Archive for February 2nd, 2010

For this week's Photoshop Contest, I asked you to make some improvements to Apple's iPad. Some of these entries are definite improvements. Others? Uh, not so much. First Place—Ron Cassel Second Place—Jay Goebel Third Place—Ken Grey... Full story

It's about time, ain't it? Southwest -- which is easily one of the most enjoyable airlines to fly on here in the States -- has finally cemented its in-flight WiFi plans after more than two full years of hemming, hawing and testing. A fresh blog posting on the airline's website clues us in on ... Full story

We've already seen some evidence that suggests Windows 7 puts a particularly hard drain on at least some laptop and netbook batteries, and it looks like Microsoft has now heard enough complaints itself to open an investigation into the matter. Details are otherwise a bit light, but Microsoft is apparently looking into the issue in collaboration ... Full story

Although the company has been struggling financially for more than a year now, at times being on the verge of shutdown, Motorola’s mobile division created quite a stir with its Android smartphone, the Droid (partly thanks to an aggressive, expensive marketing campaign).Now, Motorola is riding the wave ... Full story

We've seen a black-and-white Iron Man MacBook decal before, but this full-color one is much more striking. Although you've gotta be OK with you equating Apple's logo with the powers of a superhero. Fanboys. =tags&includes ... Full story

The 3.1.3 firmware update for the iPhone is out now, available through an iTunes update. It's no revelation, fixing only the accuracy of the 3GS battery meter and the stability of some third-party app launches. ... Full story

One of the new bits of iPad viscera announced by Steve Jobs, besides the A4 chip, is that it's using a micro-SIM card for its 3G powers. What, pray tell, is a micro-SIM card? It's the next generation of SIM card—3FF or third form factor—which is physically smaller, with less blubber ... Full story

You just knew that Mosspuppet would get the first exclusive with Jobspuppet. Wide-ranging? Nah. But if you were curious how Jobs-o really feels about the iPad and Apple fanboys, this should clear things up nicely. ... Full story

After Apple announced the iPad, Barnes & Noble contacted me immediately to inform me that my long-standing Nook order was on its way. This new-to-me product has proven to be more than a little quirky—directly upon opening it.But I'm not going to lament the Nook's ePub/DRM compatibility failings that sucked away a good portion of my wife's weekend ... Full story

Intel's Atom line of processors, used extensively in netbooks, have never been particularly powerful. They're like the adorable kid sister of the Intel family. Today, though, reports indicate that they may be getting some grown-up DDR3 support this fall. Fudzilla is reporting that the Atom N475 will clock ... Full story