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iPhone 3G doesn’t want to be replaced

It looks like AT&T’s severely underpowered servers might not be the only thing to blame for the embarrassing, frustrating iPhone 4 pre-order debacle today – the current generation of iPhone’s might be conspiring to rain on the parade. Faithful Macenstein reader Colin writes: As if it wasn’t bad enough, now my 3G is trying to discourage me from upgrading. ... Read More

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is having iPhone trouble

9to5Mac points out an interesting status update by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: We’ll just skip the AT&T dig and go right to the obvious question which is whether or not Mark somehow got a new iPhone 4, and if so, is it eating batteries for breakfast despite Apple’s claims of longer battery life? It DOES seem unlikely that he’d buy the “old”... Read More

Apple’s “Back to School” program doesn’t add up

As any faithful reader will tell you, math is not my strong suit. Nor is spelling, grammar, science, or hygiene for that matter, which is why I like to leave the heavy thinking to my readers. Case in point, faithful Macenstein reader Aaron has noticed that the student pictured in Apple’s latest Back-to-School promo might be getting less than a stellar education. “Hey... Read More

WWDC 2010: The Good The Bad, and the Meh

As with all big Apple events, I once again find people turning to me for my opinion on the announcements from Apple’s 2010 WWDC. Honestly I can’t blame them, as my opinion is often the only correct one when it comes to such things. I seem to have the uncanny ability to cut through the hype with laser beam-like precision, and somehow categorize the day’s events... Read More

FAIL

Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Jurgen for the pic!  Read More

Steve Jobs is delusional

Steve Jobs made a pretty bold claim when he responded to Bryan Webster’s eloquently written question abut the upcoming WWDC: Wow. Them’s fightin’ words to be sure, and they certainly gave ME a chill when I first read them. I immediately had visions of a super-charged, video game playing Apple TV/DVR, fully open to developers, and an iPhone 4 with video chat and... Read More

This is what happens when you cancel Hollywood Squares

We saw Pee Wee get a little shot of viral video love for making fun of an Apple product. Let’s see how fellow “MIA for 20 years” Shadoe Stevens does…  Read More

Jon Stewart gives his take on the whole iPhone 4G thing

The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart voiced his opinion on the lost/stolen iPhone 4G that seems to have landed Gizmodo in so much trouble. I won’t ruin which side of the fence Jon lands on here, but I DID get this link from the Gizmodo Australia website… Enjoy. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c  Read More

So, what does Dilbert DO, exactly?

With The Far Side gone and all but forgotten, Dilbert is pretty much the only comic worth reading these days (with the exception of course of any Family Circus comic where the kid’s dead grandpa looks down on them from heaven). However, I never quite understood what Dilbert’s job was, and now I’m even more confused. Apparently he’s been promoted from nameless... Read More

Ren & Stimpy creator John K. disses iPhone/iPad’s design

Apple is widely regarded in the electronics industry as a design leader and innovator. There is little doubt that even Apple’s stiffest competition look to Apple for “inspiration” for their own designs. But is this a good thing? Not according to Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi, it isn’t. In a recent blog post, John singles out Apple’s iPhone... Read More