Tech Blog

Well then, it must be back-to-school season, as the tech kids are all getting restless, buying new things, and preparing for the run up to the holiday season. Oh, and Apple is planning something rather large for later this week...

From famine to feast! Last week's dearth of tech dirt has given way to this week's plethora of varied news. Read on, gentle reader, read on...

Holy frack what a boring week!! Must be the middle of summer when most of the tech-jockeys are hanging out at the lake. Really boring stuff ahead...skip this post. You've been warned Pass me a beer... Read more...

What?! No ebooks in coffee shops? Wave bye bye to Wave... Read more...

Apple makes a few interesting hardware announcements, as does the US Govt. regarding Jailbreaking. And Starcraft 2 launched...say no more! Read more...

Things seem to be calming down as we get to the mid-summer tech doldrums. Unless you're Apple, in which case you're finding yourself giving away free iPhone 4 cases, discussing antenna issues, and giving software to museums. Read on, gentle reader... Read more...

I think I've said before I'm not much of a Halo guy, but I think the upcoming Halo: Reach limited edition Xbox 360--pictured above--is pretty incredible looking. And it's limited edition, so if you're interested, you'd better start planning.

It’s been about three weeks since HP’s acquisition of Palm has been finalized, solidifying a move that could bring HP back as a serious player in the mobile phone and tablet computing space. But there have been reports that Apple, RIM and Google had been in the hunt to buy out and absorb Palm as well. So, what happened exactly?

A little bit of spice, Old Spice to be exact, and a whole lot of mobile phone physics and Apple bashing happened this week. Silver Fish Hand Catch! Read more...

Spain wins! In other news, Microsoft and Apple are at it again. And Justin Bieber is actually making the tech news...sigh. Read more...

More of a bad news week than most; Microsoft leaks and product cuts, Apple has issues with email and reception, but there is an upside or two to this week that was... Read more...

Good news: there's a new operating system for the iPhone. Bad news: Catherine is predictably annoyed at one specific feature. Read more...

Heh, another week, and another set of things that happened. No G20 or G8 coverage here... Read more...

Yikes! A whole week went past and this weekly roundup is late! Well, I could put it down to World Cup madness, or overindulgence on E3 coverage, but really, it's just that we had such a nice weekend here in Edmonton that it was a shame to not enjoy it -- which I did to excess But now, with my apologies for tardiness and without further adieu, here's the Week that Was... Read more...

With E3 looming all other tech news is about to get pushed off the front page, even some of these huge tech stories...get 'em while they're hot! Read more...