Sunday, October 9, 2011

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Isaacson selling ‘Steve Jobs’ to Sony

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 10:20 PM PDT


Categories: MAC.BLORGE

Nothing good can come of this, nothing. I’ve been looking forward with great anticipation to Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of Steve Jobs. Based on nearly 50 interviews, unparalleled access to family, colleagues and friends, even if it’s pure hagiography it will the first and best chance to see inside that world, that life. However, New [...]

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iPhone 4S: They sold them all

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 05:40 PM PDT


Categories: iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE

One of the things we learn about iPhone launches, often months after the fact, is how many units Apple prepared ahead of time. Last time around, 1.7 million iPhone 4s shipped in the device’s first three days and long lines of people queuing outside Apple Stores dominated the news cycle. It looks like that’s how [...]

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New PCR testing makes “near-instantaneous” DNA testing possible

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 08:20 AM PDT


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

DNA testing is used in proving paternity, CSI investigations, the Innocence Project, food safety testing and infectious disease determination.  You can even trace your genetic ancestry.  New testing hardware can give you PCR results in less than three minutes. That advancement could mean DNA results in as little as five to ten minutes. Scientists at [...]

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