The War is Over
Published On: Nov 12, 2009
At least when it comes to AMD vs. Intel, a truce has been brokered...to the tune of $1.25 billion.
Intel has agreed to pay this amount to rival AMD to settle antitrust claims. This ends all current legal actions between the two companies. Also, as part of the ...Read more...
Google to Murdoch: Keep your stinkin' content
Published On: Nov 10, 2009
Okay, they didn't quite say that but in so many words, Google has said that News Corp, or any news organization for that manner, can ask to have their content pulled from Google News. According to Google, it's fairly easy to accomplish, technically-speaking.
This comes on the heels ...Read more...
Verizon vs. AT&T: It's getting ugly
Published On: Nov 10, 2009
I'm sorry, I had to laugh at this one. In its latest ad, Verizon is throwing some serious blows at AT&T's network coverage. This one caught me off-guard and had me laughing out loud.
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Oh, here they go with that bull again
Published On: Oct 20, 2009
You know, as a broadband subscriber, I am getting sick of providers trying to tell me that it's costing them too much to offer unlimited service. Case in point, Time Warner subscribers, like myself, might be interested to know that while they bellyache in the press about the cost ...Read more...
Palm Pre Price Drop
Published On: Sep 28, 2009
If you've had your eye on the Palm Pre, you might want to go get it, now. As Palm prepares to launch its new Pixi, it's looking to move its current inventory of Pre's. As a result, you are now able to get a Pre for a ...Read more...
Intel caught red-handed?
Published On: Sep 21, 2009
The past spring, the world's largest chip-maker, Intel, was hit with a massive $1.4 billion fine by the European Union (EU) for antitrust violations. This fine not only sparked outrage by Intel but also brought about claims of unfairness from every corner. What could Intel have done to ...Read more...
FCC to weigh in on net neutrality
Published On: Sep 21, 2009
For a few years now, net neutrality has been a hot-button issue. Net neutrality, in short, is the notion that broadband carriers should not be able to limit how certain content is delivered based on the content creator's size or ability to pay. Many broadband carriers have proposed a ...Read more...
Snow Leopard launches with a nice hiccup
Published On: Sep 3, 2009
It looks like some Mac users have gotten a not-so-nice suprise after upgrading from Max OS X 10.5 to Mac OS X 10.6 ("Snow Leopard"). It appears that there are quite a few users out there complaining of receiving an error they have affectionately dubbed the "spinning wheel ...Read more...
Disney buys Marvel
Published On: Aug 31, 2009
This is less tech and more geek but, today, it was announced that Disney has purchased Marvel Entertainment for a cool $4 billion (a mixture of cash and stock to Marvel shareholders).
In the deal, Disney now owns the rights to over 5,000 Marvel characters.
To me, this sounds ...Read more...
Dumb Move, Microsoft
Published On: Aug 26, 2009
Typically, I am all about marketing to the population to whom you're selling a product. This is often my complaint when I see so many commercials that seemingly only target their ads to white Americans (as if black, Latino or Asian folks don't watch network TV). So, clearly ...Read more...
