Review: iPad mini

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I picked up my iPad mini and iPad 4 from Apple just after the special event ended last week in San Jose and have been using them ever since. I haven’t used the mini to the exclusion of my iPad, but I wanted to see where this new device would fit into my lifestyle without being forced. […]

iPhone 5 slows Android growth

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Recent smartphone sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows Android continuing to gain share across Europe in latest 12 weeks of sales increasing its share to 67.1% share, up from 50.9% a year ago. However, its rate of growth has slowed as week one of iPhone 5 sales show iOS gaining in the US and Great Britain.

iMessage down for some

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iMessage is apparently down for some users, while others report the outage also affects iTunes Match, Game Center, and the App Store. Everything is fine with all of my services.

Apple delays iTunes 11

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Unfortunately, Apple is delaying the release of iTunes 11. Apple spokesperson Tom Neumayr told The Loop why today.

“The new iTunes is taking longer than expected and we wanted to take a little extra time to get it right. We look forward to releasing this new version of iTunes with its dramatically simpler and cleaner interface, and seamless integration with iCloud before the end of November.”

Microsoft Surface numbers must really suck balls

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Steve Ballmer’s response when asked how the reception for the Surface was in the first few days:

Numerically there’s not really much that’s interesting to report.

Well that is interesting. After the first three days on the market Apple announced the iPad 3 sold three million units.

Scott who?

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The exit of Apple Inc’s longtime mobile software products chief may be a surprise, but a band of able executives led by Tim Cook and a bigger role for design boss Jonathan Ive meant the company was in good hands, analysts said on Tuesday.

And that’s why Tim Cook put Ive in that position. It instantly calmed everything down.

ScreenFlow 4

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This has always been my favorite app for screen recording. I haven’t used the new version yet, but I’ll take a look in the next little while.

Amazon — release the numbers or shut the fuck up

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“Wednesday was the $199 Kindle Fire HD’s biggest day of sales since launch and up 3x week over week.”

Does that mean they sold 20 Kindles? Could be, who knows. Without the numbers, Amazon’s word means nothing.

Forstall and the Maps apology letter

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Adam Lashinsky for CNN:

I also heard that Forstall refused to sign the letter apologizing for the mapping fiasco, sealing his fate at Apple.

Lots of speculation going around tonight.

Pentagon buying iPhones

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The Pentagon is planning to open its network for the first time to Apple iPhones and devices running Google’s Android operating system, a threat to BlackBerry maker Research in Motion.

A threat? No, that’s devastating for RIM.

Apple’s executive shake-up — Forstall, Browett are out

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Apple today announced executive management changes that will encourage even more collaboration between the Company’s world-class hardware, software and services teams. As part of these changes, Jony Ive, Bob Mansfield, Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi will add more responsibilities to their roles. Apple also announced that Scott Forstall will be leaving Apple next year and will serve as an advisor to CEO Tim Cook in the interim.Additionally, John Browett is leaving Apple. A search for a new head of Retail is underway and in the interim, the Retail team will report directly to Tim Cook.

Wow.

Ex-Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno and Lonero on a U.S. tour

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My buddy Bill Lonero and his band are heading out on a 25 city tour across the United States with original Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di’Anno starting on December 21st and ending January 20th. Bill setup a page at Indiegogo to help raise some money for the tour. Help him out if you can.

LouderLogic for your iPhone’s iTunes library [Sponsor]

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Looking for the best listening experience for your iTunes Library? Look no further than LouderLogic – the Advanced Audio Player, featuring audio enhancement technology, crossfading, a 4-band parametric EQ, Spectrum Animation Mode, and dynamic Play Queues for interacting with your iTunes library on the fly.

LouderLogic brings the fullness you crave out of every song, using patent pending Audio Level eXtension (ALX) technology by McDSP. With the push of one button, LouderLogic minimizes volume fluctuations between songs while maximizing all the musical details the artist intended you to enjoy. Simply put, you’ll get more from your music!

Majority of people have never heard of Windows 8

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The phone survey of nearly 1,200 adults in the U.S. found 52 percent hadn’t even heard of Windows 8 leading up to Friday’s release of the redesigned software.Among the people who knew something about the new operating system, 61 percent had little or no interest in buying a new laptop or desktop computer running on Windows 8, according to the poll. And only about a third of people who’ve heard about the new system believe it will be an improvement (35 percent).

So most people have never heard of it and the ones that did don’t want it. This is a firecracker release for sure.

Divvy

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Divvy is an entirely new way of managing your workspace. It allows you to quickly and efficiently “divvy up” your screen into exact portions.

This looks cool. Watch the video to see how it can be used.