Monday, April 5, 2010

Apple: Over 300,000 iPads sold on first day
[ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:23:00 PDT ]
Company releases first-day sales totals. In addition to selling more than 300,000 iPads on Saturday, more than 1 million iPad apps and 250,000 e-books were downloaded.

Apple: Over 300,000 iPads sold on first day
[ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:23:00 PDT ]
Company releases first-day sales totals. In addition to selling more than 300,000 iPads on Saturday, more than 1 million iPad apps and 250,000 e-books were downloaded.

Teen iPad destruction--'what was the point of that?'
[ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:30:35 PDT ]
A group of youths pound an iPad with a bat and post the video to YouTube. Many viewers are outraged; others call the youths heroes.

Teen iPad destruction--'what was the point of that?'
[ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:30:35 PDT ]
A group of youths pound an iPad with a bat and post the video to YouTube. Many viewers are outraged; others call the youths heroes.

Coming off the iPad sugar rush
[ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:24:03 PDT ]
Windows takes a hint and changes the name of its upcoming smartphones, why some people are willing to spend an extra $100 on Monster headphones, and the iPad has been officially launched and reviewed, thank goodness!

Coming off the iPad sugar rush
[ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:24:03 PDT ]
Windows takes a hint and changes the name of its upcoming smartphones, why some people are willing to spend an extra $100 on Monster headphones, and the iPad has been officially launched and reviewed, thank goodness!

Discovery rockets toward space station
[ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 08:28:00 PDT ]
As the space shuttle program winds down, Discovery launches with 10 tons of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station.

Discovery rockets toward space station
[ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 08:28:00 PDT ]
As the space shuttle program winds down, Discovery launches with 10 tons of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station.

Discovery makes predawn launch
[ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:17:30 EDT ]
Space shuttle Discovery blasted off early Monday to deliver spare parts and science experiments to the international space station. Discovery launched at 6:21 a.m. ET from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Discovery makes predawn launch
[ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:17:30 EDT ]
Space shuttle Discovery blasted off early Monday to deliver spare parts and science experiments to the international space station. Discovery launched at 6:21 a.m. ET from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

What Verizon iPhone users can expect
[ Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:40:12 EDT ]
Rumors that the iPhone is coming to Verizon have been buzzing around the Web over the last day or so. So what should Verizon iPhone users expect when the device finally comes to the nation's largest wireless network?

What Verizon iPhone users can expect
[ Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:40:12 EDT ]
Rumors that the iPhone is coming to Verizon have been buzzing around the Web over the last day or so. So what should Verizon iPhone users expect when the device finally comes to the nation's largest wireless network?

How the fake 'iCade' could become real
[ Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:56:43 EDT ]
Games are big on the iPhone -- the majority of apps on the App Store are games, and games are regularly among the top-selling paid and free apps.

How the fake 'iCade' could become real
[ Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:56:43 EDT ]
Games are big on the iPhone -- the majority of apps on the App Store are games, and games are regularly among the top-selling paid and free apps.

First iPad buyers excited, curious
[ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:32:22 EDT ]
Thousands of people emerged from stores across the United States on Saturday clutching new Apple iPads -- even if they're not quite sure how they'll use the devices.

First iPad buyers excited, curious
[ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:32:22 EDT ]
Thousands of people emerged from stores across the United States on Saturday clutching new Apple iPads -- even if they're not quite sure how they'll use the devices.

Why games will take over our lives
[ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:30:01 EDT ]
Professor Jesse Schell believes technology will help make almost everything -- even brushing your teeth with a Web-connected toothbrush -- a game in the near future. So we asked him how.

Why games will take over our lives
[ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:30:01 EDT ]
Professor Jesse Schell believes technology will help make almost everything -- even brushing your teeth with a Web-connected toothbrush -- a game in the near future. So we asked him how.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

How Apple's iPad measures up
[ Sat, 3 Apr 2010 18:06:00 GMT ]

Shoppers experience the iPad at the Apple Store on Fifth Ave. in New York, Saturday, April 3, 2010. Apple  says its tablet-style iPad computer represents a whole new category of consumer-electronic devices, ideal for watching videos, surfing the Web and reading electronic books.


Apple's iPad is the future. This is why
[ Sat, 3 Apr 2010 18:04:50 GMT ]

Hold onto your underpants, because the world is changing again. Big time.Normal people don't like today's computers. Most loathe them because they can't fully understand their absurd complexity and arcane conventions. That's why the iPad will kill today's computers, just like the latter killed computers running with punchcards and command lines.


iPad fans eagerly touch and swipe away
[ Sat, 3 Apr 2010 23:07:58 GMT ]

A couple poses for photographers with their newly purchased iPads as they leave an Apple Store in New York April 3, 2010. Apple's iPad hits store shelves on Saturday after months of intense buzz.Now that the iPad is in the hands of early adopters, the hard work for Apple begins as the company seeks to convince more people they will want the device.


Space station arrivals send Easter greetings
[ Mon, 5 Apr 2010 03:46:41 GMT ]

An external camera on Russia's Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft shows the International Space Station's docking port almost dead ahead during the Soyuz's approach on Sunday.A U.S.-Russian space team sent their Easter greetings down to Earth Sunday after their Soyuz spacecraft docked flawlessly at the International Space Station. .


NASA fuels up Discovery for pre-dawn launch
[ Mon, 5 Apr 2010 03:09:28 GMT ]

LIVE VIDEO: Watch the space shuttle Discovery's liftoff from Kennedy Space Center in Florida,  currently scheduled for 6:21 a.m. Monday morning. (NBC News)NASA pumped fuel into the space shuttle Discovery's giant tank overnight for a Monday morning launch to the International Space Station.


Analyst estimates 700,000 iPads sold Saturday
[ Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:17:43 PDT ]
Analyst revises sales estimates, more than doubling the number of tablets he expects Apple to sell the first day it was available.

Did Steve Wozniak get a two-hour iPad start?
[ Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:25:00 PDT ]
According to a CNET reader, Steve Wozniak got up early, mounted his Segway and picked up his iPads two hours before the 9 a.m. Saturday deadline.

Report: Apple adds engineers for new chip design
[ Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:45:39 PDT ]
Apple is reportedly adding engineers from Intrinsity, a company that designed a high-speed ARM processor with Samsung.

Reasons people gave for buying the iPad
[ Sun, 04 Apr 2010 18:27:00 PDT ]
Some buyers offer compelling reasons for buying the iPad, while some don't.

With iPads in the wild, buyers react
[ Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:06:54 PDT ]
As new iPad owners get a chance to try out their new device, their reactions are beginning to trickle in.

What Verizon iPhone users can expect
[ Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:40:12 EDT ]
Rumors that the iPhone is coming to Verizon have been buzzing around the Web over the last day or so. So what should Verizon iPhone users expect when the device finally comes to the nation's largest wireless network?

How the fake 'iCade' could become real
[ Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:56:43 EDT ]
Games are big on the iPhone -- the majority of apps on the App Store are games, and games are regularly among the top-selling paid and free apps.

Apple unveils thousands of apps for iPad
[ Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:35:14 EDT ]
Apple broke its own embargo, putting applications for its iPad on view in the iTunes App Store ahead of the device's highly anticipated release.

12 things to know about the iPad
[ Sat, 03 Apr 2010 10:21:23 EDT ]
Here are answers to 12 common questions about the iPad, Apple's much-anticipated "slate" computer, which goes on sale Saturday.

First iPad buyers excited, curious
[ Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:57:21 EDT ]
Thousands of people emerged from stores across the United States on Saturday clutching new Apple iPads -- even if they're not quite sure how they'll use the devices.

Russian craft brings crew to space station
[ Sun, 4 Apr 2010 08:01:56 GMT ]

An external camera on Russia's Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft shows the International Space Station's docking port almost dead ahead during the Soyuz's approach on Sunday.A Russian Soyuz craft carrying an American and two Russian cosmonauts successfully linked up with the International Space Station on Sunday.


Russian craft brings crew to space station
[ Sun, 4 Apr 2010 08:01:56 GMT ]

An external camera on Russia's Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft shows the International Space Station's docking port almost dead ahead during the Soyuz's approach on Sunday.A Russian Soyuz craft carrying an American and two Russian cosmonauts successfully linked up with the International Space Station on Sunday.


Google Fiber inspires WTF film festival
[ Fri, 2 Apr 2010 12:56:21 GMT ]

When Google announced its fiber-optic experiment last month – a network that would deliver Internet 100 times faster than today’s high speed – it didn’t ask for anything crazy.  But crazy is what it got ... especially on YouTube.


Google Fiber inspires WTF film festival
[ Fri, 2 Apr 2010 12:56:21 GMT ]

When Google announced its fiber-optic experiment last month – a network that would deliver Internet 100 times faster than today’s high speed – it didn’t ask for anything crazy.  But crazy is what it got ... especially on YouTube.


How Apple's iPad measures up
[ Sat, 3 Apr 2010 18:06:00 GMT ]

Shoppers experience the iPad at the Apple Store on Fifth Ave. in New York, Saturday, April 3, 2010. Apple  says its tablet-style iPad computer represents a whole new category of consumer-electronic devices, ideal for watching videos, surfing the Web and reading electronic books.


How Apple's iPad measures up
[ Sat, 3 Apr 2010 18:06:00 GMT ]

Shoppers experience the iPad at the Apple Store on Fifth Ave. in New York, Saturday, April 3, 2010. Apple  says its tablet-style iPad computer represents a whole new category of consumer-electronic devices, ideal for watching videos, surfing the Web and reading electronic books.


Apple's iPad is the future. This is why
[ Sat, 3 Apr 2010 18:04:50 GMT ]

Hold onto your underpants, because the world is changing again. Big time.Normal people don't like today's computers. Most loathe them because they can't fully understand their absurd complexity and arcane conventions. That's why the iPad will kill today's computers, just like the latter killed computers running with punchcards and command lines.


Apple's iPad is the future. This is why
[ Sat, 3 Apr 2010 18:04:50 GMT ]

Hold onto your underpants, because the world is changing again. Big time.Normal people don't like today's computers. Most loathe them because they can't fully understand their absurd complexity and arcane conventions. That's why the iPad will kill today's computers, just like the latter killed computers running with punchcards and command lines.


iPad fans eagerly touch and swipe away
[ Sat, 3 Apr 2010 23:07:58 GMT ]

A couple poses for photographers with their newly purchased iPads as they leave an Apple Store in New York April 3, 2010. Apple's iPad hits store shelves on Saturday after months of intense buzz.Now that the iPad is in the hands of early adopters, the hard work for Apple begins as the company seeks to convince more people they will want the device.


iPad fans eagerly touch and swipe away
[ Sat, 3 Apr 2010 23:07:58 GMT ]

A couple poses for photographers with their newly purchased iPads as they leave an Apple Store in New York April 3, 2010. Apple's iPad hits store shelves on Saturday after months of intense buzz.Now that the iPad is in the hands of early adopters, the hard work for Apple begins as the company seeks to convince more people they will want the device.


Free coffee, plenty of publicity for iPad line waiters
[ Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:27:47 PDT ]
The iPad launch is less frenzied than the launch of the iPhone, but people show up to participate in the experience and sometimes to revel in the media glow that Apple products bring.

Free coffee, plenty of publicity for iPad line waiters
[ Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:27:47 PDT ]
The iPad launch is less frenzied than the launch of the iPhone, but people show up to participate in the experience and sometimes to revel in the media glow that Apple products bring.

My Best Buy had no iPads, no line
[ Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:57:58 PDT ]
At 9 a.m. Saturday, the Best Buy in Marin City, Calif., had no lines and no iPads. What it did have was an unhappy manager. Later in the day, though, Apple came through.

My Best Buy had no iPads, no line
[ Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:57:58 PDT ]
At 9 a.m. Saturday, the Best Buy in Marin City, Calif., had no lines and no iPads. What it did have was an unhappy manager. Later in the day, though, Apple came through.

iPad launch near San Diego: Apple vs. Best Buy
[ Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:12:00 PDT ]
In the Encinitas-Carlsbad area, the launch of the iPad at two locations was a study in contrasts.

iPad launch near San Diego: Apple vs. Best Buy
[ Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:12:00 PDT ]
In the Encinitas-Carlsbad area, the launch of the iPad at two locations was a study in contrasts.

WonderCon 2010 draws in S.F. (photos)
[ Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:25:21 PDT ]
WonderCon, the comic book convention classic, comes to San Francisco in all its graphics glory.