Apple Working On New Video Technology [Apple Is Reportedly Working On A Technology To Bring Video To Televisions, Some Suspect iTunes Replay In Works]

By on Friday, 26. August 2011

It’s no secret that Apple, either Jobs-era or Cook-era, has its eyes on your living rooms. The progenitors of the greatest devices for wasting time during commercials want in on your home theater, and they’re said to be working on something new to get video to your television? Is it [...]

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Hurricane Irene Heads Towards The East Coast, Here Are A Few Geek Tips To Make It Slightly Better [As Hurricane Irene Approaches, Use The Quiet Time To Charge Batteries, Download Content, Protect Your Gear & More]

By on Friday, 26. August 2011

As Hurricane Irene makes its way closer and closer to the US, there is still some time to prepare. Of course, the big items should be taken care of first, however once the family, house and truly important tasks are taken care of — there are also some other things [...]

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HP Clarifies: They Are Not Quitting The PC Business [HP Not Quitting The PC Business, That Is Unless They Quit By Selling Their PC Business]

By on Friday, 26. August 2011

Remember when we all thought that HP was going to be quitting the PC business? Well, as it turns out, they are not going to be quitting after all. But then again, they may sell their PC business, which while maybe not quitting — wouldn’t selling be sort of leaving. [...]

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Why It’s Not Over For Apple [Why Steve Jobs' Retirement Only Means A New Chapter For Apple, Rather Than The End]

By on Friday, 26. August 2011

To listen to Mike Elgan out at Cult of Mac talk, you’d think that, when Steve Jobs announced he was stepping down, Apple closed its Cupertino campus, smashed every iPad in storage, lit all their patents on fire and coated their faces in the ashes, wailing with despair for their [...]

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Microsoft Windows Slate Devices Previewed at TechEd 2011 [New Zealand TechEd Attendees Get First Looks at Microsoft's Next Generation Windows 8 Slate Devices]

By on Friday, 26. August 2011

Microsoft is gearing up to release its Windows 8-powered slates soon. At the TechEd conference in New Zealand, Microsoft has given a preview of what users can expect from actual Slate hardware.

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Steve Jobs Biography to Include Resignation, Will Launch as Planned [Official Biography of Former Apple CEO Steve to Launch on Schedule in November Complete With First-Person Perspectives on Resignation]

By on Friday, 26. August 2011

Steve Jobs’ resignation as Apple CEO brought as much surprise to Apple fans, tech industry observers and investors alike. But even as the technology icon’s official biography is almost ready to be published, the book will still be able to include details of his resignation in the book.

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Google to Drop Slide Projects [Google to Focus on Google+ for Social Apps; Slide Projects to Slide Out of Sight Except One]

By on Friday, 26. August 2011

Social gaming and applications are a potentially big market as Facebook and, more recently, Google have discovered. But as these companies continue to acquire social application startups, it seems not everyone is seeing much success in the social scene.

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Qik Hits Ten Million Users Purportedly By Offering All Kinds Of Video Communication Options [During A Time After Their Acquisition By Skype, Qik Sees Massive Growth Now Hitting Ten Million Users]

By on Friday, 26. August 2011

As video communications are becoming more and more common, smartphones are getting into the game as well, especially since more of them are coming out sporting front-facing cameras. Services such as Qik allow users to instantly video chat with other Qik users.

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Business Insiders Question Tim Cook’s Business Abilities [Tim Cook Has Been CEO Of Apple After Jobs For Two Days, But Some Are Questing His "Killer Instinct" For Business]

By on Friday, 26. August 2011

Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple CEO yesterday, ending a legendary career at Apple that shaped the entire tech industry. He’s being succeeded by his right-hand man, Tim Cook, who has been acting as CEO for some time and previously was COO. Considering that Cook has been with Apple since [...]

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Microsoft Windows 8 Will Feature Robust USB 3.0 Support [Lengthy Blog Post By Windows Chief Steven Sinofsky Confirms Robust Support For USB 3.0]

By on Friday, 26. August 2011

In a very lengthy blog post on MSDN by Windows 8 chief Steven Sinofsky, he confirmed that Windows 8 will feature robust support for the USB 3.0. As the new USB standard has a theoretical speed of 5GB/s, expect lightning fast transfers and back-ups.

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