Oprah plugs Surface tablet -- from her iPad - CNN.com

Oprah plugs Surface tablet -- from her iPad - CNN.com: "There's only one problem. Winfrey -- or whoever manages her Twitter account -- sent the tweet from an iPad."

Truth in comedy.

Steve Jobs film to consist entirely of scenes before product unveilings

Steve Jobs film to consist entirely of scenes before product unveilings: "The award winning screenwriter scripting a movie on the life of Steve Jobs has revealed that the entire film will consist of three scenes that will take place before the unveiling of the original Mac, NeXT, and the iPod."

Aaron Sorkin, master of time and space. Sounds like a cool movie.

FTC Hangs Up On “Rachel From Cardholder Services” – The Consumerist

FTC Hangs Up On “Rachel From Cardholder Services” – The Consumerist: "All five companies are charged with making misrepresentations to consumers in violation of the FTC Act, along with multiple violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule for misrepresenting their services, making illegal robocalls, , calling numbers on the Do Not Call Registry, and collecting up-front fees."

We did all the things we weren't supposed to do over and over and over again.

Review: iPad mini

Review: iPad mini: "It’s important to understand how I use my iPad. My iPad is the device I use at the end of the day when I put my computer down, but still have a few things to do. I’m winding down at that point in the day."

This just in: love for the iPad Mini.

Final Cut Pro X gets significant update with new features & RED camera support

Final Cut Pro X gets significant update with new features & RED camera support: "The Final Cut Pro X update also includes RED camera support with native REDCODE Raw editing, as well as optional background transcode to Apple ProRes."

Everyone raves about the RED, with good reason. However, for HD at 720p, the Panasonic GF2 is more than more than good enough for film-quality principal photography.

'iPad mini' build cost estimated to start at $200, may retail for $299

'iPad mini' build cost estimated to start at $200, may retail for $299
A preliminary breakdown of expected component and manufacturing costs finds that Apple is likely to spend $195 to $254 in building the various models of its rumored 7.85-inch iPad"

I think the Mini will need to be more than $299 unless they are offering less storage than the iPod 5G. Why would anyone buy a $299 iPod 5G if they can get a mini iPad for the same price?

Microsoft Misses on Revenue and Earnings in Q1 - Kara Swisher - News - AllThingsD

Microsoft Misses on Revenue and Earnings in Q1 - Kara Swisher - News - AllThingsD: "One of the main things that Wall Street analysts had been watching for in the first-quarter earnings for Microsoft today was how its current flagship Windows software business was doing in the lead-up to the release of Windows 8 on October 26."

It's 20 years now since my head was entirely in Windows 3.1 SDK. Looking at Apple taking off it's a weird reminder about how being an early sometimes looks so foolhardy.

It's looking like all Apple from here on out...

City of Cupertino posts further details, renders of Apple mega-campus

City of Cupertino posts further details, renders of Apple mega-campus: "The proposed circular structure would use curved glass all the way around and may become "

RINGWORLD.

Rumor: Video of alleged 'iPad mini' Wi-Fi-only mockup hits the web

Rumor: Video of alleged 'iPad mini' Wi-Fi-only mockup hits the web: "A somewhat blurry video of what is supposedly a model of Apple's as-yet-unannounced 7.85-inch iPad was posted to YouTube on Friday, showing slight differences from previous mockups possibly pointing to a Wi-Fi-only version of the rumored device. "

Whypad.