Archive | January, 2012
Apple planning large media-related event in NYC towards end of January
December is typically a slow month for Apple news and this past year was no exception. But we’re just fresh into 2011 and it appears that Apple already has a big announcement lined up. Set to take place in New York City at the end of the month, Kara Swisher of All Things D has […]
Continue reading...Fake Siri apps start hitting the Android Marketplace
2. January 2012
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With no approval process, the Android Marketplace is lauded by those who place a premium on “openness” and derided by those who place a premium on the protection of intellectual property. Indeed, while Android’s method of running its app store certainly has its positives, there is a downside as well, namely the proliferation of malware […]
Continue reading...Rendering a portrait of Steve Jobs on an Apple IIC
2. January 2012
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Here’s an interesting/odd video for the New Years holiday – an Applesoft BASIC program that renders a photo of Steve Jobs on an Apple IIC sporting a 1 megahertz 8-bit processor. The program was created by Chris Baird who notes that the video speed jumps to 600% at about 45 seconds in.
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2. January 2012
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