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TV on the go has been a reality for awhile. What with Verizon and Sprint offering their users streaming TV on their cell phones for more than a year. Today, though, a large third party player enters the fray: a Qualcomm subsidiary, FLO TV, has just announced that they are expanding their service nationwide. The launch date is slated to follow the DTV transition this Friday, June 12. (If you’re wondering what DTV is, you probably won’t care much for FLO TV, and you can read more about DTV here.

FLO TV will launch in 39 new markets, and offer “its service to an additional 60 million customers with a total reach of more than 100 major markets and more than 200 million potential consumers nationwide by the end of 2009.” This is great news for AT&T customers, always the last to get any sort of decent new technology on their phones (except the iPhone!). But, don’t rejoice yet – iPhone users; Apple isn’t allowing any streaming video applications on the App Store. Arrrgh. Doesn’t that make you want to break something?

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By Andrew Liszewski

It might not be as high-tech as a Dyson, but this 18-volt compact vacuum from Black & Decker still manages to one-up them when it comes to cleaning underneath furniture. It features a clever pivoting design allowing the vacuum to essentially fold in half, so not only can it reach deep underneath a couch or a coffee table, but you don’t have to get down on all fours to use it. It’s also got “Cyclonic Action” to keep the filter clean and maintain suction power as the dirt canister gets full, and a 3 stage filtration system for cleaner air exhaust. $99.99 from Amazon or other fine retailers.

[ Black & Decker Pivoting Floor Vac ] VIA [ GadgetGrid ]

Filed under: iTunes, Software Update, iPhone, iPod touch

iTunes 8.2 just became available in Software Update. According to the update notes, “iTunes 8.2 now supports iPhone or iPod touch with the iPhone 3.0 Software Update. iTunes 8.2 also includes many accessibility improvements and bug fixes.” The update weighs in at 79.3 MB.

QuickTime 7.6.2 and GarageBand Update 5.0.2 also became available at the same time. In keeping with Apple’s policy of full disclosure, there’s not much information for users about what’s in either of the updates, although subscribers to Apple’s security notification list got an email with a list of 10 fixed vulnerabilities in the QT update (soon to be posted at Apple’s security site and reproduced in the second half of this post).

The GarageBand update “addresses general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, and fixes a number of other minor issues [including] Improved purchasing experience for Artist Lessons in the GarageBand Lesson Store [&] Accessing installed Jam Packs in the loop browser.” The update is required if you are purchasing lessons from the Lesson Store.

The iTunes update is one more clear sign that iPhone 3.0 is just around the corner. Be sure to stay tuned to our coverage of the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference next week for all your iPhone news!

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iTunes 8.2 in Software Update, supports iPhone 3.0; QuickTime & GarageBand also patched originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

iTunes 8.2 in Software Update, supports iPhone 3.0; QuickTime & GarageBand also patched originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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