Something old, something new, something borrowed, nothing Big Blue. How big a fanboy are you? Big enough to hold your wedding in an Apple Store? Joshua and Ting Li are! The 5th Avenue store in New York City was host to their wedding on Valentine’s Day, and the service was conducted by a pastor dressed like Steve Jobs—who even quoted Jobs in the ceremony. We really shouldn’t be surprised. After all, the Apple Store Dating Blog was started back in 2008 so it just seems natural that after people spend enough time dating there, marriages are going to follow. We’ve got the video below for you, and still pics are available at the aptly-named trashyyetclassy.com . No word on whether he was a Tiger or a Leopard on the honeymoon, and whether it was completely wireless. We are pretty certain that neither Lisa nor Newton were invited. Maybe Apple TV will have exclusive clips. But not in Flash format.

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I love the latest Horseman laptop bag from Crumpler. The best thing about Crumpler’s Horseman Bag is its size, which I think is optimum for a messenger/laptop bag. I have owned messenger bags that are too big, really just a huge cavernous void for your stuff to rattle and roll around in. The other end of the spectrum

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Google’s chief economic theorist, Hal Varian, commented to journalism students at UC Berkeley this week that he doesn’t feel the iPad will help to save old media such as traditional newspapers and magazines, according to the San Jose Business Journal .  While the new device may help provide some assistance, Varian feels that only some significant evolution will help to save traditional newspaper and magazine publishers. "We know there will be eventual competition from other devices, like the Kindle, and of course there’s still the whole Web," Varian said reportedly.  "I don’t think the tablet should be viewed as the be-all and end-all of distribution."  He said the problem is that more than likely the iPad will only be used during leisure hours, and not during working hours. He also went on to claim that the iPad does nothing to alter the loss of traditionally large areas of advertising revenue for publishers, in categories such as travel, automotive and home and garden.  He thinks readers are more likely to browse Web sites on those topics rather than go to a news site. "The verticals that drive traffic are things like sports, weather and current news, but the money is in things like travel and shipping," he said reportedly.  "Pure news is the unique product that newspapers provide, but it is very hard to monetize." None the less, he still believes that traditional media needs to figure out how to make devices such as the iPad work for them.  "The challenge is, how can we make newspaper reading a leisure-time activity again?  We know reading the news is valuable to our customers, but they don’t spend much time doing it," he said reportedly. Image courtesy of Fortune  

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If you take a lot of photos, you know it’s all about storage and organization. Enter Eye-Fi’s Pro X2 8GB Wi-Fi memory card with Endless Memory Mode. The software recognizes the pics and videos that have already been uploaded and wipes them from the card faster than you forgot which co-worker you slurred sweet nothings to at

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A word to drivers down under: make sure your license and registration are up to date. Police in Tasmania are using iPhones to snap plates, relay the pics to a database of unregistered vehicles and unlicensed and disqualified drivers via an app developed for the department. In just 10 days of operation,  the app has outed 167

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A federal judge Tuesday dismissed a liability lawsuit against Apple, just hours after the Cupertino, Calif. company released a firmware update claiming to cure complaints about the iMacs screen. The lawsuit, which potentially could have become a class action, claimed Apple knowingly sold the allegedly defective computers. While the lawsuit was dismissed as being too broad,

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Section: iPod + iTunes , iPod touch , iPhone , iPhone , iPhone SDK & Apps , Originals Another excellent week for free apps on the App Store. There’s enough here to keep you happy, and you have to be thankful for the freebies, especially when you’re spending everything on presents at this time of year. No worries, I have your weekly apps needs all under control. Gelex – Just released today, this app is exactly like Tetris, only different. Actually, it’s a “match three” style game.  The pieces move fluidly and don’t stop just because they make it to the bottom.  They developer calls the movement “jelly physics,” and when you download it, you’ll see why.  The app is integrated with Facebook, like everything else seems to be.  This app will increase to $2.99 after this weekend is over, so grab it while it’s free and have some fun matching colors. Bebo – The kids these days, they love their social networking sites.  Bebo is a service of its own and keeps other services connected in a visually pleasing way.  You can access Bebo, Facebook and Twitter all from this app.  And, of course, you can upload pics and update your status. No promises on whether anyone will actually care though. Untime – An all purpose timer that has some serious style.  It is set simply by the swipe of a finger, up to 72 minutes. Then, just watch the dots.  I really can’t think of a more stylish timer

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Section: iPod + iTunes , iPod touch , iPhone , iPhone , iPhone SDK & Apps , Features , Originals For most of us, the winder holidays mean a lot of driving, mostly in holiday traffic to visit your relatives, or attend a party. In previous years you have had to endure this without being able to do much about it. This year, your iPhone can rescue you from the tedium with the help of a few choice applications. Before You Head Out Barista Category: Lifestyle Seller: Airsource Ltd. Requirements: iPhone OS 2.1 or later Compatibility: iPhone and iPod touch File Size: 0.9MBMB Price: $2.99 Availability: Now, in the iTunes App Store Nothing makes a long drive in the cold weather better then a hot drink. Buying them for the whole clan can be too expensive. Making them at home will cost you only pennies. That is where Barista comes into play. It will show you how to make your own gourmet coffees. Then, it’s time to get on the road. The Weather Channel Category: Weather Seller: The Weather Channel Requirements: iPhone 2.0 or Later Compatibility: iPhone and iPod Touch File Size: 5.2 MB Price: Free Availability: Now, in the iTunes App Store It is always good to know what kind of roads you will be driving on. With the help of this free app, you can find out what your travel will look like. Who knows, if they are predicting two feet of snow, you might just get to stay home. On The Drive There Pandora Category: Music Seller: Pandora Media, Inc. Requirements: iPhone 2.0 or Later Compatibility: iPhone and iPod Touch File Size: 0.5 MB Price: Free Availability: Now, in the iTunes App Store Christmas carols are fun…the first five times that you hear them

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Section: Software + Apps , Development , Third-Party , iPod + iTunes , iPod touch , iPhone , iPhone , iPhone SDK & Apps , Mac + Computers , Software Macintosh and iPhone/iPod updates and announcements for November 30, 2009: Macintosh TheMacBundles has announced the release of its December Bundles. For each of the first three weeks in December, a new bundle of 12 highly rated titles will be released. Each bundle will feature a combination of new tiles and titles from the previous week’s bundle. This provides users with a unique opportunity to find the combination of high quality software that best meets their needs while also saving a bundle of money. Two new Weekly Specials also will be offered each week. Digital Heaven has announced VideoSpace 3.0 , an update to the popular freeware disk space calculator widget for Final Cut Express and Final Cut Pro editors. This new version adds support for the new ProRes codecs introduced in Final Cut Pro 7. VideoSpace’s easy to use interface has made it the industry standard disk space calculator. By selecting a codec and frame rate then entering the desired duration, VideoSpace calculates how much disk space would be required. Mac-Chi today has announced WhoPaste 4.0 , a major update to their contact utility for Mac OS X. Version 4.0 strengthens its Daylite capabilities, introduces an innovative social network tool, supplies comprehensive AppleScript support, provides two new operating modes, and increases the flexibility of international addressing. WhoPaste can create contacts directly from spreadsheets or text for Apple’s Address Book, Marketcircle’s Daylite, Google’s Contacts, or Microsoft’s Entourage. XChange UK and ThePowerXChange have announced a promotion which offers North American users a free Enfocus Instant PDF and UK/Ireland users a free MadeToPrint with Imposition with their purchase of QuarkXPress 8 as part of the Buy One QuarkXPress, Get One Free campaign

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