Choosy Tuesday

7 June 2011

Apple Launches iCloud: Data In Forefront, Devices In Background – The long, strange trip that has been Apple’s implementation of cloud computing seems to have finally hit the road Monday with a full-throttled embrace of a paradigm one might not expect from a hardware manufacturer: Your computing life is merely enabled by the devices you own, and should not be defined by them. [wired]

DSK Pleads Not Guilty – French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn had to push through a throng of angry hotel workers shouting “Shame on you” to enter a plea on charges he tried to rape a maid. ”Not guilty,” Strauss-Kahn said in a heavy French accent in a Manhattan courtroom Monday. [nydailynews]

Hotel Maid To Testify Against DSK - The hotel maid who former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is accused of sexually assaulting will testify against him should the case go to trial, a lawyer for the woman said on Monday. ”She is going to come into this courthouse, get into that witness stand and tell the world what Dominique Strauss (Kahn) did to her.” [reuters]

iMessage Is Like Blackberry’s BBM - iMessage will let users communicate easily between iPhones, iPads and iPod touches. This service will include text messages, photos, videos, contacts and group messaging, with intriguing new features like the ability to show delivery receipts, read receipts (shown in-line) and indicate when another person is typing. [mashable]

Trump Shows Off New $100 Million Private Jet – Donald Trump’s new $100 million private plane is a veritable luxury suite with wings — featuring gold faucets and seat belts, suede-covered ceilings and enough legroom to accommodate the high-kicking Rockettes. [nypost]

US Lawmaker Admits Lewd Pictures - Married New York congressman Anthony Weiner has admitted sending a close-up picture of his underpants to a young woman, but says he will not resign. The Democratic representative had initially said his Twitter account had been hacked when a photo of a man’s crotch was sent from it last week. Yes, his name is Weiner. [bbc]

Apple Now Worth More Than Microsoft And Intel Combined – Apple’s meteoric rise over the past decade is not exactly a well-kept secret. But a new report gives a fresh perspective on just how high Apple has risen. Consider that according to some number crunching carried out by MacDailyNews Apple’s worth now exceeds Microsoft and Intel (a duo known as Wintel) combined. [digitaltrends]

Gaddafi Regime Gets Bust For Lying About Injured Child - The Libyan government’s attempts to show how Nato bombing is harming civilians backfired when a hospital worker revealed that a seven-month-old “air strike victim” had been injured in a car crash. [mail&guardian]

Apple Leaves Facebook In The Cold - Apple has revamped the software that powers its iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to include, for the first time ever, a major integration with a social network — but not the one you might think. [huffpo]

Breastaurants Ring Up Big Profits - Restaurants that woo men with attractive waitresses, big beer selections & giant TVs are winning loyal customers–and raking in revenues. “They provide a service to men who may not have a person at home to take care of them in the same way. That’s important to a number of people, and it drives them back.” [entrepreneur]

Michael Jackson Thriller Jacket Up For Auction – The red and black leather jacket worn by Michael Jackson in the Thriller video is expected sell for $200,000 US when it comes up for auction later this month. The jacket is autographed by the King of Pop and was a gift to longtime costume designers Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush. I’d drop a bar for that thing. [cbc]

Prada Looks To Raise $3.1 Billion In HK Listing - Prada has filed for a stock market listing in Hong Kong where it hopes to raise as much as €2.1bn ($3.1bn) in an offering that could value the company at up to €10.5bn ($15.3bn), making it one of the world’s most valuable luxury goods groups. [financialtimes]

Airplane Warns Disney Visitors: ‘Gays Ahead’ – This weekend the Florida Family Association hired a plane to pull banners warning Disney World-goers about “Gay Days,” part of which were celebrated inside the beloved theme park. They didn’t want families to be exposed to “the reality of witnessing over 15,000 Gay Pride Day revelers.” [gawker]

Lady Gaga’s New Album Banned In Lebanon – Lady Gaga‘s ‘Born This Way’ may be a massive success in her home country of the US and beyond, but it is not enjoying universal global acceptance, since the record is being banned in Lebanon and is being censored in Malaysia! [popcrush]