2008 July

Vimeo is no longer allowing its users to add “video game” related content, according to one of their blog posts. They claim that the amount of videos on their site that are inspired by games like Halo 3, Counterstrike, Medal of Honor and countless others show no “creativity” what so ever. They also share concern for the [...]

Just to let you guys know that WordPress has finally been released for the iPhone on the App Store. 
Introducing the first Open Source app that lets you write posts, upload photos, and edit your WordPress blog from your iPhone or iPod Touch. With support for both WordPress.com and self-hostedWordPress (2.5.1 or higher), users of all experience levels can [...]

I am a fan of the computer mouse. If I could, I would let it interact in my world when ever possible. So it saddens me to hear that the demise of this 40 year old innovation will be ending very soon reports the BBC in an interview with Gartner representative, Steve Prentice: 
“The mouse works fine [...]

If kids starting axe fires in their bedrooms wasn’t enough, a Jersey man who was apparently trying to get rid of a a bug infestation set fire to 80% of his apartment when the flammable spray-can that he was using exploded.The fire caused thousands of dollars in damages, including smoke damage to neighboring buildings. The man, Isias Vidal Maceda, was [...]

I was just in time to listen to the Apple Financial Report (starting at 2:00 P.M. [PDT]) for the 3rd quarter results via Apple’s live conference call:

Apple restated that this record breaking quarter for Macs was astonishing; with 2.5 million units being shipped out to consumers (which is a 41% growth).
iPod shipments also grew with a 12% [...]

As you all know, the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics are fast approaching. It is a purely symbolic gesture that China wanted to have the games commence on the 8th day of the 8th month of the 8th year after the second millennium. What is not symbolic about China is the pollution, traffic and the lack of correct teachings [...]

A trial vaccine is currently being tested on citizens of 3 undisclosed Scandinavian countries to eliminate the need for nicotine in smokers. The Swedish scientists who are in charge of the study say that the drug makes the nicotine molecules too big for them to enter the brain. Here is what Professor Morgan Sten has to say [...]

A German counterfeit version of Facebook, known as StudiVZ, is being sued by the world renowned social network.  On Friday, Facebook filed an intellectual property lawsuit against the German company that it has accused of running a “knock-off” of the social networking website. Facebook states that StudiVZ  copied “the look, feel, features and services” of the Facebook site. They also say [...]

If I were Steve Jobs, I would have a lot of trouble trying to fall asleep at night. Approximately 5.4 million iPhones haven’t been activated on any of Apple’s global wireless partners. This must draw concern from many of Apple’s heads, right? Why yes it does, but they see the significant number of unlocked iPhones as a [...]

It looks like new aluminum MacBooks is what Apple plans to colonize before students head back to school in the coming weeks, reports The Commercial Times.
“Apple has increased its orders of printed-circuit boards for notebooks by 20 percent, compared to last quarter.”     
With the amount of circuit boards being produced for Apple, their is no doubt [...]