Friday, December 5, 2025

Tech

Apple Launches New iPhones, iWatch with Sketchy Streaming Press Conference

Apple has launched the new iPhones-- a big one and a regular one. It has lots of nice features but it's hard to say...

Apple Pays $3 Billion for a Fashion Accessory, and a War on Spotify and Pandora

Everyone is asking: why would Apple pay $3 billion for Beats headphones? Are they really so good? The answer is: they're not. The headphones...

RFK Daughter Kerry Kennedy To Speak at Hollywood Scientology Salon

This is just about as weird as it gets. I've just been sent a copy of an invite to top Scientology couple Anne Archer...

Sir Howard Stringer Announces His Retirement from Sony Corp

One of the great people in the media world, Sir Howard Stringer, has announced his retirement. Stringer, 71,  told a group at the Japan...

New Scientology Book Identifies Who Named L. Ron Hubbard “The Master”

A lot of people leave Paul Thomas Anderson's movie "The Master" scratching their heads. It does feel as though some explanations are missing. And...

Google Glasses Set for Early 2014, And they Work (I Tried Them)

Movie stars were all over the place this weekend. But what was the big news? Google Glasses. The internet in your eyewear is here,...

Bits: Aimee Mann, Michael Chabon, Gadgets and Time Travel

Yesterday came quite a few music releases: the "Bad25" box from Michael Jackson with a must-have CD of demos and unreleased tracks; a new...

Apple Wins Samsung Lawsuit, But in 2006, Apple LOST Similar Lawsuit Over iPods

Big news tonight. Apple won a $1 billion judgment against Samsung over infringement of its patents and design for the iPhone and tablet. But...