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Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 6, 2009
Whether you’re looking for some simple clue to his success or just gotta scratch that (tech) celebrity itch, Steve Jobs is an elusive source. Moreover, in the infrequent glimpses we do get, it’s hard to get a feel for who he really is. Here’re a few candids, some never seen before, providing insight [...]
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on 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.
Apple will need to sell their rumored $30 TV subscription service to [...]
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on 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 safe bet. Shallow praise for [...]
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on 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.
Three of the biggest companies in the technology sector (Apple, Intel, [...]
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 4, 2009
With incidents like this, you’ve gotta wonder if Apple’s just testing to see if we’re 1.) paying attention and 2.) actually care. In this particular case, we don’t know what if any purpose Cupertino had in removing and returning support for the processors used in most netbooks, but folks were definitely paying attention.
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 4, 2009
The Apple App Store, and the number of apps that it contains and which are downloaded from it, have been given a great deal of the credit for the success of the iPhone, but when is enough enough?
It [...]
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 3, 2009
Geez Louise this has gotta sting and more than a little. To date, two of the more prominent web metrics firms have pegged Microsoft’s operating system launch somewhere between good for Apple and the Mac, to better than Vista. So much for a holiday homerun for Redmond this Christmas shopping season.
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 3, 2009
A new study says that Apple needs to lower its price expectations for its tablet computer, if indeed it exists, and had better think about getting it to market sooner than later.
Even though no one is really sure what [...]
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 2, 2009
Is Apple preparing to push its industry-leading jukebox + device management + digital download store software in a new direction? The latest rumor making the rounds is that Steve Jobs, Eddy Cue and their merry band are preparing the way for a monthly subscription service, but you’re run of the mill pay-forever-music deal [...]
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 2, 2009
When Mac OS X 10.6.2 comes out, the rumor is that the the new version of the Apple operating system will no longer run on the Atom processor, insuring that it can’t be used on certain netbook computers.
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on November 1, 2009
The good news for Microsoft over the last week or so is that Windows 7 has seen its share of web traffic rise by nearly three-quarters from just under 2 percent to around 3.5 percent. The bad news is that the company, at least by this sam overall measure, is still losing market [...]
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on October 31, 2009
What’s up with Apple’s new prosumer all-in-one desktops? Some users report the problems experienced are intermittent while others say nothing has helped them overcome persistent and vexing performance issues.
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on October 30, 2009
Looking to free a big ol’ chunk of drive space? Is your Time Machine back up directory giving you grief and you’d just rather start over again? Here’s a quick and easy way to just make it go away.
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on October 30, 2009
Apple has filed a patent for a device that seems to be an iPod Bluetooth headset, with an order of other capabilities on the side, that has a bit of a SyFy Channel taste about it.
Looked at from a [...]
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on October 29, 2009
Forget Dell and Google, the only company standing between the Cupertino, California-based Mac, iPod and iPhone maker and the top tech company valuation is Microsoft. Steve Jobs’ fortunes and those of his company have skyrocket over the last year, whereas the rest of the industry, including Redmond, have declined.
