I like to write. I don’t claim to do it well, but I do enjoy it. The style of writing I enjoy most is short story fiction. I suppose it’s because a good short story packs in a lot from beginning to end and leaves you feeling mentally sated. It’s like eating a great meal…
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The Indy iPad Bag by Waterfield Is Handsome & Comfortable
If you’re not aware of San Francisco, California company Waterfield and its line of computer bags, you should check them out. Each one is made of soft, distress leather, and within certain limits, designed by the purchaser. The Indy is 10.3 x 12.0 x 1.0-in. It weighs 17 ounces. There’s a shoulder strap that is adjustable.…
Analyst: Apple Has Moved Beyond U.S.-Centric Story
On Tuesday, Apple reported revenue of $39.2 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of $12.30, both of which were above Wall Street expectations. Consensus estimates had expected $36.8 billion in revenue and EPS of $10.04. “[Apple] reported an impressive March quarter fueled by a big iPhone upside,” the analyst wrote. “This was surprising in light…
Apple Stock Continues Sell-Off Ahead of Earnings
Source: Yahoo! Finance The primary driver for the sell-off appears to be concerns over iPhone growth, concerns sparked by a downgrade on April 9th by Walter Piecyk of BTIG Research. Mr. Piecyk argued that an effort by U.S. carriers to cut back on smartphone subsidies would result in slowing iPhone sales going forward. While some…
Microsoft Releases SkyDrive App for OS X, 7 GB Free Storage
SkyDrive formerly stood out by offering users 25GB of storage for free, but with Microsoft expanding its service with support for Windows and Lion, as well as recently released mobile apps, the company decided to limit free accounts to 7GB. Existing SkyDrive users may keep their 25GB plan by opting-in, and any existing user with…
3 Versions of Windows 8 to Compete with OS X 10.8 & iOS 6
PCs, laptops, and tablets running x86 processors will get “Windows 8” and “Windows 8 Pro,” while ARM-based tablets will receive “Windows RT.” The RT version will only be available pre-installed on ARM tablets and, while it includes a touch-optimized version of Microsoft Office, will not run existing Windows-compatible applications.The Windows 8 Metro UI will be…
Tim Cook Spotted at Valve, Apple Gaming TV Rumored
Valve is a large game publisher with titles like Half-Life, Portal, Counter Strike, and Team Fortress in its portfolio. The company also developed the Steam gaming platform that offers an App Store-like way of buying, managing, and playing a variety of games for Mac and Windows. So, when Tim Cook is reported to be visiting…
3 Free Apps To Show Off Your New iPad
Photos will obviously look great on the new iPad, but more apps are coming out daily that have been updated to take advantage of that eye-candy display. One of the first apps I downloaded when I got my iPhone 4 was Wild West Pinball, which had be updated for the smaller Retina Display. On the…
Explore the Sky with the Awe-Inspiring Star Chart for iPad
Star Chart is a universal app for iOS that charts the sky for any date from the ancient past well into the future. It’s a beautiful app, always being improved, a great introduction to the night sky, but suffers from a few astronomical errors and has limited settings. The most important thing to know about…
3 Free iOS Apps for Hunger Games Fans
And now they’ve gone and made a movie of it. I suppose, like wooded vistas razed to make strip malls, that had to happen eventually. The thing is that Hunger Games: The Movie may not be that bad. I say, “may,” because I haven’t seen it yet. The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and…
Google Hopes Co-Branded Tablets Will Compete Against iPad
Google Tablets – Now With More Unicorn! The move would edge Google a tad closer to Apple’s whole widget business model, and it would also signal that the company is dissatisfied with its Android licensees when it comes to the tablet market. For instance, Google briefly sold its own Android smartphone, the Google Nexus One,…
Phone Makers On Apple Nano-SIMs: No Way
SIMs are the small cards that most cell service providers use to link handsets to user accounts. Apple is currently using the micro-SIM standard in its GSM-based iPhones and iPads.The nano-SIM design includes a specification for a tray to hold the card, according to the Financial Times. If that sounds familiar, it should because the…
Consumer Reports: New iPad Runs “Significantly Hotter” than iPad 2
“Using a thermal imaging camera,” the magazine wrote, “Consumer Reports engineers recorded temperatures as high as 116 degrees Fahrenheit on the front and rear of the new iPad while playing Infinity Blade II.” “That’s within one degree of the 117-degree average temperature recorded at Furnace Creek Station in Death Valley, CA in July, Consumer Reports…
Apple Dividend Gooses Stock to Record $601 Closing High
The Mac, iPhone, and iPad maker announced a quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share that will begin at some point in the September quarter, Apple’s 4th fiscal quarter. The company will also begin a $10 billion stock buyback program that will be executed over three years. That program will begin in fiscal 2013. Analysts who…
The Road Ahead: The Death of the PC
Image Credit: AppleNow, the question is, when will all tablets (meaning mostly iPads, but also Android and eReader tablets) outsell all the PCs combined? Now, if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that these trends are hard to reverse. For one, Apple is a capable company and when it starts the ball rolling, it’s hard…
Disney Vacation App Roundup: WDW Transportation Wizard
PrologueI just spent a week in Walt Disney World with six apps. This is the second in a serious survey of the apps, what they can do for you and deciding on the best ones to load onto your iPhone or iPod touch to make the most out your visit to see the mouse. ______Our Laughing…
Senator Pushes for FTC Investigation into iOS, Android Privacy
Senator Schumer wants FTC to investigate mobile privacyConcerns over mobile privacy flared up again after news that iOS apps can upload user’s contact database to remote servers without any warning. That was followed by a report that developers have access to user’s photo libraries, too.Reports initially targeted Apple’s iOS for the iPhone, iPad and iPod…
Of OS Wars & App Wars
These two stand now alone among computer operating systems. As for the others…TRS-DOS, Atari OS, CP/M, and all the rest…they are fodder for museum displays. Even the venerable Linux survives with only a tiny blip of market share. The personal computer OS war is over. It’s so over that I will risk going out on…
Karotz Smart Rabbit: A Fun Toy with Serious Usefulness
The Karotz Smart Rabbit is a PC- and Mac-compatible gadget that brings a variety of fun and useful apps into a small, entertaining form factor. Through a web page interface, you can load up your Karotz with applications from an “Appz Store” that, while small, is growing daily and is open for developers to do…
Mercedes Assimilates Siri with Digital DriveStyle App
Drivers of A-class cars fitted with a “Drive Kit Plus for the Apple iPhone” will be able to access features on their phone using controls on the center armrest. And, of course, all of this is meant to meld with the attractive look of the interior of the vehicle.Digital DriveStyle Screenshot App ImageSource: Daimler This integration…
Air Force Drops Plans for iPad Flight Bags Over Security Concerns
Air Force scraps big iPad purchaseAir Force Special Operations halted its iPad purchase plans two days after Nextgov asked about the inclusion of GoodReader as one of the apps for managing and reading PDF documents on the tablet device. GoodReader is a popular iPhone and iPad app that handles file transfers to and from the…
Apple Begins Encouraging MobileMe-to-iCloud Migration
Email Message Sent to Some MobileMe Customers Apple introduced iCloud-enabled iTunes synching starting in the summer of 2011. iCloud as a whole officially launched on October 12th. The company let us know at the time that MobileMe would shut down in June of 2012, and the company has provided a migration path for customers to…
3 Free iOS Apps For The House Hunter
I guess if your pockets are deep enough you can hire someone to do much of that stuff for you, but if you’re sa simple man (or woman) of even simpler means then the rake, shovel, and broom are your weekend companions. I love the outdoors, but I hate yard work. I can think of…
Apple Will Require Permission for Apps to Access Address Book
In a statement delivered to AllThingsD, Apple said that accessing contact data without permission is already a violation of App Store guidelines. Violation or not, however, and just as it did with Location Services, the company said it would be making changes, likely in iOS itself, that force developers to get permission before accessing their…