Author Archives: John

Micro-a-hoo.

Posted on September 15, 2011 by John

AOL; Microsoft and Yahoo! are joining forces in order to (attempt) to challenge Google’s on-line advertising dominance. In a word: Yawn… From the Guardian UK: http://goo.gl/vFLJM

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THe NeXT ReVOLUTION.

Posted on September 14, 2011 by John

Based on the fact that consumer e-books sales (within the first 5 months of 2011 overtook all adult hardback books sales) the American Publishing Industry (although they report that it’ll ultimately wind-up differently) looks to be going the (route) way … Continue reading →

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Parallel Processing.

Posted on September 13, 2011 by John

Skynet (no; not the main nemesis in the Terminator movie series that become ‘self-aware’) is actively seeking the assistance of idle home PCs in order to process / sort through astronomical data… For more information… actually, it is a good … Continue reading →

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The Press Continues…

Posted on September 12, 2011 by John

Apple is clearly staying on offense in / with their on-going litigation against pretty much any firm that challenges their smartphone supremacy (as they’re adding ‘Googlorola’ to the mix now). From Ars Technica: http://goo.gl/vC1kE

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Every Bit Counts…

Posted on September 11, 2011 by John

A lot is far too often made about ‘what’s not being done.’ Perhaps we’d all be well-served to focus on what is actually being done (e.g., doing what we can… with what we have… starting right now). From PC Magazine: … Continue reading →

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AOL + Yahoo! = (About) 1996?

Posted on September 10, 2011 by John

The ridiculous AOL / Yahoo! merger talk (over the past few days) would essentially equate to two dinosaurs trying to turn the clock ‘back to the future.’ Yahoo! walked away from a roughly $50 Billion (outright) purchase by Microsoft (which … Continue reading →

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The ‘Steve Austin’ Phone?!

Posted on September 9, 2011 by John

For those aficionados; pundits and/or laymen who are betting on the battle for Smartphone supremacy coming down to a two-firm race (between Apple and Samsung) Motorola has seemingly upped the ante (which most likely means that HTC will do the … Continue reading →

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What Gives?

Posted on September 8, 2011 by John

Losing a prototype iPhone one-time; plausible (aside from the draconian manner in which the aftermath was handled). Said incident happening again… questionable at best… From MSNBC: http://goo.gl/7Mkkg

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As Technology Turns.

Posted on September 7, 2011 by John

Apple isn’t the only firm that’s being (legally) aggressive within the (on-going) battle for ‘Smartphone supremacy’ as the firm counter-sued Apple via patents that they purchased from Google (supposedly within the last week!) From Bloomberg: http://goo.gl/JgrMD

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Moral High Ground…

Posted on September 6, 2011 by John

Sprint’s lawsuit whereas the firm is quote: “Sprint opposes AT&T’s proposed takeover of T-Mobile,” Susan Z. Haller, VP of litigation at Sprint, said in a statement. “With today’s legal action, we are continuing that advocacy on behalf of consumers and … Continue reading →

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