This Bloomberg story about the Zune hardware being discontinued by Microsoft contains an interesting statement. First off, if you haven’t read it, the claim is that there will not be a new hardware iteration of Zune from Microsoft. Why? “Microsoft will concentrate on putting Zune software onto mobile phones, such as those running its Windows … Read more
I thought this was horrifying yet held my attention for the complete 1:07 minute video. Just got a tip that a new game will be heading to the App Store for the iPhone and iPad called Zoombie Digger. Words seem to escape me on how to describe this game but the video is hilarious and … Read more
I took a few shots when I said that gaming consoles were in trouble as mobile device gaming continues to pick up steam and you can play on large screens. Well here are some videos of an iPad 2 on a 50” screen and you can see how this is already a legitimate console replacement … Read more
As we’ve been discussing, Twitter has been pushing new techniques to get revenue out of the site, including the #dickbar, of course, and now it seems like they’re clamping down on third party Twitter apps. We’ve seen them go after a few specific Twitter clients in the past but their rhetoric is getting blunter. Apparently, … Read more
Pwn2Own had a tremendous start with a MacBook Pro getting exploited in 5 seconds by Charlie Miller who has now walked off with an exploit four years in a row. Just staggering. IE8 and Firefox also fell and Chrome was untouched (the exploit for IE8 is patched in IE9). But moving on to mobility, the … Read more
As we discussed, the other day Twitter revised it’s iOS app to include a new trend bar at top that doesn’t go away…until you switch Twitter apps like most people promptly did. Well it has a name and a trend now. It’s #dickbar after Twitter CEO Dick Costolo. Well Twitter responded to the outcry: Please, … Read more
Don’t you dare say that Steve Jobs lied on stage! He said it’s a billion times faster and damnit it must be. Here’s how Apple talks about the CPU change: Dual-core A5 chip. It’s fast, times two. Two powerful cores in one A5 chip mean iPad can do twice the work at once. You’ll notice … Read more
Man Angry Birds is spreading like a virus. Apparently we’re set to see a Facebook version of Angry Birds within a month. This version will have more social aspects to it and apparently the pigs play a more prominent role. If you just have to be the first to hear about it, just like their … Read more
If you’re an iPhone user who uses the official Twitter app and you recently updated you must have seen the real estate you lost to a silly trends bar that was added to the top. That bar doesn’t go away – it can’t be disabled or clicked away. And according to All Things Digital, Twitter … Read more
The most anticipated hardware change from the original iPad to the iPad 2 is the addition of a front facing and rear cameras. For those who were holding out for those, remove those from your list of selling features. Yes, they’ll be there, but the reports are that the cameras are in line with early … Read more