While Apple’s [AAPL] online store was offline for a few hours earlier today, as reported by various news outlets, and even some blogs, it seems that it has resumed online operations. What Happened to the Quad-Core Mac Pro? When I went to check on the online site myself, I certainly did see the new drop [...]
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Steve Jobs of Apple [AAPL] fame has sent out an E-mail stating his intention to take another sick leave, and he is once again relying on Tim Cook to keep the company running along until his return. Thus far, having Steve step away from active duty for a finite period of time seems to be [...]
It is anticipated that Verizon [VZ] will officially announce the availability of a CDMA-capable version of Apple’s [AAPL] iPhone device on their cellular network. This is one of those stories that has been circulating for quite sometime, at this point. Various news outlets have reported that the network carrier issue has been the major obstacle [...]
“What?!? An Xbox 360 for serious business use?” Yep, that’s right, gentle readers: a Microsoft [MSFT] Xbox 360 with a properly configured Kinect sensor… for use by businesses. While this may not be the disruptive change leader for 2010 (although, then again… maybe it is), this certainly is an attractive video conferencing option for business [...]
Well, while wandering around a local Best Buy [BBY] store, I found myself standing at the Apple [AAPL] kiosk, in front of: an iPad; a 11.6″ MacBook Air; and a 13.3″ MacBook Air. So, of course, I just had to start meanderingly playing with the three devices, each in turn. Was very interesting to see [...]
Apple’s [AAPL] lockstep dance with AT&T [T] as its exclusive 3G service provider may be ending, with Verizon [VZ] showing up to the dance hall seemingly first. So what’s a mobile data services consumer going to do?
Remember the last “big” time that the public was concerned about iPhone reception?
You’ve heard about these shoes, probably from co-workers or friends, and you’ve most likely been massively bombarded (some would even consider “over-bombarded”) by advertising by the companies peddling them. These are those “shaper” or “toner” or “exerciser” shoes that were initially promising to turn you into a world-class athlete by… walking. There was an inordinately [...]
For several weeks, Sony’s [SNE] new ad campaign featuring Taylor Swift for its panoramic camera line has been revving up, building up steam to make Taylor the familiar face for Sony’s consumer digital products. We’ve certainly seen plenty of other celebrities pitching other companies’ products. Will Taylor’s youth-glam appeal carry over from her own brand [...]
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, [...]
