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About me
Graduate of Syracuse University and current grad student at Dowling College working towards an MBA in Aviation Management. Talent Team at JetBlue Airways, New York State EMT-B, contributing writer for Sprout Social, freelance website developer, technology geek and writer.
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iPad 3 Unveiling March 7
Rene Ritchie scoops the info, and Jim Dalrymple confirms it. Good enough for me.
As previously discussed, March 7 makes sense as it’s a Wednesday, a day which Apple likes to use for such events. But it does call into question a SXSW launch.
That event starts on March 9. Last year, the iPad 2 launch coincided with the first day of SXSW and Apple set up a pop-up store in Austin to accomodate it. With a March 7 unveiling, a March 9 launch seems unlikely simply because it wouldn’t give enough time for the initial press reviews — unless Apple pre-briefed the press before the unveiling, which typically doesn’t happen.
So perhaps the Ides of March is likely after all — or Friday, March 16, for the actual launch.
Other details Ritchie hears include a 2048 x 1536 “Retina” display (obviously), a quad-core A6 chip, and possibly 4G LTE capabilities, which isn’t crazy at all when you think about it.
I’m not one to buy into launch rumors prematurely. They almost always end up disappointing so many people that the same sites that report them will post a story about all the rumors that never came true.
In this case, I’m pretty confident that March 7th is the day.
Source: parislemon
The Life and Times of Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs packed a lot of living into his 56 years. If his career had ended 30 years ago, he still would have made history for helping popularize the personal computer. But he did so much more than that.
Source: MashableEnd of an Era: Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple
Steve Jobs stepping down as the CEO of Apple was a big deal the other day. While the consensus now that the dust has settled is that Apple will be fine (if not better than ever), I took some time to write a blog post about it that was published on the Syracuse University Information Space blog and is currently being featured on the homepage of the School of Information Studies website.
It was a day that Apple fanboys and girls have been dreading since Steve Jobs took a medical leave of absence earlier this year. On Wednesday evening, Twitter exploded asnews broke that Steve Jobs had officially resigned as the CEO of Apple. In a short letter written to the Board of Directors and the entire Apple community, Jobs pointed out that he no longer felt capable of handling the day-to-day task of running one of the world’s most successful companies.
To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.Steve
The Future of Apple
However timeless his company and his leadership has been, the notion of “life after Jobs” is one that everyone had to expect. Realistically, the company will continue to move forward and release revolutionary products that set the standard for years to come. Many people have been quick to dismiss Apple’s potential for success without Jobs at the helm. While the company will surely be different going forward, I think that Jobs’ departure says more about just how successful it will continue to be. So, what will actually change at Apple? Well… probably nothing.
Is the New CEO Ready?
Many people fail to realize that Tim Cook, the newly appointed CEO of Apple, has actually been running the company for some time now. While Jobs has been involved in major decisions, Cook has been leading the company successfully. With plans for an entirely new corporate campus, a new retail store opening every week and Apple having it’s most profitable and successful year ever, now is as good a time as ever for Steve to step back and trust in his leadership team. It’s no secret that his health is failing; Instead of prying into his personal life as some are quick to do, I’ll just say that this will hopefully give him the time he needs to focus on his health.
Jobs’ New Job
Steve Jobs assumes his new role as part of a corporate succession plan that has been in the works for many years. As the Chairman of the Board and Director of Apple, his influence remains the same. In a company veiled in secrecy, Apple’s future is set at this point. While everyone is salivating over blurry pictures of the possible iPhone 5, the team at Apple are probably working hard on iPhone 6 and iPhone 7- as well as Macs that will continue to get thinner, lighter and more powerful. Whatever his title may be, Apple is clearly headed on a path that Jobs and his team have set.
Wednesday’s surprising events made a statement much larger than Job’s resignation. Within seconds, Twitter erupted and the story generated enough trending topics to give even Justin Bieber a run for his money. Simply put, it’s important to remember that Jobs may have resigned, but the billions of passionate people that use the technology and products that he has dreamed up have not.
Source: infospace.ischool.syr.edu
The World's Most Valuable Printer Ink Company
Holy shit.
It was crazy enough when talk began leaking out this morning that HP was spinning off their PC business — they’re the biggest PC maker in the world.
Now they’re winding down (read: killing off) webOS and killing off the Pre and the just-released TouchPad?
Yes, they have their large enterprise business. And now they have Autonomy. So essentially, HP is going to try to do the same move IBM did in the 1990s. It worked for IBM, will it work for HP?
More importantly, did HP really need to do this? Seems a little premature to me. Yes, the TouchPad was a flop. But we’re in the very early days of the mobile/tablet space. And again, HP rules (ruled) the PC business.
With the webOS buy, HP had an opportunity to control an entire ecosystem — hardware and software working seamlessly together. They could have been a true foil to Apple. Instead, they’re giving up and becoming an enterprise company.
Wow.
This sums up my feelings pretty well. Nice job, HP?
Source: parislemon
Shitting On Steve
- Me: I'm not really big on the whole full screen apps thing.
- Matt: Well I am. That's the way Steve wants me to do it.
- Me: Meh.
- Matt: You're shitting on his grave!
- Me: He's not dead!
- Matt: Almost!
Editions by AOL
Source: parislemonThe newest iPad magazine-like reader has just gone live in the App Store. It’s pretty slick. I particularly like how the main page pulls in both your own personal calendar information and tells you whose birthday it is — and let’s you post a message to their wall right from within the app.
And you can set the time that it gets built every morning, so the content is fresh for you to read first thing when you wake up. Very nice.
Note: Yes, I technically work for AOL. But hopefully you know that I wouldn’t shill one of their products unless I actually thought it was good. Plus, it’s free.
