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13 Mar 2010
Kim Jong-il caption contest
Matt: “I see we just got the latest computer monitors. Take that, South Korea.iPad Pre-Orders: For Idiots Only
Apple started taking early orders yesterday for its tablet, even though no one's really sure what they're buying.GDC 2010: Civilization V probably Mac-bound (eventually)
Filed under: Gaming, Software I've been working like crazy for TUAW here at GDC 2010 (and there's a lot more coverage yet to come), but I did take a little time for myself this afternoon and go see ...The Macalope Weekly: A sad state of affairs
It's a large helping of the Macalope this week, as he takes on non-sensical iPad analysis, Apple doomsaying, and other crimes of punditry.Fish Supply Crisis Could Trigger Bans
Bluefin Tuna, Overfished Oceans Top Agenda Of UN Wildlife Protection Conference In DohaRoughly 10% of Microsoft employees said to be iPhone owners
Although it's no secret that members of Microsoft's leadership frown upon employees who choose an Apple iPhone over one running the company's own Windows Mobile operating system, approximately 1 in 10 ...XBLM listing reveals 5 maps, 2 CoD4 remakes in MW2 ‘Stimulus Package’ DLC
We may still be waiting for a the "spring" release of Modern Warfare 2's first DLC ("Stimulus Package"), but thanks to an early Xbox Live Marketplace listing for the map pack, we aren't in the dark ...Boo Hoo! SimplifyMedia dropping products and changing direction
Filed under: Multimedia, Internet Tools, iTunes, iPhone, MusicThe problem is, we just don't know where they're going. In a Saturday blog post, the company announced it is "...Apple’s iPad Battery Replacement Program Forgoes New Battery, Replaces iPad
Several MacRumors readers have noticed that Apple has posted information on its iPad Battery Replacement Service, which allows users to receive a replacement should their device's battery no longer ...BlackBerry touch slider due for Sprint as 9930?
RIM's first touchscreen slider is bound at least for Sprint but may have problems on its way if a leak today proves accurate.Motorola’s Two CEOs Continue Voluntary Pay Cut In 2010
Recognizing the shaky economic climate and Motorola’s still tenuous market position, the company’s two CEOs Greg Brown and Sanjay Jha voluntarily have agreed to a 25 percent pay-cut for ...E-book readers: will secondary features win consumers’ hearts or leave them cold?
How many e-book readers do you think are out there right now for you to choose from? If you did a little digging, I bet you’d find 50 or so. Maybe 10 really worth checking out.Don’t Waste the Internet on TV – Protect the Future of the Internet
I had a very enjoyable debate with Avner Rosen of Boxee yesterday at SXSW. We tended to go around in circles defending our positions.Rumor: iPad in-store reservations may be over 40,000
Filed under: Retail, Rumors, iPad Apple Store Sydney by Shaondiwakar - Flickr In the wake of yesterday's iPad sales estimates of 50K in the first couple of hours (now revised by Silicon Alley Insider ...Clarifying a couple points (Matt Cutts/Gadgets, Google, and SEO)
Matt Cutts / Gadgets, Google, and SEO:
Clarifying a couple points — [Just as a reminder: everything below is my personal opinion. I haven't sent it to anyone else at Google for a review, etc.] — Valleywag used a recent podcast I did as material for two points in Six Delusions of Google's Arrogant Leaders.
Dead iPad battery? Never mind replacing it, Apple just sends another iPad for $99 (Darren Murph/Engadget)
Darren Murph / Engadget:
Dead iPad battery? Never mind replacing it, Apple just sends another iPad for $99 — Whoa, Nelly! Isn't this something? Apple has just posted details on its iPad battery replacement service, which is really not a battery replacement service at all. Check out the company's opening line:
Apple’s Spat With Google Is Getting Personal (New York Times)
New York Times:
Apple's Spat With Google Is Getting Personal — IT looked like the beginning of a beautiful friendship. — Three years ago, Eric E. Schmidt, the chief executive of Google, jogged onto a San Francisco stage to shake hands with Steven P. Jobs, Apple's co-founder, to help him unveil …
Day 1 estimate: 120,000 iPads sold (Philip Elmer-DeWitt/Brainstorm Tech)
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Brainstorm Tech:
Day 1 estimate: 120,000 iPads sold — A snapshot of who's buying what based on a sample of first-day pre-orders — Click to enlarge. Source: AAPL Sanity — The team at Investor Village's AAPL Sanity board have completed their initial analysis of pre-orders for the iPad tablet computer.
Google to shut China search engine (Financial Times)
Financial Times:
Google to shut China search engine — By Richard Waters in San Francisco and Kathrin Hille in Beijing — Google has drawn up detailed plans for the closure of its Chinese search engine and is now “99.9 per cent” certain to go ahead as talks over censorship with the Chinese authorities …