March 18th 2010
In just a couple of weeks the iPads will start appearing in owner’s hands, ready to take on the world. Maybe take on the web, as that is one of the tasks the iPad is well suited to perform. I have been using tablets to surf the web for years, and I can state with [...]
March 17th 2010
A case of mistakenly used outdated graphics in Apple’s online adverts has put some Mac fans in panic mode, suggesting significant price increases across the board.
Are Macs overpriced? Of course, I’ve written about this before. More than just a catchphrase, the Apple tax denotes a premium usually ranging from 15 percent right up to 40 [...]
March 17th 2010
iPhone folks are all too aware all it takes to mar the shininess of their brand new device is ten minutes in their pocket with set of keys. In fact, even picking up the device laying flat on your table in a hurry can result in ugly little scratches on the screen and the surrounding [...]
March 17th 2010
In 2008 ICANN announced plans to allow top-level domains to end in any letters. Instead of the well known .com, .org etc. we can expect to see .pepsi, .apple, and thousands of others. The plan was met with caution by the U.S. government, and then later delayed due to technical and marketing reasons.
Although it was [...]
March 17th 2010
When Apple first launched the iPhone it did not have copy and paste functionality, which upset a number of users. Bowing to demand, eventually Apple added copy and paste with the introduction of iPhone 3.0 OS.
Jump forward to today, and Microsoft is gearing up for its brand new Windows Phone 7 Series. This is a [...]
March 17th 2010
When Apple first launched the iPhone it did not have copy and paste functionality, which upset a number of users. Bowing to demand, eventually Apple added copy and paste with the introduction of iPhone 3.0 OS.
Jump forward to today, and Microsoft is gearing up for its brand new Windows Phone 7 Series. This is a [...]
March 16th 2010
Tags: Apple, Good Job, Hey, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Stupid Decisions, Windows Microsoft, Windows Phone
March 16th 2010
Tags: Apple, Files Lawsuit, Imagine, Ipod Shuffle, Reason, Shame
March 16th 2010
It’s not the iPad that’s in short supply but some of the Apple-made accessories for it. Nevermind the fact that the iPad camera connection kit remains mysteriously unavailable for pre-order, looks like both the iPad case and keyboard dock won’t ship as originally planned. While that’s an inconvenience for domestic shoppers, it really bad news [...]
March 16th 2010
Palm has put together a new commercial scheduled to begin airing this week during March Madness. The fact that Palm’s advertising budget and marketing reach are no match for RIM, Apple, or Google has become painfully evident in the weeks and months following the Pre launch last summer. Advertising often isn’t a deciding factor overseas, [...]
March 15th 2010
Tags: Apple, Apps, Bray Co, Co Founder, Google, Greener Pastures, Nbsp, New Beginnings, New Job, Team Members, Tim Bray, Windows Phone, Xml
March 15th 2010
Apple and Microsoft are cozying up to each other more closely than meets the eye. In case you didn’t notice, Microsoft’s chief Steve Ballmer recently praised the App Store and was spotted autographing a student’s MacBook. In addition, Apple is expected to publicly give Google a black eye by putting Bing as default search engine [...]
March 15th 2010
Apple might have collected an estimated 152,000 pre-orders for its iPad over the weekend, a new report concluded. While this is no doubt an impressive figure, the ad hoc analysis suggests the demand might be tapering off compared to this past weekend.
More precisely, iPad pre-orders have slowed to an estimated 1,000 pre-orders per hour, significantly [...]
March 15th 2010
Tags: 10 Years, Apple, Expert, Laptop, Nbsp, Wearable Computing, Wearable Technologies
March 15th 2010
Apple bets big on e-reading with its iPad and there’s now a sleeve to perfectly emphasize that particular aspect of the device. Enter the BOOK, a secure sleeve combined with a hard case that will disguise your iPad as a stylish book.
Pitched as a “new case based on an old idea,” the BOOK for the [...]
March 14th 2010
Tags: Apple, Cnn, Cnn Estimates, Ipad, Opening Day, Pre Opening
March 14th 2010
You don’t need to be a particularly astute analyst of the current tech landscape to notice that things are getting downright icy between Google and Apple.
Although Google CEO Eric Schmidt was one of the first people to congratulate Jobs on the iPhone, Google’s own forays into the mobile phone arena with their Android operating [...]
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March 14th 2010
Six months ago, Nokia filed a complaint against Apple, claiming that Cupertino had ripped off a number of Nokia’s mobile phone patents wholesale in creating the iPhone. Apple immediately counter-sued. Now, both companies are immersed in a huge legal battle that will take years to resolve.
The heart of the issue is that Nokia says Apple [...]
March 14th 2010
You just don’t see Apple’s iPhone being used as an enterprise phone by many companies, although some Fortune 500 companies have started bowing to internal pressure and deploying them as company phones along with the venerable BlackBerry. Despite this, studies show that the iPhone is still mostly used by people in the comfort of their [...]
March 14th 2010
A common complaint amongst gadget dorks, the iPhone has no user replaceable battery… and the iPad’s no different. However, a subtle change of wording in Apple’s Battery Replacement Service FAQ indicates that there is a difference in the way Apple will go about replacing iPad batteries: if your iPad starts experiencing diminished battery life, Apple [...]