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Submit your best idea for an iPhone application to Internet Evolution to win $500

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ — TechWeb’s Internet Evolution, a Web 2.0 site dedicated to investigating the future of the Internet, has launched a contest inviting readers to come up with their best ideas for an application for the Apple iPhone. The winner will be awarded a $500 American Express gift card.

The iPhone App Store, a digital store available via iTunes, is home to more than 10,000 downloadable iPhone applications, which leverage some or all of the iPhone technology, including its touch interface, GPS, accelerometer, and 3D positional audio.

“Apple is clearly spearheading the mobile revolution with the iPhone,” said Internet Evolution Editor in Chief Terry Sweeney. “This is due in no small part to the success of its App Store.”

The contest will run until February 27, 2009, and ideas will be judged by members of the Internet Evolution staff.

Readers are asked to submit their ideas as comments on the site’s message boards. Full details of the contest and promotional terms are available here:

http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=466&doc_id=171247

About Internet Evolution

Internet Evolution hosts more than 100 world-famous Internet experts - such as Kevin Mitnick, once the most-wanted computer hacker in the world; Dr. Lawrence Roberts, inventor of packet switching, and one of the world’s foremost authorities on telecom network architectures; Jack Uldrich, futurist, scholar, and author; Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist.com; David Weinberger, technologist and co-author of The Cluetrain Manifesto; Howard Schmidt, former White House cybersecurity adviser; and Norman J. Ornstein, political scientist and a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) - all of whom are addressing today’s critical socio-economic issues within its ThinkerNet blogosphere. Internet Evolution also offers broadcast-quality broadband video documentaries and interviews; investigative reports; and user-generated content facilitated via the latest Web 2.0 technology.

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TechWeb, the global leader in business technology media, is an innovative business focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media brands in the business technology market. Today, more than 10 million business technology professionals actively engage with and rely on our global face-to-face events, including Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat, and VoiceCon; online resources such as the TechWeb Network, Light Reading, Intelligent Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, and The Financial Technology Network; and the market-leading, award-winning InformationWeek, Wall Street & Technology, TechNet, and MSDN magazines. TechWeb also provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation performance marketing, custom media, research, and analyst services. TechWeb is a division of United

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San Diego, CA–July 15, 2008–Information Appliance Associates,
creators of industry-leading mobile connectivity solutions, announces
the release of the PocketMac® RingtoneStudio for BlackBerry, the
first and only Macintosh tool that gives BlackBerry users the power
to convert almost any media file into a ringtone.
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CUPERTINO, Calif., July 14 — Apple(R) today
announced that iPhone(TM) and iPod(R) touch users have already downloaded
more than 10 million applications from its groundbreaking new App Store
since its launch late last week. Developers have created a wide array of
innovative mobile applications ranging from games to location-based social
networking to medical applications to enterprise productivity tools. Users
can wirelessly download applications directly onto their iPhone or iPod
touch* and start using them immediately. More than 800 native applications
are now available on the App Store, with more than 200 offered for free and
more than 90 percent priced at less than $10. (more…)

CUPERTINO, Calif., July 14 — Apple(R) today
announced it sold its one millionth iPhone(TM) 3G on Sunday, just three
days after its launch on Friday, July 11. iPhone 3G is now available in 21
countries — Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland,
Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US — and
will go on sale in France on July 17.

“iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s
CEO. “It took 74 days to sell the first one million original iPhones, so
the new iPhone 3G is clearly off to a great start around the world.”

The new iPhone 3G combines all the revolutionary features of iPhone
plus 3G networking that is twice as fast*, built-in GPS for expanded
location-based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes
support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs over 800 third party
applications available through the new App Store. In the US, the new iPhone
3G is priced at just $199 for the 8GB model, and $299 for the 16GB model**.

*Based on 3G and EDGE testing. Actual speeds vary by site conditions.

**Requires new two-year AT&T rate plan for qualified customers, sold
separately.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the
Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the
Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with
its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and
professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media
revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online
store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary
iPhone.

(C) 2008 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac,
Mac OS, Macintosh and iPhone are trademarks of Apple. Other company and
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Murray UTAH ezGear, a leading marketer of iPod accessories, announces today the introduction of two (2) ezSkin cases for the Apple iPhone G3. The new ezSkins continue the tradition of ezGear’s top selling ezSkin product line. ezSkin cases are made of high quality silicon for a perfect fit and a special silky smooth coating to repel dirt and provide a great feel. All ezSkins provide access to all ports, buttons, and switches.
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Information Appliance Associates
announces the release of PocketMac AudioExtractor, the first tool to
enable Mac users to download the audio from their favorite YouTube
videos and other video streaming sites.
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According to the Financial Times, it seems Apple CEO Steve Jobs drastically changed his mind: As the British paper reports, Apple is starting to like the idea of idea of subscription music services. Remember, Jobs constantly pooh-poohed the idea of renting (more…)

Apple has dropped the price of the iPod Shuffle to $49 (from $79) today. The $49 iPod Shuffle stores 1GB of songs or up to 240 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format. Meanwhile, a new 2GB model has also been introduced at $69.

“At just $49, the iPod shuffle is the most affordable iPod ever,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPod Product Marketing. “The new 2GB model lets music lovers bring even more songs everywhere they go in the impossibly small iPod shuffle.”

The Shuffle is still available in the same colors: silver, blue, green, purple and red. The 2GB model won’t be available until later this month.

Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Interactive Media, 19 Entertainment, FremantleMedia and Apple, for the first time, have partnered to bring music fans all of the contestant performances from Season Seven of television’s most popular show exclusively on the iTunes Store. Kicking off with the “American Idol” Top 24 semifinalists this week, customers can purchase music performances for 99 cents per song, and viewers will be able to purchase the full video of Top 12 finalist performances for $1.99, starting March 11. In addition, beginning today, fans can pre-order performances of their favorite contestants from the iTunes Store, which will be automatically downloaded the day after the show airs. (more…)

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