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Jason D. O'Grady

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Jason D. O'Grady

Jason D. O'Grady
Jason D. O'Grady developed an affinity for Apple computers after using the original Lisa, and this affinity turned into a bona-fide obsession when he got the original 128 KB Macintosh in 1984.

He started writing one of the first Web sites about Apple (O'Grady's PowerPage) in 1995 and is considered to be one of the fathers of blogging. He has been a frequent speaker at the Macworld Expo conference and a member of the conference faculty. He also co-founded the first dedicated PowerBook User Group (PPUG) in the United States.

After winning a major legal battle with Apple in 2006, he set the precedent that independent journalists are entitled to the same protections under the First Amendment as members of the mainstream media.

O'Grady is the author of The Nexus One Pocket Guide, The Droid Pocket Guide, The Google Phone Pocket Guide, and The Garmin nuvi Pocket Guide (Peachpit Press), the author of Corporations That Changed the World: Apple Inc. (Greenwood Press), and a contributor to The Mac Bible (Peachpit Press). In addition, he has contributed to numerous Mac publications over the years, including MacWEEK, Macworld, and MacPower (Japan).

When he's not writing about Apple for ZDNet at The Apple Core, he enjoys spending time with his family in New Jersey.

David Morgenstern

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David Morgenstern

David Morgenstern

David Morgenstern has covered the Mac market and other technology segments for 20 years. In the recent past, he founded Ziff-Davis' Storage Supersite, served as news editor for Ziff Davis Internet and held several executive editorial positions at eWEEK. In the 1990s, David was editor of Ziff Davis' award-winning MacWEEK news publication as well as its successor title, eMediaWEEKly, which focused on multiplatform professional content creation. His byline can be found online and in print publications including CreativePro.com, Peachpit Press' Mac Bible and Popular Photography.

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  • Angry Birds putting its eggs in Apple’s basket

    By Jason D. O'Grady | December 31, 2010, 12:01am PST

    Peter Verterbacka of Rovio, creators of the chart-topping Angry Birds game franchise, think that Apple will be the number one platform for a long time from a developer perspective.

  • Skype challenges FaceTime with video calls - over 3G

    By Jason D. O'Grady | December 30, 2010, 11:20am PST

    It looks like Christmas has come early for millions of iPhone users everywhere - Skype released version 3.0 of its iPhone app with video calling over 3G.

  • Top 10 posts on The Apple Core in 2010

    By Jason D. O'Grady | December 29, 2010, 2:20pm PST

    As we wind down 2010, here’s a look at the stories that generated the most traffic here at The Apple Core this year.

  • Sixth-gen iPod nano hacked, jailbreak imminent? (updated)

    By Jason D. O'Grady | December 28, 2010, 10:22am PST

    A promising break-through was just announced in iPod nano hacking. James Whelton has taken the first steps to unlocking the latest, sixth-gen iPod nano. Look for a JB to come along soon.

  • Quick! Snap a photo with your volume button (update: it’s gone)

    By Jason D. O'Grady | December 28, 2010, 10:01am PST

    There’s a new app that contains a previously banned modification to the behavior of the iPhone’s volume buttons. If you like such things you might want to buy Quick Snap while you...

  • CDMA iPad coming to Verizon?

    By Jason D. O'Grady | December 28, 2010, 9:43am PST

    If the rumor pans out it would mean that iPad 2 would be available on Verizon Wireless (and other CDMA networks) in addition to AT&T’s current offering.

  • Shocker! Kindle becomes all-time best-seller on Amazon

    By Jason D. O'Grady | December 27, 2010, 10:30am PST

    Surprise! Amazon has announced that in just five months, the new, third-gen Kindle replaces ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ as the best-selling product in Amazon’s history.

  • CDMA iPhones to bolster 1Q-2010 shipments

    By Jason D. O'Grady | December 27, 2010, 10:00am PST

    DigiTimes reports Apple has raised the global shipment goal for iPhones for Q1 2011 from 19 million to 20-21 million units.

  • CES: Samsung’s 4-inch Galaxy Player to challenge iPod touch

    By Jason D. O'Grady | December 27, 2010, 9:00am PST

    Samsung’s 4-inch Galaxy Player is the portable media player version of the Galaxy S smartphone — and it’s targeted squarely at buyers of the iPod touch. Should Apple care?

  • Word Lens picture becomes blurry

    By Jason D. O'Grady | December 23, 2010, 6:57pm PST

    When it hit the App Store this week I compared iOS app Word Lens to magic, but it seems to have drawn the ire of several of its users. Since its release, Word Lens has been hammered with bad...

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