Emory University presents readings from Alice Walker To celebrate the placement of the archive of her life?s work at Emory, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker visited the university in March 2008 to explain her decision and grace those gathered with selected readings from her prose and poetry. A consummate storyteller, Alice Walker has written more than 23 books, including The Color Purple, one of the works she reads from in these episodes on iTunes U.
Coming Attractions: Australia On November 26, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman bring Australia to theaters in the U.S. Directed by Baz Luhrmann (Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!), Australia tells a sweeping story of war and romance set against the backdrop of the extraordinary Australian landscape.
Games ?come of age on the iPhone 3G? ?Watch out, Nintendo. This game is just getting started,? warns Dean Takahashi (venturebeat.com). ?Thanks to the multi-touch display, great sound, good graphics, and the accelerometer-based tilt feature,? iPhone 3G offers serious competition as a prime gaming device. To wit: Apple has ?had more than 200 million downloads from its App Store since the store debuted in July.?
New iPod touch earns ?a rare perfect score? Sitting ?in a class by itself,? the new iPod touch receives a perfect 5 stars from Cliff Edwards (businessweek.com). ?Apple has managed to make the touch look better, work better, and deliver more features,? Edwards points out. ?No longer simply a high-end iPod, it has become the foundation of what?s sure to be an increasingly important handheld computing platform for Apple.?
App Store Pick of the Week: Google Mobile Available only on iPhone, Google Mobile features Voice Search. Simply speak your query and let Google do what it does best. The free application also offers My Location searches (finding businesses based on your current location), performs contact and history searches, and includes a new Apps tab for rearranging Google Apps. Give it a try. It works, and it?s fun.