Archive | May 5th, 2009
NIN’s Rob Sheridan on Apple rejecting their updated iPhone app
O’reilly Radar has an interesting and informative audio interview with NIN artistic director Rob Sheridan regarding Apple’s recent rejection of NIN’s updated iPhone app. You can check it out over here. Related: Trent Reznor speaks out on App Store approval process
Continue reading...OS X 10.5.7 rumored to drop this Friday
5. May 2009
In what will most likely be the last significant update to Leopard before the release of Snow Leopard, MacLife is reporting that OS X update 10.5.7 will become available this Friday. Citing a “super-secret Apple source”, the forthcoming update should fix a “slew of networking, syncing and bluetooth issues.” Networking issues have been a concern […]
Continue reading...The iPhone Doormat – A gift for thieves
5. May 2009
I think this picture is pretty self-explanatory, and the perfect example of a photo that your non Mac-nerd friends would give you shit about for laughing at. via Gizmodo, obviously. If you’re interested in purchasing one of these badboys, head over to Meninos and you can pick one up for 50 bucks. I suppose if […]
Continue reading...Report: Evidence suggests 3G capabilities in upcoming Macbook and/or Tablet
5. May 2009
Seth Weintraub over at Computerworld points to an interesting job posting from Apple’s website. The title of the position is “Communications QA Engineer” and the responsibilities include: Testing and reporting hardware, software, and device driver bugs for Communications technologies including AirPort (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth v2.0, gigabit Ethernet, and/or 3G Wireless WAN in a detailed, timely manner. […]
Continue reading...Valleywag’s ridiculous Apple/Twitter Rumor
5. May 2009
The original source of the “Apple is purchasing Twitter!” rumor was Valleywag, so I figured I’d mosey on over there and take a look at what they had to say. What I found was some of the most asinine tech writing and analysis I’ve ever read. I kinda felt like I was reading a Rob […]
Continue reading...Apple purchasing Twitter = Dumbest Apple rumor of all-time
5. May 2009
TechCrunch, and other tech blogs, are reporting that “Apple is in late stage negotiations to buy Twitter and is hoping to announce it at WWDC in June.“ This has to be one the dumbest rumors we’ve ever heard. What in the world would ever prompt Apple to even consider purchasing Twitter? And wasn’t TechCrunch the […]
Continue reading...Report: FTC investigating corporate ties between Apple and Google
5. May 2009
The New York Times is reporting that the FTC is investigating whether or not the close ties between Apple and Google might run afoul of anti-trust laws contained in Section 8 of the Clayton Antitrust Act. The reason for concern lies in the fact that two of Apple’s board members, Google CEO Eric Schmidt and […]
Continue reading...Amazon to launch Kindle for textbooks
5. May 2009
The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon is planning to unveil a larger version of the Kindle with a “larger screen and other features designed to appeal to periodical and academic textbook publishers.” Beginning this fall, some students at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland will be given large-screen Kindles with textbooks for chemistry, computer […]
Continue reading...Apple laptops shine in latest issue of Consumer Reports
5. May 2009
Just a few days after the iPhone received an almost perfect score in a smartphone customer satisfaction survey, Apple’s fleet of laptops received top scores in a new study conducted by Consumer Reports. In a ranking of 13 inch laptops, Apple products occupied the top three spots. The first slot went to the new Unibody […]
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