Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s head of Windows Phone, had disparaging comments about both iPhone and Android at the All Things D conference.
Fiat readies EV version of 500
Wired takes a look at the Fiat 500e, an EV version of the tiny Italian coupe.
Seven year old girl plays Sweet Child O Mine
Seven year old Zoe Thomson stands ready to fill in for Slash.
Time Warner Cable to offer live TV for iOS devices
Time Warner Cable is, for the first time, offering live programming for its TWC TV app for iOS devices.
Software prices
Pathways Into Darkness is available for free download from the Mac App Store, as we reported last week. When it first came out, it cost $70. You kids today don’t know how good you have it.
Facebook ‘Chat Heads’ coming to iOS app
Facebook Home isn’t available for iOS, but a key feature will be added to the Facebook iOS app.
Apple replaces some third-gen Apple TVs for Wi-Fi issues
Some third-generation Apple TVs are having trouble with Wi-Fi connections, and Apple is directing service technicians to replace them.
NPR hacked by Assad sympathizers
The “Syrian Electronic Army” hacked NPR sites and social media accounts, according to a report.
Apple’s challenges in China and Brazil
Apple faces big challenges in emerging markets like China and Brazil – two very different countries with very different markets.
YouTube adds live event streaming to iOS app
YouTube’s iOS app now supports live event streaming.
Lightroom 5 beta now available
Adobe has released a beta version of Lightroom 5, its photo editing and cataloging software.
Where do you rank on the list of “The World’s Richest People”?
Every year, we hear from Forbes and others about the people who are the “x richest people in the world”. Have you ever wondered where you might fall on that scale?
The Global Rich List asks users how much their yearly salary adds up to, and then let’s them know what percentage of the world’s richest people they’re in.
You’ll be surprised at how high on the list you are, compared to the vast majority of the world’s population.
Boston Marathon
Explosions at the end of the Boston Marathon have created casualties and caused fatalities – our thoughts are with the runners, friends, families and spectators affected by the event.
EA to close SimCity Social, The Sims Social, Pet Society
EA is shutting down three more Playfish-developed Facebook games, citing a dropoff in player participation.
Why Google Fiber matters
Why Google Fiber is important – and it’s not for the reason you might think.
Don’t be a padhole
Hate seeing people take photos with iPads? So does this guy.
‘Spaceship’
Analyst Horace Dediu offers an interesting perspective on why Apple’s new “Spaceship” campus is round.
Dish makes bid for Sprint
Dish Network is making a $25.5 billion to buy Sprint before Japanese corporation Softbank can close an acquisition deal.
How to understand Bitcoins
Bitcoins are in the news. What are they, and why should you care?
‘The PC industry is digging its own grave’
Roger Kay offers a biting criticism of Microsoft and Intel.
WordPress botnet attack underway
A huge brute force effort is underway to break into WordPress sites; change your password.
T-Mobile reports ‘gangbusters’ first day iPhone 5 sales
T-Mobile is reporting robust first-day iPhone 5 sales.
Ship My Pants
KMart’s new ad encourages people to ship their pants. And other stuff.
How to complete ‘Snake’ and accept the emptiness of life
The Verge:
It takes 13 minutes and seven seconds to complete Snake, the decades-old game that enjoyed a renascence (sic) through Nokia’s early mobile phones. What reward lies at the end of this snake’s insatiable desire for food?Nothing.
Weirdly mesmerizing.
How the United Center is converted from ice to hardwood
Chicago Tribune:
For the Bulls and Blackhawks to share the floor at the United Center, it takes a choreographed conversion from ice to hardwood and back again — something that will happen 26 times this season. Once a Blackhawks game ends, the crew of 45 springs to action, changing the playing surface in about two hours.
Fascinating video and description of the process of turning a hockey rink into a basketball arena.
Customers queue up at T-Mobile stores for iPhone 5
The iPhone 5 went on sale at T-Mobile today, and even generated some lines – surprising, perhaps, for a phone that’s already more than half a year old.
‘Project Unity’ system combines 15 game consoles in one box, sans emulation
“Project Unity” is a one off game system that combines 15 game consoles capable of playing 18 formats in a single box, not using emulation.
Ebooks now account for almost a quarter of US publisher sales
Ebooks accounted for nearly one quarter of the total sales of U.S. trade books in 2012, reports the Association of American Publishers.
Verizon offers $35 prepaid plan for ‘dumbphone’ users
Verizon’s offering a $35 per month prepaid plan for users who don’t want a smartphone.
Atlanta tops America’s Nerdiest City poll
Atlanta wins Movoto’s poll as the nerdiest city in the U.S.