Just when you thought things were bogged down on the mysterious tomato-related Salmonellosis, the FDA and CDC seem to have turned yet another corner on the widespread illness. But rather than narrowing the search definitively, it seems that the search has widened. In addition to tomatoes, the FDA is also investigating other components found in [...]
July 2008
Ah– er, hmm… Just when you thought, “Gee, Javamancy is about as zany and eclectic of a blog that I’ve ever seen!” Here’s a cutesy production by Joss Whedon, with Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day, presented in a faux blog format: it’s “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog“.
Despite the massive downscaling of the E3 Media and Business Summit, formerly the famed Electronic Entertainment Expo, there is still some interest in this marketing conference, which starts later today and runs July 14-17, 2008. While the conference is still supported by some of the gaming industry heavyweights, especially Microsoft [MSFT], Sony [SNE], and Nintendo [...]
For those of you who have asked me, “Steve, how do you know whether the iPhone will be available at Such-and-So-Forth Apple Store tomorrow?” Earlier today, I’d mentioned to several interested parties that I’d received an E-mail from Apple [AAPL] marketing a few days ago with a link to an iPhone availability page. Being me, [...]
While the new Apple [AAPL] iPhone 3G owners were struggling all day with their acquisitions, the iPod touch owners have been eagerly waiting for the firmware update that corresponds to the iPhone 2.0 Firmware Update. Although MacRumors had reported that the “official” link for the firmware update was announced earlier today (to try to be [...]
Remember the previous news reported here about the anticipated Xbox 360 console price reduction? Starting July 13, 2008, Best Buy [BBY] (and other retailers) will be offering the “standard” Microsoft [MSFT] Xbox 360 console for $299.99 USD, which is $50.00 less than the previous price. For a lot of folks, Best Buy is the most [...]
The So-So News Multiple news sites have begun covering the Apple [AAPL] iPhone release in the U.S. after I kicked off the official start of sales one (1) minute before it began at 8:00 AM ET. Also, it looks like a LOT of intrepid iTunes users (iPhone-owning and also iPhone-less) took me up on my [...]
In one (1) minute, the Apple Stores and the AT&T storefronts will open for iPhone sales business. This is another major event in Apple’s history, in its attempt to further solidify its grip on the smartphone segment of the mobile computing sector as well as the smartphone segment of the mobile phone sector. I would [...]
