RIM stands as a warning for any tech industry Goliath that once owned a market only to watch it get snatched away by smaller, faster moving rivals with better products and better strategies. This is a fate that could befall any company–Microsoft, Apple, Google, whatever. Though I have a hard time imagining any of them being as poorly run as is RIM.
RIM is dead. I’m glad I never wasted time covering this junk.
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The Android Update Alliance is Dead
[Jamie Lendino at PCMag.com](http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397729,00.asp has the shocking news) has the shocking news.
NASA Shuts Down Discovery
28 years of history just got unplugged.
Scrivener for iOS
RIM: No BlackBerry 10 Phones Until ‘Late 2012’
I’m sure that when these do come to market, RIM will be saved.
Dell Leaves Netbook Market
While very few are still buying netbooks, many manufacturers have continued to release the small Intel Atom-powered computers (see Asus, Toshiba, etc.). However, Dell isn’t going to be one of those companies.
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Not only are the Inspiron Minis being put in the grave, but the company confirmed for us that it will not be releasing new netbooks based on Intel’s forthcoming Cedar Trail platform. In other words, it is done with the category.
On Backpacks — And What’s in Mine
For the most part I am an over one shoulder bag type of guy. Since my freshman year in high school I have been using a messenger style bag of some sort — that was 1998.
In his post, Ben outlines his usage of his new backpack — a Tom Bihn Smart Alec.
I — like Ben (and Michael Lopp) — switched from a messenger bag to a backpack this year.
On Pushing Apple Rumors
Google has published a listing of their top keyword searches from 2011. Out of the 10 fastest-rising global search trends, Apple holds three spots. At number six was the iPhone 5, number nine Steve Jobs, and number 10 is the iPad 2. Other lists also have Apple products, including the iPhone 4S and iPad 3 on the Fastest Rising Consumer Electronics list.
There are a number of things we can take away from the findings. The first thing is that the general population is genuinely curious about what’s going on at Apple these days. That’s a great thing for Apple, and us, obviously. The second, and probably more important thing to point out here is that people eat up Apple rumors with an appetite that’s much bigger than the competitors’ audiences. Devices like the iPad 3 and iPhone 5, not even released yet, are on these lists.
With the Google Nexus, is it More of the Same?
Google has done some very nice work here. Both the Galaxy Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich are a new pinnacle of the Android platform. But in the end, it still comes down to something very simple: which device do I want to use day-to-day? Which phone do I reach for when I’m not doing a review? It’s still the iPhone. Without question.
Keep at it, Google.
With every release of Android, I always get the feeling that the operating system is almost there. It seems that Ice Cream Sandwich may suffer from the same problem as its predecessors.
Old Mac of the Month: The Performa 637CD
Editor’s Note: This month’s entry is by Garrick Anson. He blogs and tweets while not working or enjoying time with his wife and two sons.
The Christmas season of 1994 was a special time in my life. As with many kids, I had a bad habit of snooping around the house to try to get a glimpse of any unwrapped presents my parents had hidden. We had an old darkroom built-in our basement (my father had been a photographer for years) that had a lockable door to keep people from exposing any film or paper that might be out in the open. This room also served as a perfect place for my parents to lock up those unwrapped gifts each year. After pushing my conscience aside, I went looking for the key to the dark room in my father’s desk. One day after school, and before my parents got home from work, I went in.
‘Aged to Perfection’
The iPhone-Controlled Coffee Faucet
Don’t tell Shawn Blanc about this.