Bellator MMA app for iPhone and iPad

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When the fights are live on SPIKE, this app is your companion, allowing you to participate in the on-air broadcast. The fight is in your hands, as you become The 4th Judge. Score the fight as it happens using comprehensive real-time fighter analytics you can only get in this app. Developed from the ground up to make watching LIVE fights richer, Bellator MMA allows you to compare fighters and historical statistics to make your pre-fight picks, watch exclusive videos, and dig deep into robust bio pages.

That’s very cool.

Samsung fails to block iPhone, iPad in Japan

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The Tokyo District Court rejected the request as Samsung hadn’t negotiated “sincerely” with Apple over licensing data- sending patents, Judge Ichiro Otaka said in a ruling today. The court also ruled that Samsung doesn’t have the right to seek damages … Continued

SIMPLcase

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Onboard storage of SIM cards & eject tool. Use any standard credit card or membership card as a stand. Sleek, low profile design.

I love the fact that it has storage for SIM cards. This is perfect if you travel and swap out your SIM in other countries.

Creating depth in Web design

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Creative manipulation of images, from layering to composition to special effects, can add depth to web projects.

Tricks of the trade.

Gibson ES-335

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Launched 55 years ago, in 1958, the ES-335 is undoubtedly a classic, not only of Gibson’s but of all electric guitar designs. What the Les Paul model is to solidbodies, the ES-335 is to semis – beautiful, versatile and coveted by players across all genres.

Some history on one of the great guitars.

WSJ douchebaggery

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A little while ago I sarcastically asked on Twitter how the Wall Street Journal could take good news about Apple and turn it into bad news. Well, they did it. I can’t even link to them, but Gruber noticed it too.

Google sends a cake to Fancy

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Matthew Panzarino:

Apple sent one over to Fancy to commemorate its role as a launch partner on Google+ Sign-In. A picture of the cake was posted by Fancy’s Jake Frey and we confirmed that yes, it was indeed sent from Apple.

Love it.

Apple and Google’s new headquarters

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Apple and Google are both bitter competitors and sometime partners in the smartphone business, but that hasn’t stopped the search giant from looking to the computer company’s legendary and late cofounder for inspiration.

Don’t be evil Google

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How is it that Google feels its entitled to steal elements of Java and get away with it. No matter how you look at it, that’s an asshole move.

Budweiser sued for making shitty beer

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AB InBev routinely adds extra water to its finished products to produce malt beverages with significantly less alcohol content than displayed on its labels, Thomas and Gerald Greenberg said in a complaint filed yesterday in federal court in Philadelphia. The company’s exaggeration of the alcohol content violates Pennsylvania’s consumer protection statutes, according to the complaint.

It’s about time.

Moron

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A few years ago, consumers needed to touch and feel devices, but these days they can often get the information they need to make a purchase decision by talking to friends and reading reviews.

“They don’t have to go in the store and feel it anymore,” Rubin said, during a roundtable with reporters at Mobile World Congress on Tuesday.

That’s absolutely true. Nobody goes to Apple retail stores to get some time with the new products, nobody at all. Those stores are basically empty all the time. Rubin is TOTALLY right.

Moron.

AmpliTube Orange

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If you like the sound of Orange amplifiers, this collection is a must-have.

iOS dominates the enterprise market

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This quarter’s report showed a clear preference for iOS devices, which accounted for 77 percent of all activations and captured eight of the top ten spots on the most popular device list this quarter. While Android activations dropped 6.3 percent as compared to Q4 2011, they still accounted for 22.7 percent of all activations for the quarter, which were primarily driven by Android tablets. Windows Phone devices came in a distant third for the quarter, capturing just 0.5 percent of overall activations.

The iPhone 5 was the most popular device activated in Q4 2012.

Dissatisfaction

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Perhaps I’m biased but I believe the only cure for discouragement is dissatisfaction. That it is a key ingredient, perhaps the key ingredient, to success.

Great views from Patrick Rhone. I agree.