AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile for $39 Billion
AT&T and Deutshe Telekom have entered into an agreement for the sale of T-Mobile USA for $39 billion in cash and stocks. The companies estimate it'll take them 12 months to get though all the bureaucracy, th eproposed network merger will create a GSM monopoly. This will bring us to 3 major US carriers.
Firefox 4 now available to download, official release tomorrow
Firefox 4 brings with it a bunch of new features, including, a completely new user interface that makes it look a lot like Chrome. Hardware acceleration and the jet-powered JaegerMonkey JavaScript engine are the next two biggies
Enough iPad 2 components to maintain production for 2-3 Weeks
Many company's are being affected by the devastation in Japan including Apple's release of the iPad2. iSuppli is reporting that 5 major parts are being manufactured in Japan
Apple Efforts in the aftermath of Japans Earthquake
Apple has setup Red Cross Donation though Itunes as well as delayed there launch of the iPad 2 in Japan due to the recover efforts
Inside Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: New Wi-Fi Diagnostics tool
It's seems apple as incorporated a Wi-Fi diagnostic utility in OSX 10.7 code named Lion. This thing looks awesome with graphs of Signal and Noise as well as the ability to capture raw data for diagnostic's by apple. All I can say wow one less application to buy else where.
AT&T will cap DSL and U-Verse internet, impose overage fees update - Engadget
Ladies and gentlemen, the days of unlimited broadband may be numbered in the United States, and we're not talking wireless this time -- AT&T says it will implement a 150GB monthly cap on landline DSL customers and a 250GB cap on subscribers to U-Verse high speed internet starting on May 2nd.
Gizmo5 Shutting Down April 3rd
Gizmo has been acquired by Google As of April 3, 2011, Gizmo5 service will be discontinued. If you are an existing Gizmo5 user, They suggest you log in to your account to learn more about available options for call credit refunds, credit balance transfers and the possibility of keeping your call-in number.
Ipad2: What you need to know
Apple has announced that the Ipad2's will go on sale March 11th, there has been no indication of pre-orders yet. The Ipad2 will be released in two colors white and black and will be 33% thinner at 8.8mm and 2 oz's lighter
WARNING: NEW-Mac OS X backdoor Trojan
Sophos one of the leading Antivirus software company's have found a new backdoor trojan targeting Mac OSX users. It seems it is a variant of a well-known remote access trojan (RAT) for windows users known as darkComet or BlackHole. However Sophos calles it OSX/MusMinim-A or MusMinim for short. .
Headlines: AT&T quietly offers unlimited data
AT&T is reportedly offering some customers unlimited iPhone data plans in an attempt to keep them from defecting to rival carrier Verizon, where Apple's handset will launch on Feb. 10.
LastPass Acquires Xmarks!
Xmark has been acquired by LastPass Makers of the leading cross-platform password manager
AT&T iPhone 4 vs. Verizon iPhone 4
Is an Verizon iPhone 4, an AT&T iPhone 4? Not quite, now that Verizon has launched a CDMA version of the device there are a number of notable differences that you're going to want to consider before buying either model or making the jump from AT&T to Verizon.
AppleTV update Live..
AppleTV update is avaliable enabling Video via Airplay
8.0 Untangle Community Webinar
Untangle will be hosting a Community Webinar for there new version of untagle at 10am pasific standard time. I will posting coverage of the event.
Itunes - Tomarrow is just another day that you'll never forget
Tomorrow is just another day. That you’ll never forget. Check back here tomorrow for an exciting announcement from iTunes. 7:00 A.M. California. 10:00 A.M. New York. 3:00 P.M. London. Midnight Tokyo. via Apple.
Released Linux Mint 10 "Julia"
Mint version 10 code-named Julia has been released today. It has been a long time favored distribution to many, especially those coming from windows environments
Apple's relase of iOS 4.2 pushed back to 16th Nov
Apple's relase of iOS 4.2 pushed back to 16th Nov due to wifi issues with the iPad.
Apple Releases 10.6.5 Update, Contains Bug Fixes, Reliability and Performance Boosts
Apple Releases 10.6.5 Update, Contains Bug Fixes, Reliability and Performance BoostsApple Releases 10.6.5 Update, Contains Bug Fixes, Reliability and Performance BoostsApple is still pushing out Snow Leopard updates out the door, this time with quite a few bug fixes in specific programs and hardware connections
Headlines: Java-based Trojan horse hits Mac OS X
Java-based Trojan horse targets computers running Apple's Mac OS X
White iPhone 4 evidence shows up in Apple Store app's update?
White iPhone 4 evidence shows up in Apple Store app's update? you may or may not have noticed that this morning, Apple updated its own Apple Store app for the very first time, and version 1.1 has a little surprise. That's right, in the 'Reserve Products' screen, the much delayed white iPhone 4 shows up as an option.