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Archive for March 9th, 2008

Mar9

Apple in Talks with Sony about Blu-ray Drives

Financial Times reported that in the wake of Sony’s Blu-ray win over HD-DVD, that Sony is in talks with both Microsoft and Apple about inclusion of Blu-ray with future machines. Microsoft had previously been shipping an HD-DVD accessory for their Xb…

Filed in: Apple/Mac

Mar9

Reports: Apple close to a deal for Beatles catalog

Reports in several British newspapers say that former Beatle Paul McCartney has given his approval to make the Fab Four’s song catalog available on Apple’s iTunes in the coming months according to CNet’s News.com blog. Britain’s Telegraph reports that the deal could be worth $600 million.
A spokesman for Apple Corps, the Beatles record label, would […]

Filed in: Apple/Mac

Mar9

It’s the Web Awards, and Wired Brings One Home

The South by Southwest Web Awards celebrate the websites that were launched or redesigned in the past year. Wired.com wins one in the “Classic” category.

Filed in: Personal Tech

Mar9

The Mac snobbery, arrogance, confidence debate

In August 2007 I posted a piece asking if Mac users were smug and arrogant. Over 4,000 of you voted in the poll at then end of the story with 64 percent stating that Mac users are smug and arrogant. Then in October I asked if Apple, Inc. was arrogant. In that poll over 800 […]

Filed in: Apple/Mac

Mar9

This Year’s Twitter? A Simple Scheduling App That Brings Order

Every year at South by Southwest, one web service captures all the buzz by proving itself to be innovative, geek friendly and insanely useful. This year, Sched.org, a simple calendaring service is proving to be a godsend to overwhelmed attendees trying to figure out where to go, when to get there, what the most popular events are and who they’ll see when they get there.

Filed in: Personal Tech

Mar9

Checking the clock for DST is a good reminder for tech product expiration dates

Various groups use the twice-yearly daylight savings time shift as a reminder to check product expiration dates. While most are about things we eat, drink and apply to ourselves, there are a few items we might want to check in the technology department, including flash cards.

Filed in: Apple/Mac

Mar9

Wired.com Photo Contest: Self-Portrait

This week’s challenge: creative self-portrait photos. Submit your own mug for all to see, and vote for your favorite submissions.

Filed in: Personal Tech

Mar9

Zuckerberg Keynote Descends Into Chaos, Audience Takes Over

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, this year’s keynote speaker at SXSW, is interviewed by author and journalist Sarah Lacy, who attempts to get the notoriously tight-lipped Zuckerberg to open up. But the discussion rarely strays beyond the usual business fare and eventually descends into a string of awkward moments punctuated by the audience’s heckling.

Filed in: Personal Tech

Mar9

Microsoft tries to stop more ‘Vista-capable’ e-mails from going public

Microsoft is trying to put the kibosh on more of its internal (and embarassing) e-mail messages around its Vista marketing plans going public.

Filed in: Microsoft

Mar9

Space Station Will Get Help From Giant Robot

Seven astronauts scheduled to blast off on Endeavour Tuesday morning will be tasked with assembling an enormous two-armed robot and attaching it outside the space station. Named Dextre for its dexterity, the 3,400-pound robot will assist spacewalking astronauts and take over some dangerous outdoor work.