Thoughts on Flash, And a Few Comments
I added in this post the full letter written by Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs, on why Flash is “unfit” for some Apple mobile devices. Jobs represents Apple and; threfore, will never do something to harm Apple’s interests. Keep this in mind when reading. His arguments are interesting, but I find them, sometimes, to be questionable. Here … Read more
Steve Jobs Attacks Adobe Flash as Unfit for iPhone
NEW YORK (AP) – For iPhone users who’ve been wondering whether their devices will support Flash technology for Web video and games anytime soon, the answer is finally here, straight from Steve Jobs: No. In a detailed offensive against the technology owned by Adobe Systems Inc., Apple’s CEO wrote Thursday that Flash has too many … Read more
Your Facebook is THEIR Facebook.
Remember this: Social networking sites are NOT yours. This content can be seen by anyone, and privacy settings are just a safety illusion. The content you post is not truly yours anymore, and you can be held accountable for such content. – Julian *********************** SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Facebook’s plan to spread its online social … Read more
Gizmodo Editor and Blogger Under Fire
SEATTLE (AP) – Authorities seized computers, digital cameras, a cell phone and other items from a technology blog editor who posted pictures and details of a lost iPhone prototype. A computer-crime task force made up of multiple law enforcement agencies searched Gizmodo editor and blogger Jason Chen’s house and car in Fremont, Calif., on Friday, … Read more
Twitter Buys a Text Messaging Company
NY Times By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Published: April 22, 2010 Twitter was born as a text messaging service; Tweets are 140 characters because that is the length of a text message, minus a few characters for the author’s name. Today, though, most people in the United States think about Twitter as a Web tool, and … Read more
3-D Games
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) – For movie goers, watching a 3-D film is a relatively easy experience. Audiences didn’t need to do anything other than pay a few extra bucks and slip on a pair of special glasses to see 3-D versions of “Avatar” or “Alice in Wonderland.” For gamers, however, enjoying a 3-D game … Read more
Verizon Adds Few Contract Customers in 1Q
NEW YORK (AP) – Verizon Communications Inc., the largest wireless carrier in the country, is finding there’s an end to the number of people who will sign two-year contracts for cell phone service. Verizon said Thursday that it gained a net of just 423,000 wireless customers under contract in the first three months of the … Read more
Undersea Telecoms Cables Face Growing Risks: Report
By William Maclean, Security Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) – Investors should urgently diversify the web of undersea cables that serve as the world’s information and banking arteries to address soaring demand and piracy concerns and reduce the risk of catastrophic outages. So says a report by a multinational research project that calls for the building of … Read more
Third of U.S. Teens With Phones Text 100 Times a Day
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A third of U.S. teenagers with cellphones send more than 100 texts a day as texting has exploded to become the most popular means of communication for young people, according to new research. The study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, which offers a glimpse into … Read more
Popular Internet Meme Removed From YouTube
NEW YORK (AP) – Adolf Hitler, for years a vessel of frustration in a popular Internet meme, has been quieted. “Downfall,” a German film released in 2004 about Hitler’s last days, has been adopted for wildly popular YouTube parodies that have spanned mock rants about topics as varied as playing Xbox video games to Kanye … Read more
