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1:50AM Matt Buchanan | On the list of things I believed I would never, ever read, Walt Mossberg, of the Walt Street Journal, saying this about Windows doesn’t fall very far behind a long op/ed by Glenn Beck describing Obama’s healthcare reform as “brilliant”. More »
It’s True, Anything Is Possible
1:50AM Matt Buchanan | On the list of things I believed I would never, ever read, Walt Mossberg, of the Walt Street Journal, saying this about Windows doesn’t fall very far behind a long op/ed by Glenn Beck describing Obama’s healthcare reform as “brilliant”. More »
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Wall Street Journal iPhone And BlackBerry App Free Lunch Is Over
2:49AM Matt Buchanan | Well, this is a shame, if inevitable: The Wall Street Journal will soon start charging non-subscribers two US bucks a week to use its iPhone app, which is currently free (and better than the NYT app). Even subscribers will have to pony up an extra buck a week for the privilege. More »
Games
Newspapers Are Slow With Their Immature Humour, Too
7:20AM John Herrman | I’ll give the WSJ a pass on their late Wii Motion Plus review, because it’s only been a week, and it’s pretty good. But a three-year-old, faux-unintentional “Wii” pun? Get with the program! (Disclaimer: I giggled, like a child.) [WSJ] More »
Business
Is Apple Going To CES? Part XVII
11:20PM John Herrman | The WSJ says they totally are. Ryan Block says that the WSJ is full of shit. But wait, haven’t we had this conversation before? Like, a few times? More »
Random Stuff
Walt Mosspuppet Answers Reader Mail: “Call Pogue, He Knows How To Do Useless Sh*t Like This”
8:00AM Matt Buchanan | Walt Mosspuppet answers reader mail, exactly like you’d expect the only technology journalist in the world to. [YouTube via Fake Steve Jobs] More »
Phones
4:00PM Wilson Rothman | It’s time for another roundup of pundits espousing heartfelt admiration and none-too-bloody criticism of a pretty hot Apple product. How did they—I mean “it”—do this time around? Have a look-see… More »
IPhone 3GS Review Matrix: What Everybody’s Saying
4:00PM Wilson Rothman | It’s time for another roundup of pundits espousing heartfelt admiration and none-too-bloody criticism of a pretty hot Apple product. How did they—I mean “it”—do this time around? Have a look-see… More »
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WSJ’s Free iPhone App Is Already Better than the NYT App
3:15AM Mark Wilson | The Wall Street Journal has traditionally been an expensive paper, costing over $US100 a year for both online and print subscriptions. Now it’s free on the iPhone (just like it’s been on BlackBerries). More »
Business
When Tim Cook Met Steve Jobs
10:28AM Wilson Rothman | WSJ’s Nick Wingfield interviewed the headhunter who brought Tim Cook to Apple. Back in 1998, it was Jobs who had to convince Cook—a cyclist with a “cool, unflappable demeanor”—to leave Compaq. Good play, dude. [WSJ] More »
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Get the Wall Street Journal Free on Your BlackBerry, Even If You Aren’t Gordon Gekko
4:40AM Matt Buchanan | I only read two sections of the WSJ, partly because it’s behind a pay wall, though there are ways around it. Their new Mobile Reader for BlackBerry drops the entire paper for free, constantly updated, right to your phone in an interface that actually works. Silicon Alley Insider says it’s the best newspaper app for any phone yet. More »
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