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I’ve been using the app since 1994.
Good tip. I wonder how often spammers change the number they’re calling from though.
Great interview by Des Traynor.
Eddie Van Halen is one of the best there has ever been. This clip is from 1982.
The world’s largest software company said the security intrusion was “similar” to recent ones reported by Apple Inc (NSQ:AAPL) and Facebook Inc (FB.O).
The new BootCamp hits Seattle on March 6 and hits other cities throughout the year.
After helicopters picked him up, medics inspected his injuries. They cut off his clothes and went through his pockets. There, they found his iPhone — with a bullet hole through it. “The medics would come up to me and say, ‘this is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen.’”
Stubleski wasn’t carrying it for calling or texting. He said he used it as a camera or for music. The doctors told him how lucky he was that the bullet didn’t hit the femoral artery. They said that the iPhone probably changed the trajectory of the bullet, making the wound shallower in his flesh. The protective cover he had on his phone made it so the glass didn’t shatter, making his wounds worse. He and his friends joked they should replace their body armor with iPads.
Great story.
A judge handed outspoken hedge fund manager David Einhorn a victory in his court battle with Apple Inc on Friday, blocking the iPhone maker from moving forward with a shareholder vote on a controversial proposal to limit the company’s ability to issue preferred stock.
It’s going to be an interesting shareholder meeting.
Samsung attacks Apple’s VoiceOver feature.
Very cool.
Some great advice here. Watch the short video with Bruce Swedien, the engineer that mixed Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” — after 91 mixes, the version that went on the album was mix number 2.
I don’t care anymore whether people know that Instapaper defined the read-later service and was first to most of its core features. I don’t care anymore whether people know how much Read It Later copied from Instapaper in our early years. You can’t force people to know backstories.
But for Pocket to repeatedly state the opposite — that they were the first service like this, and that Instapaper followed their lead — is over the line, and I won’t sit here quietly and let that go unchallenged.
The man responsible for several leaks on Microsoft’s upcoming console, codenamed Durango, has had his home raided by the Australian police and an FBI agent.
People are so stupid.
I hope Google tells the winners what to do when a company like Google calls and demands a story be changed.
Congrats to the winners.
A couple was arrested after their argument over who was the greatest guitarist of all time became so heated that Motel 6 staff was forced to call the Brook Park police.
Classic.
The primary website for NBC, NBC.com, was breached by hackers and for a few hours visitors may have fallen victim to RedKit malware – a “drive by download” – if they visited or viewed the site.
Om Malik:
I surfed through a few websites — and clicked on a lot of ads, unintentionally. I used Google Maps and Google Photos and used touch to experience them. I am guessing that there is a growing number of people who want touch on their laptops — I simply use the iPad for all things cloud.
That said, I have some reservations about the device and its positioning. It is hard to pay $1,299 for a device when I can get a better-equipped MacBook Air, which despite its age is a lot more flexible and expandable. Pichai said that he wanted to focus on the high end of the market because they want power users, early adopters and developers to embrace this platform.
Om has a lot of good points in his article — it’s definitely worth a read. I especially like that he argues with Google about it.
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Lots of new features and its a free download.
Greg Hoy put together an interesting list of some qualities he believes successful people share.
A little device to protect your knees on flights.
I’ve been using Conditions for a little while now and love it. It’s so very simple, but that’s what makes it so good.
Dave Lombardo:
“So that you all know the truth, as of the end of the business day on February 14th, I was notified that I would not be drumming for the tour in Australia. I’m saddened, and to be honest I am shocked by the situation.”
How did Sony get away with doing this?
Touch your tracks, loop, scratch, and create stunning mixes in seconds.
The guys at Native Instruments gave me a look at Traktor DJ during my last trip to California and it is amazing. They worked on every little detail to get this app just right.
This video chronicles the reunion between one of the world’s most prized guitars, one of Edward Van Halen’s Diver Down/1984 era Kramer guitars and it’s builder, master guitar builder Paul Unkert.
I want this guitar.
Jim and Dan discuss security and Google Glass.
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“Weird.”
That was the one-word answer given by Apple (AAPL) chairman Arthur D. Levinson when asked to describe his experience running the company’s board of directors since Steve Jobs’s death. Levinson, who joined the board in 2000, was a colleague and close friend to Apple’s legendary founder and CEO. On Tuesday, he said that Jobs’s absence remains tough to ignore even as the company has continued introducing new products and making fresh announcements.
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