Verizon to get Apple iPhone

Latest iPhone on Verizon Rumor Predicts January 2011 Launch

Another “iPhone on Verizon” rumor has left the blogosphere in a tizzy. Bloomberg on Tuesday reported that Apple will start offering the iPhone on Verizon Wireless in January 2011.

This is not the first time this rumor has circulated, of course. Ever since Apple announced an exclusive iPhone contract with AT&T in 2007, Verizon users have wondered when the popular smartphone will be available on their carrier. But when Apple opted to use AT&T for the launch of its iPad tablet, and introduced with the iPhone 4 with nary a mention of other carriers, Verizon users again heaved a heavy sigh and pondered a switch to AT&T.

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs appeared at this year’s D8 conference, during which he was asked about the chance of a Verizon iPhone. He was typically evasive, however. “There might be,” he said in response to a question about whether there would be an advantage to having more than one iPhone carrier.

Will that happen, though? “The future is long,” Jobs said.

When asked about AT&T and customer complaints, Jobs said that any carrier – including Verizon – would have had the same issues. AT&T, however, will end up with the most robust network because of its early experience, he said.

The relative radio silence from Apple about Verizon hasn’t stopped the rumors.

Earlier this month, a Barclays Capital analyst said the iPhone would come to Verizon in early 2011. That came several weeks after another analyst predicted that T-Mobile might be the second U.S. carrier to nab the iPhone.

In March, the big rumor was that Apple was prepping a CDMA version of the iPhone that could be marketed by Verizon. Verizon and Apple, however, have said that CDMA technology is on its way out, and Verizon is working hard on its 4G long-term evolution (LTE) technology.

The same reports cropped up last year, too, of course. In April 2009, USA Today cited unnamed sources who said Verizon and Apple would introduce a Verizon iPhone in 2010. That was followed by reports that an Apple “media pad” – now known to be the iPad – might be backed by Verizon.

Even after Apple announced the iPad with data plans from AT&T earlier this year, there were still reports that Apple was working on a Verizon version of the tablet. But as PCMag mobile analyst Sascha Segan pointed out at the time, “everyone in the wireless industry is talking to everyone about everything. Pretty often they’re even working on something. That doesn’t mean it’s a done deal.”

At this point, Verizon users might want to examine some of the fairly decent smartphones now available from their carrier. “If you hold out for a nonexistent Verizon iPhone, you’ll be missing out on the excellent Web browsing you could have on the Palm Pre Plus, or the 18,000 apps for the Motorola Droid, and at the end of the day, you’ll have nothing,” Segan wrote.

Central Park, Manhattan February 10, 2010

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Mac OS X on a $299 Dell Mini 10V

The Hackintosh community is rather controversial but increasingly popular, and some of the most appealing Hackintosh machines are those based around Netbooks, tiny lightweight laptops that fill a niche Apple has yet to dabble in. The Dell Mini 10V is the cream of the Hackintosh Netbook crop, with it’s vivid 10″ screen, low cost, simple elegance, and full feature set.

If you want to have a portable Mac and only have $299 to spend, look no further than the Dell Mini 10v, which guarantees a fool proof, everything working Mac OS X install on the Dell Mini 10v. All devices are fully functional, including; webcam, solid state hard drive, audio, display, bluetooth, removable storage, and USB devices.

DAG Tech has successfully configured a batch of these for an all Mac client to use in the field and on travel. The client has reported the machines are very reliable, pleasant to use, and run all their necessary Mac apps quickly.

Laser keyboard, pretty cool!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH8CUTimTvY

NY to spend up to $100M on technology grants

By KAREN MATTHEWS

06.08.09, 01:54 PM EDT

NEW YORK — The state will spend up to $100 million in the next few years on technology and research by adding a 10 percent match to projects that receive federal stimulus grants, Gov. David Paterson said Monday.

“Now it is time to take bold new steps to prepare New York to lead the new economy,” Paterson said in a speech at the New York Academy of Science in lower Manhattan.

Paterson said the money would pay for research into fields including energy, environmental protection, technology and health care. He said the program would help ensure that new research centers are built in New York, positioning the state for future federal grants and private investment.

Susan Solomon, chief executive of the New York Stem Cell Foundation, applauded the idea of matching grants and said she hopes to secure some of the funds for stem cell research.

“It’s really smart because New York state then doesn’t have to set up its own review process,” Solomon said. “It basically can take something that’s been peer-reviewed … and just say, ‘Here, let’s turbocharge it.’”

Solomon said she has applied for millions of dollars in stimulus grants that will be awarded this summer

The history of Bowling Green, New York City

DAG Technologies’ NYC HQ is located at Bowling Green which has a fascinating history.

Bowling Green Park circa 1890

Bowling Green is New York City’s oldest park. According to tradition, this spot served as the council ground for Native American tribes and was the site of the legendary sale of Manhattan to Peter Minuit in 1626. The Dutch called the area “the Plain” and used it for several purposes. It was the beginning of Heere Staat (High Street, now Broadway)—a trade route which extended north through Manhattan and the Bronx. It was also the site of a parade ground, meeting place, and cattle market. In 1686 the site became public property, when the City Charter put all “waste, vacant, unpatented and unappropriated lands” under municipal domain.

Bowling Green was first designated as a park in 1733, when it was offered for rent at the cost of one peppercorn per year. Lessees John Chambers, Peter Bayard, and Peter Jay were responsible for improving the site with grass, trees, and a wood fence “for the Beauty & Ornament of the Said Street as well as for the Recreation & delight of the Inhabitants of this City.” A gilded lead statue of King George III was erected here in 1770, and the iron fence was installed in 1771. On July 9, 1776, after the first public reading in New York State of the Declaration of Independence, the statue was toppled by angry citizens, dragged up Broadway, sent to Connecticut, melted down, and recast as ammunition. Portions are still held by the Museum of the City of New York and the New-York Historical Society.

By the late 18th century, Bowling Green marked the center of New York’s most fashionable residential area, surrounded by rows of Federal-style townhouses. In 1819 the Common Council voted that neighbors could plant and tend the area in return for the exclusive use of the park by their families. By mid-century, shipping offices inhabited the old townhouses, and the park was returned to more public use. Monuments installed in the park in the 19th century include two fountains (now gone) and a statue of New York’s first mayor, Abraham De Peyster by George Bissell, which was moved to nearby Hanover Square in 1976.

In the first decade of the 20th century, Bowling Green was disrupted by the construction of the IRT subway. The park was rebuilt as part of citywide improvements made in preparation for visitors to the 1939 World’s Fair. Renovations to Bowling Green included removing the fountain basin, relocating the interior walkways, installing new benches, and providing new plantings. A 1976-77 capital renovation restored Bowling Green to its 18th-century appearance. Improvements included the redistribution of subway entrances, the installation of new lampposts and benches, and landscaping. Publisher and philanthropist George Delacorte donated the park’s central fountain, which was designed by M. Paul Friedberg and Partners. Since December 1989 the statue of Charging Bull has been on display at the north end of the park.

Bowling Green Fence was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1970.

Bowling Green Fence and Park National Historic Register #80002673 (1980)

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Bowling Green 1907

Bowling Green 1826

Pres Washington leading ratification celebration, Bowling Green 1789

Bowling Green Park today

The Charging Bull by Arturo Di Modica

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