iPad 2 unveiled, shipping March 11
Steve Jobs made an appearance at Apple’s iPad 2 event to unveil the sequel to the ever popular iPad. People will be talking about it, so here’s what you need to know: it’s about 33% thinner and 0.2 lbs. lighter there are front and rear cameras like the newer iPhone it comes in white or [...]
Angry Birds hype
With Christmas less than a week away, it’s time to start filling you in on some of the conversations you might find yourself in the middle of during your holiday parties with the family. First up is a trivial topic but it has become a phenomenon and it’s known as Angry Birds. Whether it’s your [...]
What is Google eBooks?
The new online Google bookstore, called Google eBookstore, began selling Google eBooks yesterday. Google eBooks is yet another method of purchasing digital copies of books online. For the most part, its features are largely the same as competition from Amazon, Apple, and others. A USA Today story focuses on how “different” the Google eBookstore is [...]
Droid Does. Does what exactly?
It’s been about a year since those Motorola “Droid Does” commercials were peppered all over your TV and radio, and the big talk of many new phones often involves the word Android. Even some major news outlets seem to mix apples and oranges (like this one here) when talking about cell phone handsets and the [...]
New Apple products (iPod nano, Touch, shuffle, etc.)
Apple CEO Steve Jobs had a product unveiling today which was chock full of new iPods and other assorted software and hardware gadgetry. Follow the link below for all of the details, but the things most people will be talking about are: a new iPod Touch with front and rear cameras, just like the iPhone [...]
Apple Fans or Twilight Fans: Which Fans Are Crazier?
Two big events took place on Thursday, June 24: Apple’s iPhone 4 was released and the third movie in the Twilight saga, Eclipse, premiered. Both events are big for their respective fans, but which fans are crazier? The iPhone 4 is being released in five different countries around the world (the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, [...]
iPhone 4 sports video chat, new camera, better screen & battery
In case you missed it, Steve Jobs unveiled the newest iPhone yesterday, dubbed iPhone 4, and it looked just like the one acquired by Gizmodo in April. As expected, it’s a step up in battery life, screen resolution, camera, speed, etc. The “big” thing introduced is video chat (but only between new iPhones via wifi), [...]
Amusing Apple Anecdote
Apple is in the news all week (and seemingly every week) thanks to a record quarterly profit, a “lost and found” conspiracy with an iPhone 4.0 prototype, and the ubiquitous iPad articles. Rather than rehashing the same lines of “hey, you know what is great/stupid about the iPad,” try this little anecdote instead: If every [...]
