Posts by milkmage

"the report claims that the weight of the glass has prompted Apple to reconsider..." i don't understand. something must have been lost in transalation. do they mean "light weight" as in durability (in regards to...

Quote: Originally Posted by noexpectations "Secure Remote" is an oxymoron. As soon as your most valuable data is on a remote server, people unknown to you (administrators, government) have access to it. in one sense you're...

Quote: Originally Posted by Blastdoor I wonder just how secure it will really be. Apple needs to tread carefully here -- if they sell this as being "secure", then it had better darn well really be secure, both in the sense of...

to meet the President tomorrow.

what's next AI, you going to sit outside Jobs' house to see what you can find out about his leave? we need to know even less about this than the fact that Jobs is taking time off for a while.

music is available from many sources. apps are available from basically 2 places (apple and cydia) - and you didn't have any apps before the appstore (I've been buying music - CDs - for 25 years)

Quote: Originally Posted by michaelab I call Prior Art on that patent: http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/ Major Prior Art...and then some. doesn't sound like what Apple has in mind.. besides. a mini OLED on each key...

Quote: Originally Posted by DrDoppio Marketing nonsense aside, the Kindle offers an unmatched value: free 3G connection for life! Compare this to a $1000/year data plan... - sent from my wife's Kindle what is this 1000 dollars you...

free could just mean syncing or streaming services (not email, idisk, etc).. itunes already has the code to limit sharing libraries to 5 machines (those authorized or tied to your account). I'm sure the RIAA/MPAA wants to impose...

Quote: Originally Posted by techno I don't know the economics of this, but wouldn't it be nice if Apple actually manufactured it's products in California and a few other states? I am sure Californians could use it these days. And why...