Unlocked iPhone 4 rumored to hit U.S. Apple Stores this week

There’s an unconfirmed rumor spreading that unlocked iPhone 4’s are coming to U.S. Apple stores this coming Wednesday. According to Twitter user@chronicwire, identified byAppAdviceas Will Strafach, four specific models are already on its way to U.S. Apple Stores, ready for a Wednesday release. The notion of unlocked iPhones being sold in Apple stores isn’t exactly new; however if it’s true, it will be a first for U.S. customers who have been tied to telecom networks AT&T and Verizon since the initial launch of the iPhone....

2 min · 329 words · Lisa Berry

Unnecessary Censorship: You will $*! this app

If you’ve seen Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show, you’re likely familiar with hisbiton unnecessary censorship. The concept might sound basic and somewhat stupid but the skit simply bleeps out parts of a video suggesting nasty foul-mouthed language — it’s actually pretty funny. A Canadian startup called Murtha Design Inc. brings users a solution for adding their own hilarious unnecessary censorship to videos. The app aptly named “Unnecessary Censorship” enables content creators to both edit and share clips with friends....

2 min · 398 words · Kelsey Sanders

Unpaid Blogger Suing Huffington Post and AOL

A lawsuit has been filed from an unpaid blogger against AOL and theHuffington Posttoday, just over two months after founder Arianna Huffington sold the site that she co-founded to AOL for $315 million. The blogger,Johnathan Tasini, was one of the unpaid bloggers who produced a large chunk of the Huffington Post’s content, which published news stories from paid writers alongside unpaid contributors. The suit estimates the value of the unpaid bloggers contributions at $105 million....

2 min · 343 words · Heidi Williams

Unsurprisingly, running Facebook groups to reduce stress leaves women more stressed

Would you share your most intimate thoughts with strangers? For many women, during the pandemic and associated lockdowns, closed Facebook groups have been a place to do just that. These groups offer a chance to escape the house virtually and spend time with like-minded souls, sometimes chatting, often venting, and seeking solidarity in virtual sisterhood. Mental health issues, chronic illness, domestic violence, children’s illnesses, and issues, divorce, death, infidelity: these are just some of the issues discussed in these groups, along with the more mundane minutiae of life....

5 min · 889 words · John Cervantes

Unwanted Guest: A Stunning 3D interactive iPad Book

Unwanted Guestis a stunning interactive 3D book that brings an old folk tale to life on the iPad. The book, an adaptation of an old traditional Jewish folk tale, tells the story of a poor old man living in a dilapidated cottage that is faced with an unwanted house guest. The visuals are absolutely gorgeous and unlike most of the interactive iPad books we see, this one is for adults too....

3 min · 439 words · Jay Williamson
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