Ive is making the point that whilst embellishments (like skeuomorphic design elements) can be perceived as clutter, that’s not the core problem. The actual issue is that such designs focus on analogy rather than essence: a paper book itself, rather than the novel inside.
This is a great article from Matt Gemmell.
The 40-year-old co-founder of the world’s No. 1 Internet search engine said that doctors have been unable to identify a cause for the “very rare” nerve problems affecting his vocal cords, but that he has been making progress in his recovery and is “fully able to do all I need to at home and at work,” he wrote on his Google+ page on Tuesday.
I hope he gets better soon.
In a court filing on Monday, Apple extended its ongoing litigation struggle with Samsung, adding the company’s recently released Galaxy S4 to the list of devices Apple says infringe on its patented designs.
Limelight is a new way to browse and organize your movie library. Become a movie critic and share your library with friends for only 99¢.
This is a cool looking app.
This might have been a good idea in 2008.
I have Fantastical on my Mac and iPhone.
When The Loop Magazine shipped last week, I had high hopes for delivering readers the best content available on Apple’s Newsstand. Unfortunately, the app shipped with a subscription bug that caused errors when trying to read the magazine on multiple devices.
In our efforts to fix the bug, we released an update over the weekend that actually made the situation worse.
Tonight, we released The Loop Magazine 1.0.2, which does fix the subscription bug once and for all. If you download the magazine on a second device, you just tap the “Restore” button and it will recognize your subscription and activate the magazine for that device.
In addition to the subscription bug, we also fixed App.net sharing, we added the ability to share selected text and fixed a crash on launch bug.
You deserved a better experience than what we delivered, and we expected more from ourselves. Please accept my apology and know that we are working hard on delivering a great app for you.
Some bug fixes, improvements and a couple of new sharing services added to the new version.
This was a cool idea for an article from Dave Caolo.
Lots of changes in the new version.
My thanks to World 1-2 for sponsoring The Loop. World 1-2 is a new videogames-inspired music album by Koopa Soundworks, directed and produced by Mohammed Taher. It hosts a number of famed superstars as well as rising indies, including Austin Wintory (of Journey), Akira Yamaoka (of Silent Hill), Manami Matsumae (of Mega Man), Chipzel (of Super Hexagon), and a lot others.
I kid you not.
IF you’re a fan of “The Office” you’ll need to check this out. There are three available: Dwight Schrute, Jim and Pam and Employee of the Month.
Only in Canada.
I don’t see this as the smartphone manufacturers problem. They make a device that thieves want to steal — how can they combat that? Is Nike going to make their shoes explode if stolen?
Robyn Morris:
Being a good designer means having a spirit of exploration and being OK with the reality that things may not always end up how you planned.
That can be applied to many professions.
Great men.
We squished that multi-device subscription bug dead.
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On New Years Eve last year I said that I had some big plans for The Loop in 2013. The biggest of those plans is The Loop magazine for iPhone and iPad, which is available from the App Store today. […]
I like Marissa.
Jim and Dan talk about CocoaConf Alt, the status of Apple Displays and Macs at WWDC, spider bites, laptop bags, Spock vs. Spock, 100 million copies of Windows 8, and Megadeth.
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That’s terrible.
If you’re interested in mixing, you need this book.
Gene Steinberg:
Microsoft earns most of its keep selling software licenses to OEMs, who bundle Windows with a new PC, any PC. So, yes, I suppose it’s possible that Microsoft has booked 100 million sales into its ledgers. But that doesn’t mean that 100 million copies of Windows 8, or anything close to that number, are in the hands of end users. It may also be true that there are tens of millions of unsold PCs in the channel. But that doesn’t matter to Microsoft, since a sale is a sale even if nobody is actually using the product.
That puts a whole different spin on things.
CocoaConf Alt was a conference that was organized for the week of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference for all of the attendees that couldn’t get tickets for Apple’s event. However, organizers of CocoaConf Alt contacted attendees this morning and said the event has been canceled. […]
No company wants to be compared to New Coke. Ever.
This is a very interesting looking app. I just downloaded it.
Dave Addey wrote a great piece about the state of app pricing and what can be done about it. Definitely worth a read.
Warner Music Group on Tuesday announced the release of “The Doors,” the official iPad app for the iconic band. […]