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    Newsletter Issue #552: So Apple is Now the Hated Company

    June 28th, 2010

    Despite having loads of loyal customers, it’s hard to say that Apple has consistently received good press over the years. Sure the products get high marks, but there are always “killer” gadgets from competing companies that are sure to take over the market, or so they say. Of course in the old days, there was […]


    Some Odds and Ends About iOS 4

    June 21st, 2010

    So the highly anticipated, newly renamed iOS 4 arrived Monday morning in iTunes 9.2 for millions of expectant iPhone and iPod touch users. Predictably, Apple’s update servers were no doubt slammed by the incredible demand, as users clicked their Update buttons in iTunes over and over again to get in line to receive the upgrade. […]


    Has Apple Run Out of Mac OS X Features?

    June 16th, 2010

    When first announcing Snow Leopard, Apple stated that they had decided to take a break from snazzy new features, and concentrate on the OS plumbing instead. So you had Grand Central Dispatch, to help with app multithreading, OpenCL, to offload processing chores to graphics chips, enhanced 64-bit support and lots more. The number of visible […]


    Attention Verizon Wireless: Have You Heard of Dumping?

    June 10th, 2010

    Having endured those dreadful “Droid does” TV ads that never quite explain what purposes they actually serve beyond making phone calls, it’s clear that Verizon Wireless is doing what they can to boost market share. Unfortunately, that means dumping smartphones. How so? Well, have you seen all those two-for-one offers? Buy one, get one free. […]