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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Sheer Excess Period!
Honestly, does anyone actually ‘need’ an 84-inch TV (let alone a Television to begin with for that matter?) Given the impact(s) of Global Warming, doesn’t anyone find it paradoxical that humanities’ energy demands continue increasing at a time when less … Continue reading
Free* Beer!
Not actually beer but free, on-line console games are being offered with a catch… you have to watch ads in order to gain more free-time… Whether this will be a new focus of the major gaming companies and/or just another … Continue reading
Muve-on!
Want a good alternative to Spotify? Look no further than Muve… (Source) NY Times: http://goo.gl/v5PWW
The Next Monopoly?
In the (on-going) aftermath of Apple’s (winning) lawsuit against Samsung if the firm is not already a monopoly it has certainly been (at a minimum) a bully for some time now… (Source) Forbes: http://goo.gl/6aKYR
A Unilateral Realm?
Apple’s resounding court victory (yet to be appealed) has already sent ripples through the industry as the fall-out still settles. What’s clear (be it real and/or perceived) is that the company has now officially cemented their ‘bully-status‘ akin to what … Continue reading
Onward & Upward.
“This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” – Neil Armstrong.
Flattery’s Really Expensive!
No surprise: A jury has ruled that Samsung infringed upon Apple’s patents and that the firm most pay $1 Billion in damages. To be continued… (Source) Detroit Free Press: http://goo.gl/k48d0
An Impartial Ruling, Right?
Anyone paying attention to the on-going Apple / Samsung litigation should find it comes as no surprise that a S. Korean court ruled that the latter firm didn’t violate any patents regarding Apple’s iPhone design. Clearly, there was no bias … Continue reading
Save The Dojo!
Silicon Valley techies fight back… The Industry needs more not less of these spaces period. (Source) NY Times: http://nyti.ms/REseyO
1984, Revisited?
In perhaps a surreal homage to Apple’s now infamous 1984 ad, one can’t help but wonder if the unwashed masses (e.g., consumers) have now become what the company railed against back-in-the-day? If the roughly 300 million global visitors to Apple … Continue reading