Long National Nightmare Archive

  • Google updates mobile services for the iPad

    Google updates mobile services for the iPad

    Posted on April 2, 2010 | No Comments
    Don't worry. The long national nightmare of iPad mania will soon be over. That said, Google just announced complete compatibility and a new layout for their Services on the iPad. Gmail, for example, now appears in a two column layout and uses all HTML5 rendering, thereby ensuring a seamless, clean display. Other services include YouTube - which works with iPad sans issues - and the Google Mobile App. The Google Mobile App, for example, has been made bigger to fit the iPad's larger screen.

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  • Psystar, Apple reach settlement: No more PCs pre-loaded with Mac OS X (but Rebel EFI may be safe)

    Psystar, Apple reach settlement: No more PCs pre-loaded with Mac OS X (but Rebel EFI may be safe)

    Posted on December 1, 2009 | No Comments
    Some more Psystar news for y'all. You'll recall that the renegade company was more or less shut down last week, slapped with an injunction and expected to pay Apple an awful lot of money. Put all of that aside for a minute, for there's new news: Apple and Psystar have struck a deal! The deal, which ends a 17-month-long legal battle, means Psystar will stop selling computers pre-loaded with Mac OS X. This ends our long, national nightmare.

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  • Eminem demands money from Apple, says it sold his songs without permission

    Eminem demands money from Apple, says it sold his songs without permission

    Posted on September 24, 2009 | No Comments
    Eminem has a problem with Apple, and it has nothing to do with the company railroading Google with respect to the FCC. Anyhow, Eminem claims Apple sold 93 of his songs on the iTunes Store without the proper distribution rights, and so he wants a couple of dollars he feels he is owed. It comes out to around $2.5 million that Apple improperly made off Eminem.

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  • Verizon to sell Palm Pre next year, long national nightmare is over

    Verizon to sell Palm Pre next year, long national nightmare is over

    Posted on July 27, 2009 | No Comments
    Verizon confirmed in an analyst conference call that the Palm Pre, the little smartphone the could, will be available on Verizon’s network between Q1 and the end of Q2 next year. This should come as a relief to people who are waiting to ditch their Blackberry Storms for Palm’s new offering. There’s not much more info [...]

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