Wouldn’t it just be far more convenient if there was a global search, that when used, returned a result that said: Apocalypse Now is available on both iTunes and your Netflix account, there are also 43 results on YouTube. Perhaps it even states whether buying from iTunes would be a higher resolution or not, but let’s not get greedy here.Wouldn’t that be a far better user experience, and potentially more lucrative for Apple?
Yes, Yes, YES!
Google changed the look of Gmail this afternoon. Just log into your Gmail account and look at the bottom right corner — click the switch button and you’re done.
WSJ:
But the low-key Mr. Cook has already put his operational mark on Apple in ways that suggest the company won’t be entirely the same as under its intense and tempestuous co-founder.
Things had to change. Tim is not Steve and he won’t manage the same — and he shouldn’t.
Universal Audio (UA) is proud to release UAD Software v6.1, featuring the new MXR Flanger/Doubler Plug-In, the Little Labs Voice of God (VOG) Bass Resonance Tool, plus enhancements to Pro Tools workflow and the Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder Plug-In. … Continued
I will join Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and author Walter Isaacson as speakers at the 2012 Apple Investor Summit in Los Angeles, Calif. The event will be held March 15-16 2012 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Summit organizers are … Continued
Lego Star Wars III has been released for the Mac and is available for $30 from the Mac App Store and elsewhere.
Wow, this is incredible.
Apple on Tuesday announced the release of GarageBand for iPhone and iPod touch. Previously available for the iPad, GarageBand allows musicians to plug in their guitar to Apple’s devices and create songs on-the-go. The new version is a universal app, … Continued
The PlugBug is a new device that lets you charge your MacBook and an iPhone or iPad simultaneously.
Apple said it would launch the service by the end of October. Clearly they missed that.
Marco Arment on magazines that charge for digital versions and have ads: It’s no wonder ad-free traditional-style magazines are so difficult to fund. But that doesn’t change my dissatisfaction with flipping past ads every few pages as I’m trying to … Continued
Pangea Software has announced the release of Monkey Bongo, a new game for iOS. It normally costs $2.99 but is on sale for 99 cents for a limited time. Monkey Bongo is a physics-based puzzle game in which you throw … Continued
A nice look at the built-in image editing features in iOS 5 from Dave Caolo.
It’s available from iTunes. Go get it.
Apple’s iOS is continuing to grow, as it reached an all-time high among mobile operating systems accessing the Web in October.
AP: The Who’s Pete Townshend on Monday branded Apple Inc.’s iTunes a “digital vampire” that profits from music without supporting the artists who create it. Townshend said that faced with the Internet’s demolition of established copyright protections, iTunes should offer … Continued
Billboard:
“Like John Lennon, the man I love deeply, Steve Jobs was a dreamer who changed the world,” Ono is expected to say during the online awards ceremony that begins Oct. 31 at 8:30 p.m. PT at www.omusicawards.com. “But of course when we lose a genius of that caliber, they are never really gone. They live on all around us, through our memories, their words, and their work. Their spirit grows in us forever to the end of the days.”
John Gruber:
Apple is only going to get serious about TV if they find a way to get past that paradigm.
Exactly. The paradigm is traditional TV as we know it. Turn on the TV and watch whatever is there. Apple feels that model is broken and until that changes, the company won’t enter the market in a big way. However, if Apple has figured out a way around that model, look out.
iCloud Siri, Snow Day
Lotus founder Mitch Kapor says that Silicon Valley investors are too quick to fund startups from people like themselves, overlooking black entrepreneurs in the process.
Jared Newman reported on this gem for Technologizer where he shows how students were given the pros and cons of using the Internet in 1996. I love this con: Speed — Some Internet activities can take a long time, especially … Continued
Elements 2.1 allows the user to sync their settings, appearance preferences and scratchpad contents between multiple devices using Apple’s new iCloud platform. Now if you set a specific theme, font style or default file extension on your iPhone, iCloud will remember that preference and copy it to your other devices as well.
ChronoSync is the easy way to synchronize, backup, and create bootable backups. Synchronize between folders on your Mac, other Macs, PCs, external drives or anything you can mount on your Mac. Set up a Synchronizer document to schedule and automatically … Continued
Backblaze, the cloud-based backup service, introduced a 2.0 release this week. CEO Gleb Budman describes 2.0 as “unlimiting unlimited” in a blog post. With Backblaze, you can back up your entire Mac’s contents to a secure online repository, for safe … Continued
Telltale Games has announced the “gold master” status of Jurassic Park: The Game, coming to four platforms including the Mac on November 15, with an iPad version expected to be released shortly thereafter. The game is based on the enormously … Continued
Los Angeles Times: At the Sept. 12 tablet launch, the publisher predicted that the first batch of 5,000 units would sell out in a week. Six weeks later, only about half of the narrow black computers have moved. “In the … Continued
Message from Jim: Earlier today RIM began offering a “buy 2, get 1 free” PlayBook deal. I thought it would be appropriate to help the company come up with some other special offers. I contacted Darby Lines, aka The Angry Drunk, to work some of his magic.
Take it away Darby:
Steve Jobs drove a Mercedes-Benz without a license plate. How’d he get away with it? The answer has been revealed.
Remember the original iSub, Harman Kardon’s subwoofer designed specifically for the iMac? That’s the inspiration behind Twelve South’s BassJump subwoofer, which works with Macs and is designed to complement their built-in speakers. Now Twelve South has improved the software included … Continued
Macworld Expo is rebranding next year to Macworld|iWorld, reflecting the entire range of Apple products – but they’re also focusing on becoming a “dynamic culture experience.”