The latest rumor on the streets is that Apple is working on a new wireless Apple TV without local storage, without ports. Dave Winer chimes whines in on a computerdom utopia and how it needs to be tied to relics of the past to succeed. Apple is building the Disney computer network. All the streets … Read More »
Friday, May 28, 2010
Suicides? Apple is saving lives!
Many Apple products are made by Foxconn in China. Overworked Foxconn employees commit suicide by jumping off Foxconn buildings.The world is outraged. Then, someone says Foxconn’s suicide rate is lower than the rate in all 50 US states. Fake Steve sheds more light on the problem of facts vs. statistics: Walmart has 1.4 million employees … Read More »
Friday, May 28, 2010
Microsoft plans to sell 30-million Windows phones in 2011
How many Windows Phone 7 smart phones will Microsoft sell in 2011? MobileTechWorld obtained a photo of projections which says 30-million. From Donald Melanson in Engadget: Microsoft is apparently expecting to sell 30 million Windows Phone 7 devices by the end of 2011, based on IDC projections. To state the obvious, that’s pretty ambitious any … Read More »
Friday, May 28, 2010
Will The iPad Outsell The Mac? When?
Eric Savitz is a savvy guy. He writes for Barron’s and other publications, and shows up with articulate opinions on television. He also digs for news beyond the obvious. His latest finding reflects a growing admission by stock analysts that the iPad, indeed, might be a hit. Maybe. Wedge Partners analyst Brian Blair says he … Read More »
Friday, May 28, 2010
Why you don’t need an iPad
John B. Judis finds the early adopter problem and pans the iPad. The first problem was his wireless network (mine works flawlessly). From NPR (via New Republic): And that brings me to the next problem with the iPad: the glare from the screen. When I look at an ordinary computer screen and try to read … Read More »
Friday, May 28, 2010
Now it’s Apple vs. Amazon
Just when you thought Apple couldn’t have any more battle fronts, yet another pops up. Cupertino is being sued left and right by patent trolls and competitors who want a slice of Apple’s war chest. It’s Windows PCs vs. Mac. Android phones vs. iPhones. Vaporware vs. the iPad. Apple vs. Microsoft for the crown of … Read More »
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Apple’s iBookstore Is A Big #$%&ing Deal
Remember when Apple lead the way to desktop publishing which made it easy for anyone to self publish? Apple is doing it again with the iBookstore. David Martin in MacLife: The iBookstore is what iTunes was to Music and Apps—a way to publish your own books and sell them without a publisher, agent, etc. Almost. … Read More »