Remains of the Day: For shame

04.12.2010
There's no need to be embarrassed about a venerable product reaching the end of its natural life. Then again, if your brand new product is maybe a little strong for its own good, that might make you think twice. Plus, a pro tip: when it's the kind of problem that happens to everybody, don't deny that it ever happens to you. Fortunately, the remainders for Friday, December 3, 2010 have absolutely no shame.

(Apple Insider)

Goodbye, little wired Apple Keyboard. You may never have managed to garner the same level of appreciation as , or . But we know you'll be happy on the Daisy Hill Peripheral Farm, frolicking in the fields alongside the hockey-puck mice and GeoPort modems.

(PCMag.com)

So, Verizon went ahead and , which apparently features very impressive network speeds. In fact, they're impressive that you could theoretically burn through the $50, 5GB monthly allotment in as little as 32 minutes (though, to be fair, real world usage takes a little longer). But, hey, nothing to be embarrassed about--it happens to all networks sometimes.

(Computer Weekly)

Speaking of embarrassing but not uncommon problems, HTC has spoken up to defend allegations that its HD7 running Windows Phone 7 suffers from signal loss when held at the bottom, saying that it's an "inevitable" problem. . ? Really, though, I think .

(The Mac Observer)

A Twitter account that claims to follow Sirius XM radio's stock has posted a rumor that Howard Stern is due to flee Sirius and sign a deal with Apple to distribute his radio program via iTunes. This is either the most ridiculous rumor I've heard all day or...you know what, never mind: this is the most ridiculous rumor I've heard all day.