WASHINGTON – Ever since Apple released the iPhone 4, its latest over-hyped gadget aimed at the millions of Americans seeking self affirmation through fashion accessories that double as functioning technology, the device’s FaceTime feature has been among the phone’s most popular assets. It didn’t take consumers long to realize that FaceTime, which allows the iPhone’s [...]
CUPERTINO, Calif. – In response to a chorus of complaints from users of its iPhone 4, Apple announced today that it had determined the cause of the problem and was prepared to offer a solution to all affected customers. Although Steve Jobs, Apple’s beleaguered CEO, had earlier complained bitterly that reported problems with the iPhone [...]
Breaking News! Update here “We’re human, and we’re not above making mistakes,” Jobs announced during a hastily-scheduled press event on Friday afternoon. “But we are always cooler at it than the competition. So who cares?” Jobs was originally on the defensive as Apple fortunes changed dramatically in what was looking to be a blockbuster year [...]
SAN FRANCISCO – Just days away from the official launch date of its iPad tablet computer, Apple has announced a major new option for the wildly popular device: The iPad line will offer a version in which it can be configured as a sanitary napkin for menstruating women. Apple, which will launch retail sales of [...]
WASHINGTON – On the heels of North Korea’s test of a nuclear warhead and several missile launches, U.S. officials have announced a dramatic breakthrough agreement with the wayward nation that involves beleaguered auto industry has-been General Motors. Under the agreement, Detroit-based GM, which had been facing a looming bankruptcy filing, will shut down its entire [...]
The Space Shuttle Atlantis launched yesterday, allegedly on a repair mission to extend the life of the Hubble Telescope. However, sources reveal that the mission actually intends radical modifications to the telescope, changing it into a powerful weapon in the fight against illegal immigration.
LOS ANGELES — Nickelodeon announced plans this week to introduce a Native American character on its popular children’s show “Dora the Explorer.” The announcement is part of a strategically planned move designed to counter fallout from new research that identifies a major obesity risk for 1 in 5 U.S. preschoolers. Native Americans are more likely [...]
WASHINGTON – John Holdren, President Obama’s new science advisor, said this week that the threat posed by global warming is so severe that he has convinced the Obama administration to consider radical countermeasures, including the detonation of multiple nuclear warheads in an effort to create a modest nuclear winter. Nuclear winter, like man-made global warming [...]
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Throughout the loud and proud history of the iPhone, the device has been known for its ability to cultivate a fanatical following among customers happy to pay a premium for a mobile phone that could double as a multi-functional status symbol. iPhones and the many plugins available for them have defined countless [...]
Cape Canaveral, FL – Throngs of animal rights activists descended on NASA headquarters Wednesday in a vehement protest against the ‘murder’ of a free tailed bat during Sunday’s space shuttle Discovery launch. The outrage stems from NASA’s failure to delay the launch despite the bat’s presence on one of the shuttle’s external fuel tanks. “I’ve [...]
