November 17, 2009
A warranty intermediary says that HP has the worst reliability and Asus the best when it comes to notebook computers. And — this should come as no surprise — netbooks are 20 percent more likely than full size laptops to break in the first year.
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Posted in Apple, Mac, MacBook, Macbook Air, Macintosh, iPhone, iPod, news, opinion | 3 Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
November 16, 2009
Historically, Cupertino hasn’t been particularly generous when it comes to special holiday deals, especially not straight discounts. According to a rumor making the rounds, that could be changing this year and in a big way.
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Posted in Apple, Mac, Mac software, Rumors, iPhone, iPod, news | No Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
November 16, 2009
No one satisfies with vaporware like Apple. This device hasn’t been seen let alone used by anyone, but pundits of every stripe are tripping over each other to declare the Mac tablet, a.k.a. iPod touch on steroids, the next insanely great thing from Steve Jobs and his merry band of elves.
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Posted in Amusing, Apple, Macintosh, Steve Jobs, iPhone, iPod Touch, news, snow leopard | 9 Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
November 16, 2009
It appears that Apple will continue to buck trends, this time planning to open as many as 50 more retail stores in the teeth of the recession, at a time when most companies are closing locations instead.
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Posted in Apple, Mac, Rumors, iPhone, iPod | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
November 13, 2009
Over the life of the Apple App Store, there have been myriad stories written about it, many of them full of glowing praise and many of them conveying the problems its whimsical rules have caused.
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Posted in Apple, Free Software, iPhone, opinion | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
November 12, 2009
Despite statements to the contrary by the president of Nintendo, Apple is indeed a competitor to mainstream gaming devices and it may be the competitor that will hurt them the most.
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Posted in Apple, Mac Games, iPhone, iPod | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
November 9, 2009
While the controversy over poor service from AT&T continues to swirl, Apple has said very little. Now rumors saying that Apple is planning to introduce a world-mode phone may end that silence.
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Posted in Apple, Rumors, iPhone | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
November 6, 2009
Industry insiders are saying that Apple is currently speaking with a wide range of broadcasters about the content that would be required to support their rumored upcoming TV subscription service.
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Posted in Apple, Apple TV, iPhone, iPod Touch | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
November 5, 2009
As Apple rolls into what looks to be yet another record setting holiday shopping quarter, on the heels of the company’s most profitable quarter ever, giving an accolade to the man who’s listed by name among the patent and trademark docs for the iMac, iPod and iPhone seems a safe bet. Shallow praise for the father of the Jesus phone?
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Posted in Amusing, Announcements, Apple, Steve Jobs, iPhone, iPod, imac, news, opinion | No Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
November 5, 2009
There are apparently problems between Apple’s iTunes and either Windows 7 or a certain processor from Intel (or both), according to reports from users who have experienced iPhone sync failures.
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Posted in Apple, Microsoft, Windows, iPhone, iPod Touch, iTunes | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones