Om Malik:
Twitter is making its debut on the public markets and with that the fortunes of its founders, employees and many of its investors will change. As it crosses into adulthood, Twitter and its new owners need to remember this one thing — Twitter is us!
Sage advice from Om.
Lex Friedman asked me to participate in this story for Macworld. My desktop is usually a mess.
Dogs photographed mid-lick.
Jimmy Page:
“You shouldn’t really have to use EQ in the studio if the instruments sound good. It should all be done with microphones and microphone placement. The instruments that bleed into each other are what create the ambience.”
Great advice.
Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO, AT&T Mobility:
“iPad activations on AT&T increased more than 200% over the past three days compared to last year’s launch weekend, driven by consumer excitement around the new iPad Air and the popularity of AT&T Mobile Share, which lets customers add an iPad to their existing data plan for just $10 a month. We also saw strong demand for AT&T Next, which offers customers an iPad for $0 down on the nation’s fastest and most reliable 4G LTE network.”
I wish they would give some numbers—that statement feels like something Amazon would do. The obvious question is 200% of what?
A funny comic.
Love the sound of your Apple Earpods but can’t keep them in your ears? You don’t have to replace them, simply snap on a pair of Sprng clips to make them stay put.
Sometimes the best solutions are the simplest ones.
We updated The Loop Magazine today fixing a few bugs including:
It’s available as a free update on the App Store.
Tribus is a simple and addictive game for players of all ages.
Cool, simple game for puzzle lovers
This is very cool if you use charts.
Peter Cohen for iMore:
It was a long road to OS X 10.9 Mavericks. Mac OS X was first introduced as a public beta (codenamed Kodiak) in September of 2000, and beta it was – a radical departure from Mac OS 9, both in look (introducing the “Aqua” interface) and in operation. Mac OS X was built on a UNIX foundation, and was more closely related to the NextStep operating system that had been developed by NeXT, the computing company Steve Jobs founded between stints running Apple.
This brought back some memories.
I love my Slingbox. I use it every time I travel.
Revolution 60 is a breakthrough game for iPad, using the strength of the touch interface to tell a short, intense story. It features gorgeous animations using the Unreal engine and has gameplay that is accessible to the casual iOS user. It is fully voice acted, starring anime legend Amanda Winn-Lee of Evangelion.
It’s amazing what developers are doing with games on the iPad. This doesn’t come out for a few months, but watch the video.
BlissList is an iPhone app that enables you to buy from all stores in one central place, with just one account.
While social shopping hubs such as Pinterest and Wanelo do a great job of helping you discover products from different stores, they require you to go to each store’s site to buy those products. What stands between you and the perfect pair of jeans and shoes is that you have to go through a painful, multi-step checkout process at different stores. Not to mention, the inconsistent buying process between stores and the small canvas of a mobile phone make you want to tear your hair out. BlissList eliminates all these hassles by providing a centralized and convenient way for you to buy the products you want. With BlissList you can add any product from any store and securely check out in one place, so your credit card is not all over the web. Additionally, you can connect with your friends for social funding for your products. BlissList is free and there are no service fees or price markups. Buy your shoes and keep your hair. Download BlissList on the App Store.
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John Gruber:
But Motorola — a wholly-owned Google subsidiary — has filed patent lawsuits against Apple all over the world. Just one month ago Apple finally put an end to an 18-month injunction that prevented iCloud users in Germany from getting push notifications for email — because of a patent lawsuit filed by Google.
I’m in total agreement with Gruber on this one. Like most people, I hate these stupid patent trolls, but too many people are trying to make Google seem like a victim here. They’re not.
Kirk McElhearn brings up some interesting points in his thoughts for Apple to bring an iPod Pro to market.
Matthew Panzarino:
Parsons confirmed the percentage, but said that the differential between the prices of the iPad and the prices of the Samsung tablets that were included in the survey was large enough to “more than offset” the score in the other four categories. Parsons says that the price category contributed to a full two-point difference between Apple and Samsung.
B U L L S H I T!
There’s no way it explains the tablet numbers.
The artwork is very impressive.
Watch the video and then go check out Keira Rathbone’s site.
Yes!
Allyson Kazmucha has a look at a number of alternatives to Apple’s built-in Calendar app.
I saw tonight that J.D. Power gave the 2013 U.S. Tablet Satisfaction Award to Samsung. I thought, well it’s been a good run for Apple, but you can’t always win. Then I looked at the ratings and did a double-take. […]
I love these guys. These are the only drum loops I buy and have for years. I just picked up Double Bass Mania V and Double Bass Mania VI Doom Metal tonight.
The Nexus 5 and Kit Kat software are designed to make it easier to use Google’s search engine and other services to learn about a person’s habits and needs so it can display helpful information. Google Inc.’s virtual assistant, Google Now, also engages in richer dialogue with Nexus 5 users.
C R E E P Y
Rian van der Merwe:
Apple would look at that data and say, “let’s cut the bottom 200 commands.” Microsoft looked at it and said, “We’re going to need a bigger ribbon.”
Rian makes some good points in his article, but the highlighted portion above sums up my thoughts on Microsoft.
Passengers will eventually be able to read e-books, play games, and watch videos on their devices during all phases of flight, with very limited exceptions. Electronic items, books and magazines, must be held or put in the seat back pocket during the actual takeoff and landing roll. Cell phones should be in airplane mode or with cellular service disabled – i.e., no signal bars displayed—and cannot be used for voice communications based on FCC regulations that prohibit any airborne calls using cell phones. If your air carrier provides Wi-Fi service during flight, you may use those services. You can also continue to use short-range Bluetooth accessories, like wireless keyboards.
Nice article from John Moltz. I think Microsoft’s biggest problem is its lack of vision—they don’t have a next big thing in their arsenal.
Admittedly small things in such a large OS, but these are the types of details that Apple thinks about.