More importantly, how do you change the fanboys?
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When the iPad Mini was released in November of last year, there were few opening-bell lines at Apple stores, few foaming-at-the-mouth fanboys crossing out the days on their calendars, and few folks who viewed the device as much more than Apple getting in the seven-inch tablet game because, well, they pretty much had to at that point.
These photos are shared with all the Rio fanboys and fangirls by former employees who also loved Rio products.
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The movie had worked fanboys into a lather at the recent Comic-Con and critics generally liked the film.
While the location of the facility is undisclosed, we can only hope that, some day, the collection will be showcased for fanboys, fangirls and the public alike.
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So long as there are fanboys roaming the streets (and electronics aisles), weird fetishes and unashamed overkill will still have their places, but it's not too often that a gaming addiction finds a home on Broadway.
Apple watchers were a bit taken aback by the news yesterday that Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch will be joining the company as a vice president of technology, with some Apple fanboys saying they are surprised by the choice and pointing out that Lynch has been a vocal critic of the company in the past.
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You could call it the ultimate outlet for Apple fanboys.
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As for iPhone, Cook has basically followed the Jobs playbook so far of incrementally improving the phone year after year to the chagrin of bloggers and fanboys and to record sales.
Not even fanboys could get behind the film, which scored a scant 13 out of 100 on Rotten Tomatoes.
This HD DVD player delivered everything it promised and we think even the most staunch Blu-ray fanboys can admit to that.
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Late last week, a new solution came onto the scene, and in a very visible way: TechCrunch, another AOL property which has similar commenting problems (fanboys, trolls, you know: the fun types) threw the switch on Facebook's new and improved native commenting system.
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Borrowing from friend and advisor Tim Ferriss, the author pair built their release into the must-see event of the season (at least for fitness fanboys).
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Despite the rage that burns within anti-COD fanboys, these games are generally good titles.
Of course this means that HD DVD fanboys everywhere are declaring HD DVD the winner with comments about coffins etc.
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It now seems likely that Apple will finally put fanboys and pundits out of their misery and lift the veil on the iPad mini next Tuesday.
Known as Electric Town, it boasts more nerds, fanboys and otaku per square foot than opening night of Revenge of the Sith.
This one's for all of you Meizu fanboys out there: To tide you over while you wait for the M8 3G launch in March 2010 (with a possible M8 3G S planned for Smarch 2043 or thereabouts) the company's announced that the handset will be getting a UI refresh with its firmware 1.0 release come August.
It rubbed them the wrong way at the time, but in a week I predict most will be forgotten, and fanboys will be bowing down to them at E3 in a month.
If you're in the area and want to check this out -- or love Bluetooth enough to buy a plane ticket (any BT fanboys out there?) -- you'd better hurry, as the project ends and the bridge goes dark tomorrow.
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It didn't take long for console warriors, fanboys and a brutal media to take aim at Nintendo's Wii U. The fledgling system was relentlessly teased for its name (seemingly even sillier than that of its predecessor) and a list of specifications certain to be outdone by its competitors.
The film only earns a 35 out of 100 on Rotten Tomatoes but if it picks up steam with fanboys, it could have a chance.
Those iPhone shoppers (or "fanboys" and "fangirls" as they're called by less-supportive tech enthusiasts) in the U.S. weren't the first, though.
In other words: sorry Zune fanboys, this is going to be a war of attrition, and while launch week numbers might foretell the Zune's place in the not too distant future, they shouldn't be used as hard and fast figures for today's split up of the market.
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