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The Aftermath: Sun to Oracle to Open Source?

January 21, 2011 Java

The situation concerning the open source projects previously maintained by Sun Microsystems has been slowly degenerating since the company’s acquisition by Oracle [ORCL], and it would be nice for a better understanding about what is still “what” after this past year of consolidation… especially when it comes to the vast array of Java-related projects. If [...]

Tagged as: Java, open source, Oracle, Sun

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Another Health Break for Steve

January 17, 2011 Gadgetry

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 [...]

Tagged as: Apple, iMac, iPad, leave of absence, Mac Pro, MacBook Air, Steve Jobs, Tim Cook

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iPhone Coming to Verizon

January 11, 2011 Gadgetry

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 [...]

Tagged as: Apple, AT&T, iPhone, Verizon

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Changing of the Guard: From Mermaid to… Mermaid

January 6, 2011 Management

Once again, Starbucks [SBUX] is changing its famous logo for its cupware and branding. But you most likely are already quite familiar with its new mascot: the Mermaid. But now, she is going to be a bit more prominently displayed. In a nouveau simplification, perhaps even spartan, maneuver, the new logo boldly shows the Mermaid, [...]

Tagged as: branding, logo, Starbucks

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Opening for Business: Apple’s Mac App Store

January 6, 2011 Services

Later today, Apple [AAPL] will finally open its Mac App Store, which caters to electronic software distribution (ESD) for Mac software to the current install base of OS X updated Macs. This is something that has been tantalizing software developers since the introduction of the “regular” App Store catering to the iOS devices. After all, [...]

Tagged as: Apple, Apple Store, iOS, OS X

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New Year’s Day

January 1, 2011 Meanderings

Welcome to 2011. Although the modern celebration of New Year’s Day typically involves a lot of commercial ventures and advertising and party-going, the roots of the holiday predates this by several centuries.

Tagged as: holiday, New Year's Day

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Amazon’s Holiday Treasure Trove Drive…

November 30, 2010 Convergence

Not to be outdone by other e-tailers and even brick-and-mortar retailers, Amazon.com [AMZN] has furthered its reach, since the “online” Black Friday deals and yesterday’s Cyber Monday sale… by adding yet more deals as the winter holiday sales season rages onward, toward the inevitable Christmas splurginess (yeah, not really a universally recognized term yet, but [...]

Tagged as: Amazon, promotion, sale

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