30
Jun
Amazon has now released their Kindle app for all three major smartphones – Blackberry, iPhone, Androd (although I think WinMo should be included in this, although it is dying a slow, painful death). There is some concern now that because of this there is no need to purchase an exclusive e-reader. However, I disagree completely. [...]
22
Jun
Apparently a county in Silicon Valley (California, where else?!) has banned McDonald’s from including toys in their Happy Meals. They say that the toys contribute to kids being fat. And now a “watchdog group” is threatening to sue the company unless they remove the toys from all their Happy Meals everywhere. They are saying the [...]
22
Jun
Alright, so I have attempted to be excited about the World Cup. ESPN ran ads months in advance, and I decided I would give it a try. (On a side note, four years ago I watched a decent amount of the World Cup because it was one of the few things on in HD. I [...]
03
Jun
I read an interesting article earlier today (cannot find it now or I would link it) that mentioned that a perfect game is far more than the pitcher being perfect. Everyone has to be perfect; the fielders, the catcher, the coach/catcher calling pitches, and yes, even the umpires. There is a reason there have only [...]
03
Jun
For the second time in a week, it looked like we would have another perfect game in baseball last night. Detroit’s Armando Gallaraga was perfect for the first 26 outs of the game. A tough play on the 27th batter made a close call at first base. First base umpire Jim Joyce ruled the runner [...]
03
Jun
As mentioned previously, smartphones are becoming more and more mainstream. It what seems like a move to make that even more the case, AT&T has announced lower prices for monthly data plans for the devices. Instead of a $30 unlimited data plan, they will now be offering 200MB for $15/mo and 2GB for $25/mo. Above [...]