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It’s finally here. The latest installment of the app that changed the way we listened to music has officially been announced. At Apple’s Let’s Rock event, the first item on the docket was this new piece of software. With new features such as Genius and HD TV Shows, many changes have been made to the system. Some of them are great, some of them are OK, and some of them just plain suck. 

Read on for my review of iTunes 8.

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Now that the much anticipated Apple Let’s Rock event is only two days off, let’s talk Let’s Rock rumors. There are lots of possible goodies for the event, so let’s hope that Apple is up for the challenge and fulfills everyone’s hopes.

Read on for the full list of possibilities.

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My first iPod was a 30GB iPod Video. I wasn’t exactly careful with it, and it soon became heavily scratched. I also never got around to getting a case. Now that that iPod has come and gone, and I am on my second iPod, I made a pact to treat it well, and get a case early on. After getting my iPod nano 3G about a month ago, I got a little lax about the case and didn’t purchase one until now. After much personal debate, I went with the Digital Lifestyle Outfitters HipCase over the Speck Runner. There were a few reasons why I went with the former, ranging from better feel, and what hopefully will be better protection.

Read on for the full review and product images.

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Seems like Microsoft is trying to duplicate a few of Apple’s defining strategies. First the funny(?) Seinfeld ads, and now, as part of a $300 million dollar marketing effort, Microsoft confirmed that they will be employing in-store representatives to act as Genius-like Microsoft know-it-alls, called Gurus. The company also plans to employ a good number of floor specialists (equivalent to Apple’s Personal Shoppers or Concierge) in a trial run at Circuit City and Best Buy.

Details after the break.

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For those of you who remember the events of the late ‘80s, have a sizable wallet, and have a thing for vintage Apple Computers, this is just the thing for you. My Old Mac has an article detailing the need for a buyer for the original artwork from the 1987 Swedish Mac SE ad campaign. The works were painted by Erik Saxen in the same year as the ads, and were done mostly in oil. The paintings feature many different artistic subjects, and all of them incorporate a Macintosh SE into some element of the painting.  The seller would prefer that the works remain together, but if that is not possible they will be sent to an auction house to the likes of Christies’ or Sotheby’s.

Read on for details and a gallery of all the paintings.

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With the Apple Event scheduled for September 9th, there has been much hype surrounding the event. It is all but confirmed that there will be redesigned iPod nanos, possibly some new iPod touches, maybe a Mac or two, and perhaps a new version of iTunes. Now all this is fine and dandy, but there are some who don’t share my and many other’s optimism about the event. AAPL has continued to fall, despite the great possibility that something(s?) wonderful will be announced at the upcoming event.

Find out why after the break.

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With the September 9th Apple event looming, possibilities are almost endless. Rumors of new iPods, Macs, iTunes 8 and more abound, and many people cannot wait until the 9th to sink their teeth into some new Apple goodies. One of those new goodies could be iTunes 8, and rumors point to that not just including the regular “bug and stability fixes,” but also many changes and new features. One of those rumored new features is the addition of a new visualizer. According to Vimeo user flight404, he has gotten his hands on a leaked video of the newest iTunes visualizer.

More info and a video after the jump. 

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When the original iPhone was introduced what now seems like so long ago, it sparked a revolution. The Multi-Touch interface that came with the iPhone changed the future of computing. Although the iPhone was not the first device to utilize this technology, it is far and away the most popular to ever hit the shelves.

Well, Apple seems to be at it again. A recent 30-page patent filing by Fingerworks, a company recently acquired by Apple, sheds some light on what could be Apple’s future plans for Multi Touch devices. In the filing, details are presented on voice fusion, finger identification fusion, gaze vector fusion, biometrics fusion, and facial expression fusion.

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For those who cannot get enough of this year’s rhetoric filled political conventions, this is for you. Audio and video clips are available on iTunes from both the Democratic National Convention in Denver and the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul. With the rather obscene amount of prime-time convention coverage, you would think people have had enough politics to satiate themselves for a little while, but someone, somewhere, thinks otherwise.

Details after the break.

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Earlier Today, the US Patent and Trademark Office published another trademark application. This time, they hope to get approval to trademark “Cocoa Touch,” the code framework that enables developers to take advantage of the touch screen and accelerometer functions of the iPod touch and iPhone.

Details on the patent after the break.

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