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    iPhone 5 mockups surface

    Summary Joshua Topolsky has posted a mockup of the iPhone 5 based on information from “a variety of sources.” The rumor consensus to date has been that the iPhone 5 won’t be radically different from the current iPhone 4, basically just updated specs, but Topolsky says “that’s not the story […]

  • Apple May Beat Google to Market With Cloud Music Service [REPORT]

    According to reports, Apple is almost ready to release a cloud-based music storage service compatible with iTunes. Sources say the product is finished, and Apple might be ready to launch its service before Google’s competitive product sees the light of day. Several sources close to the matter and aware of […]

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    RIM BlackBerry PlayBook: The Unboxing

    Next week, RIM’s first tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, will finally go on sale. Before we took the PlayBook to the labs for testing and itsfull review, we unboxed the tablet and played with it, taking photos all along the way, to give you a look at what you’ll get if […]

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    Six Apple Stores to Visit Before You Die

    Apple opened its first retail store in 2001. Since then the number of brick-and-mortar Apple stores has soared to more than 320 worldwide. In fact, there’s even a Web site, ifoAppleStore that exists for the sole purpose of reporting Apple store news. A recent report from the site suggest that […]

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    The Top 40 Free iPhone Apps 2010

    11. ESPN ScoreCenter 1.5.3 ESPN Inc.,www.espn.go.com Sports fanatics with iPhones should download ESPN Scorecenter. It allows you to keep track of your favorite sports teams on a single page, read the latest analyses from ESPN, and provides push notifications when games start or teams score. Sportacular is also a smart […]

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    Verizon study: data breaches quintupled in 2010

    Criminals carried out more but smaller data thefts last year than in previous years, indicating a shift toward simpler exploits that run lower risk of punishment, according to Verizon’s latest data breach report. In 2010 the number of breaches skyrocketed to 760 from 141 the year before, according to the […]

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    Verizon study: data breaches quintupled in 2010

    Criminals carried out more but smaller data thefts last year than in previous years, indicating a shift toward simpler exploits that run lower risk of punishment, according to Verizon’s latest data breach report. In 2010 the number of breaches skyrocketed to 760 from 141 the year before, according to the […]

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    Open source programming tools on the rise III

    Open source programming tool on the rise: Emacs LISP Every so often, I come back to emacs and recognize just how wonderful it is, 20-odd years after it first took hold. Even today, it is easier to record macros, rebind keys, and customize the tool kit than many of the […]

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    Harris: Why Apple Isn’t The Top Tech Brand

    Why isn’t Apple a top tech brand? Essentially, the company’s products are too expensive, the executive vice president responsible for Harris Interactive’s brand consulting division said late Wednesday. A Harris poll of 25,000 U.S. consumers raised eyebrows Tuesday when the survey revealed that Apple’s brand didn’t win out in either […]

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    The Roots of Piracy

    There was an interesting article in Information Week regarding the state of piracy and whether piracy represents a market failure. In the piece, the various remedies for software companies are outlined and various pundits chime in with opinions about the cause of piracy, missing many points. Understanding why piracy exists […]