Archive | December 20th, 2008
Dell VP takes Apple to task over environmental claims… sort of
In a recent blogpost, Dell VP Bob Pearson takes Apple to task over its environmental claims in its latest MacBook ad. The only problem is that Pearson’s take on things seem to go off in a number of different directions, and it’s not quite clear what he’s complaining about. #1 – Be Part of the […]
Continue reading...Breaking down the competing App Stores: Google vs. Apple vs. Palm
20. December 2008
Wired has an informative article that breaks down each of the various app stores used by Apple, Android, and Palm. One point that struck a chord was that it seems that Google, in their zeal to make the Android marketplace as open as possible, has instead created a free-for-all type of system that developers and […]
Continue reading...iSmoke now available in the iTunes App Store
20. December 2008
First came the drinking apps, then the farting apps, and now come the smoking apps. iSmoke is essentially a interactive smoking simulator that was initially banned from the app store, but like many other controversial apps, is no available for download. Check out the demonstration video below.
Continue reading...‘Wired’ writes a vapid article about Steve Jobs stepping down from Macworld
20. December 2008
Brian Chen of Wired recently wrote an absurdly alarmist and strikingly unthoughtful article about Steve Jobs’ absence from Macworld. I don’t normally call out writers I disagree with because we’re all entitled to our opinions. But when a big time writer for a site like Wired haphazardly throws together an article that lacks any semblance […]
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20. December 2008
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