| iPhone 5 in production for September delivery Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:00 AM PDT 
Life in the rumor mill is good. Fresh news out of Taiwan posits that Apple’s CDMA iPhone contract manufacturer has started gathering parts and workers in order to fill a big order. Interesting, it’s also being thrown out there that orders for the model came in well below estimates. DigiTimes, purveyors of rumors good and [...]  |
| Apple’s Q3 results, one analyst adds his two cents Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:00 AM PDT 
So, another stellar quarter for the mothership? You betcha. Moreover, the company’s “break even” music-media-book store could bring up to $13 billion, which is a fair piece of change. Additionally, the Apple’s iBook Store could be on the verge of turning a corner. With growth expected at about 40 percent, iTunes is a major revenue [...]  |
| Microsoft IE browser market share continues to trend down Posted: 04 Jul 2011 11:20 PM PDT 
The market share for Microsoft's Internet Explorer has continued to trend downwards this year. According to a report, it doesn't appear that the trend will change in the foreseeable future. Its no secret that Microsoft's IE market share has been steadily declining over the years against fierce competition. Initially Firefox took a sizable chunk from [...]  |
| Microsoft and Google looking to buy Hulu video streaming service Posted: 04 Jul 2011 11:20 PM PDT 
According to reports, Microsoft and Google may be looking to buy Hulu. The service is the largest TV video streaming portal in the US and is also backed by various major networks. As reported by ZDnet, Hulu owners have been shopping the video streaming service around. The prospective buyers so far have been rumored to [...]  |
| Gears of War 3 leaked nearly three months ahead of release Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:00 PM PDT 
The biggest news to come out over the weekend was around the leak of a high profile Xbox 360 game several months ahead of its release. Its rare to see a major game like Gears of War 3 leaked so early. Gears of War 3 is Microsoft's big holiday title for the Xbox 360 as [...]  |
| Sony restores PSN to end nightmare Posted: 04 Jul 2011 06:40 PM PDT 
The Playstation Network hacking nightmare is set to come to an end this week as Sony restores all services in Japan, the last territory to be affected. On April 20, 2011, the Playstation Network was taken offline after Sony detected an intrusion at one of its data centers. PS3 owners were left in the dark [...]  |
| Google+ iOS app awaits for Apple approval Posted: 04 Jul 2011 02:00 PM PDT 
Buzz, buzz, buzz. Google’s finally created something that’s generating a lot of it. And, although the limited rollout isn’t taking new members, there’s no shortage of people wanting in. That said, when it comes to social, it ain’t real until you can do it on your iPhone. Are you on Adsense, Gmail, YouTube, Picasa, Earth [...]  |
| Parents worried Web rewires kids’ brains Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:54 PM PDT 
A fair percentage of parents are still deluding themselves that the Web is somehow inherently evil and capable of harming their kids. When in fact, such beliefs are not based on any available facts. A great many adults use the Web on a daily basis now. Me being one of them. I probably use it [...]  |
| Obama’s rural broadband a stimulus success Posted: 04 Jul 2011 11:40 AM PDT 
Pesticides and fertilizers have certainly left their marks on rural America, but electricity and the telephone are least the equal of those world changing technologies. Now, the Obama Administration bringing farmers and small towns into the 21st Century. Granted the United States spends more on Afghanistan in a single month than President Obama set aside [...]  |
| Skype video chat coming to Facebook? Posted: 04 Jul 2011 07:00 AM PDT 
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has promised an “awesome” new feature is coming this Wednesday. And if rumor is to be believed, said feature could be Skype video chat built directly into the site. Exactly how such a service would work remains to be seen. The big question appears to be whether a user would still [...]  |
