Sometimes lawyers and their clients, whose hands have been caught in the cookie jar just absolutely amaze me.
Here is Apple’s stand on why it is innocent of of any wrongdoing in the e-book price fixing case: Apple said its iBookstore for the iPad "fostered innovation and competition, breaking Amazon’s monopolistic grip on the publishing industry, and that customers have only benefited from its offering.”
What? That is just total complete BS!! Do you hear me Apple? You are so full of S***T! I am agog at this kind of rhetoric. (Apologies in advance for my language)
Please tell me how raising the price of an e-book from $9.99 to $14.99 or more is a benefit to me. Now, I like Apple for their innovation and I use both an iPad and an iPod, but forcing book prices higher and forcing Amazon to raise its book prices or be cut off from the supply chain is not innovation. It’s called collusion and price fixing and is designed to screw us all. They did, and now hopefully they will have to pay the piper. You need to stuff a gag in your lawyer’s mouth.
In better news, it looks like the long awaited Google Drive (G-Drive for short) is about to spring forth…and for a start, users will get 5 GB of cloud storage for free. Not bad, Google. And, back in 2006, I wrote a blog about using Yahoo Widgets on my PC. Well, it was great while it lasted, but Widgets are no more. Too bad.
Lots more to tell you about, so gather round friends and enjoy. - JRC
Apple prepared to go to trial in the US over e-book pricing
Apple is prepared to take its side of the e-book pricing fight all the way to court—and actually hopes it gets there. A lawyer for the company stated as much during a hearing on Wednesday, echoing similar statements made by the other two e-book publishers who are sticking by Apple's side: Macmillan and Penguin Group.
Google Drive to Launch Next Week With 5 GB of Free Storage
Citing a draft release from one of Google’s launch partners for the service, TNW claims the service will initially be free, giving out 5 GB of storage to every user.
How Google Drive will compare to Dropbox and Others
It seems that the long-rumored Google Drive is finally going to show up. From what we know now about it at this point, here’s how will it compare to Dropbox and other popular cloud storage services.
End Of The Road For Yahoo Desktop Widgets
Last week, Yahoo (or Troubled Internet Company Yahoo, as the press seems to be calling them at the moment) pulled the plug on its desktop widgets service and the Konfabulator engine. As of now, you can no longer download any new widgets. That is too bad!
Spoiler alert: Your TV will be hacked
With rising popularity of Internet-enabled TVs, the usual array of attacks and exploits will soon be coming to a screen near you
How Social Media Is Taking Over the News Industry
More than ever, people are using Twitter, Facebook and other social media sources to learn about what’s happening in the world as traditional news outlets become increasingly less relevant to the digital generation.
10 ways your phone camera sucks
Photo quality aside, there are plenty of other reasons to put down your smartphone and pick up a new point-and-shoot.
Improve Your Windows 7 Registry With 7 Easy Tweaks
Windows 7 is far more forgiving than its predecessors when it comes to modifying the Registry, if you use the built-in Windows 7 Registry Editor (Regedit). . This article from PC-World explains the purpose of the different registry keys and shows you a few handy tweaks.
Run your Android Apps on Your PC
BlueStacks App Player lets you run your Android apps fast and full screen on Windows PCs and tablets.
SlimCleaner (Free)
SlimCleaner packages a variety of cloud-based system-cleaning and -optimizing tools in one free utility. The new version comes with a Disk Summary, Disk Analyzer, Disk Wiper, and Shredder, all of which are easily accessible from the program's home screen.
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