Archive for July, 2008

Even more Apple Updates

If it sounds like we’re a little obsessed with Apple products here at technewsmadesimple.com, well, it’s because we are. Everyone except Corey. He still thinks Apple peaked in 1986 with the IIGS. But it is true; Apple’s core business of desktops and laptops hasn’t really seen a major overhaul...

July 31st, 2008 | Apple, Rumors | Read More

Newest Blackberry looks Flippin' awesome

So we all know a little bit about the Blackberry Bold and Thunder, but the the hottest information in RIM-land is their first EVER flip phone, the 8200 series code-named the KickStart. And by the look of it, I’d say they have been making them for years. dtsv.dtse_post_1553_permalink...

July 30th, 2008 | Cell Phones | Read More

Too Cuil For School And Anyone Who Wants Relevant Searches

There was a great deal of hype building for the new search engine Cuil (pronounced “cool”), which launch on Monday this week. Unfortunately for Cuil, this hype built up into a PR nightmare that we find happening all too often these days. At 3PM on Monday, Cuil’s servers crashed. ...

July 29th, 2008 | Randomness, The Internet | Read More

Weekend Recap – July 28th 2008

Weekend recap but first some quick TNMS updates. We won’t be publishing the grand opening of the Boston Apple Store video as it is way too big of a file (to edit as well) so instead, I will take screen shots of the store and post additional pictures. But we will have another “How to…”...

July 28th, 2008 | Apple, PCs, Randomness, The Internet, Weekend Recap | Read More

Intel's future mobile processor: The Atom

Fudzilla announced yesterday, via Engadget, that Intel’s dual core Atom processor will be released sometime in late September with full product launch sometime in the 4th quarter of 2008, mainly due to the CPU’s high demand. But what is special about Atom? And how will it be the new mobile...

July 25th, 2008 | PCs, Rumors | Read More

Cell phones give you cancer!

Apparently it is true. Slashdot reports that Pittsburgh Cancer Center warns that the radiation from cell phones could cause cancer. Now, this isn’t a new story as this myth has been around for years, but read the story for yourself here. The solution? A bluetooth headset! And besides, you...

July 24th, 2008 | Cell Phones | Read More

iTouch my Macbook?

Dirty though that headline may sound, it could be coming sooner than people think. Actually, that sounded pretty bad too. Let’s start over. Rumor has it that Apple is planning to rollout a new series of Macbook products, possibly as soon as October of 2008. As in… three months from now. ...

July 23rd, 2008 | Apple, PCs, Rumors | Read More

Wii Like It, But It's Still Comcast

The Consumerist has alerted us to a new promotional offer from Comcast. New subscribers who sign up between July 28th and August 17th will receive a frickin’ Nintendo Wii. I really wish that I liked Comcast, because this is a pretty sweet incentive. Unfortunately, they’ve given me more...

July 22nd, 2008 | Announcements, The Internet, Video Games | Read More

No Weekend Update but an Update on GoDaddy

If you want a weekly update on tech news, Gizmodo has that covered this weekend. I’m here to talk about the email I received on Thursday from GoDaddy about the failure to register my newly purchased domain. I received another email from GoDaddy, only this time, it was from the President of this...

July 21st, 2008 | The Internet, Weekend Recap | Read More