Author Archive: Amy
AT&T Fact Sheet on iPad 3G service
With iPad 3G consumers anxiously awaiting their Friday delivery, AT&T decided to put own a fact sheet about how the iPad 3G service was going to work. The PDF includes information on the monthly domestic data plan: Domestic Data Plans for iPad Recurring monthly charge with no long term contract • $14.99 per month for [...]
Apple Bans Online Sales in Japan
You would think that Apple would want more places to sell their products, right? You would think that online sales would be a good thing, considering all the sales Apple makes from their own Apple Store site, as well as iTunes and the App Store. Well, not in Japan. According to a story posted on [...]
Intel Atom Developer Program announces Accelerator 2010
It looks like Intel is keeping up with what the started back at CES this year with their Intel Atom Developer Programs with things like Intel App Up and the Million Dollar Development Fund. And now, they are announcing a new feature to their programs Accelerator 2010. The Accelerator 2010 program builds on top of [...]
Macbook burns your skin if you arent careful
Laptop 101: Laptops can get hot when used for a long period of time. This is why most laptop users tend to have it resting on a flat surface (desk, pillow, tv tray, etc) when using it. I know when I use my Macbook, I sit on the floor and have it resting on my [...]
Valve opens up Steam to run on Macs
Good news for all of the Mac gamers out there. It looks like Valve Software, the company behind the Steam game distribution engine, is finally coming to the Mac platform. There has always been a complaint about gaming on the Mac platform. None of the major game companies design for the platform. The game choices [...]
R.I.P 3.5″ floppy disks
Well we cant say we didnt see this coming. Think about it? When is the last time you saw someone use a floppy disk? When is the last time you saw them on a laptop or notebook. Most desktops dont even have them anymore. While its true you can still buy them and can buy [...]
Woz adds his 2 cents about iPhone prototype debacle
The iPhone protoype debacle has generated more media frenzy than almost any other story I can think of in recent memory. Its just insane at this point. Right now, its all down to legal issues, search warrants, REACT, and the California D.A. But, lets add a little perspective from someone who knows, Steve Wozniak, Apple [...]
Mac OS X gives Adobe Flash a hardware boost
It is widely known in the Apple community that running Adobe Flash on the Mac OS X platform has performance issues. It lags and is slow. The Windows OS version of Flash has always managed to work better. But now, it looks like Apple, who has a love/hate relationship with Adobe these days due to [...]
Gray Powell craziness continues via Lufthansa Airlines
Just when you thought this whole iPhone HD prototype/Gizmodo/Gray Powell insanity was over, Lufthansa, the German airline had to come in and up the ante. Lufthansa’s marketing director, Nicola Lange, upon hearing about the whole scenario with Gray Power, put this message up on Twitter, inviting Powell to fly for free to Munich, to drown [...]
Earth Day and Technology
Happy Earth Day everyone! Its the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. UPDATE: Check out our Earth Day: Green Notebooks, Gadgets and Tips for Going Green What is Earth Day? Earth Day is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in held on [...]
