Archive | February, 2011
Adobe strikes back! Adobe Flash Player 10.2 doesn’t support PowerPc based Macs
Apple’s intransigence when it comes to Flash support on its line of iOS devices has already been discussed ad nauseum. Indeed, the tension between the two companies has, at times, gotten publicly heated – one minute Steve Jobs is writing an anti-Flash screed, the next minute Adobe execs are calling the iPhone a closed platform. […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs said to meet with President Obama today
17. February 2011
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Despite reports indicating that Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ health has taken a turn for the worse, ABC News is reporting that Jobs, along with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Eric Schmidt will meet with President Barack Obama today in San Francisco. Jobs, Schmidt and Zuckerberg will be among many business leaders in technology and […]
Continue reading...iPad 2 will use Samsung PLS display technology – Rumor
17. February 2011
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9to5Mac reports, via the Korea Herald, that Apple may utilize Samsung’s Super PLS technology for the upcoming iPad 2. Apple currently employs IPS (in-plane switching) panels along with FFS (fringe-field switching) technology in the iPad and iPhone 4 display, technologies which provide extremely wide viewing angles. “Samsung’s PLS technology is superior to IPS in many regards,” […]
Continue reading...Google’s Matt Cutts discusses 5 examples of SEO misinformation
17. February 2011
Below, Google software engineer and webspam guru Matt Cutts discusses 5 examples of SEO misinformation. Topping the list is the misconception that if a company does negative things towards their customers so that they complain on customer complaint sites, that those links are nonetheless factored into Google’s mysterious search algorithm.
Continue reading...Borders on the verge of filing for Bankruptcy
17. February 2011
First it was the record stores, and now it’s come to this. It looks like the the Internet is about to claim its next victim – Borders. The Wall Street Journal reports: Borders Group Inc. is in the final stages of preparing a bankruptcy filing, clinching a long fall for a company with humble beginnings […]
Continue reading...HP TouchPad rumored to launch in June for $699
17. February 2011
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BGR reports that HP is planning to release its iPad-esque TouchPad tablet before the end of June and that pricing will be about $699. And that’s for a wi-fi only model, mind you. But don’t get me wrong. The TouchPad looks legit, but the iPad 2 will have already been out on the market for […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs receiving Cancer treatment at Stanford clinic
16. February 2011
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RadarOnline writes: Steve Jobs – who is on another medical leave of absence from Apple, the company he co-founded and manages as its longtime CEO – is receiving treatment at a cancer clinic where Hollywood star Patrick Swayze was a patient in his final days. The National Enquirer will reportedly publish photos of Jobs entering […]
Continue reading...Pandora plans an IPO for mid-2011
16. February 2011
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A few years ago, on the invitation from a friend, I attended a Pandora launch party at some swanky Chicago club/bar. At the time, I had never heard of Pandora and was more interested in trying the finger foods and guzzling down some free alcohol. After a little bit of mingling, Pandora CTO Tom Conrad […]
Continue reading...More details on Apple’s MobileMe efforts
16. February 2011
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Cult of Mac has a motherload of rumored MobileMe information: We’ve learned that Apple is going far beyond this. The company is looking to add a ton of ambitious cloud computing features to MobileMe — possibly in anticipation of a streaming-only iPhone. Among the many services Apple is working on are: – A live video-streaming […]
Continue reading...iOS users more valuable than Android users – Report
16. February 2011
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Electronista reports: Mobile advertising company Mobclix has released a study comparing the revenue generated from ad-supported free apps on both the iOS and Android platforms, and found that advertising on iOS was significantly more effective — sometimes yielding more than double the revenue — than on Android devices, making iDevice users more “valuable” to developers […]
Continue reading...Coca-Cola’s secret recipe revealed?
16. February 2011
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Soda drinkers, lend me your ears, eyes, and tastebuds. The following might just be the secret Coca-Cola recipe, based on an allegedly “secret” photo that was leaked to the Atlanta Journal Constitution in 1979. The recipe, which can only be mixed by two Coca-Cola Amatil executives in the world, reportedly contains the exact measures of […]
Continue reading...“We are Apple (Leading the Way)” – 1984 promotional video
16. February 2011
Check out this ridiculous and in-house produced Apple Mac (or Lisa??) promo released back in ’84. If you’re in need of a laugh, check out the dude at the 2:48 mark who’s walking around holding a Lisa computer like a damned laptop!
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17. February 2011
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