Apple, Microsoft, and Nintendo all had very lucrative financial statemets last quarter. Apple was the quietest of the three with a quarterly profit of (only) $770 million. Nintendo didn't break out their last quarter from the statement, but they raked in about $1.5 billion in yearly profits, and Microsoft continues its profitable enterprises with nearly $5 billion in quarterly profits. The only bad news in the Microsoft statement is its entertainment division (home of the XBox 360 and the Zune), which posted a $200 million loss.

Can you imagine being so filthy rich that you can swallow a $200 million loss? I know I can't.

• Apple Reports Second Quarter Results
• Ars Technica: Nintendo reports monster profits, promises increased Wii production
• Microsoft Reports Record Profits – Robust demand for Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system drives 72% growth in earnings per share

Ars Technica: We come not to bury Kutaragi, but to praise him

The "Father of the PlayStation" is stepping down from his position as chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment for unannounced reasons. Kazuo Hirai will be taking his place.



Daring Fireball: Interview: Dino Dai Zovi

Gruber has a nice and thorough interview with one of the individuals who recently hacked a Mac at CanSecWest. If only Maynor or Elich had been this open to discussion a year ago...



Engadget: Meizu updates miniOne: clearly, it's no iPhone clone

Uh-huh... Even the order of some of the icons are the same.


left: iPhone, right: miniOne (in case you couldn't tell)



Flickr: Photos from etchasketchist

Just wow! I could never get past geometric shapes on an Etch-a-Sketch. This person must have tons of patience.

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