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Apple is top of the world with their new MacBooks, iPhones and iPods and their record profits this fiscal quarter. Now they’re the number 6 most selling cellphone maker in the United States. Good job Apple. What market will they try and conquer next? Maybe video games perhaps? HDTVs? Cars?! No matter what they make it’s usually always a best seller.

We see that lower-income consumers are increasingly turning to mobile devices to access the Internet, to listen to music and for email,” said Mark Donovan.

-Ray

[Source: iphonealley]

The video above is an example of a generic battery pack facing catostrophic failure. The users created an artificial condition and took out certain components of the battery in order to force it to overheat itself. While Sony’s battery packs have recently come under fire, they did not explode in the cool manner above, I simply wanted to share the interesting video. Several companies have recalled Lithium Ion notebook batteries made by the electronics giant among concern over reports of battery overheating and minor incidents involving smoke and fire. The recall includes “certain Sony 2.15Ah lithium-ion cell batteries made in Japan and sold around the world in laptops made by Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Inc. and Toshiba Corp.”. The majority of these cases were from HP laptops sold between 2004-2006.

-Derek

Every once in a while, a software innovation comes along that just revolutionizes the industry. Great software makes us re-evaluate our lives and values. Introducing Bow Cam, the iPhone app that lets you take a picture of your dog! For the paltry sum of $0.99, this handy little app will let out a bark sound so you can take a picture of your furry companion. Described as the “greatest application for all dog lovers!!”, Bow cam is currently available at the app store. Demand was reported so high that Apple’s servers went down for 2 hours upon release. Analysts on Wall Street have speculated that this app stands a good chance of reinvigorating the current downtrodden economy. Historians have designated 2008 as the final year of the current Gregorian calender. Get ready for the year 0001…

-Derek

It is finally coming true. The Beatles will be going digital! The Beatles and Harmonix have signed a deal to create the first game based on The Beatles. Take that Apple! The Beatles game is said to be released sometime in late 2009.

-Ray

[Source: electronista]

Apple has been raking in the money lately. They’ve done very well with their new MacBooks, iPods and iPhones lately. You would think that only the rich can afford these things. But studies have shown that even lower income consumers are buying Apple iPhones. Almost half of those buying iPhones make less than $25K to $50K.

-Ray

[Source: sfgate]

The Japanese are at it again. To show how much cooler they are than us they’re created a TV tuner for the iPhone. Called the 1Seg it connects to TV stations via Wi-Fi and allows you to watch TV on your iPhone. Pretty cool.

-Ray

[Source: gizmodo]

Feel bummed out because your iPhone 2G and iPod touch doesn’t have GPS like the cool new iPhone 3G does? Don’t worry because the iGPS360 attachment can give your older iPhone and iPod touch the ability to access GPS. But you have to hurry because only 1000 of them are being made.

-Ray

SanDisk has debuted their new SlotMusic cards at $14.99. Their new 1GB MicroSDs feature DRM MP3s of many new albums as well as classics. The new SlotMusic cards are backed by some of the largest music companies so you know there will be lots of greats albums that will be released. The new SlotMusic cards will be sold at Best Buy and Wal-Mart so check em out.

-Ray

[Source: consumerelectronicsnet ]

The new app Didiom lets you do just that. It allows you to stream your iTunes library over your phones data connection. Check out the video to see Didiom in action. Who would have thought you could ever listen to your iTunes music on a BlackBerry, what is this world coming to?

-Ray

[Source: gizmodo]

Take advantage of this deal over on DealMac.com. They have listed an 8GB iPod nano 4th gen for just $135. These babies retail for $150 so head on over there and check it out.

-Ray

[Source: dealmac]