Tag Archives: Apple

Jan 21
2013

Map Ado About Nothing

Posted on January 21, 2013 by The Code Curmudgeon

It’s amazing how much noise in mobile technology is created for issues that are at best marginal. For example, there was the iPhone 4 Antennagate. Honestly, my iPhone 4 didn’t give me any antenna problems, nor did my iPhone 4s. … Continue reading →

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Nov 10
2011

That Bright Light You Saw was the End of Flash

Posted on November 10, 2011 by The Code Curmudgeon

It’s finally official – at least for those who are aware of how the web works. Yesterday Adobe (ADBE) announced that they will be discontinuing flashWeb-based multimedia platform. Used for putting animation, interactivity, and video on web pages. support for … Continue reading →

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Oct 24
2011

AI Smackdown – Siri vs Eliza

Posted on October 24, 2011 by The Code Curmudgeon

John McCarthy, creator of LISPA family of programming languages designed to facilitate artificial intelligence. The name is short for “LISt Processing”. The language was created in 1958., and father of modern artificial intelligenceAn attempt to make computers work/talk/act like people. … Continue reading →

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Oct 11
2011

Lies, Damn Lies, and Hardware Specs

Posted on October 11, 2011 by The Code Curmudgeon

With the plethora of new mobile devices constantly coming out, consumers are bombarded with geek-speak on which ones are best. From the geeks perspective it’s all about the specs. And geeks buy new things all the time just to keep … Continue reading →

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