For years, Apple has been telling the public to "think different" when it comes to computers, and in the process the company has become wildly successful.
Now, however, the tables have been turned, with a different outcome. For its three "Genius Bar" broadcast ads that debuted during the London Olympic Games, Apple itself thought differently, and as a result it was learned on Monday, August 7 that the ads have been pulled from TV (you can still see them on Apple's home page, though).
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The net changes the world’s power structures in a much more fundamental way than changing the way a few groups of entrepreneurs are able to make money. The net is the greatest equalizer that humankind has ever invented. It is either the greatest invention since the printing press, or the greatest invention since written language. The battles we see are not a result of loss of money; they are caused by a loss of the power of narratives.
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A big win for Comcast and its subscribers in a federal court in Illinois.
Comcast successfully defended its subscribers from being harassed by so-called copyright trolls.
Two weeks ago we first reported that Comcast was no longer complying to court ordered subpoenas where the ISP is asked to give up personal information of alleged BitTorrent pirates.
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Microsoft has been granted a patent for its “avoid ghetto” feature for GPS devices.A GPS device is used to find shortcuts and avoid traffic, but Microsoft’s patent states that a route can be plotted for pedestrians to avoid an “unsafe neighborhood or being in an open area that is subject to harsh temperatures.”
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Re: hello forum ... what is a retarded peice ? are you one of that ?
and we need to maintain a level of quality
retardedpeices33 Today, 02:49 AM