Leo Laporte calls Mike Arrington (TechCrunch) an asshole on the Gillmor Gang – June 6, 2009. Totally called for in my opinion. Leo is one the most honorable guys out there and is NOT in anyone’s pocket. Arrington, known as a troll, suggests Leo ONLY likes the Palm Pre because he received a “one week” review unit! Ridiculous on “asshole” Arrington’s part to suggest a test unit for one week would influence a guy like Leo. I have never seen Leo more angry, even dropping an “F” bomb. I don’t blame him however.

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Sling.com now has a beta plugin for Mac OS X to watch live TV with only your browser. Works with the following Slingbox Pro, Slingbox Pro-HD, Pro, Slingbox Pro Solo.

Users with AV, Tuner, or Classic can take advantage of a special upgrade offer by visiting http://slingmedia.com/go/upgrade

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Racy and funny!

Apple has released AirPort Utility 5.4.2, an update of the software for their wireless AirPort Express Base Stations, AirPort Extreme Base Stations and Time Capsules.

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Not to be outdone by Microsoft, Sony demos its own motion controller with Playstation Eye. Very cool!

Apple’s sold out 5 day developers conference, WWDC09 opens on Monday June 8, 2009 in San Francisco at Moscone West starting with the Schiller-note 10 AM PST. Apple is expected to set to deliver iPhone 3.0 software and maybe more…

Looks cool. I will have to wait for a Nikon version. DSLR Remote Professional Edition, $9.99 is “live” in the App Store. They also offer DSLR Remote Lite for $1.99.

2 Hot Girls and 1 Long Sub, Quiznos new viral ad produced by Playboy for “Tasty Torpedo” Quiznos sure know how to sell a sandwich!

Microsoft E3 2009 Press Conference video that starts out with a visit by Paul and Ringo introducing the Beatles Rockband game!

Microsoft demo of Project Natal (codenamed) at E3 today it, is a controllerless game control system using a 3-D camera and an array of motion sensors to capture player movements and translate them into in-game actions. Microsoft says Natal will support voice and facial recognition and multiple players by the time it launches. Just when that will be is anyone’s guess; it’s unlikely to be in 2009. Looks cool, but without a launch date I have nothing more to say about it.

Why wait for Tuesday? Apple brings us iTunes 8.2 and QuickTime 7.6.2 which is recommended for all Mac and Windows users.

iTunes 8.2 introduces support for the yet-to-be-released iPhone 3.0 firmware. QuickTime 7.6.2 adds enhanced security, enhances compatibility with Apple’s ProRes video format, and is also necessary for full compatibility with iTunes 8.2. Fire up Software Update to get yours or use the links provided to download directly.

Hulu has launched a free desktop client for OS X and Windows so users can view video content without the use of a browser. My guess is this has been in development for awhile and may be the reason they denied Boxee.

I tried the software out on my MacBook Pro and my Asus EeePC 1000HE Netbook. I liked the interface quite alot, but found my Asus 1.66GHz N280 Atom powered netbook could not playback video well enough to be watched. Although I use my Asus netbook with Slingplayer 2.0 daily with fantastic results.

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Have to like how WSJ tech guy Walt Mossberg handles AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson.

Want Manhattan in 3D? There is an app for that! UpNext 3D NYC iPhone App is amazingly cool as it renders Manhattan in 3D, allowing you to zoom up and down the city streets, in-between buildings, finding places to eat and things to do. It also overlays the subway map and crowdsources popular destinations. Available for just $2.99 the iTunes App Store. See the video above.

I have long been an advocate for Google’s Gmail as it offers loads of storage, highly usable interface, the ability to use it with a desktop mail client and best of all is free.

Google just released a new feature that allows users to import their Email archives and contacts into their Gmail accounts effortlessly being powered by TrueSwitch. Now importing contacts and mail from AOL, Yahoo, Hotmail, MSN, NetZero, Earthlink, Cox, Comcast, Worldnet, Verizon, Sprint and dozens of others is fast and easy. This will be available only on new accounts at first with support for existing accounts being added over the next thirty days or so.

I think these ads speak for themselves! What is really funny is the ad agency that makes the Microsoft ads is Mac based.

According Apple press release today:
Apple® will kick off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address on Monday, June 8 at 10:00 a.m. A team of Apple executives, led by Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, will deliver the keynote. WWDC will offer in-depth sessions on both iPhone™ OS 3.0, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, and Mac OS® X Snow Leopard™, an even more powerful and refined version of the world’s best desktop operating system and the foundation for future Mac® innovation.

SlingPlayer Mobile, $29.99 is now available for download from the U.S. iTunes App Store. Although it is WiFi only, I have to say Sling nailed the UI.

AT&T is now saying it rejected SlingPlayer for iPhone on their 3G network due to concerns over bandwidth.

“Slingbox, which would use large amounts of wireless network capacity, could create congestion and potentially prevent other customers from using the network. The application does not run on our 3G wireless network. Applications like this, which redirect a TV signal to a personal computer, are specifically prohibited under our terms of service. We consider smartphones like the iPhone to be personal computers in that they have the same hardware and software attributes as PCs.

That said, we don’t restrict users from going to a Web site that lets them view videos. But what our terms and conditions prohibit is the transferring, or slinging, of a TV signal to their personal computer or smartphone.

The Slingbox application for the iPhone runs on WiFi. That’s good news for AT&T’s iPhone 3G customers, who get free WiFi access at our 20,000 owned and operated hot spots in the U.S., including Starbucks, McDonalds, Barnes & Noble, hotels, and airports. AT&T is the industry leader in WiFi.”

SlingPlayer for iPhone is already “live” in the U.K. iTunes Store. It is expected anytime now in the U.S. store. It will be selling for $29.99 for WiFi ONLY which is a bit high for the App Store, but the same price that it sold for other mobile platforms. I will be buying it as soon as it arrives.

Apple releases OS X Leopard 10.5.7 into the wild tonight as well as Safari updates for Leopard and Tiger. They also had the time to bring some security updates and even an update for Safari 4 Public Beta. Just fire up Software Update to get yours. Apple and I recommend you backup your machine before applying these updates.

The Mac OS 10.5.7 Update is recommended for all Leopard users and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac. It also includes sync-related “reliability” fixes, some nice additions to the parental controls, a Gmail login fix, and widget updates. Full details here.

Safari also received an update for Leopard and Tiger users bring it to version 3.2.3 recommended for all Safari users, providing fixes for a number of security vulnerabilities. Safari 4 Beta also received some update love that requires OS X 10.5.7. There is also a version for Tiger that requires OS X 10.4.11 and security update 2009-002.