CrackBerry.com Wow. Another RIM employee has left for Samsung. Just a month after Brian Wallace, the VP of Digital Marketing and Media for RIM, left for Samsung, another well-known RIM employee is packing up and leaving Waterloo for Dallas, Texas. … Continued
∞ New Beatles photos discovered
I saw a link to the Beatles photos tonight on John Nack’s Twitter stream and just had to post a link to them. Apparently they are from the lost collection of Mike Mitchell.
∞ Apple confirms Mac OS X Lion will be released Wednesday
During its third quarter earnings conference call with analysts and press on Tuesday, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer confirmed that Mac OS X Lion would be released to the Mac App Store tomorrow. Lion will only be available as a digital … Continued
∞ Apple reports $28.57 billion in revenue, $7.31 billion profit
Apple on Tuesday reported a $28.57 billion in revenue and a third quarter profit of $7.31 billion.
∞ Steve Jobs calls CEO succession talks 'hogwash'
WSJ: The conversations weren’t explicitly aimed at recruiting a new chief executive and were more of an informal exploration of the company’s options, said these people. The directors don’t appear to have been acting on behalf of the full board, … Continued
∞ BBEdit 10 hits the Mac Store
Bare Bones Software on Tuesday released a major update to BBEdit, the company’s HTML and text editor.
∞ Rupert Murdoch attacked during hearing
I was sitting all morning watching James and Rupert Murdoch give testimony and all of a sudden there was a ruckus and the video went out.
∞ Apple retail stores boast over 1 billion visitors
Patrick Avenell writing for the Current: “Apple Retail has been in business for 10 years. During this period, we have had over 1 billion visitors through our doors, many of whom are new to the Mac, as the Apple Store … Continued
∞ Google's Schmidt says Apple is suing because it lacks innovation
9to5Mac quoting Google’s Eric Schmidt: The big news in the past year has been the explosion of Google Android handsets and this means our competitors are responding. Because they are not responding with innovation, they’re responding with lawsuits. We have … Continued
∞ Rupert Murdoch may be replaced as CEO, Web site hacked
Bloomberg: News Corp. executives who watched Murdoch, 80, rehearse for his appearance before Parliament were concerned about how he handled questions, according to three people, who weren’t authorized to speak publicly. Murdoch is scheduled to discuss the company’s role in … Continued
∞ Developers remove apps from US store, fearing patent lawsuits
Charles Arthur writing for The Guardian: App developers are withdrawing their products for sale from the US versions of Apple’s App Store and Google’s Android Market for fear of being sued by companies which own software patents – just as … Continued
∞ RIM responds to rumors it may stop PlayBook production
RIM has officially responded to news that it may stop production of its PlayBook tablet.
∞ RIM may stop production of the PlayBook
RIM may be throwing in the towel on its PlayBook tablet, according to a note from one analyst on Monday.
∞ Apple's iOS continues to dominate over Android and RIM
A new survey released on Monday shows that Apple’s iOS mobile operating system continues to lead it competitors.
∞ The motivation behind lawsuits against Android
Ben Bajarin: That being said what I feel the real issue behind the lawsuits is that Android is free. It’s obviously one thing to infringe on a companies inventions or innovations and then sell them but its another entirely to … Continued
∞ The iPhone rumors keep coming
BGR: We are told the handset will retail for no more than $350 without contract. Ready for the really interesting part? It’s entirely possible that the low-cost iPhone will in fact be the iPhone 3GS. We reported that we were … Continued
∞ Tivo may be a target for takeover
Tara Lachapelle writing for BusinessWeek: Potential buyers for TiVo include Microsoft (MSFT) and Google. Microsoft has wanted to offer a set-top box and have a presence in television systems through cable operators, says Tony Wible of Janney Montgomery Scott, who … Continued
∞ Byte apologizes for critical Apple article
From Byte: The opinion column that follows doesn’t live up to the proud tradition and our best intentions for BYTE. It not only lacks the deep and authoritative technical content that we want BYTE to be known for, but it … Continued
∞ Apple stock closes at all time high
Stock prices go up and down constantly, but Apple hit a milestone today closing at an all time high. The stock shot up $7.15 or 2 percent to close at $364.92. The stock is continuing its climb in after-hours trading … Continued
∞ Eight iPhone apps to get the most from the Women's World Cup
The FIFA Women’s World Cup final takes place this weekend in Frankfurt, Germany with the United States taking on Japan. I decided to put together some apps to help you get the most from the experience.
∞ Make your own picks with the DIY Guitar Pick Punch
Just insert the material you want a pick out of into the DIY Guitar Pick Punch, and … well … squeeze. Instant guitar pick! Make them out of expired credit cards, those grocery store club cards, plastic packaging material, and … Continued
∞ Cool video of iPhone 4 capturing guitar strings
Walt Basil emailed me this morning letting me know about this cool video posted by our friends at TUAW. The guy put his iPhone 4 inside the guitar and filmed the strings moving. Like my wife said, you can see … Continued
∞ RIM Expose: Behind the scenes look at the paranoid leader
“Mike Lazaridis couldn’t imagine that consumers would be spending hours watching and streaming video to their devices, he couldn’t understand it,” the former exec continued. This is why we don’t see RIM excelling in spaces like camera technology, or displays … Continued
∞ Apple updates Aperture
Apple on Wednesday released an update to its professional photography workflow application, Aperture.
∞ RIM's shareholder ultimatum to co-CEOs has no teeth
RIM’s co-CEOs narrowly missed facing a forced shareholder vote on whether they should keep their co-Chairman titles at the company’s annual meeting. However, when you think about it, the proposal really has no teeth anyway.
∞ President Obama awards soldier the Medal of Honor
Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry: “It was probably going to kill all three of us. I had time to visually see the hand grenade. And I figure it’s got about a 4½-second fuse, depending on how long it has … Continued
∞ I have no sympathy for RIM shareholders now
After a pitiful year full of mismanagement, failed product launches and a falling stock price, I was sure that RIM shareholders would hold those responsible accountable. Apparently not.
∞ Apogee releases Symphony I/O Release 4
One of my favorite music hardware companies, Apogee Electronics, released an updated version of its Symphony I/O beta software, adding new features and fixing a few bugs.
∞ Apple is run by people, not businessmen
Apple, under the direction of Steve Jobs, has taken a unique approach to Wall Street and Apple’s share price. On May 26th, 2010, Apple overtook Microsoft in market capitalization and became the largest technology company in the world. Less than … Continued
∞ New pricing plans for Netflix
Last November when we launched our $7.99 unlimited streaming plan, DVDs by mail was treated as a $2 add on to our unlimited streaming plan. At the time, we didn’t anticipate offering DVD only plans. Since then we have realized … Continued