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• The pictures in this article clearly show Teradata appliance cabinets. As far as I know Teradata still use OEMed Dell Poweredge servers. I've seen other pictures showing racks full of what look like HP DL380 servers and NetApp FAS 6200s. Bear in m…

  in Apple's iCloud reigning over the greenest data centers on the planet Comment by omegazeta March 2013
• Quote: Originally Posted by zoetmb  Before the killer response to the iPhone and iPad, 1.5 million units would not have been considered to be bad performance.    But Apple has changed the entire definition of what it means to launch ne…

  in Microsoft Surface RT & Pro estimated to have sold 1.5M units total Comment by omegazeta March 2013
• Rolls-Royce cars are made by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited which is a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW.

  in Apple reportedly hires Rolls-Royce exec to head EMEIA corporate relations Comment by omegazeta February 2013
• This story made BBC national news today. Why the delay I don't know, they seemed to think it had only just been announced.   They said it may be a problem for TV and film production companies and graphics art professionals. Maybe the Beeb are …

  in Apple to cease European Mac Pro sales March 1 due to regulatory requirements Comment by omegazeta February 2013
• Quote: Originally Posted by 1983  As others have said here, this is sad news. Philips made some great consumer products over the years (They co-developed the CD together with Sony). They're unique take on electric shavers for-instance a…

  in Apple partner Philips exits consumer electronics business Comment by omegazeta January 2013
• Quote: Originally Posted by kkerst  WHAT? And you think software companies know anything about designing hardware? Trust me, I speak from experience here, most software engineers don't know which end of a soldering iron to hold onto…

  in Apple partner Philips exits consumer electronics business Comment by omegazeta January 2013
• I think the correct phrase would be "Is é an breitheamh onórach a tosser"  

  in Apple's UK site says Samsung devices 'not as cool' in compliance with court ruling Comment by omegazeta October 2012
• Sorry to be pedantic but this is not a UK judgement. It was made in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. It does not apply in Scotland or any other part of the UK.   Remember what the the letters UK stand fo…

  in Apple's UK site says Samsung devices 'not as cool' in compliance with court ruling Comment by omegazeta October 2012
• Quote: Originally Posted by Shawn Behnam  You are mistaken, Hong Kong has a NFC system called octopus and it is used everywhere (quiet well may I add).  It is used in mass transit, 7-11 stores (they're on every block here), starbucks a…

  in Apple's Passbook strategy ignores NFC technology to power iOS 6 retail apps Comment by omegazeta September 2012
• Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil    You really need to bone up on things before just talking. You're right about the first seven words, and that's all. I didn't make myself clear. The term LTE just isn't used by the…

  in Apple's 'iPhone 5 Tsunami' predicted to sell 250M units over life cycle Comment by omegazeta August 2012
• Quote: Originally Posted by LuxoM3  FWIW - I am sure Apple will sell a lot of them... in the US.    The iPhone is struggling in Europe as carriers aren't subsidizing as much and europeans aren't as tech crazy as we are. Als…

  in Apple's 'iPhone 5 Tsunami' predicted to sell 250M units over life cycle Comment by omegazeta August 2012
• Can't see Apple calling it iPhone LTE as LTE is specific to the US. No one in Europe will have any idea what LTE is.  

  in Apple's 'iPhone 5 Tsunami' predicted to sell 250M units over life cycle Comment by omegazeta August 2012