Since Apple’s resurgence, there’s been an increasing trend. As the company ascended to its current place, click whores and negative nellies all over have been decrying their success as disingenuous and predicting their collapse. Apple haters have a few watchdogs to keep an eye out for. For example, Daring Fireball’s John Gruber often will save…
In the aftermath of Flashback, the worry of a Mac malware onslaught looms larger than ever before. In a speech at a security conference, security expert Eugene Kaspersky chided Apple for their complacence, leaving Apple “10 years behind Microsoft”. Given Apple’s recent Mac sales boom, the Mac platform is set to become a tempting target…
LinkedIn, the popular social media site for professional connections, has upgraded its iPad app with a very new look.
Earlier on Wednesday, Silicon Valley Leadership Group CEO Carl Guardino found himself growing increasingly agitated with the long lines at San Jose International’s Transportation Security Agency (TSA) checkpoint, prompting this Tweet to his followers: We were tempted to reply with, “Keep your pants on, Carl” (a reference to last week’s protest disrobing by a frequent flyer at Portland…
Although there’s always been a gender issue at the heart of Silicon Valley, the youths of today seem to be making the problem worse. The so-called influx of “Brogrammers,” those uber masculine, hard-drinking, frat boy startup employees, are setting back the dynamic of innovation in the Valley according to Mother Jones writer Tasneem Raja. She’s…
Looking for a way to earn some quick cash? Here’s one sure way… if you are really, really good at hacking.
As per tradition, Apple, without any prior announcement, posted WWDC tickets early this morning. The explosively popular conference is the place to be for Mac and iOS developers. Apple pundits and developers were left scrambling for the pricey passes which sold out in a matter of hours. The event is being held at Moscone West…
Apple’s unstoppable growth is continuing unabated it appears. Their Q2 earnings are in and the company continues to be a profit juggernaut. Mac sales keep climbing and Apple was happy to report that they had moved 4M Macs. That’s not even the tip of the iceberg– 11.8M iPads and 35.1M iPhones makes the Mac number…
Adding a storage component to the Google experience, the long-awaited Drive. Designed to compete with Dropbox, Box, Amazon CloudDrive, Microsoft’s SkyDrive and other cloud storage services out there, Drive will take whatever files users upload via desktop software, browsers or mobile devices. Starting now, the PC, Mac and Android clients are available for download while…
Leveraging new 3D transistor technology, Intel’s new generation of Core “Ivy Bridge” processors are ramping up for release in computers around the world. Building upon the strength of the Core family, these new chips include some new features previously unimaginable. Available in single-, dual- and quad-core versions for low-power portable and desktop application, Ivy Bridge’s…