Apple yesterday had another of its special events, which I noted would provide immediate disappointment with its open streaming that was only available to Snow Leopard-equipped Macs and iOS devices. (Good move, Apple! That’ll show Google and Adobe!)

As it turned out the event was, as usual, a mix of WOW, bleh, and eh? I was going to write a piece about it, but journo chum Adam Banks got there first and, spookily, his thoughts on what went on in San Fransisco yesterday mirror mine exactly. So, er, go and read Adam’s piece to see what I think about Apple’s announcements.

Samsung’s decided the best way to get one over the iPad is to go all sci-fi. “Create a clone,” said the directors. “The iPad will be caught unawares. Then, when it least expects, we can kick it repeatedly in the knackers until it begs for mercy—but we don’t have any of that. MWAHAHAHAHA!”

OK, so that’s perhaps a bit far-fetched. It’s probably more likely that some higher-up at Samsung got an iPad, went “oooh, shiny”, shoved it in front of the company’s design team and said: “One of those please, but in Android flavour”.

And if you think I’m exaggerating, take a look at Matt Gemmell’s Samsung Galaxy Tab comparison with iOS. Mid-1990s Microsoft has nothing on these guys.

Android Central reports that the RIAA’s trying to make it so all cell phones include an FM radio receiver. Now, we already know the music industry is bonkers. The RIAA’s thought in the past that it’s a good idea to sue kids for downloading a few songs online, and U2 manager Paul McGuinness offered the full extent of his crazy in a GQ interview, expertly torn to pieces on No Rock and Roll Fun. But seriously, an FM radio, in every cell phone, PDA and portable device, just because record labels are ‘missing out’ on money they might otherwise get?

I look forward to the proposal of forcing an entire local theatre to be glued to every flat-screen TV.

(Hat tip: Ian Betteridge.)