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The iPad has inspired yet another high-powered business type to make a mobile-device purchase. Of a netbook. As you may have heard, Apple's iPad went on sale last Saturday in the US. Since - and even before - that momentous event, boundless bloviatory bytes dissecting Cupertino's "magical and revolutionary" device have engorged the interwebs, with pundits and pundit-wannabes weighing in with both pros and cons (but mostly pros). Over at The New York Times, however, David Pogue made the reasonable observation that while a tech type might see the iPad one way, a Normal Human Being™ might look past its...

On Monday Apple released Mac OS X update 10.6.3. This monster update weighed in at up to 719MB (depending on current configuration) and patched a whopping 92 vulnerabilities, some third of which were rated as critical. Is it time for Apple to adopt a “Patch Tuesday” for the Mac OS in order to drip-feed patches to users and plug up vulnerabilities in a more timely fashion? Is Apple putting good PR ahead of keeping users safe? Apple release Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” on August 28th, 2009. Over that time the OS has seen three updates: 10.6.1 - Released...

Over the years I have seen a lot of so called health stories on this forum and have had a lot of angry replies to my comments on them when I point out the bad science in the study. Good health is not wasting money on vitamins, pills, fad diets and such So I have finally found a book in .pdf form that you can read if you are so inclined http://www.jameslindlibrary.org/pdf/testing-treatments.pdf And just because I do not beleive in miracle cures (I also beleive that the pope has more in common with the CEO of General Electric than with...

Apple is developing a new iPhone to debut this summer and also appears to be working on a model for U.S. mobile phone operator Verizon Wireless, say people briefed on the matter. While Apple has unveiled a new iPhone every June or July since launching the product in 2007, the new model with CDMA capability, the cellular technology used by Verizon, is notable because Apple and AT&T have long had an exclusive relationship with the iPhone. That has given AT&T a competitive edge over other carriers including Verizon for the last three years. The people briefed on the matter said...

Cupertino, CA - Apple Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the estate of famed inventor Alexander Graham Bell claiming the telephone "invented" by Bell violated several patents held by Apple. The company expects to recover all revenue generate by phone sales over the past 134 years. An Apple lawyer, who wishes to keep his job, said that the lawsuit was filed at the "personal request of Steve Jobs" who felt aggrieved by the fact that Bell was given credit for inventing the telephone when obviously it was Jobs. The lawsuit comes on the heels of a suit filed against mobile...

Not a Steve Jobs fan, but I do not mind passing along good info. http://cnettv.cnet.com/seven-essential-free-mac-apps/9742-1_53-50083742.html?tag=nl.e404

Usually on a Patch Tuesday, the discussion turns to Microsoft; but amid a very light round of Windows fixes, it's Adobe in the spotlight today. Last month, a serious and potentially easily exploitable vulnerability was found in a JavaScript API call, DocMedia.NewPlayer -- a situation where an intentionally crafted PDF file could invoke the call, deallocate the memory allocated when the media player is generated, and then execute the code in that de-allocated memory, without need for privilege. Adobe Reader 9.3 was released today, right on schedule, to address this issue. In the meantime, the company is realizing the changing...

Its been rumoured that we can expect the resurrection of the Mazda RX-7 sometime in 2011. It is true that we’ve been hearing these stories telling us that we should expect the rotary engine powered sports car any day now and the car’s still yet to reveal its smiling face, but this time, it looks like it is the real deal. Here we have reports from Japan indicating that the next RX-7 may be just around the corner. That is excellent news, isn’t it? Maybe not so, for Mazda RX-8. Reports from Inside Line suggest that the birth of the...

Redwood City, California - Electronic Arts has acquired the assets of Sierra Entertainment from Activision Blizzard for $20 million and plans to merge the popular Tiger Woods PGA Golf franchise with the Leisure Suit Larry series to more clearly reflect the lifestyle of the best golfer in the world. Mary Cameron, director of marketing for EA, said, "We could view the recent revelations about the life of Tiger Woods as a detriment, but we'd rather see it as an opportunity for growth." The game will have gameplay elements of both series incorporated into the new franchise. Players can choose to...

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The HTC HD2 mobile phone has been released in Europe and will be coming to the USA after the first of the year. This smartphone will feature a 1 GHZ processor and a 4.73 Capacitive touch screen, 512 MB ROM, 448 MB RAM, Micro SD Slot capable of taking a 32 Gig card, 5 mega pixel camera with dual flash, and many other features. The links below give a overview with pictures of the phone and a comparison of it with the iPhone. Note to Apple Fans - This video is not a rub on the iPhone it is just...

Yesterday, a “Your iPhone’s been hacked because it’s really insecure! Please visit doiop.com/iHacked and secure your phone right now!” message popped up on the screens of a large number of automatically exploited Dutch iPhone users, demanding $4.95 for instructions on how to secure their iPhones and remove the message from appearing at startup. Through a combination of port scanning and OS fingerprinting of T-Mobile’s 3G IP range, a Dutch teenager has for the first time automatically exploited a known security vulnerability introduced on jailbroken iPhones - the SSH daemon which unless modified remains running with default users root and mobile,...

The New York Attorney General’s office today accused chip maker Intel of engaging in “a worldwide, systematic campaign of illegal conduct,” including paying kickbacks and threatening computer makers, and filed federal antitrust charges against it. (PDF of Complaint) In a statement, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said that e-mails revealed that Intel has scored exclusive agreements with computer makers to use its microprocessors by resorting to “rebates” and threats, such as cutting off payments, funding a competitor or ending joint development ventures. In a press release, Cuomo said: Rather than compete fairly, Intel used bribery and coercion to maintain...

On September 12, 2009, I took part in the largest anti-big-government demonstration in the history of mankind. To borrow an expression from Joe Biden, the Taxpayers' March on Washington was clean and articulate. It was clean because over a million earners of American wealth didn't litter or destroy things and generally behaved as responsible property owners - as opposed to leftist protesters who often act as unwelcome gatecrashers. Once again the political class was reminded who really owns the place, only this time the owners were adamant about it, articulating over and over in a million voices directed at the...

Redmond, WA – Microsoft announced yesterday that Apple CEO and Chairman Steve Jobs would be joining Microsoft as its CEO replacing Steve Ballmer, whose performance in that position has been disappointing to investors. This broadens Microsoft's raid on Apple employees, which had only been focused on Apple Store managers.

GENEVA — In a sign that cyber-criminals are investing more time and resources into attacks against Apple’s Mac users, a new malware affiliate program has been discovered offering 43c for every infected Mac machine. During an eye-opening presentation at the VB Conference 2009 conference here, Sophos Labs researcher Dmitry Samosseikko provided a glimpse into the “Partnerka,” a Russian network of spam and malware affiliates that have turned their attention to the Mac platform — using social engineering tricks to load fake codecs and scareware programs.

Why is this president always doing the opposite of what needs to be done? Instead of supporting Iranian protesters, he snubs them. Instead of snubbing the ousted Honduran would-be dictator, he invites him to Washington. Instead of leading the world, he apologizes to it. Instead of offering a new vision, he resurrects hoary clichés. Instead of promoting liberty, he bows to kings and hugs tyrants. Some think he acts like an enchanted prince; others think he’s a spoiled brat. But there’s a method to this madness; its logic should be obvious to anyone familiar with antiquated leftist clichés, which Barack...

Cupertino, CA - Apple announced that the upcoming version 9 of Apple's iTunes software for the Mac finally incorporates a feature that many Mac users have been asking for: only play music approved by Steve Jobs.

RUMOUR HAS IT both Apple and Sony will be dumping Foxconn Electronics in favour of Quanta Computer next year when it comes to building their notebooks. According to DodgyTimes, gossipy component makers reckon the fruit-themed toymaker has already moved some of its June orders from Foxconn to Quanta, meaning that the former is likely to see its share of Apple notebook shipments plummet from 20 per cent to around 10 per cent next year. That's rather a large bag of hurt for Foxconn. A source close to the firm tells the INQ he's "not surprised" by the rumours, as many...

A tipster just pointed me to the CA support forums where there’s a lot of chatter about CA Anti-Virus misidentifying key Windows system files as malware.