Digital calendaring helps you get better organized, but it isn’t perfect – Jason Snell looks at how it can be improved.
The story of the trashed mall from “Blues Brothers”
Jalopnik:
Ever wondered what happened to the mall in The Blues Brothers after Jake, Elwood, and all those cops drove right through it? They actually left it just the way it was, but that’s only the start of the Dixie Square Mall’s decline.
One of the most iconic car chases ever filmed.
Inside the stolen iPhone trade
There’s a big trade in stolen iPhones, but SF cops are trying to do something about it.
Logitech adds Mac support to gaming peripheral line
Logitech’s rebranded “G” gaming line is now Mac compatible.
Never mind March, analysts are already lowering AAPL June estimates
Philip Elmer Dewitt takes a sample of analyst comments to figure out how Apple stock is going to do next quarter.
How Siri keeps your data
Apple keeps data collected by Siri queries for up to two years, Wired has confirmed.
Peter on The Apple Context Machine podcast
Peter’s a guest on The Apple Context Machine’s 200th podcast, along with Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Gamet (several other guests are on this week’s episode too)
“Weeping Tim Cook Spotted Screaming For Help At Steve Jobs’ Tombstone”
The Onion satirizes Tim Cook’s trials as the head of Apple.
Straight Talk owner sees big jump after iPhone sales begin
Tracfone, owners of Straight Talk Wireless, saw a big jump in subscribers and revenue following its sale of the iPhone.
Apple had to wait two decades “for their true market to emerge”
Ben Bajarin explains the key to Apple’s success: the market finally came to it, not the other way around.
Mayer talks about Yahoo telecommuting policy
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer attempted to explain her “no telecommuting” personnel policy that erupted a frenzy on the Internet after it was announced.
‘Penguin offers to scrap Apple e-book deals to end EU antitrust case’
Penguin’s the fifth publisher to settle with EU investigators over antitrust allegations regarding iBooks.
Girl Scouts add Video Game Design badge
The Girl Scouts are offering a Video Game Design merit badge, and they’re putting together an educational program behind it.
Stream Bluetooth audio to your $6,000 toilet
Kohler just introduced a $6,000 toilet with built-in Bluetooth receiver, USB port and SD card reader.
45 days in with a MacBook Pro with Retina Display
James Kendrick at ZDNet couldn’t be happier with his 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display.
Why today’s tech companies still go iOS first
Tech companies continue to launch new products on iOS first. Why? Sarah Perez examines the underlying conditions.
Windows revenue flat
Microsoft had a great quarter, but Windows revenues were flat.
Windows 8 “handed over millions of customers to Apple”
A PC OEM told ZDNet that Windows 8 has driven away customers in droves, towards Macs instead.
Windows 8 to regain the Start button
Bloggers report that Microsoft may re-add the Start button to Windows 8.
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3-inch hands-on
ZDNet has a hands-on look at the absurdly large Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3-inch “phablet.”
Verizon: 4 million iPhones activated last quarter, up from 3.2
Verizon reports stronger year-over-year iPhone sales to the tune of 25 percent, in its latest quarterly earnings report.
Apple’s stock valuation may be dependent on gross margin
Gross margin may be the key to predicting how well Apple’s stock valuation does following its earnings report next week, say analysts.
Nokia Lumia sales increase worldwide, but not in US
Nokia’s sales of its Lumia phone have increased, but not in the United States.
‘Iron Man 3 to get smell-enhanced screenings in Japan’
Some lucky Japanese audiences will have the “pleasure” of seeing and smelling Iron Man 3 when it debuts in theaters.
Pocket adds ‘send to friend’ feature
Pocket, the popular view-it-later app, has a completely redesigned Share Menu to make it easier to share content with friends.
‘Apple stock tanks on bad news from audio chip supplier’
Apple’s stock price took another beating today, thanks to a report from a chip maker and analysts’ usual magical-thinking bullshit.
iOS devs still make lots more money than Android devs
A new market survey from App Annie shows a 2.6x gap between revenue from the App Store and Google Play, even though Google Play’s downloads are close to the same.
‘Apple named in China porn app investigation’
Apple’s in the crosshairs of Chinese media, this time for “obscene pornographic” content.
Asymco: Apple makes more profit from Macs than top 5 PC makers combined
Apple makes more selling Macs than the top five PC makers combined, according to Horace Dediu.
Usage stats suggest Chromebooks are a dismal failure
Chromebooks – laptops designed to work with Google’s Chrome OS, don’t make a dent in web usage polls, which suggests that very few people are using them.