As most have heard by now, Apple’s next ambitious goal is to take over the textbook industry. But in case you missed yesterday’s big announcement, it’s pretty self-explanatory: Apple plans to provide a platform for publishers to create a more interactive approach to teaching Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been on the fence on copping an iPad 2, but after deliberating for months I figure at this point its best to just hold out for a few more months until the next release. However, knowing me, I’ll wind up doing the exact same thing again, arguing with myself for months until all I can agree on is holding out for the subsequently model – that is unless Apple decides to include five killer features. Read the rest of this entry »

Koka Kola

‘Jackass’ Star Ryan Dunn Autopsy Released [MTV]

Vanilla Ice Opens Real Estate Advice Website [Rolling Stone]

How To Pass A Drug Test [Jezebel]

Bad Meets Evil Score #1 Album On Billboard [HHNM] Read the rest of this entry »

Dear Rhymestyle and JUST DOPE,

Check your inboxes because you two fine folks are the winners of the Jay-Z “Decoded” App Giveaway.

Thanks to everyone who entered and the good folks @ RocNation for the support.

RMF!

We’re happy to share this giveaway with everyone. Today, we have the chance to give TWO lucky commenters the Jay-Z’s Decoded app for Apple iPads, iPhones and iTouch to further unlock Jay’s tome. To be entered to win, all you have to do is comment below, making sure to use a working email address. On Friday, we’ll pick two individuals to each receive the latest from Jay-Z, RocNation and Apple. Read the rest of this entry »

Jazzy

Twitter Beef: Chris Brown Vs. Raz B [That Grape Juice]

Top 10 Indie Movies of 2010 [BlackBook]

50 Cent Will Shovel Your Snow For $100 [TUD]

If TMZ Reporters Felt Shame [Warming Glow]

49ers Want To Talk To Bill Parcells [BSO]

Jessica Alba Spreads Her Legs Contemplates Her Life [Celeb Jihad]

YouTubers Cover The Hits From 2010 [SoulBounce]

iPad Shipments Will Hit 65 Million In 2011 [SVI]

Rappers’ Homes Enter Foreclosure [Rolling Stone]

Brett Favre Fined $50,000 Over Sexting Investigation [HuffPo]

Just What Does Your State Do Best? [Fast Co.]

One-Man Band Does Super Mario Galaxy Soundtrack [Gamma Squad]

The 25 Most Badass Soccer Goals of 2010 [Complex]

10 Hip-Hop Songs We Shouldn’t Hear After 2010 [TheLoop21]

New Images Of The Nike Zoom Kobe VI “LA” [Sole Collector]

Sears Launches Digital Download Store [PaidContent]

Tinker Hatfield Working On Very Top Secret Converse Project [TSG]

Billboard:

“At the moment, we’ve got an Advent calendar on our website, and there is a daily door that opens to reveal a gift,” Gorillaz co-founder Jamie Hewlett told Perth Now (via Spinner) in Australia, where the group is currently on tour. Read the rest of this entry »

The autograph isn’t nearly as cool as the fact that homie actually thought this up. Can you say world news? Oh, and peep the contrast between Mr. Cool, Calm & Collect and ol’ girl to his left.

Source: The Guardian

With Apple selling a reported three million units in 80 days, it’s obvious the iPad lapped Amazon’s Kindle in the race to be the nation’s handheld reader of choice (2.5 million Kindles have sold…in the 31 months since introduction). But what if Amazon gave away Kindles and recouped profits through the sale of digital downloads? Read the rest of this entry »

Maliah Michel

Apple Sold 2 Million iPads In 59 Days [TechCrunch]

Lohan Makes Movie Poster, Not Movie [FilmDrunk]

Pour Out Some Liquor: Hip-Hop’s 25 Greatest Memorial Songs [Complex]

Six Soliders Who Are Cooler Than You [Uproxx]

Cormega Clarifies Drake Situation [The Crypt] Read the rest of this entry »

Apple’s slim behemoth is making potential competitors one themselves left and right. HP’s Slate, a highly touted multi-touch tablet running Windows 7, may not see the warehouse at all. Additionally Microsoft’s Courier, another hyped concept of a tablet, is nothing but vaporware as MS recently ceased its development. Seeing both projects get scrapped, in the same week no less, could have considerable reverberations on the budding tablet market since Apple has pole position. It’s still early in the game as Android or even Windows-based devices might get their act together with OS’s better tuned for larger touch screens. But Steve Jobs & co. might as well break out the bottles and cigars since they have a knack for selling handhelds, having just wrapped up sales of one million iPads in 28 days. Read the rest of this entry »

A’Ja Starr

‘Diary Of A Hip Hop Girlfriend’ Coming To VH1 [Karen Civil]

7 Examples of Japanese Awesomeness [Uproxx]

U2′s ‘Achtung Baby’ Named Best Album of Last 25 Years [Spinner]

The Insane Clown Posse Are Sane Proponents of Thomas Kuhn’s Paradigm Theory [Urlesque]

The 25 Best Sports Nicknames of All-Time [Sports Pickle]

CD Baby Adds $9 Digital Singles Distribution [Hypebot]

Blackberry x Monocle 9700 [The Malcolm]

Weezer Readies New Music, Rarities [Billboard]

Unsurprisingly, Chinese iPad Knockoffs Are Here [Gizmodo]

Did Kimora Steal Another Model’s Body? [Clutch]

The Best Rihanna Crotch Shots Of All Time [Global Grind]

Enter To Win Tickets To Converse’s Band Of Ballers [TSS]

I thought we had saw everything when that Asian girl got loose on those iPhones. But apparently she’s been bested by Rana Sobhany: self proclaimed “world’s first iPad DJ.” Read the rest of this entry »

It’s not even up for the debate as to what this decade’s culture phenomenon frontrunner is. Not even a month from its release, you can’t even turn on the History channel without seeing an Apple iPad reference. It is projected that grandmothers will be using them as baking sheets and kids will be riding them to school in a matter of months, but for now, you’ll just have to settle for it replacing the interface in your dashboard. Read the rest of this entry »

Jodi

Last.FM Ceases Hosting Streams [The Daily Swarm]

Rufus Wainwright: ’50 Cent Is Gay’ [Contact Music]

Why the iPad Has Inspired Me to Give Up My Toaster, My Coffeemaker, My Pants [All Things Digital]

Ginuwine’s Mad at Timbaland [Sound Off] Read the rest of this entry »