I’ve had iOS 4 installed on my now-obsolete iPhone 3G S since the day it was released. I’m glad that Apple and not AT&T sends out software updates for its phones, unlike many Android-based phones whose carriers decide when and which software upgrades are issued (most trailing by several months after Google updates Android). But [...]
Steve Jobs’ attack on Adobe Flash was childish. And have you noticed during iPad and iPhone presentations that Jobs conveniently includes sites with Flash components conspicuously missing? I remember the NY Times site in Mobile Safari with missing Flash elements on the right column. The Apple CEO’s mission is subtle and insidious. He has decided [...]
FoxNews.com reports that the owner of the Empire State Building in New York will not accommodate a request for it to be specially lit to honor Mother Teresa’s 100th birthday. The Catholic League has even asked twice. The management company responded by saying it “has a specific policy against any other lighting for religious figures [...]
And he reacts well. President Barack Obama had strong word for BP, Transocean, and Halliburton for their finger-pointing-filled testimonies during recent Congressional hearings. Recent polls show the Gulf environmental catastrophe has had no adverse effects on Obama’s public perception. Yet, he still has voiced strong, common-sense opinions on everything from corporate hubris to dangerous relationships [...]
Comedy Central is considering an animated series chronicling the life of Jesus Christ as an average Person who moves to New York to escape His Father’s shadow. Um. Wow! Don’t these people know that Martin Scorsese took a lot of heat for creating a movie in which Christ leads an average life? [begin spoiler]Scorsese even [...]
Perhaps the reasons behind Hewlett Packard’s $1.2 billion purchase of Palm aren’t so obvious. I’ve seen a lot of comments like “What is HP thinking?” and “There are too many smartphone platforms, already.” But I can think of two compelling reasons for HP to buy Palm. First, Palm has been in the gadget and smartphone [...]
His name is Chris Shaw. He won the Powerball in Missouri in April 2010. He’s now got $258 million in his bank account (depending on annuity or lump-sum, of course), up from just $29 before. He’s happy he doesn’t have to worry how he’ll pay utilities or repay a friend $1,000 for a used pick-up. [...]
Say what you will about the recent Health Care Reform (I sure have), but I fully support Obama’s views and focus on economic overhaul. In a speech at Cooper Union College, President Obama compared quotes from his 2008 presidential campaign speech with the disastrous economic events that unfolded later that year. A free market was [...]
Gizmodo’s story about the found iPhone 4G/HD is creating a lot of buzz on the Web … and at Apple. While it might be a fun idea that someone got the upper hand on Apple, there might be some consequences that sting after the euphoria fades. The most wince-inducing fact is that Gizmodo named the [...]
There’s an odd story going around of a prototype iPhone 4G (perhaps being renamed to iPhone HD??) being found in a San Jose pub/eatery. Or maybe it’s Redwood City. Odd or not, the photos and information are compelling. However, they finders could not actually boot the phone. They claim Apple remotely killed the phone, so [...]
