You get to the stage where you think you’ve just about heard it all and then along comes something like this! What follows is the sad but true story of PC rental companies, a software called PC Rental Agent, and a serious invasion of consumer […]
When I wrote about upgrading to iOS 6 a few days ago, I wrote that one of the new features that I was looking forward to was Apple’s new Maps app. OK, occasionally I’m wrong and this is apparently one of those times. The Maps
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As per Apple’s standard practice of releasing an iOS update a few days prior to the latest and greatest device being available, iOS 6 was released today (September 19th). I decided to upgrade my 3rd generation iPad to iOS 6 this evening. Generally, I
Storing one’s data in the cloud… in other words on third party networks… has been rapidly growing in popularity, both as a backup medium and a means for providing access to data from a variety of devices. The benefits and risks have been well documented
Today, Apple held its much anticipated iPhone media event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco to introduce its iPhone 5. Rumors have been running rampant for months, maybe ever since the iPhone 4S was announced, about what features the new iPhone
So much information and news passes through the internet these days it’s difficult to keep up with everything. One momentous event which occurred recently and appears to have largely snuck under the radar is Windows 7 finally usurping XP as the most utilized Windows operating
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An Apple-1 personal computer is expected to sell for anywhere between $79,000 to $126,500 at a Christie’s auction on October 9th. It is one of only 200 Apple-1s that were ever made and sold for $666.66 in 1976. The Apple-1 was the first
I heard the news that Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, died today at the age of 82. I was twelve years old when he walked on the Moon. Things were pretty much black and white when you were a kid
The Apple vs. Samsung trial started three weeks ago in San Jose, with each side accusing the other of a myriad of patent infringements. Despite several recommendations by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh to settle the dispute out of court, no resolution was found so
Don’t know about you but when it comes to the keyboard – actually, my computer desk in general now I think about it – I am a real grub. I don’t mean to be, in fact it’s entirely out of character compared to everything else
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In a landmark action, seizure orders have been executed against three website domain names engaged in the illegal distribution of copyrighted Android cell phone apps. According to the U.S. Department of Justice report… “This is the first time website domains involving cell phone app marketplaces
As initially reported late last week, pod2g identified an issue with SMS messages, aka text messages, in iOS. The SMS flaw allows the sender of the message to enter an address on its reply line that is different from the address that appears on its “from” line. This
The news that Google is set to act on sites which include pirated material by relegating them down the search rankings took me somewhat by surprise. My immediate reaction was… how is Google going to ascertain what is pirated content and what is not. And
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Several friends and coworkers have been asking me the same question lately, “Should I wait for the new iPhone or get the iPhone 4S?” My answer is, if you definitely want an iPhone, wait. Why wait? There are a few reasons, based on some pretty
