Posts Tagged ‘steve-jobs’
Apple Lockdown: Fact or Fiction?
UPDATED: I apologize for anyone offended by the initial headline. If you’ll read the Gizmodo article referenced in the first paragraph you’ll see where this headline came from Read the rest of this entry »
And the Best of the Decade Award for Pretty Much Everything Goes to…
You know how Michael Jackson won so many awards in his lifetime that they had to start inventing new ones to justify dragging him onstage? Entertainer of the Universe and Best Selling Artist in the New Galactic Empire spring to mind. Read the rest of this entry »
Why the Cloud Won’t Seduce Me From My Mac, At Least Not Yet
The rhetorical question du jour on the Mac Web seems to be whether the traditional Mac advantage is eroding due to increased reliance on “the Cloud,” or not. Are online applications and utilities, such as the impressive suite of free functionality marshaled by Google, making the rationale for owning a Mac instead of some bore bare-bones Web access device obsolete? After all, that’s at least the theoretical argument (aside from low-ball pricing) for the PC mini-note or netbook phenomenon, and it’s certainly resonating with some. Read the rest of this entry »
Fiat’s 500C the Makings of an Apple iCar
Back in 2007, the Mac web rumor mill was abuzz for a while about a reported September meeting in California between Steve Jobs and Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn over possibly integrating the iPod, iPhone, and other Apple products into an automobile — with blogosphere speculation about possibly even an Apple/VW joint venture “iCar” project. However, by late November, the German site Capital was reporting ( Google translation ) that Apple/VW discussions, although confirmed by Volkswagen, had ground to a halt. Steve Jobs as Auto Exec. Read the rest of this entry »