Archive | June, 2009
Steve Jobs on whether Apple could live without him, circa 2008
In March of 2008, Steve Jobs was interviewed by Forbes and spoke candidly about Apple’s prospects for success in his absence. We’ve got really capable people at Apple. I made Tim [Cook] COO and gave him the Mac division and he’s done brilliantly. I mean, some people say, ‘Oh, God, if [Jobs] got run over […]
Continue reading...Wednesday Night Linkfest
24. June 2009
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Check out these links if a days worth of Apple news just isn’t enough for ya..
Continue reading...More iPhone 3GS & iPhone 3G Speed Comparisons [Video]
24. June 2009
Another video showcasing the much faster load times on the new iPhone 3GS:
Continue reading...Does the New York Times have a vendetta against Steve Jobs?
24. June 2009
Earlier this week, the New York Time’s published an article regarding Apple’s culture of secrecy and, as pointed out by John Gruber, it seemed to imply that Apple was “weird” because it likes to keep its secrets, oh I don’t know, secret.
Continue reading...iPhone 3GS smokes the Pre and G1 in Javascript benchmarks
24. June 2009
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Medialets recently put the new iPhone 3GS to the test and measured its JavaScript execution in Webkit against the Palm Pre and the T-Mobile G1. After running the WebKit based JavaScript test known as SunSpider, Medialets found that the new iPhone 3GS was about 3x as fast as the Palm Pre and over 5x as […]
Continue reading...Warren Buffett chides Apple for not disclosing Jobs’ liver transplant sooner
24. June 2009
Mr. Moneybags and investor extraordinaire Warren Buffett criticized Apple earlier today for not disclosing Jobs’ liver transplant as it was taking it place. In an interview with CNBC, Buffet stated: If I have any serious illness, or something coming up of an important nature, an operation or anything like that, I think the thing to […]
Continue reading...Laptop Hunter parody focuses on a computer that’s really good for porn
24. June 2009
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This is by far, hands-down, the best parody of Microsoft’s Laptop Hunter commercials we’ve seen yet. In the video below, Jake is hunting for a laptop to enrich his porn viewing experience as much as possible. It’s an absolute must-watch!
Continue reading...No spaces necessary: Apple confirms iPhone 3GS name
24. June 2009
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The latest iPhone from Apple was referred to as the 3G S, a misleadingly simple moniker as it caused a bit of confusion for journalists and bloggers trying to write about the phone in the plural.. iPhone 3G S’s? Yikes. Also, having a space between the 3G and the S isn’t exactly search engine friendly. […]
Continue reading...Apple and Adobe – Where did the love go?
24. June 2009
MacRevu has an interesting article up discussing the seemingly divergent paths of Apple and Adobe as of late. Apple and Adobe used to be as thick as thieves, but ever since Apple announced that it would be dropping the PowerPC in favor of Intel, things have been, oh I don’t know, a little rocky. Throw […]
Continue reading...Hospital confirms Jobs received liver transplant, said to have “excellent prognosis”
23. June 2009
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Methodist University Hospital, located in Memphis, issued a press release today confirming that Steve Jobs did in fact undergo a liver transplant a few months ago at their facility. Doctor James Eason, who is the program director at the Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute in addition to being the Chief of Transplantation at the University […]
Continue reading...David Letterman pokes fun at Steve Jobs’ new liver
23. June 2009
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I usually don’t think David Letterman is that funny, if at all, but his joke last night about Steve Jobs was pretty good. CBS won’t let me embed the video (bastards!) so you’ll have to head on over to their website to check it out. Forward on to about 2:25 seconds in to see the […]
Continue reading...Brankuptcy court lifts stay in Psystar/Apple case, litigation will continue
23. June 2009
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About a month ago, Psystar filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a move which put a temporary “stay” on its litigation with Apple. Shortly thereafter, Apple filed a motion with the court seeking to lift the stay, arguing that Psystar’s bankruptcy filing was merely a tactic being used to delay litigation, and to avoid handing […]
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25. June 2009
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