Archive for January, 2011

Steve Jobs Takes Another Medical Leave

Posted by bbwa on January 18th, 2011

For the second time in a couple of years, Steve Jobs has stepped down from his position as the leader of Apple, taking a medical leave. The last time, they said it was for some sort of imbalance, and turned out to be for a liver transplant. The last time had a sort of definite [...]

AT&T Brings Hot Spotting to Android Phones

Posted by bbwa on January 16th, 2011

AT&T has added hotspotting features to it’s Android phones, and it may be adding them to it’s Iphone offerings as well. Hot Spotting allows the smart phone to become a hub for an adhoc wireless network, giving internet access to other devices that connect to it wirelessly. This means that you can use your smart [...]

Apple IPad 2 Rumors Roundup

Posted by bbwa on January 15th, 2011

Interesting round up of rumors, thoughts, and ideas regarding the upcoming Ipad2 from Fast Company here. There is plenty of speculation at this point, some include suggestions that ipad2 is thinner, and some more interesting speculation here.. At this point, this is no on sale date (or even confirmation of the device), but most seem [...]

Asus Bridges the Laptop, Netbook, and Tablet Worlds

Posted by bbwa on January 14th, 2011

Asus is one of the best known brands when it comes to computer motherboards, and increasingly in areas such as cell phones, video graphics cards, and the like. Now they are pushing into the wireless tablet market, but are wisely hedging their bets with not just one new product, but three products that bridge the [...]