Yearly Archives: 2012

Apple named the world’s most innovative company

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For the third year in a row, we asked our survey participants to name the companies they thought were the world’s most innovative. This year, Apple didn’t just top the rankings (as it did the past two years); it increased its lead substan- tially. The company — which in Au- gust 2012 became the most valuable in history, measured by market capi- talization — was named by almost 80 percent of respondents as one of the three most innovative companies in the world, up from 70 percent last year.

You can download the PDF report.

Sony’s debt rating one notch above junk

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The downgrade to Baa3 from Baa2 follows a one-notch cut by Moody’s in October, which also said its outlook on the firm remained negative. Another cut would lower its rating to junk, forcing some funds to offload its debt and curtailing the company’s ability to raise money in credit markets.

It’s really sad. They were once such a powerful company with great products.

Dan Lyons’ angry writing

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Dan Lyons was funny as Fake Steve Jobs, but as someone trying to be taken seriously as a writer, he’s failing. He seems angry, bitter and completely out of touch.

Apple’s app approval process

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Tricia Duryee for All Things D:

Apple has been criticized for a slow approval process before, and many delight in the fact that Google’s Android has none at all.

Okay, I’ve heard about Apple’s approval process slowing down, as it does sometimes, but comparing it to Google is just ridiculous. Android is infested with malware and to not even bring that up is misleading readers.

Guitar Rig 5 Pro

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I’ve been using Guitar Rig since it was first introduced and love. I was just in my studio build a couple of new presets and realized how versatile the app is for customizing your guitar tone. It comes with a lot of amps and cabs, but my favorite component is Control Room Pro.

Control Room Pro gives your eight slots to put in amps, mics, adjust mic placement, adjust phase and room ambient sound. You can also adjust the volume of each cabinet you add. That will definitely give you a custom sound.

It’s worth taking a look at.

Borderlands 2 for Mac due on Nov. 20

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Eagle-eyed gamers noticed recently that Borderlands 2 recently popped up on Steam as a Mac offering, although no Mac version was actually available. Turns out a Mac version is coming soon – November 20, 2012, to be precise, from the … Continued

AT&T and FaceTime

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AT&T has made a shift in its highly unpopular FaceTime over cellular policies today. Previously, it would allow the use of FaceTime only on Mobile Share plans, now it will allow any LTE device customers (aka those with an iPhone 5 and LTE iPads) on a tiered data plan to use FaceTime over cellular.

That still leaves 3G devices out of the mix. However, there are far fewer LTE devices being used than 3G and I don’t think AT&T’s network could handle all the traffic if they opened it up completely.

Twitter passwords compromised

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The cause of the compromise is not described in detail in Twitter’s email — it just says “Twitter believes that your account may have been compromised by a website or service not associated with Twitter”.

Yikes.

My advice for writers and bloggers

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Over the past few years I have been asked by many new and established bloggers what the secret is to blogging successfully. In fact, I’ve been asked so many times that I started thinking about it quite a bit and I’ve come up with the answer. […]

Color Perfect Pixelmator

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A big update was released for Pixelmator today that adds Soft Proofing, a feature that allows users to preview and work in CMYK colors.

‘Karateka’ remake is iOS-bound

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Jordan Mechner has revisited his Apple II hit game “Kareteka” and is releasing the new version for iOS and other platforms.

Bones Brigade is the No. 1 Documentary on iTunes

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Bones Brigade: An Autobiography” is a film released this year that features what the director calls “the greatest skateboard team ever assembled.” The film on Wednesday made it to the No. 1 documentary on iTunes. […]

Spot the International Space Station from your house

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Spot The Station:

Did you know you can see the International Space Station from your house? As the third brightest object in the sky, after the sun and moon, the space station is easy to see if you know where and when to look for it.NASA’s Spot the Station service sends you an email or text message a few hours before the space station passes over your house.

This is kind of a neat idea, especially if the emails give you enough time to get outside and to a good, non-lit location.