From AP: Astronomers say they have for the first time spotted a planet beyond our own in what is sometimes called the Goldilocks zone for life: Not too hot, not too cold. Juuuust right. Not too far from its star, not too close. So it could contain liquid water. The planet itself is neither too … Read More »

Bambi Brannan on Mac360 after ditching Microsoft’s Entourage for Apple’s Mail: I’m free of email using Microsoft’s Entourage. I switched to Apple’s built-in Mail. It was a mostly painless experience. I was pleased with my decision. That is, until I started looking around at other email apps and some of their very nifty features—good ones … Read More »

Politics in New York. GOP gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino threatened a reporter. You send another goon to my daughter’s house and I’ll take you out, buddy! I wonder if he thinks masturbation is a sin.

Mark Sigal in O’Reilly Radar on Apple’s segmentation strategy. First, inconvenient facts: The following inconvenient facts must be an affront to the horizontal, commoditized, open, market share zealots. Apple has launched three major new product lines since 2001: the iPod (October, 2001); the iPhone (July, 2007); and the iPad (April, 2010). The company’s stock is … Read More »

The first reviews of Apple TV are online, and surprisingly positive. Engadget: The question is ultimately about ease versus options—right now it’s hard to whole-heartedly recommend the Apple TV even at its $99 price point given the thin list of partners Apple has courted. If you just want a dead simple movie rental box and … Read More »

Clayton Morris reviews the latest Apple TV in Fox News: AirPlay is the new feature I’m most excited about. It lets you share your movies, music and photos across all of your Apple devices. AirPlay is a Trojan Horse.

Kevin Maney in Appolicious Advisor thinks we’re all better off without a Verizon iPhone: You probably want the best smart phone (arguably Apple’s iPhone) on the best U.S. network (Verizon’s) – not the best smart phone on a so-so network or a so-so smart phone on the best network. Duh. Because Verizon and Sprint have … Read More »