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Author Archives: normalkid
Newsflash: People Make Up Rumors
Gizmodo posted and then retracted a rumor that they posted from someone who emailed them and purported to be from a Google Product Marketing Manager. Engadget goes on to “debunk” this rumor, making a big deal about it. Gizmodo even … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Mac Web, MacRumors.com
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All Others are #2 or Lower
June was a crazy month for MacRumors.com. WWDC and the iPhone launch drove traffic to record levels. In the end, based on publicly available metrics, it means MacRumors.com was the #1 Apple news or rumor site for June. According to … Continue reading
Posted in Mac Web, MacRumors.com
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Final Verdict: Keyboard Fake. iPod UI Real.
A couple of supposed Apple leaks have been distributed over the net over the past week. Rightfully so, each time people question the authenticity of the images that are “leaked”. In the first instance, some iPod user interface videos were … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Mac Web, MacRumors.com
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On MacRumors.com’s Credibility
MacRumors.com has been around for a while now… over 7 years. And in that time I’d like to think that the site has earned some credibility amongst its regular readers. We take rumors seriously — well before it was popular … Continue reading
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iPhone Domainers Beware
It was obvious it was going to happen, but that didn’t stop people from jumping on the bandwagon. After Apple’s aggressive defense of the iPod-related domain names, it seemed obvious they weren’t going to let people get too comfortable with … Continue reading
Posted in Mac Web
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On Apple Analysts and Their ‘Research’
Financial analysts are a funny thing in the Apple rumor world. With increasing media coverage of everything Apple, as well as the impressive growth of their stock, it seems financial analysts are covering Apple in increasing detail and frequency. I … Continue reading
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Amazon to buy iLounge?
Valleyway is reporting that Amazon is looking to purchase iLounge.com. iLounge (formerly iPodLounge) is one of (if not the) largest iPod sites out there. Now to put this in context, Amazon just purchased DPReview.com, a digital photography review site. Purchasing … Continue reading
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Engadget’s ‘iPhone and Leopard Delay’ Rumor
Engadget published a report today claiming that Apple was delaying Leopard until Jan 2008 and the iPhone until October. We hesitatingly republished this report with some caveats. As it turns out, the report was wrong, but I don’t necessarily blame … Continue reading
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Bruce Willis on AintItCool. Celebrity Commenters.
An AintitCool News post criticizing the upcoming Die Hard 4’s PG-13 rating drew the usual reader commentary… but then an interesting series of posts by a “Walter B”: I am pleased to see Vern, and everyone who responded to Vern’s … Continue reading
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The Digg Revolt, May 1, 2007
Some people said that it wouldn’t work… users moderating the stories and in control of the content? Well, Digg.com worked surprisingly well all things considered. Beyond the digg-gaming issues, users tended to “digg” up interesting stories and suppress the bad … Continue reading
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