Conferences

Hmm… Which would you choose?

In case you missed Apple’s [AAPL] announcement yesterday about this, there is going to be the option (for you) to try to stream today’s conference live. However, you need to be using a Mac powered with OS X 10.6 or an iOS 4 device, in order to have HTTP live streaming support for the live [...]

In tandem with many Apple [AAPL] product announcements, especially in a live conference format, the online Apple Store tends to be taken offline. When it comes back online, it tends to have the new product SKUs, detail pages, and order pages (or in some cases, pre-order pages). This time, it appears that it is following [...]

As I’m tracking a variety of media channels at the same time as the Apple [AAPL] iPad announcement, I find it curious as to how the human condition, and certainly all of these so-called tech pundits, keeps wanting to compare new tech with old tech. When I’ve been using the iPod touch in the practice, [...]

A few news outlets reported earlier that they spotted new price reductions in several of the iPod models on the online Apple Store. Some of the iPods received a modest $20 reduction, while items like the 32 GB iPod touch was marked down as much as $120. It seems that only the iPod shuffle was [...]

Rumors have abounded about tomorrow’s Apple [AAPL] product announcement. Although the invitations for the event seem to be fairly music-related (hint: iPod, iPod touch, and iPhone product lines), there are still some questions as to what kinds of new features and upgrades will be revealed for the iPod family. Also, the convergence of iPod products, [...]

Penny Arcade Expo 2009

September 3, 2009 at 1:00 AM

in Conferences,Gaming

Penny Arcade Expo 2009 has almost started in downtown Seattle, Washington this year! It starts tomorrow (September 4, 2009) and runs until September 6, 2009, during the extended Labor Day weekend. As more folks become more aware of the impact that comics and gaming have on the media industry at large, and the dramatic need [...]

WWDC 2009

June 8, 2009 at 8:00 AM

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Today marks the official start of WWDC 2009, in San Francisco. Despite the release of Palm’s [PALM] Pre on a scant two days ago, the interest in Apple’s [AAPL] mobile product line remains exceptionally high. The key points revolve around the next generation of the iPhone, which some folks have been referring to as “iPhone [...]

2009 JavaOne Conference

May 31, 2009 at 12:08 AM · 1 comment

in Conferences,Java

While it starts officially on June 1, 2009, and lasts until June 4, 2009, JavaOne also has pre-conference activities for the diehards and other fans; this includes a lot of the additional fun-filled conference-related meetings, for other Java- and Sun-related projects. This year also marks the interesting acquisition of Sun, Java’s steward-sponsor since its release [...]

WWDC 2009 Sold Out

April 28, 2009 at 6:48 PM · 1 comment

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If you’re like me, you’re probably thinking, “Gee… Where was I when this happened?!?” Just like last year, WWDC 2009 is sold out. So you’re probably resigned to having to catch the various conference highlights and video footage released after-the-fact while your buddies are gearing up to trek out to the conference for several days’ [...]