Billionaire Warren Buffett said he has an aversion to technology companies like Apple, instead favoring companies like Coca-Cola.
∞ 88,000 sign petition against 'gay cure' iPhone app
More than 88,000 people have signed a petition asking Apple to remove the so-called “gay-cure” app from its App Store.
∞ A look at Apple's design guru, Jony Ive
If there’s one thing that sets Apple’s products apart from the competition, it’s the design. The man responsible for that is Jony Ive.
∞ AT&T acquires T-Mobile for $39 billion
AT&T on Sunday said it has entered into a agreement to purchase T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom in a cash and stock deal worth an estimated $39 billion.
∞ AT&T cuts price of iPad 3G by $100
AT&T on Friday slashed the price of the original iPad 3G by $100 throughout its U.S. retail stores.
∞ Mac Games For Japan Relief Bundle announced
Macgamestore.com has put together a bundle of 15 Mac games to give gamers a way to give money to help those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
∞ Apple's iPhone tops customer satisfaction list, RIM is last
For the fifth consecutive time, Apple’s iPhone has topped J.D. Power and Associates list of smartphone customer satisfaction.
∞ Gruber on why Nitro isn't available outside Mobile Safari
Earlier today a study that compared the iPhone to Android for Web browsing speed was found to be flawed. The company doing the test didn’t realize the embedded browser didn’t have the faster Nitro JavaScript engine, which was recently released … Continued
∞ A look back at the Atari Lynx
Boy Genius Report has a weekly feature called Throwback Thursday and this week’s was just too good to pass up — the Atari Lynx. For the time, it was pretty advanced, but unfortunately for Atari, it was released the same … Continued
∞ Visiting RIM’s offices with my iPad 2
I know that some people think I’m being mean to RIM, calling them out on not shipping any products and not really having a tablet strategy other than following Apple. I decided to change that and visit RIM.
∞ BlackBerry is the new Palm Pilot
I have had my share of rants about how RIM has handled its PlayBook introduction and the fact that they can’t seem to ship anything, but the non-existent tablet isn’t the only problem the company has.
∞ Steve Jobs emails employees affected by earthquake in Japan
Apple CEO Steve Jobs emailed Apple employees in Japan offering support of the company after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the country last week. If you need time or resources to visit or care for your families, please … Continued
∞ Study comparing Android to iPhone Web browsing speed flawed
A Canadian software company, Blaze Software, released a report today of what it calls the “largest ever research study of smart phone browser performance.” The problem is, the study is flawed.
∞ Podcasting on an iPad 2
I had an interesting Twitter chat yesterday with a fellow that wanted to do Podcast recording on his iPad 2, but couldn’t find the right software to do it. He said he was excited about the thought of GarageBand for … Continued
∞ Dear RIM…
I have to congratulate you on the restraint you’ve shown over the past month. You haven’t announced a new version of the PlayBook that isn’t shipping yet, which is a huge step forward for you.
∞ RIM believed the iPhone was 'badly flawed from day one'
RIM was taken completely taken off guard when Apple’s iPhone became an overnight success, according to a former RIM employee.
∞ djay for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch available in App Store
Algoriddim on Tuesday updated djay for iPad app and released a version for iPhone and iPod touch users.
∞ iPad 2 profiteers
iPad 2 shortages mean one thing — some people are going to make a lot of money selling their iPads to you. If you consider yourself an entrepreneur, you may have purchased several iPads for the sole purpose of selling … Continued
∞ Microsoft kills the Zune
The major competitor to the iPod — or at least what they hoped would be a major competitor — Microsoft’s Zune, is dead.
∞ Bon Jovi says Steve Jobs killed the music business
Jon Bon Jovi is laying his cards on the table and the blame for the demise of the music industry at Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ feet.
∞ Video: Hacker takes over Times Square video with an iPhone
I saw this video this morning and thought it was really interesting. I don’t know if it’s real, but it certainly looks good to me.
∞ Apple says demand for iPad 2 is 'amazing'
Apple on Monday said demand for the iPad 2 during its first weekend on sale was “amazing.”
∞ Analyst: iPad 2 sold out; 70% to new users
It seems the iPad 2 sold out in its first weekend. That’s the word from Piper Jaffray on Sunday.
∞ Google launches Person Finder tool for Japan earthquake
Many of us watched in horror last night as a tsunami hit Japan, after the country was suffered a devastating earthquake. By early morning, Google launched a tool to help people find missing friends and relatives.
∞ GarageBand for Mac doesn't support GarageBand for iPad… yet
One of the things I was really looking forward to when GarageBand for iPad was released was sharing my songs with the Mac version of the app.
∞ Instapaper gets major update on iPhone, iPad and the Web
Marco Arment on Thursday released a major update for his popular Instapaper service.
∞ Gruber and Snell on the iPad 2
We are about 24 hours away from the release of the iPad 2 and a view reviews are already starting to show up. You might think that the reviews would be short and to the point, but Macworld’s Jason Snell … Continued
∞ Apple releases GarageBand, iMovie for iPad
Originally scheduled to be released on Friday, Apple on Thursday released two new apps for iPad, GarageBand and iMovie.
∞ Steve Jobs is ranked 110th in world's richest people list
Apple CEO Steve Jobs made Forbes’ list of the world’s richest people, released on Thursday.
∞ Apple to start selling iPad 2 online at 1:00 am Friday
Apple’s iPad 2 will not be available in stores until 5:00 pm PT on Friday, but the company said on Thursday that it will start selling it online much earlier.