- Video, HTML5 and Why It Matters
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May 24th, 2010
The last few weeks have been filled with controversy in respect to Apple and Adobe, and, in many ways, Google. As HTML5 makes its way to an increasing number of platforms and the rate of adoption rises, various companies are fighting to determine the codec which the new <video> tag should utilize. Apple’s Steve Jobs remains adamant that [...]
- Live from the 2010 CES Steve Ballmer Keynote
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January 6th, 2010
4:59pm: I’m here at the Pre-Show Keynote speech for the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. In just an hour and a half, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, will take the stage to disclose Microsoft’s roadmap for the coming year. There’s lots of speculation among the press here of the Microsoft Courier making an appearance. 6:30pm: Seated [...]
- WordPress 2.8.2 Released to Fix Critical XSS Vulnerability
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July 19th, 2009
Just moments ago, WordPress 2.8.2 was released with an accompanying blog post: WordPress 2.8.2 fixes an XSS vulnerability. Comment author URLs were not fully sanitized when displayed in the admin. This could be exploited to redirect you away from the admin to another site. Download 2.8.2 or automatically upgrade from the Tools->Upgrade page of your [...]
- Verizon Limits Exculsivity Deals to Benefit Small Carriers
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July 17th, 2009
In a letter to Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.), Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam said today that it would let small wireless providers carry its exclusive handsets within six months and that any new exclusivity arrangement the company enters with handset makers will last no longer than six months – “for all manufacturers and all devices.” [...]
- Palm Lets Loose Mojo SDK Beta for WebOS Developers
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July 16th, 2009
Today, Palm announced on its corporate blog the much-awaited public release of its Mojo SDK (although in Beta form) to mobile developers looking to create applications on the company’s best, most advanced OS yet. Along with the SDK, Palm launched a brand-new developer portal that includes Frequently Asked Questions, forums, and SDK documentation. Although there [...]
- Windows 7: Just About Ready to RTM
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July 15th, 2009
Just this past Monday, Microsoft Windows Communications Manager Brandon LeBlanc posted an update on Windows 7′s “release to manufacturing” status. The update followed a series of rumors on the web reporting that Windows 7 did indeed move to RTM status and that the code had been signed off under “Build 7600″. Unfortunately, this was not [...]
- The App Store Turns 1, Celebrates 1.5 Billion Downloads
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July 14th, 2009
Moments ago, Apple celebrated the success of its infamous App Store via a press release congratulating the company and its community of iPhone users on the most successful mobile application distribution system in history. A single year after its launch, the App Store has tallied 1.5 billion application downloads to iPhone’s and iPod Touch’s around [...]
- Rumor: Amazon Looking to Purchase Netflix?
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July 13th, 2009
Here’s yet another revived rumor for the week. Today, Netflix’s stock rallied 7% during peak trading hours on reports of Amazon, Inc. looking to acquire the 12-year-old DVD rental company. At this point in time,neither company has commented on the story, keeping it unconfirmed. However, the deal would indeed make sense for both Netflix and [...]
- Apple Tablet Rumors Resurface
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July 13th, 2009
It’s that time again — The China Times is reporting (translated) that Apple has placed several orders with its common vendors Foxconn, Wintek, and Dynapak for touchscreens and such. The roughly-translated article goes on to state the new device will be released in October for something around $800. This certainly isn’t the first time such [...]
- Firefox 3.5 Allows Mozilla to Top 30% Market Share
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July 12th, 2009
Mozilla strikes again! The company’s latest attempt at improving its popular browser’s usability and outreach was immensely successful. June 2009 statistics from StatCounter show that Mozilla Firefox 3.5, the company’s latest version of the browser, put its market share over 30%, taking Microsoft’s Internet Explorer down with it. For the very first time, Internet Explorer’s [...]
- Why AT&T Will Do Just About Anything for the iPhone
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July 3rd, 2009
It’s bound to make the headlines every couple of weeks: AT&T Mobility’s iPhone exclusivity. As the contract’s expiration nears, speculation ensues within the industry about other US cell carriers having the opportunity to host Apple’s “miraculous device.” On the 19th of this month, the next, third generation iPhone was released to the world. Unlike it’s [...]
- A Sincere Apology
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February 16th, 2009
Hello everyone, I would like to take a moment to deeply apologize for my lack of updates since the amazing influx of traffic brought by Engadget, Boy Genius Report, and countless other news sources. I’ve been swamped with tons of work and in addition have left the country on January 27th to study abroad in [...]
- CES 2009: A Slow Day 2
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January 9th, 2009
It’s another beautiful night in Las Vegas for the International Consumer Electronics Show. But first thing’s first: a big thank you goes out to Boy Genius Report, Engadget, and their respective authors for getting the word of the at&t-branded BlackBerry Curve 8900, which was first posted here, out to the world–I’m truly grateful. Also, props [...]
- CES 2009: Day 1 in Vegas
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January 8th, 2009
Phew! What a day–I didn’t stop walking from 8:30am until 6:30pm, when I was asked to leave the convention center as everyone was closing shop for the day. Today’s biggest event was without a doubt Palm’s somewhat epic comeback (that I, unfortunately, did not attend) into the mobile phone industry with their brand-new webOS. For [...]
- Live at the Steve Ballmer CES 2009 Keynote
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January 7th, 2009
Tonight, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft Corporation, took the stage as the Pre-Show Keynote Speaker for the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show. The event was covered live, right here on MichaelYork.org, where updates were broadcasted within seconds of the events occuring. Liveblog after the jump!
- uSirius StarPlayr Makes Its Beta Debut
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January 5th, 2009
uSirius StarPlayr, an iPhone application developed by NiceMac, LLC., has created much fanfare in recent days. The application allows you to listen to both your SIRIUS and XM subscriptions on the go, utilizing the iPhone’s network connection. Today, the developers released uSirius StarPlayr Beta 1 to 200 Beta Testers, and I’m lucky to be one [...]
- Gearing up for CES 2009
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January 4th, 2009
First off, happy new year! 2009 is sure to be a fantastic year for the technology industry. I can’t think of any better way to use the first post of the year than on the most popular consumer electronics trade show in the world. For my third time ever, I’ll be one of more than [...]
- ScreenToaster: Screencasts sans bloated downloads.
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October 31st, 2008
There is nothing better for your website that recording a tutorial that will explain newcomers how to best benefit from it. This approach also gives a much better overall impression to the viewer, as it evidences a lot of care and dedication towards making a website more accessible and immediate. Developed by French start-up Iteria, ScreenToaster [...]
- Getting Uber-Uploader to work on Media Temple’s (gs)
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August 26th, 2008
I recently required a stable HTTP uploader on my site to get some work done. Looking at many different solutions all over the web, I came across Uber-Uploader. It’s amazingly fast, responsive, and makes great use of AJAX for its extremely accurate progress bar. My test with a 300MB video file completed without any trouble. [...]
- GridJunction Beta for Windows Home Server Released!
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August 10th, 2008
This add-in for the great Windows Home Server has finally been released the general public in beta status after months of internal testing in a Private Beta! Developed by Alexander Kent, GridJunction 1.2.0 Beta manages your supported Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) via a USB connection to your home server and allows you to set a certain [...]
- fonolo: Never listen to a phone menu again.
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August 5th, 2008
fonolo, a new service and startup based in Ontario, Canada, plans on changing the way we interact with large corporation’s phone systems. How so? They’ve developed a new technology which calls into these toll-free numbers, and in a sense, “spiders” the phone system. The system completely scans the menus and displays them in a “map” [...]
- Google lets loose tool to monitor Gmail account activity
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July 9th, 2008
I believe Google may have just released one of the most-needed features for their popular webmail service, Gmail. You may have forgotten to sign out of your Gmail session on the public library computer, leaving your private personal or business emails to be dug through by strangers. But with a new monitoring tool for Gmail, which begins [...]