Friday, October 23, 2009

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) humbles Hudson Institute dilettante over health care bankruptcies

The is great. I gain so much respect for Al Franken. I just wish he was my senator

Monday, April 27, 2009

Apple hires former ATI graphics chip designer

Apple has quietly signaled a new emphasis on graphics by hiring an influential graphics chipset designer from AMD. The former CTO for the company's ATI graphics product group, Bob Drebin, has indicated on his LinkedIn profile that he is now a Senior Director for an unnamed group within Apple.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Bluetooth 3.0 may pave way for iPhones that sync wirelessly.

The next version of the Bluetooth short-range wireless protocol officially launched this week, promising an eightfold speed increase that could help device makers like Apple offer true wireless syncing on their handheld products in about a year's time.

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Bluetooth 3.0 may pave way for iPhones that sync wirelessly.

The next version of the Bluetooth short-range wireless protocol officially launched this week, promising an eightfold speed increase that could help device makers like Apple offer true wireless syncing on their handheld products in about a year's time.

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Monday, April 20, 2009

17 Reasons Why Your Mac Runs Slower Than it Should

Day by day, bit by bit your Mac has gotten slower and slower. You don’t really notice because you use it so often. Until one day you have a chance to use another machine, and that's when you realize that your beloved Mac has become, as slow as an asthmatic ant carrying some heavy shopping. Well, all is not lost.

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Sunday, March 29, 2009

Facebook, Microsoft: When Goliath fears David

What is that makes market leaders suddenly become frightened of much smaller competitors? Is it something they know about their competitors? Or is it something they know about themselves?

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Facebook, Microsoft: When Goliath fears David

What is that makes market leaders suddenly become frightened of much smaller competitors? Is it something they know about their competitors? Or is it something they know about themselves?

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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Commentary: Snow Leopard may make June

A major developer is aiming their Snow Leopard dependent release for the June time-frame, suggesting strongly that Apple may have the next OS X operating system on store shelves as early as a day after the Apple WWDC keynote

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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Report: Apple leaks 17-inch iMac for $899?

An Italian blog site notices a mention of a $899 iMac on Apple's education site. Currently, Apple is offering only iMacs in 20- and 24-inch screen sizes, starting at $1,199. But it's unclear whether the 17-incher is really new or not.

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Report: Apple leaks 17-inch iMac for $899?

An Italian blog site notices a mention of a $899 iMac on Apple's education site. Currently, Apple is offering only iMacs in 20- and 24-inch screen sizes, starting at $1,199. But it's unclear whether the 17-incher is really new or not.

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Saturday, March 14, 2009

iPhone OS 3.0 coming March 17th!

We just got the announcement. Set your clocks, mark your calendars. It's going down March 17th.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

AMD fears MacBook Pro may hurt GPU perception

AMD today expressed concern that reports of 17-inch MacBook Pro graphics errors may hurt not only NVIDIA but also graphics makers in general. The company, which owns the ATI brand, told CNET that fears of overheating causing visual artifacts are overblown and implied that the issue may be specific to either Apple choosing the GeForce 9600M...

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Sunday, February 22, 2009

Big Media Sends A Message: We Don't Want Our Content To Be Too popular

Unbelievable. Word is spreading quickly that hulu has requested that boxee remove hulu's programming from boxee. A quick primer for those who may not be familiar with all the players. Hulu is the official streaming site for several shows and networks. Shows are provided for free, but with short commercial interruptions...

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Wednesday, February 04, 2009

iLife '09 takes step away from PowerPC compatibility

Although the iLife '09 suite offers a variety of new features and capabilities, PowerPC owners will be disappointed to learn that certain functions now require an Intel-based system, according to Ars Technica. The company has made an effort to develop recent software with support for both processor types, but one of the notable features...

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