They do have a long history, considering that there has been two iDevice charger plugs since 2001. So many in 15 years; such a burden on the consumer.

It’s the new io9 where no “true” genre fan likes anything genre related.

It’s the new io9 where no “true” genre fan likes anything genre related.

At the point Google is no longer able to track you online your status is re-classified to “non-conformist, potential independent thinker.” Is that sort of attention really what you want for you and your family?

Yet Another Red Flag: When your New Dating Partner’s friends one after another approach you with, “FYI you should know New Dating Partner isn’t monogamous,” don’t take that as a challenge that for you it’ll be different, if that’s what you’re looking for. Or be surprised when it turns out to be true.

As someone who owned a ‘72 GT - twice - all I can say is: shut up and take my money!

Dude, that was mint in box. (shakes head)

Can we delete our personal information that Google has collected about us so that Google doesn’t have access to it any longer? No? Then what’s the point.

The development staff were all on Malaysia flight 370 - why do you ask?

Same here. Six years ago I paid $200 upfront for a new iPhone and started paying $70/month (w/taxes & fees) for a service plan with unlimited data. Having the use of that first iPhone cost me $1880. Every two years since then I trade in my old iPhone and get a new one for no money down, and my service plan with…

He used a straw man, and that’s just the same as actually using the device.

Proof that the new Apple TV is a major bust: the public has completely shunned it by not purchasing a single unit since the announcement!

I’m on the two-year upgrade cycle, and for me iPhones through ATT - since the 3gs six years ago, which was $199 - have been essentially free*. Four years ago I traded in the 3gs, walked out with new 4s for no money changing hands. Same thing two years ago with 4s to 5s trade in, and expect to do the same in a few…

Doesn’t seem surprising to me. Come back for expansion, leave after completing expansion. Lather, rinse, repeat. When they don’t get the expansion bump is when they need to worry.

Performing data analysis in a way that confirms the beliefs of the person doing the analysis is confirmation bias. Customers reporting that she/he is satisfied with a product is not confirmation bias; that’s data.

Yeah, about 10(?) years ago WW killed Max Lord in continuity after it was revealed that he was responsible for a bunch of hero deaths leading up to Infinite Crisis, and after he’d told her that his death was the only way he’d ever stop being evil. Snap.

No, instead like all businesses they're aiming squarely at a demographic that believes in exchanging money for goods and services rather than stealing them.

I understand the concept of a variety of media outlets being under the same umbrella. News Corp owns both Fox News and the Wall Street Journal, for example. They each have their own voice and their own audience. What caught my notice this morning was how your article is based on facts and research, versus the…

A tale of two Gawker media blog posts. This post on ResearchKit invites discussion by appearing well written and reasoned. The post on ResearchKit from Gizmodo last night invited discussion via rhetorical questions to scare the reader into seeing how ResearchKit is just another way Apple is stealing our personal…

There are posters on here today who would loudly swear to rip out their own tongues to avoid ever again tasting food if they saw Apple branded products at their grocery stores. Then they'd scream promises to burn down the store.

I worked for three years as a systems programmer for EDS post-Perot. Imagine a company built to service the ego of a self-righteous pompous autocrat - without a head. Upper management worshipped the memory of Perot, and having been an employee while He was there placed you higher on the pecking order. Sharing…