Monthly Archive for October, 2008

The War of the Worlds

Seventy years ago, Orson Welles aired The War of the Worlds. It was performed as a Halloween episode of the Mercury Theatre on the Air series on October 30, 1938 and aired over the Columbia Broadcasting System radio network.
Directed and narrated by Orson Welles, the episode was an adaptation of H. G. Wells novel The [...]

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Google Earth on the iPhone

As the first Google Android phones hit the market, a new Google application finds its way to the iPhone: Google Earth.
Google Earth for the iPhone obviously packs the power of its parent application. But it also makes good us of all of the iPhone resources, the multipoint touch screen, the GPS positioning system, the motion [...]

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Will Android change everything?

As the first Android enabled smartphones are about to hit the streets, the buzz is heating. Apple’s iPhone 3G is a success, RIM launches new smartphones, Windows Mobile 7 will be available… in a year…
Google’s open source OS stands a chance of dominating the handset software market in part because of its wide support. Google’s [...]

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Fring for the iPhone 3G

About one year ago, I already mentionned why I loved Fring. now Fring has recently released an official version (V1.0.1.4) for the iPhone 3G or the iPod Touch.

It installs in a snapshot and off you go… Once signed in, I recovered all my previous settings and contacts. When used for a call, you will be [...]

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Arturia Origin

A special post to welcome the launch of Origin by Arturia.

Most powerful synthesizer on the market, Origin goes beyond the traditional definition of synthesizers. It is a hardware DSP system that houses several synthesizers in one machine. Some of these synths come from the past, such as the Minimoog, some are totally new and innovative.
Loaded [...]

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