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Is it a fridge? Is it a toaster? No! It's a fridge with a toaster! The best of both worlds! How can it possibly fail?
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Quote: Originally Posted by lamewing At least MS is presenting such an idea. Does Apple have one OS that can work as a computer and tablet depending on the situation? Nope. Got to have 2 devices and 2 OSes. Does Apple h…
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Quote: Originally Posted by lamewing By the way, I want a Surface Pro so that I can use only one device instead of having to own a computer AND a tablet. What? Based on that presentation alone? That's one hell of an act of fait…
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Quote: Originally Posted by MyDogHasFleas So if AMD is "discreet" what does that make nVidia? Ill-mannered? I don't know much about the technicalities, but I'd always assumed that a discreet GPU was one that was too embarrassed t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Iceborer Quote: During his time at Apple, he was responsible for sales of the company's products in hundreds of countries in the region. While his job is super important, I'm sure, there are…
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I was reading the Windows - ARM thread earlier, and looking at that committee designed mish-mash a word came to mind to differentiate the Apple approach, and that word was 'clarity'. Then reading this article and Sir Jony says exactly that "Our pr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider The report also noted that the motherboard identifiers for both machines match up with Mac models discovered in the first developer preview of OS X 10.8. Since when are they called "m…
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Modern dictionary. lobby (verb) to corrupt example: The corporation lobbied Congress.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Knocks Windows 8 works extremely well on a desktop. I've only been using the consumer preview for 3 weeks, but have already made it my primary OS and can't imagine going back to Windows 7 or OS X. Come on, show a b…
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There is one area of business Apple is more than capable of moving into, namely a PoS set-up for retailers. With the iPod Touch, iPad and Mini Server already in place, all it would take is a card-swipe attachment plus software to tie it all together…
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Quote: Originally Posted by applecored Now Sony get to exploit the Beatles back catalogue in anyway they like... ringtones, adverts etc... Can't buy your love though eh.
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Cookies are only part of this tracking issue, there are also Local Shared Objects (LSO), aka Flash cookies. These ignore browser settings and secrete themselves in the Flash player folder in your library. I use Firefox as my main browser and the add…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram I've been an Apple customer since 1984, through thick and thin, good days and bad, and people like me kept the company afloat through its 'dark days'. So does that mean that Apple should subsidize my…
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Apple does have a ruthless side these days. Back in the dark days it was the resellers that kept Apple alive.
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX I found the UK to be more messed up with it came to measurements. They use imperial units and metrics, MPH and KPH for road speed, F and C for temp depending on which sounds more extreme, and still use stone…
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I could never understand why Windows was allowed a free run of things throughout the PC revolution. There was Apple of course, but in the big picture they were a niche player, but why so many big wealthy corporations meekly tied themselves to Micros…
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Apple to hold 'strange' event in Feb... Perhaps they are getting Steve Ballmer as a guest presenter. Now that would be strange.
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Here's another vote condemning the horrible experience of Dixon's. The response here so far shows that this is a widely held view, and in fact the push by sales staff who knew nothing about the products to sell their extended warranty regardless was…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark the average PC life lasts until the warranty expires. My Mac is 6.5 years old and will probably be replaced this year if a new iMac comes out. My G4 iMac lasted 9 years of pretty much daily use. I had to re…
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Quote: Originally Posted by bluedalmatian Well for tree surgery a scalple would take a hell of a long time Some things just need raw power Try trimming a bonsai with a chainsaw!