If you are a fan of app design, spend a few minutes going through this dissection of the interface niceties of Facebook Paper. Some beautiful design going on here. Yum. [Via iosdevweekly]
iOS 7 Bug allows disabling of Find My iPhone without AppleID password
As the video in the post shows, there’s a bug in iOS 7.0.4 that allows anyone with access to your iPhone to disable Find My iPhone. Obviously, this disables the ability to track your iPhone if it is stolen.
Mac Tip: How to play or download the contents of an M3U file
How to play an M3U file and also how to get the referenced songs onto your Mac.
Breaking down Apple, Google, and Microsoft revenue
Ed Bott uses corporate quarterly reports to build pie charts that show where each company gets its revenue.
October 2015: The end of the swipe-and-sign credit card
Most of the world uses an embedded chip, pin based credit card system. The US does not. That is going to change next year.
The Wall Street Journal interviewed MasterCard’s Carolyn Balfany to discuss the particulars.
How much would an iPhone have cost in 1991
A few weeks ago, we posted about an iPhone doing everything in a 1991 Radio Shack ad.
Follow the headline link for a follow up, “How much would it have cost to have built an iPhone in 1991?”
Apple patents enhanced autocorrect and automatic language selection
Apple pursues patent for enhanced autocorrect and automated language selection.
Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview now available on Amazon Instant Video
This was a series of interviews Robert Cringely did with Steve back in 1995, when Steve was still CEO of NeXT and Pixar.
Samsung Galaxy store in New York is just plain odd
The Samsung Galaxy store in New York seems to exist solely to harvest contact info.
Amazon app now uses image recognition to identify products
Point your phone’s camera at a product and the Amazon app will find it in its store.
Welcome to Sochi. Bam, you’re hacked. How real is this scenario?
A video warning all Sochi Olympic visitors that their electronics will be immediately hacked as soon as they turn them on has been circulating widely. The video and analysis are in the post.
Steve Jobs, Sony, and Mac OS X running on the VAIO
How Sony had the chance to run Mac OS X on the VAIO. Great story.
North Korea’s official OS bears a striking resemblance to Mac OS X
This is like looking at a Mac through Alice and Wonderland glasses.
What machines can’t do
Very interesting op-ed piece from the New York Times about the limits of technology and the human traits that will become valued in the coming decades.
Turkish President courts Apple
Tim Cook’s visit with Turkey could bring Apple a nice chunk of new business.
Microsoft as an old model car
Washington Post likens Microsoft to a company from the dark ages. Interesting read.
Clever locking system for Mac Pro
Clever lock for the new Mac Pro. With video.
Flea’s soul searching response to RHCP miming guitars at SuperBowl
Flea explains why the Red Hot Chili Peppers mimed their instruments during the Super Bowl half time show.
Seinfeld Super Bowl reunion, the real one
LA Times review of abbreviated SuperBowl Seinfeld reunion, plus a link to the real deal.
Trouble brewing for Apple’s A7 chip
Patent lawsuit based on branch prediction might force Apple to reveal A7 trade secrets.
The making of Apple’s 1.24.14 film
This is a behind the scenes video that tells the story of the making of Apple’s beautiful film, a film celebrating 30 years of Macintosh and 30 years of people doing amazing things with Apple technology.
Paper the app vs Facebook Paper
A company named FiftyThree makes an iPad sketching app called Paper. Imagine their surprise last week when Facebook announced their new app, Paper.
EU’s plan to add remote kill switch to all cars
The idea of this tech is to prevent high speed chases. Noble idea. What could go wrong?
How to use a multimeter
I use a multimeter all the time. Between building and testing circuits and fixing things around the house and car, I find my multimeter to be an indispensable tool. The video in the post walks you through the basics, but is worth a watch even if you already know how to use one.
Big cable tries outlawing municipal broadband in Kansas
New Kansas bill will prohibit municipality from offering free broadband. Bill introduced by Cable association.
The best app pricing strategy
Thoughtful read on the the 3 main revenue models on the App Store.
Kentucky Senate passes bill to let computer programming satisfy foreign-language requirement
Kentucky gives kids an option, kids who might otherwise not have room on their schedule for a programming class.
How the lost Steve Jobs Mac intro video was found and put online
The story of how Scott Knaster captured the famous video of Steve Jobs showing the Mac for the first time.
App hits top of App Store after Shark Tank appearance
Cycloramic takes a 360 degree panoramic photo, hands-free, using vibration to rotate the phone. The panorama is stitched together using software and Cycloramic is protected via a utility patent. It’s been around for a while and, before the appearance had 660,000 downloads, made about $175K.
Watching the Super Bowl on your iPad
Worth a read if you don’t have access to Fox via traditional means, but do have net access. Not sure if and how this applies outside the US.