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Stromatolites and the Death of the Die Hard Mac Fan
If you ever make it to Australia, and you should, the first thing you should do is say "Hi" to Chris Howard. The second thing you should do is visit Shark Bay. There, in the overly salted waters you'll find stromatolites. They aren't good for eating or even interesting to…
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The Amazon/Apple iBook
The Kindle is everything the original iPod isn't. It is poorly designed with a bizarre clicker interface that is unintuitive and feels like a step backwards. The physical design of the device is awful. If you've never used one anytime you move or shift or try to pick it up…
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Apple Designs New MacBooks To Withstand Drops, 45. Caliber Rounds
Recent news leaks from a source within Apple confirm that the company is indeed working on upgrading their current MacBook Air laptops with carbon fiber components. This move was allegedly prompted after certain executives expressed their concerns that the needs of some key demographics were not being met. Said one…
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November 17, 1994: Apple Settles with Carl Sagan
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November 14, 2005: OS X Rejected for Low Cost Laptops
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Stanza: Amazon’s Kindle for Free
I've always wanted to own a Kindle, but the price tag is just too high. For some reason paying $400 for a digital reader is not the same thing as paying $400 for an iPod, even though I own just as many books as I do digital songs. Well,…
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Ballmer is Running Scared, Spewing FUD with every Step
How can you not love Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer? Microsoft may seem troubled of late with the red rings of death on the Xbox, the failure of the Zune to do substantial damage to the iPod's market share, the massive flop that is Vista, the…
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November 13, 1997: Jobs Won’t Be Apple CEO
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Can the iPhone’s Momentum Be Stopped?
The last few days the news and blogosphere have been awash with headlines of good fortune for Apple's iPhone. The iPhone is building a lot of momentum that might soon become unstoppable Here's a few headlines from the last few days: "iPhone 3G overtakes theRAZR as bestselling domestic handset" "iPhone…
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Apple to Spend Even More on R&D, Continue to Scare Piss Out of Competition
In 2008 Apple spent over $1 billion on R&D, a %40 increase from the previous year. And I don't expect 2009 will be any different. Adding to my amazement was the realization that software development was not included in that figure. That means that Apple is spending a billion dollars…
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