, July 11, 2008, I figured I'd go out and interview a few of those guys in line for an iPhone, take a few photos, write up a story and be done with iPhone 3G coverage. Then I'd be able to get one for myself, my real reason for the trip. That was seven days ago (and counting!), and I am still waiting! What's a gadget geek to do? 18 Comments.

AAPL Drops 3% in Afternoon Trading, Deferred Revenue Accounting Earning Attention - 2:15 PM

Shares in Apple Inc. have taken a 3.27% hit in trading Friday, down US$5.62 per share as of this writing. Shares are trading at $166.19, having bounced off a low of $165.50 per share during late morning trading. Even while traders were selling the stock lower, Apple's deferred revenue accounting practices were catching the attention of mainstream financial outlet, Dow Jones. 5 Comments.

Jensen JiMS-525i - 12:05 PM
iPO Review

The Jensen JiMS-525i is a docking digital HD Radio system for iPods and iPhones with support for the new iTunes tagging technology. At an S.R.P. of $149.99, it's the least-expensive of the two tabletop HD Radio system that support tagging at this time. (The only other system with tagging as of this morning is the Polk Audio I-Sonic ES 2, priced at a whopping $499.00.).

Apple in Art - 11:05 AM

Apple's products are often compared to art and sometimes are even called works of art. Jonathan Ive doesn't hold exclusive control over Apple in the world of art because the Mac and iPhone maker's customers can be equally creative -- and you never know where their creativity will turn up. 2 Comments.

AtomTV, Black In America, Strange Days on Planet Earth, & More - 10:40 AM
iPO Free on iTunes

Vern Seward brings us another week of free offerings on iTunes, including some Atom.com material being presented by Comedy Central, a preview of a CNN special called "Black in America," and an interesting environmental piece hosted by Ed Norton called "Strange Days on Planet Earth.".

JBL On Stage II Speaker System w/RF Remote Control: $67.99 Delivered - 9:15 AM
TMO's DealsOnTheWeb.com

Our DealsOnTheWeb.com site found a deal on the JBL On Stage II Speaker System and Music Station for iPod with RF Remote Control for $67.99. Shipping is Free, and it's the best current deal DoW has seen.

Particle Debris and a New iPhone (2G) - 8:20 AM
StrangeCharm

Because I write about what?s going on with Apple, most often I have to jump in and experience what the readers are experiencing. So with some trepidation, on Friday July 11th, when all hell was breaking loose, I went ahead and updated my iPhone 2G to the iPhone 2.0 software. That?s when the trouble began.

Build Your Own Twitter Client - 7:30 AM
TMO Quick Tip

The list of client applications for accessing the microblogging social Web site Twitter is as long as my arm, but some people still prefer using the site's interface to enter and view tweets. Instead of always jumping to a Web browser to access Twitter, you can turn the site into a free-standing app on your Mac -- and its amazingly easy to do. 2 Comments.

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