Apples
iPhone 4S is getting a little old. The devices dual-core processor doesnt
quite hold up against its powerful, quad-core competitors. Furthermore its
design, while still nice, is starting to look long in the tooth, compared to
the latest m…
Archive | August 14th, 2012
iPhone 5 Due in September: 10 Reasons This Smartphone Is Worth the Wait
Posted on 14 August 2012.
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Samsung Says It Designed Its Devices Long Before iPhone, iPad Came Along
Posted on 14 August 2012.
Samsung says its smartphones and tablet computers were not
based on Apples iPhone or iPad, but on many products and some of Samsungs own
patents.
The testimony came Aug. 14 in Apples
patent infringement suit against Samsung, which claims that Sa…
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Impact of Drought on Food Prices
Posted on 14 August 2012.
While about 87% of the 2012 U.S. corn crop and 85% of the soybean crop are now in danger of being damaged or lost to the “extreme to exceptional” drought affecting more than half of the nation, the impact of the drought on retail food prices should be …
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Happy Birthday, Julia!
Posted on 14 August 2012.
Today is Julia Child’s 100th birthday. I still remember the one time I had the honor of being in the same room with her, at the James Beard Awards (think Oscars for the food world). She made a short speech and received a reverent standing ovation. Ther…
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Radio Station WOR-AM, A Long and Winding Road
Posted on 14 August 2012.
It was announced this week that New York City’s oldest radio station, WOR-AM, is being sold to Clear Channel Media and Entertainment. There is lots of speculation that the sale means programming changes in the future. But, instead of looking ahead I th…
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Sean Hayes Coming to ‘Smash’
Posted on 14 August 2012.
It’s going to be a mini-Will & Grace reunion when Sean Hayes joins the cast of NBC’s hit musical drama Smash.
NBC announced that Hayes has signed on to join the cast for a multi-episode arc as Terrance Falls, a film and television star who is comi…
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Twilight Star Pattinson Dishes on Daily Show
Posted on 14 August 2012.
Dishes ice cream we mean.
Sorry to say that Twilight star Robert Pattinson didn’t dish about his recent break-up with Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart when he appeared on The Daily Show Monday night.
Host Jon Stewart tried to get him to spill some de…
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Twitter Co-founders Launch Medium.com
Posted on 14 August 2012.
Another brand new social network! Do really need another one?! No, but it may be worth checking out since Twitter co-founders Ev Williams and Biz Stone are the minds behind this new one. It’s called Medium, and it launched in private beta earlier today…
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Cooking with Garlic Made Easy
Posted on 14 August 2012.
Every so often I get so fed up with trying to mince garlic, that I resort to the frozen cubes of minced garlic that you can buy at Trader Joe’s. And apparently I’m not the only one who is constantly trying to find a shortcut to use this essential aro…
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Representation, But Not Like They Think
Posted on 14 August 2012.
I was sent a link to an article in Salon the other day. The tile of the article was “Trans, but not like you think”. Because it came from Salon I was wary, and the headline to me read as a response catering to myopic editors who imagine that the “tra…
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