In the land of the free and home of the brave it is illegal to cross a road, as a historian (who while British has been in America long enough to know better) recently discovered at the American History Association conference. As the police officer himself said: I told him, it’s gonna be awful silly [...]
Apple’s ability to keep its products secret is almost legendary, and possibly quite unique. Of course, in this case, they’ve actually had not announce it themselves early, because regulation and co-operation with other businesses makes it impossible to maintain control any longer.
Though there is a lot of spam in the world, it is possible that relatively few people are actually responsible for it.
Just when I was feeling a little more positive about this new iPhone thingy, I read this suggestion that the iPhone will not allow user-installable applications. If true, it’s not likely to affect most users. But it will upset developers and reviewers. But I suspect that what is actually the case is that “applications” will [...]
The new iPhone might make sense if one does not own an iPod and GPS system and is about to upgrade one’s phone. The iPhone is going to “know where you are” according to Apple, probably not through GPS but through data it receives from the phone network. Though Apple didn’t show off navigation software, [...]
The new iPhone is a cute piece of kit, though I question the wisdom of it, but where does it fit into the iPod lineup? The true music lover, or person who wants to watch video, is currently encouraged to buy a 30Gb or 60Gb model, though there is some hint that 80Gb might be [...]
So. Apple has finally given the consumers what they think they want, and as cool a product as no doubt all the blogs will say it is, it could well turn out to be one of the disastrous decisions in history. It is certainly brave. First things first: Apple Computers is now, legally, Apple Inc. [...]
It has been a very long time, it seems, since truly new technology came out. I can remember when a computer that was able to display colour at all, and then more than 8 colours, was something to be celebrated and wondered at. It’s been a while since there has been anything that novel, although [...]
I wondered when people would begin to wake up to the UK Government’s plan to track cars. It has taken far too long.
Stephen Colbert on children: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Children are here to replace us, and if we don’t do something about it, they will.