Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Adobe Strikes Back (Flash vs Silverlight/Microsoft)

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

We know that Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) wants to pull the rug out from under Adobe Systems (Nasdaq: ADBE). The Flash platform commands a unique and very visible niche of the software market, and Silverlight is designed to steal that market as quickly as possible.

Apple: Give Us Money And We’ll Remove DRM From Your Music

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Apple has dropped DRM from iTunes — and is offering to remove their DRM from music you already bought for the low, low fee of $0.30 per song.

A Closer Look at Apple’s Advanced Notebook Battery Tech

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

The new 17" MacBook Pro claims an industry leading 8 hours of battery life, thanks to a series of innovations Apple highlighted in the new notebook's introduction. Even so, many of the advancements are not actually new, but rather the product of Apple's incremental engineering efforts to increase its notebooks' ...

29 Really Creepy and Creative Photoshopped Self Portraits

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Amazing art work, even though I think everyone must have created these on a Monday morning!!!

World’s thinnest television unveiled

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

The world's thinnest television was unveiled on Tuesday measuring just 6.5mm (0.26inches).

Is Apple Really Happy to Let Go of DRM? Don’t Bet on It

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

No, Apple's big "One More Thing" announcement this year was the end of its digital rights management system (DRM) and the beginning of diverse pricing for its iTunes music sales. Though Apple tried to couch the diverse pricing bit as an exciting advance (songs will now cost $.69, $.99 and ...

Pandora iPhone App Hits 2.0, Adds Genius-Like Stations

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Pandora's personalized internet radio player is one of our favorite iPhone apps—and tonight it got better, adding custom stations from a single track, a snazzy Coverflow-like song history and a playback progress bar (finally).

Facebook has a Bigger Population than Japan and Russia!

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

It was only a matter of time: Social network Facebook says it has hit the milestone of 150 million active users, just over two months after reaching 120 million. "If Facebook were a country, it would be the eighth most populated in the world, just ahead of Japan, Russia ...

10 of the Best WordPress 2.7 Compatible Themes

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

WordPress 2.7 completely overhauled the admin area of your blog, so isn’t it time you treated yourself with an overhaul of the front end also?

Fake iPhone Nano’s Out in the Market Beaware - Warns Apple!

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Consumers are being warned to be on the look out for fake iPhone Nanos, despite the real thing not even being released.