Monthly Archives: August 2012

Simply Put: Outstanding!

Posted on August 20, 2012 by John

US Teen Invents Advanced Cancer Test Using Google! (Source) BBC: http://bbc.in/Nd9jd3

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Trade Secrets…

Posted on August 19, 2012 by John

And, airing dirty laundry between corporate rivals make for lots of media coverage (as evidenced in the on-going legal battle between Apple and Samsung). Including the S. Korean firm’s sense of envy / inferiority regarding the iPhone (no surprise considering … Continue reading →

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Three’s The Magic Number.

Posted on August 18, 2012 by John

Redmond is playing to produce 3 million plus Surface Tablets as a part of the debut of this product. Now, whether or not they’ll be able to sell that many is anyone’s best guess? (Source) The Droid Guy: http://goo.gl/ZfjbG

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Global Corporate Espionage.

Posted on August 17, 2012 by John

In the aftermath of the reported virus that hit Iran’s Nuclear Complex, it appears that the Oil Industry might be the next target (as per a breaking story from Saudi Arabia)… Long story short, unfortunately, this trend looks to be … Continue reading →

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The Magnificent Seven?

Posted on August 16, 2012 by John

If the rumor-mill is correct, Apple looks to be releasing an iPad Mini in September (along with the next generation iPhone and iOS 6). Following the Mac OS X Mountain Lion tighter-integration iCloud-centric release… whenever their latest hardware updates debut, … Continue reading →

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The Future’s Now…

Posted on August 14, 2012 by John

The Gates Foundation is working on reinventing the future of sanitation and access to a functional toilet for the roughly 40% of the Earth’s population that lacks one of modern societies’ (perhaps) most, overlooked attributes. What a relief (no pun … Continue reading →

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All Still Isn’t Well…

Posted on August 13, 2012 by John

The post-merger honeymoon (if there actually was one) was clearly short-lived due to the announcement of 4,000 job cuts today (as Motorola still struggles from years of inept growth, management and viable product releases). Hopefully, by shifting their focus away … Continue reading →

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Rebirth!

Posted on August 12, 2012 by John

In sum, it is great to see that Video Arcades (yes, those places that seemingly went the way of the late 1980’s) are making a comeback in America!? (Source) Ars Technica: http://goo.gl/pNpAK

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Here We Go, Again?!

Posted on August 11, 2012 by John

Unfortunately, Blizzard’s Battle.net has become the latest, high-profile hacking of potentially (although as of yet not confirmed) sensitive end-user data… (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/RD8gZ

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Hell’s Froze Over, Right?

Posted on August 10, 2012 by John

Apple’s move to discount the iPhone 4 / iPhone 4S is the strongest indication yet that they’ll be an iPhone 5 release this coming fall (just in time for the 2012 Holiday Season too for that matter). (Source) TG Daily: … Continue reading →

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