BlackBerry asshats

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BlackBerry’s CEO said handsets in the UK were selling out, but retailers say they aren’t sold out at all.

Oopsie.

And then BlackBerry takes a page from Amazon with this statement:

“In Canada, yesterday was the best day ever for the first day of a launch of a new BlackBerry smartphone. In fact, it was more than 50% better than any other launch day in our history in Canada.

No numbers — 50% more than what? Did you sell six BlackBerry’s?

I don’t understand why this article was written

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Mike Isaac and John Paczkowski wrote an article about how Apple forced Vine to have a 17+. The reason for the rating is because it could show the user porn.

In other words, think of yourself as a teenager to Apple’s repressed mother — you hide your porn under your mattress. You don’t leave it out on the coffee table.

I don’t get the reason for the article. Besides taking an unnecessary swipe at Apple — actually several swipes — I don’t understand what their problem is.

Dell’s comments about Apple not relevant, says company

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“What would I do? I’d shut it [Apple] down and give the money back to the shareholders,”

Asked about Dell’s comments 16 years later in the context of Dell’s privatization effort, a Dell spokesperson gave TPM the following statement:

“That comment has been taken out of context and is not relevant.”

Well now, that’s convenient.

One in six PCs shipped in Q4 2012 was an iPad

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Some staggering numbers from market research firm Canalys on Wednesday. There were 134 million PCs shipped in the fourth quarter of 2012, with one-third of them being tablets. […]

Karma is a bitch

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Om Malik looks at Michael Dell buying back his company.

eWorld

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eWorld was introduced by Apple in June of 1994 as an online service exclusively for Macintoshes.

This article takes me back. The Internet was very different back then.

Setting up a Mac media server

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Shawn Blanc outlines how he setup his media server and what he’s using it for. I love that he puts “nerd scores” in too.

iPhone rights in Brazil

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Marcus Mendes, who lives in Brazil, posted his thoughts on the “iPhone” situation.

About iPad market share

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The mainstream media had a field day last week when market research firm IDC revealed that Apple’s iPad market share had fallen slightly, while its competitors were on the rise. While organizations like the Wall Street Journal seemed to revel in the news, the stories were a bit misleading.

Blogger vs journalist

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A New Jersey Superior Court judge recently ordered a blogger to defend her status as a journalist and explain why the state’s shield law applies to her in order to avoid revealing the names of government officials she accused of wrongdoing.

The never ending debate.

The bizarre company at Macworld Expo

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What an incredible story told by Lex Friedman. Especially this part when Lex was asking the guy at the booth some questions:

“I’m done talking to you,” he said, as he moved to position himself directly in front of my face. His expression had gone from brusque to combative. “Did you hear me? I’m done talking to you.”

I’ll tell you what — that wouldn’t have ended the way he anticipated if he did that to me.

HP picks at Dell’s bones

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“Dell has a very tough road ahead. The company faces an extended period of uncertainty and transition that will not be good for its customers. And with a significant debt load, Dell’s ability to invest in new products and services will be extremely limited. Leveraged buyouts tend to leave existing customers and innovation at the curb. We believe Dell’s customers will now be eager to explore alternatives, and HP plans to take full advantage of that opportunity.”

That’s cold.