A White, Fat iPhone...Oh No!

You might not have noticed, but apparently the new white iPhone 4 is .2 mm thicker than the black version. No one ever said white was slimming...

Firefox 4 rolls over IE9

The latest version of Firefox has surpassed IE9 in half the time - does that make it twice as good or just twice as popular? As the cited VentureBeat article states: "The news also further emphasizes the fact that Firefox’s big browser competitor this time around is Google Chrome, not IE9. Chrome has been steadily growing in popularity over the last few years, thanks in large part to its fast browsing engine, while Firefox’s market share has fallen. With Firefox 4, Mozilla has a shot at convincing its traditional base of tech-savvy users, many of whom switched to Chrome, to give its browser another shot."

Hopefully this new Firefox won't have the same tendency to hang when popups open from permitted sites...

Japan earthquake hits wafer manufacuturers

Japan has suspended production of silicon wafers. Since Japan produces about 25% of the world's wafers, which are the material that all integrated circuits are made from, shortages will likely be felt immediately, particularly for flash memory and DRAM.

Angry Birds fly all the way to the bank...

For a one trick (so far) pony, Rovio has done pretty well. Just closed a 42M round of financing on the basis of one iPhone game app and now is talking about an IPO in the coming 2+ years. The Angry Birds app has been surpassed now by Little Wings, so no matter what, iPhone users want to keep on flappin' 'em! Or as Frank Zappa observed, they are just like a Penguin in Bondage...

Join me at the Ecumenical Hunger Program's Steppin' Out 2011 Fundraiser!

On March 5, 2011 join me in supporting the Ecumenical Hunger Program's Steppin' Out 2011 fundraiser!

The action starts at 6 pm - we will be at Trader Vic's in Palo Alto with great drinks, food, auction items, live bands, dancing and general fun, so please follow the link and join us for what will be a terrific evening.

Social pioneer MySpace sporting traditional arrows in its back...

Proof yet again that you can tell the pioneers by the arrows in their backs, MySpace announced a 50% layoff of staff. It is still a mystery to many just how the money is supposed to flow through social media sites (other than through investors). I wonder if there is a sock puppet in a future IPO?

Facebook litigants still not friended...

It appears that the dispute surrounding the origins of Facebook is headed for closure despite the best efforts of the heavily lawyered Winklevoss twins. Apparently they contend that they were mislead as to the value of Facebook stock at the time of their 2008 settlement. Hard to imagine Jerry Falk being happy making that argument to the 9th Circuit...

Supreme Court law clerks now politically vetted.

The NYT has a sad side note to the sad state of political discourse in the United States. This article discusses the debasement of the selection of law clerks based upon their advertised political leanings. An unfortunate day for those who would have our politics framed by reason and debate rather than ideological litmus tests.