Google Music
Our favorite Mountain View based technology company is planning to launch its own digital music download service. Yup, Google is entering the music market and will compete head-to-head with iTunes, Amazon, and others.
Apparently, Google is trying to fast track the music store for a December launch. Hmm, did we get a sneak preview at Google I/O 2010? Do not know what I am referring to? Watch the keynote and pay attention to the music service demonstration. Google Music coming soon!
Foil Engineers
Attention aluminum foil engineers. Do you want to apply your MAD antenna making skills in the hot mobile device market? If you answered yes, Apple has several openings for antenna engineers. Rumor has it that no experience is necessary. Bruahaha!
Btw, the requisitions have nothing to do with the recent iPhone 4 antenna issue. It is just a coincidence, so get that crap out of your head. Follow the links to your dream job now, Requisition #1, Requisition #2, and Requisition #3.
WWDC Videos
I received an email from Apple (No, I am NOT a closet fanboy). Anyway, Apple is offering all registered Apple Developers free access to session videos from WWDC 2010. I did not attend the conference, so I might check out the videos.
This is a change from prior years where videos were only available to conference attendees or premier members. All is not good news, I cannot login. What the heck? I wonder if all the Apple Fanboy posts got me blacklisted. Haha!
Google-ing
Googling (transitional verb) - To use the Google search engine to obtain information on the Internet. Pretty simple. What is the definition of Google-ing? For those that have not heard the word, keep reading.
Google-ing (noun) - The hybrid search engine comprised of Google and Bing. As in have you seen the Bing-like wallpaper on Google? What the hell is that? Are they trying to copy M$? I thought I was on Bing for a second. I like the minimalistic look. No wallpaper for me!
Farcebook
Ha! The mighty Facebook is getting kicked in the nuts daily for their never-ending changes to privacy settings. Who the hell is running that shipwreck? Whoever it is kicked signups to the curb. Signups are 'apparently' down as much as 48%. We don't need stinkin' privacy!
Here is a small nugget to consider. If you are tired of the Facebook bullshit, do not give up hope. They are going to get kicked in the nuts again soon. How the hell do I know? Let us say that their loose lips will sink ships. Man overboard!
iPad Pre-Order Numbers
CNN published the Day 1 estimate of Apple iPads sold. Does anyone want to take a guess? I was way off, because I thought only the Wi-Fi versions were available. I guessed that Apple would sell approx. 20-40 thousand in 24 hours. Yes, I pulled those numbers out of my ass.
Based on a sampling of orders and creative accounting, Sanity estimates Apple sold 120,000 iPads in the first day. Cha-ching! Let us see how long it takes for buyer's remorse to settle in. Think about it people, you just paid big bucks for a big ass iPod Touch. Nice.
iPad Pre-Orders
I guess this is big news for some, so here it is. Apple will start taking iPad pre-orders at 5:30 AM. Also, remember that only the Wi-Fi versions are available at this time. If you really want the 3G version, forget I published this post.
Now, sit back and wait for the pre-sale numbers. Is the iPad really a revolutionary product or just a big ass iPhone? I think it is a big ass iPhone with no calling function, but what the hell do I know? Oh yeah, pre-orders will be delivered on April 3rd.
Update! Both the Wi-Fi and 3G versions are available for pre-order. Crap! That will teach me to publish information that I read from a non-Apple source. I have updated the post. Minus 10 points for the screw up.
Chrome Issues
A couple days or weeks ago, I published a post stating that I was using Chrome again. Well, I am going to throw it out again. Every time I use Chrome, I encounter strange behavior with client-side script and rendering.
Bring it on Chrome fans, because I do not encounter the above mentioned issues with IE or Firefox. Let the finger pointing start, but I am dumping this piece of crap until it is a usable alternative. Firefox 4.0 remains the default browser for now.
Check it out. I published the "Goodbye Chrome" post on March 6, 2009 and publish this on March 7, 2010 (almost 1 year to the day). Voodoo! Anyway, I uninstalled Chrome, submitted the uninstall survey, and received an error. Lame.
New Apple Product
Hey, check this out. There is buzz all over the dub dub dub that Apple is working on a new product. What is all the buzz about? Insiders "claim" that Apple is working on an iPad Nano, which has a new content delivery model aka the "iBooklet".
Yup! An iPad Nano that will look and function EXACTLY like the Apple iPod Touch, but cost more of course. Industry experts are speculating that Apple may add phone capabilities to future versions of the iPad Nano too. Man, how does Steve Jobs do it?
Big Ass iPod Touch II
Move over bad news, because it's time for a bit of iPad humor. Last week, Walt released his interview with Steve Jobs. Listen to the interview closely, haha! Steve himself confirms that the iPad is nothing more than a big ass iPod Touch. Was I right or was I right?