HP Strikes Back

From Darren Murph, on Engadget, yesterday: HP’s 9.7-inch TouchPad: webOS 3.0 tablet with 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon, coming this summer

As usual, the comments are worth the price of admission; so far, there’s only one fanboy jab!!

I do like the concept of real, gen-u-ine multitasking, and WebOS sounds like it’s got a much better clue than iOS, but whatever-device-it-is has to be able to synch with the current herd… We shall see what HP comes up with.

Dan Frommer’s not particularly impressed: Sorry, But HP’s TouchPad Is No Threat To Apple’s iPad

More Apple World Domination

From (Apple FanBoy) Dan Frommer’s post today, on Business Insider: Apple’s Special Weapon In Its iPad War Against Google

It’ll be interesting to see what the numbers look like in six months, and in a year.

Apple’s Next Step to World Domination?

From CNN, this afternoon: Apple poised to make ‘universal’ iPhone, says analyst:

“Apple has the pieces needed to build an iPhone model that can connect to just about any cellular network.

“The evidence was found under the hood of a new iPhone 4 unit made for Verizon Wireless.…”

Is IPv6 Really Here, Finally?

Spotted on CNET’s Business Tech this morning:

Net powers: IPv4 is over. All hail IPv6!

and

Moving to IPv6: Now for the hard part (FAQ)

The Moron-ification of the Mac?

A very interesting, but rather scary, discussion from MacWorld:

Macworld Expo Panel: The Future of the Mac

MacWorld’s (the magazine) Jason Snell corrals Daring Fireball’s John Gruber, TidBits publisher Adam Engst, and Macworld's Dan Moren on various Mac OS vs iOS issues.

Just What Does “Open” Mean These Days?

I’m not the only one who’s unclear on the subject:

From Dan Frommer, today: Sorry Google, But "Open" Is A Crock

Apple=Jobs??

Oh, boy, it’s gonna get interesting in Tech Town:

From USA Today: Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes medical leave of absence

Analyst weighs impact of Jobs’ latest medical leave from Apple

Of course, the nay-sayers are never too far in the background (although I’m not sure this guy, at WSJ, is factoring in a Steve-less Apple in his equation): Are Apple’s Best Years Over?

From the (San Francisco) Chronicle’s Web site: Here’s The ONLY Good Thing About Steve Jobs’ Leave Of Absence

I Learned a New Word Today: Fandroid!!

Interesting Q & A on CNET on iPhone vs DROID on Verizon. Maggie Reardon had some interesting insights into the subject, although she didn’t, IIRC, touch on virtual versus physical keyboards. PYBT: Ask Maggie: On Verizon iPhone vs. Droids. As always, the comments section is worth it weight, boyz and droids notwithstanding.

Warning, Warning: iPhone 4 Coming To a Verizon Near You!

If Apple says so, it must be true!

And what everyone else has to say:

at NPR: The Verizon iPhone: What You Need To Know

Not surprisingly (at least to me), it’s a CDMA device. Apple’s take on iPhone 4, vs Verizon’s

at CNET: Everything you need to know about the Verizon iPhone (FAQ)

at Engadget (not strictly Verizon’s iPhone, but Verizon is the major CDMA carrier in these parts…): Exclusive: The future of the iPad 2, iPhone 5, and Apple TV, and why Apple is shifting its mobile line to Qualcomm chipsets

Things blew up in the middle of my first attempt at this, so I’ll be playing catchup…

And Speaking of Lion…

…do you suppose classic Eudora will still work?

Gene, Don’t Be So Logical…

…this is Apple we’re talking about!!     ;-)

From Gene Steinberg’s The Mac, er, Tech Night Owl post of 29 December, What Price Lion?