Archive for June, 2011

Jonathan Takiff: CE Week chock-full of new tech gadgets

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Jonathan Takiff: CE Week chock-full of new tech gadgets
THE GIZMO: The consumer electronics industry turned New York City into a tech wonderland of product showcases and seminars recently. And they called it CE Week.

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Sony Shareholders Believe in Yesterday

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Sony Shareholders Believe in Yesterday
Like fans of an aging rock band holding onto the memory of past chart-toppers, shareholders of Sony Corp., once the symbol of Japan’s technological innovation, can’t seem to buy into the company’s latest tunes.

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Herhold: Your chance to vote on the nickname for Apple’s new building

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Herhold: Your chance to vote on the nickname for Apple’s new building
When I launched my contest to find a nickname for Apple’s new circular building in Cupertino, I wasn’t prepared for things to go viral: I got nearly 1,000 emails and calls, with more than 2,000 suggestions from across the world.

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Are MacBook Sales Preparing to Explode?

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Are MacBook Sales Preparing to Explode?
Is the MacBook Air era about to begin?

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Why the Non-iPad-Tablet Isn’t Selling

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Why the Non-iPad-Tablet Isn’t Selling
Maybe the only way to compete effectively with Apple is to either create products that go where Apple doesn’t want to go geographically or sharpen the product focus.

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The Acorn A7000+ portable mod is what your MacBook looks like in an alternate universe

Monday, June 27th, 2011

The Acorn A7000+ portable mod is what your MacBook looks like in an alternate universe
Aside from its attempted rebirth as a laptop manufacturer back in 2006, we haven’t heard all that much from Acorn Computers in the past, oh, two decades or so. And if you’re not a UK native, there’s a pretty good chance that you didn’t hear all that much about the “British Apple” before then either. But while the company’s more official attempt to go portable was nothing to write home about, its …

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Hacker pleads guilty over AT&T-iPad breach

Sunday, June 26th, 2011

Hacker pleads guilty over AT&T-iPad breach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A computer hacker pleaded guilty on Thursday of helping write a malicious code that hacked into AT&T Inc’s servers and took information about Apple Inc’s iPad subscribers, U.S. prosecutors said.

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Hacker pleads guilty to role in AT&T iPad user data theft

Sunday, June 26th, 2011

Hacker pleads guilty to role in AT&T iPad user data theft
A 26-year-old man from San Francisco, Daniel Spitler, has plead guilty to charges of identity theft and a conspiracy to gain unauthorized access to computers, according to the Wall Street Journal. Spitler, along with Andrew Auernheimer, was arrested in January for creating software used to attack AT&T servers in June 2010 and steal the email addresses of iPad owners. Auernheimer is in the middle …

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Security concerns cast shadow over cloud’s future

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

Security concerns cast shadow over cloud’s future
Chances are you’ve already got your head in the clouds, and if Google has its way, you’ll trust even more of your life to the digital cumulus. read more

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USO, Walmart team up for fundraiser

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

USO, Walmart team up for fundraiser
The USO of North Carolina is joining in nationwide efforts to help consumers go green. The USO is partnering with UpCycle4Hope, a non-profit organization that takes used or broken electronic devices and repairs them for resale, also known as…

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