Jun
21
Nerds, Geeks, Dorks and Dweebs We are everywhere… This is the first of a five-part, in-depth examination of what differentiates Nerds, Geeks, Dorks and Dweebs. You’ll find no overly simplistic Venn diagrams here. Without regard to race, religion, nationality, gender or any of the other multitude of classifications that have inspired xenophobic ideologies in those …
Apr
26
Everyone is excited for the new generation of iPhones. Maybe a bit too excited? Gizmodo recently posted a huge scoop with photos and video for the next iPhone. But the police are questioning how editor Jason Chen acquired the iPhone prototype for his written review. Last Friday night, California’s Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team raided …
Apr
24
An article in the Sydney Morning Herald recently caught my attention… Two million internet addicts. As folks that don’t readily reveal their age say, I remember the time… when internet wasn’t even part of my life. Although, I have no clue what I did in place of surfing the net in those days… Playing outside, …
Mar
31
Microsoft posted a blog today trying to make a case against Google Chrome, a hot competitor against Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. “Watch a demo on how Google Chrome collects every keystroke you make and how Internet Explorer 8 keeps your information private through two address bars and In Private browsing,” notes the Microsoft TechNet post. As …
Mar
30
So I’m looking through my feeds today… reading the headlines, scouring the net, searching for something interesting. The iPad is coming to stores soon… possibly. Google mobile services have been partially blocked in China. Nothing catching my eye just yet… An iPhone for Verizon may debut before year end. Microsoft has patched a number of …
Mar
22
Google announced today that they have stopped censoring their search services on Google China. Google says… Figuring out how to make good on our promise to stop censoring search on Google.cn has been hard. We want as many people in the world as possible to have access to our services, including users in mainland China, …
Mar
17
Google is “99.9 percent” certain to closing the doors to China. Google’s been in talks with China for a couple of months now, threatening to pull out of China due to censorship laws. Now, a source close to the company says that Google’s senior executives are “adamant” about ending any censorship in China while looking …
Mar
01
As a massive company that relies on foreign contractors, “Apple is committed to ensuring the highest standards of social responsibility wherever our products are made.” Apparently, those foreign contractors are not as keen on Apple’s outlook regarding social responsibility. In Apple’s 2009 audit for 102 of their supplier facilities, 17 “core” (another word for “serious”) …
Feb
24
Beck & Lee (Miami) and the Weston Firm (San Diego) filed a class action lawsuit against Yelp yesterday. Why? Well, according to the Yelp Class Action Website, “the lawsuit alleges that Yelp runs an extortion scheme in which the company’s employees call businesses demanding monthly payments, in the guise of ‘advertising contracts,’ in exchange for …
Feb
22
You may have already heard: Apple is cleaning out their apps store. They’ve decided “to remove any overtly sexual content from the App Store.” It’s definitely not a first for Apple… banning a particular genre of apps. According to PC World, Apple also banned GPS apps that feed the user location-aware ads and Apple-brand competing …
