The dream is over…
Month: March 2009
Esquire: Steve Jobs for President… of General Motors
Is Obama’s ousting of GM CEO Rick Wagoner a victory for the taxpayer, they ask…
Palm tries to recruit Howard Stern to shill ‘Pre’
Palm is trying to recruit one of the biggest mouths out there: Howard Stern…
Google bans tethering app from Android Market
A developer is reporting that Google has banned his tethering application from the Android Market…
Windows cracks: HP, Asus netbooks may run Google Android
Asustek Computer Inc., which pioneered the market for sub-$500 laptops, may install Google Inc.’s free Android operating system…
Apple’s App Store on its way to becoming a billion-download, billion-dollar marketplace
Less than a year old, Apple’s online App Store is on its way to becoming a billion-dollar marketplace…
Apple soon to unveil new line of Intel Nehalem-powered Xserves
Apple is expected to introduce a new line of its 1U rack-mount servers soon…
Carriers get ‘kill pill’ to totally disable subsidized 3G notebooks if bills go unpaid
As wireless carriers begin to subsidize computers that come with wireless Internet access…
Skype for iPhone blocked in Canada – workaround
I learned that the Skype for iPhone app is unavailable to our Canadian friends…
Analyst: Apple ramping 32GB iPhone production; could launch in June
Apple is expected to begin production on a high-end iPhone with 32GB of flash memory…
Aircell wants you to surf the Web from your iPhone in-flight
If you’ve flown across the country on American Airlines, Delta or Virgin America recently…
Millions of infected Windows PCs set to go off on April 1; Macintosh unaffected
The attention that this worm has received is staggering, especially in the past few days as a deadline…
$11 million of U.S. taxpayers’ money to fund bridge to connect Microsoft campuses
Should a bridge that would connect two campuses at Microsoft’s headquarters be funded with $11 million from U.S. taxpayers?
Pirates crack 20-percent of paid iPhone apps
The iPhone’s App Store is becoming an increasingly juicy target for pirates, who have illegally…
Woz dances ‘The Argentine Tango’ on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ (with video)
Here’s Woz’s segment, including the judges’ critiques and scores…
Microsoft to shutter Encarta failure
Microsoft is shutting down its Encarta encyclopedia Web sites and will also discontinue…
Cannes Advertising festival to award Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer ‘Media Person of the Year’
Steve Ballmer, the chief executive of Microsoft, will be named media person of the year…
USA Today’s Baig reviews Skype for iPhone: ‘Welcome despite some drawbacks’
Internet phone-calling service Skype will officially announce a free application for Apple’s iPhone…
Woz to walk ‘Dancing With The Stars’ partner Karina Smirnoff down aisle; Also: Vote for Woz tonight
Apple magnate Steve Wozniak has gotten super chummy with his ‘Dancing with the Stars’ partner Karina Smirnoff…
Next Macworld Expo – sans Apple – scheduled for February 2010
Macworld Expo 2010 is scheduled to take place February 9 – 13, 2010, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco…
Nokia hopes to change its fortunes in the U.S. market
Nokia has grown into the world’s largest mobile-phone maker by conquering country after country. But in the U.S…
Tech stocks falter after Obama forces out General Motors CEO; continued GM bankruptcy fears
Bellwether technology stocks headed into the red in early trading Monday as the sector…
When will Google release Chrome for Mac OS X?
Back in September, Google launched its Chrome browser. With advanced features like website…
RBC: Apple to unleash ‘iPhone 3G Pro’ in June
Apple will unveil a new and improved version of the iPhone in June, RBC Capital’s Mike Abramsky…
Apple’s iPhone steals spotlight at Game Developers Conference
At a conference that draws thousands of video game designers, big and small, it was the handheld iPhone…
Why Apple’s iPhone means so very much to AT&T
It would be hard to overestimate the impact the Apple iPhone has had, as a business innovation…
Skype for Apple iPhone to be released on Tuesday, March 31
Skype, the Internet telephone unit of eBay Inc., is planning to launch its service for iPhone users on Tuesday…
‘MLB.com At Bat 2009’ released for Apple iPhone, iPod touch; now offers live streaming game audio
Major League Baseball has released ‘MLB.com At Bat 2009’ which offers users exclusive pitch type…
Congrats, Lauren! You’re a ‘PC’ and now you own a $699 Piece o’ Crap
Microsoft has kicked off yet another new Crispin Porter + Boguksy-produced Ad campaign…
The Seattle Times reviews Apple’s new Mac mini: ‘A good choice for anyone with existing monitors’
The Mac mini tends to parallel the features and performance of the same-generation MacBook…
Repair company promoting misleading Mac reliability report not an authorized Mac repair shop
A computer repair company based in New York has issued a report this week claiming…
Developer’s release schedule tips June (WWDC) debut for Apple’s Mac OS X Snow Leopard?
We heard an interesting tidbit today from a solid source on a major developer…
Apple’s iMovie ‘09 8.0.1 offers undocumented fixes and feature additions
Apple released updates to iLife ’09 and iWork ’09 this week, as usual providing…
Denise Richards: Woz could win ‘Dancing With The Stars’ (with video)
Denise Richards, the second celebrity contestant who was sent home…
MacMall holds ‘March Madness Sale’ – Save up to $899 on select Apple Macs
MacMall is holding their “March Madness Sale” offering an “Elite 8” Mac lineup…
FOXNews discusses Microsoft’s ad for cheap, under-powered, ill-equipped PC laptops
FOXNews’ Clayton Morris and the tech panel…
Apple targets Manhasset for New York’s 14th Apple Retail Store
This fall a store will open at the Americana Manhasset mall, in the town of the same name whose…
Analyst: Apple iPhone will take about 20% of China’s smartphone market
Apple (AAPL) should quickly take 20% of China’s smartphone market once the company launches…
Skype for Apple iPhone may be imminent
Skype for the iPhone may finally be unveiled at the CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas…
Help find Microsoft’s poor ‘Lauren,’ so she can be given a free Mac
y now you’ve probably seen Microsoft’s latest ad featuring Lauren, a woman who claims…
Rumors abound for Apple’s WWDC 09
Apple announced June 8-12 as its date for this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference…
Apple’s patent app details sophisticated in-vehicle navigation system
On March 26, 2009, the US Patent & Trademark Office published one of Apple’s patent applications…