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Google’s Marissa Mayer Going Yahoo
Well, this definitely came out of no where. Google’s Marissa Mayer is going to Yahoo as their new chief executive. I guess the rumors of Ms. Mayer’s diminished role at Google after the reorganization is for real. As a career … Continue reading
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No Retina Display On Low End Macbook Pros
I’m a bit disappointed with the Macbook refresh. No retina displays for the whole line, just for their new high end model. On the other hand, I’m glad they didn’t change the whole line, because I still want a DVD … Continue reading
Apple Just Deprecated My iPad
Apple officially announced iOS 6 at today’s WWDC 2012. There’s lots of fancy features and everyone is excited. Then they dropped the bomb, the original iPad will not be supported. They will support the iPhone 3GS, but not the original … Continue reading
Facebook Buys Instagram for $1 Billion!
Seriously, Facebook is going to buy Instagram for $1 Billion! Yes, with a capital B! I can’t believe they are paying so much for a niche service, and one that Facebook can easily make obsolete overnight. If Facebook adds a few photo filters … Continue reading
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Facebook Files For IPO
The tech bubble is back! Hot on the heels of Groupon, Facebook files for IPO today. Well, maybe it’s not a bubble. Unlike Groupon, Facebook actually has a sustainable business and have been pretty profitable. According to some reports, the … Continue reading
Google To Unify Your Data Across All Their Services
Google just updated their privacy policy yesterday to allow them to share data about you across all their services. Some bloggers are going as far as calling Google evil for this policy change. It’s just way too much data for … Continue reading
Holy Cow, Megaupload Is Done!
Megaupload is done, kaput, no more. They’ve been shut down and the founders arrested. I seriously did not see this coming. Megaupload is just a simple upload and share (download) site, it’s all user uploaded. Seriously, does Megaupload really play that … Continue reading
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The Internet Is Going Nuts Over SOPA/PIPA
The whole Internet is a buzz with all that is anti-SOPA/PIPA. This is a first, it seems, where the entire Internet is rallied behind (or against rather) a single cause. SOPA/PIPA is bad news for any webmaster, myself included, since … Continue reading
Report Says IT Salaries Are Back To Their 2008 Levels
A report says that IT salaries in the US are now back to their, get this, 2008 levels. So when are they going to be back to their pre tech bubble levels? Seriously, this is a bit surprising with the … Continue reading
WebOS Dead On Arrival?
There’s an article on NYTimes that pretty much says WebOS was dead on arrival and has no real chance of success. The article points out that Palm’s choice of WebKit as the HTML rendering engine doomed it because it’s too … Continue reading
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