For a long time I had resisted converting my DVD and Blu-Ray disks into any other format because I didn’t want to lose any quality. I had lived by this rule for a long time, and thankfully companies like QNAP and Thecus came to my storage rescue. However, the day has come where the cost of storing all the extra garbage that comes along with these movies has opened my eyes to benefits conversions. With that, I have began converting my movie collection to a format that allows me to lose all the excess fat, but keep my movie loss-less. Read More…
![]() Forbes | Apple's 2012 Will Be Awesome, Apple Has No Other Choice Forbes Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has a tough act to follow: his own. While the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs October 5 leaves a void at Apple, much of the angst over Apple's future is misplaced. Cook proved he can manage during Jobs' long illness, ... Your New iPhone: What You Need to Know Rumor Roundup: Apple's Game-Changing TV Set Fun, educational apps for children |
![]() Globe and Mail | Inside Apple's 2011: iOS, Apps & iCloud Apple Insider By Daniel Eran Dilger This year, Apple hit a new milestone of 250 million iOS devices while shipping its fifth reference release of its mobile platform that now offers a library of half of a million apps that have seen 18 billion downloads, ... A Web Of Apps iOS Developer Services Improve App Testing 16 predictions for mobile in 2012 |
![]() Digitaltrends.com | Apple's First iPhone Was Made in 1983 [PICS] Mashable The first iPhone was actually dreamed up in 1983. Forget that silly old touchscreen, this iPhone was a landline with full, all-white handset and a built-in screen controlled with a stylus. The phone was designed for Apple by Hartmut Esslinger, ... 1983 Apple prototype pictures show iPhone ancestor Apple had a prototype touchscreen phone in 1983 iPhone Prototype Revealed 1983 First Edition |
![]() BBC News | 2011: The Year Facebook Killed Google PCWorld I used to discover new content via Google. Now I find it using Facebook and Twitter. And millions of others are doing it too. By Dan Tynan, ITworld I have to admit it: I get a queasy voyeuristic feeling in my gut when I see what my friends are reading ... Facebook Vs. Google: The Battle For Internet Dominance Facebook gains on Google with 30% increase in unique US visitors in 2 years Google, Facebook rivalry to heat up in 2012 |
![]() SlashGear | Nokia Ace 900 Windows Phone for AT&T images surface SlashGear New images purported to be of the Nokia Ace 900 Windows Phone have accidentally been leaked via a Christmas card distributed by a Microsoft partner. According to PocketNow, there are several clues on the device that suggest it is actually the Nokia Ace ... Photos of Nokia Ace 900 Windows Phone for AT&T Leaked Nokia Ace picture leaked AT&T-branded Nokia Ace possibly leaked in holiday card |
![]() Daily Mail | Siri for Android appears on market, just a shortcut at the moment SlashGear When the Apple iPhone 4S was introduced to the world, with it came a re-introduction of Siri, an until-then third-party app that used an above-average voice recognition system to do commands and actions – now the Android Market has “Siri for Android,” ... Siri Clones and Fake Apps Appearing on the Android Market Apple's Siri curses out 12-year-old Siri (knockoff) out for Android phones |
![]() Nanaimo Daily News | Federal judge blocks California emissions rules Reuters By Dan Levine and Noel Randewich | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A judge blocked one of California's signature attempts to lower greenhouse gas emissions, a victory for out-of-state ethanol producers and refiners that has California's air quality board ... Calif. low-carbon fuels rule blocked by judge California Low-Carbon Rules Halted Federal Judge Finds California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard Unconstitutional |
![]() MobileWitch | Why we need Windows Phone 7 CNET by Kent German December 30, 2011 12:01 PM PST Follow @KentGerman For a slow holiday news week, there's been plenty of chatter over the last few days about Windows Phone 7. It all started Tuesday when several tech blogs posted editorials on why ... CES 2012: Nokia Lumia 710 part of new portfolio of products The Year in Review: Microsoft HTC Titan deals–Combined power of HTC and Microsoft |
![]() New York Times | Why we need Windows Phone 7 CNET by Kent German December 30, 2011 12:01 PM PST Follow @KentGerman For a slow holiday news week, there's been plenty of chatter over the last few days about Windows Phone 7. It all started Tuesday when several tech blogs posted editorials on why ... Windows Phone Leaks, ASP.NET Vulnerability Marked Microsoft Week The Year in Review: Microsoft Windows Phone reportedly passes 50000 apps |
![]() USA TODAY | Stanford offers a peek into its extensive Apple history archives Ars Technica By Jacqui Cheng | Published December 30, 2011 2:15 PM What we wouldn't give to watch a "Blue Busters," a company video made by Apple employees—yes, including Steve Jobs—posing as IBM-fighting Ghost Busters. Such a video does exist, and it's currently ... Stanford archives offer window into Apple's origins Apple's Museum That Never Was: Why Does Stanford Keep it Secret? [VIDEO] Vast, Secret Archive of Apple Records Offers Window Into History |










