Archive | March, 2010
Former head of Apple Legal: Working at Apple was “just crazy”
Daniel Cooperman, who served as Apple’s lead counsel from 2007 to 2009, recently decided to take a position at the San Francisco Law Firm Bingham McCutchen, a job that will provide a much less hectic lifestyle for Cooperman who formerly served as general counsel for Oracle as well. Speaking about the fast paced world of […]
Continue reading...Windows Phone 7 Series won’t support “cut and paste”
17. March 2010
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Microsoft has confirmed that its next-gen mobile OS, Windows Phone 7 Series, won’t include support for “cut and paste.” While we’re not terribly excited for Microsoft’s latest mobile offering (have you seen the damn thing?), Microsoft’s reluctance to throw every feature it can into the OS can only be seen as a good thing. Much […]
Continue reading...“Steve Jobs simply hates Eric Schmidt”
17. March 2010
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Check out this interesting video clip via CNBC where Jim Goldman (who has a solid track record of Apple inside info) says that Steve Jobs just flat out hates Eric Schmidt, presumably not just because of Android, but because Jobs views Schmidt as having stabbed him in the back – what with him being on […]
Continue reading...Apple hires RJ Pittman, former Google director of product management
17. March 2010
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With the Apple v. Google rivalry heating up with each passing month, it seems that the “gentlemanly agreement” between the two companies not to poach each others employees is coming to an end. Earlier this week,RJ Pittman, a director of Product Management at Google, announced via Twitter that he was leaving the search giant to […]
Continue reading...Wall Street Journal and NPR working on iPad-centric websites
17. March 2010
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With the iPad launch date fast approaching, Media Memo reports that both the Wall Street Journal and NPR are developing custom versions of their websites to make them more accessible and engaging for iPad users. Kinsey Wilson, who oversees digital media for NPR, says he has been able to create a new version of his […]
Continue reading...Palm Pre running Flash 10.1 fails to impress; Hulu doesn’t work [Video]
17. March 2010
Check out this video footage from the San Francisco Game Developers Conference of a Palm Pre loaded with a pre-release version of Flash 10.1. The user tries to load up Hulu to no avail, and then plays some jittery Flash game that is anything but impressive. More concerning, though, is how utterly unresponsive the Palm […]
Continue reading...40% of BlackBerry users would prefer an iPhone as their next smartphone
16. March 2010
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We know that BlackBerry devices kick ass when it comes to e-mail, but let’s be honest here, email will only get you so far. RIM’s marketshare is certainly nothing to laugh about, but the real question is if they’re doing anything to ensure that current BlackBerry users don’t bolt for the greener pastures of Apple […]
Continue reading...10% of Microsoft employees reportedly own iPhones
16. March 2010
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Even though Google is fast taking the lead, you’ll be hard pressed to find a more vibrant tech rivalry than Microsoft v. Apple, if only due to a historical competitiveness between two companies that stretches back more than 2 decades. If I may get nerdy on ya’ll for a second, I once tried to buy […]
Continue reading...Apple to replace battery drained iPads for only $99
16. March 2010
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In a support doc released over the weekend, Apple writes that when a user’s iPad can no longer hold a battery charge, that they’ll replace the entire iPad with a new device for only $99. What is iPad Battery Replacement Service? If your iPad requires service due to the battery’s diminished ability to hold an […]
Continue reading...Fastest iPhone typist – 81 wpm [Video]
16. March 2010
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This guy can type 81 wpm on the iPhone 3GS. Not too shabby.
Continue reading...So that’s why Apple had all those problems with the 27-inch iMacs
16. March 2010
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After a number of screen problems and shipment delays, the 27-inch iMac is now shipping right on schedule. Going forward, though, Apple might want to keep a closer eye on how employees take care of inventory. edit – (these are all empty in case you’re wondering)
Continue reading...Apple hires wearable technology expert Richard DeVaul
15. March 2010
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Always looking to stay on the cutting edge of technology, Computer World reports that Apple recently hired wearable technologies expert Richard DeVaul, an MIT PhD with a focus on integrating technology into “mobile and portable applications.” DeVaul’s dissertation was something he called “The Memory Glasses Project”, and he describes it thusly: The Memory Glasses is […]
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17. March 2010
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