Logically speak , iftwowrongs do n’t make a right , then it must take at least three . luckily , we ’ve got at least that many : a supposed revolt of Nokia shareholders ? Bzzt . Apple and a secret plan company sustain a tiff ? Nope . And do n’t even get me started on a Dell merchandising stunt — who ever consider that would goright ? If being incorrect is right , then the remainders for Wednesday , February 16 , 2011 do n’t want to be , uh , right .
Nokia Plan B was just a hoax all along(Engadget )
You may have heard something in the last couple days about “ Nokia Plan B , ” a supposed proposal by some shareholders of the Finland - based cell phone Creator that drive to wrest control from CEO Stephen Elop in the Wake Island of the company ’s flock with Microsoft . As it turns out , the narration , whicheven made it to theWall Street Journal , was a complete and utter hoax — the nine investors were actually“one very world-weary engineer who really likes his iPhone . ”Hey , has anybody find out that industrial - strength can ofDoh ! ?
Capcom state Apple Never Scolded Them Over Smurfberry Cash(MacLife )
Capcom ’s Smurfs ’ Villagecame under attack to begin with this monthfor its undocumented feature of “ letting children squander their parents ’ money on worthless practical goods . ” But after whispers thatCapcom and Apple were spar over the app , the game fellowship move on record say that those reports were plainly pretended and that , in fact , Apple had just agree to buy an oil colour tanker ’s Charles Frederick Worth of smurfberries for $ 2 million .
Accelerating the Windows Phone Ecosystem(Windows Phone Blog )
Speaking of undocumented lineament , Microsoft ’s Brian Seitz take sentence out to react to a comment on the company ’s Windows Phone blog about why Windows Phone 7 resets its camera software to the nonremittal place setting on launch : it ’s a feature of speech , not a hemipteron ! But do n’t interest , Microsoft ’s await into it : “ feedback from phratry like you has the squad seriously look at that selection to see if there is a more optimum alternative . ” I ’m think maybe Seitz was hope that learn that judgment of conviction would cause your caput to explode , which I estimate isoneway to solve the problem .
AT&T CEO : Apps should run on many devices(USA Today )
Two stop in Dell marketing stunt(KXAN )
How do you cognise your merchandising stunt is a success ? When the cops show up and arrest masses . That ’s what pass off at Dell ’s Round Rock , Texas campus when a Joseph Black - clad biker with a skull masquerade paraded around the construction carrying metallic objects and telling people to “ go to the antechamber . ” Turns out it was an attempt to show off the company ’s Streak tablet , which can apparently interface with Harley - Davidson motorcycles . So , I guess we ’ve proved that not even the terror of mortal peril can get anyone concerned in Dell ’s lozenge .
