Stay classy NBC

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So when it came time in the opening ceremony for something that has been widely interpreted as a tribute to the 52 victims of terrorist attacks in London in 2005, it’s not shocking NBC didn’t see lingering on that as helping its overall marketing effort. When asked why NBC didn’t show the memorial, NBC spokesman Greg Hughes on Saturday said only that “our programming is tailored for the U.S. audience. It’s a tribute to (opening ceremony producer) Danny Boyle that it required so little editing.”

Apple and twitter talks are old news

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Kara Swisher:

Apple and Twitter did do some courting, but it was a while back, so the Journal was right.Twitter don’t need the dough — it has a big amount of money in its kitty, so the Times was right.

Nothing to see here.

The Rolling Stones at 50

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Between tours, gold and platinum albums, licensing deals, and merchandise—not to mention presumed medical care spending—the Rolling Stones are a virtual economic engine that’s been going strong for 50 years. And, with rumors of an upcoming anniversary tour, they show few signs of slowing down. Here are a few ways to break down their inexhaustible output.

Igloo Software and a chance to win a free Heineken tap

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Igloo Software is the best way to collaborate at work, whether you want to improve the way one team shares information or connect people and processes across your entire business. Think of it like an intranet you actually want to use. Igloo’s digital workplace is delivered in the cloud, so it works on any device – from iPhone to iPad to Mac – anywhere you are.

The Igloo team is always working to make their platform better. In fact, they update the platform every 90 days. Pearl, Igloo’s latest software update, instantly brings over 20 new features to every Igloo customer. Updates include social content archiving, support for multi-lingual content, instant translations of user generated content and social analytics.

Igloo for teams starts at just $99 a month for up to 25 users.

You can also sign-up to win a Krups Heineken tap of your very own.

The stupid, lame and lazy Mountain Lion headlines

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In 2001 when Mac OS X was first released, it was forgivable. In 2012, it’s not only old, it’s just downright lazy. I’m talking about those pathetic headlines that Web sites use to usher in a new release of Apple’s operating system. You know the ones I’m talking about — “Mountain Lion roars” or “Mountain Lion leaps.” […]

HAHAHAHAHAHA Samsung

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Samsung was forced to release a bunch of documents it had been keeping under seal that show the likeness between its products and Apple’s. Examples outlined in the documents include comments from Samsung workers discussing similarities with Apple’s products, and reports Samsung got from retailer Best Buy that Samsung tablets were being returned because customers thought they were getting iPads.

Microsoft’s confusing tablet message

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When Microsoft announced Office 2013 it’s not optimized for touch-enabled devices. Microsoft is telling its customers that the Surface tablet is important to them, but yet it’s most important application won’t work properly with the device. .

Samsung posts record $5.9 billion profit

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Samsung Electronics Co, the world’s top technology firm by revenue, reported a record quarterly profit of $5.9 billion on Friday, as rampant sales of its smartphones more than offset a tumble in memory chip prices.

Facebook posts a net loss of $157 million, but met expectations

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The social network earned a non-GAAP 12-cent profit, on target with expectations, on revenues of $1.18 billion, the latter up 32% and a tad above estimates.Facebook suffered a net loss of $157 million, or 8 cents a share, largely because of accounting for employee stock plans post-IPO.

So overall, not a bad first quarter as a public company. It met analyst expectations and if not for the stock plans, it would have reported a profit.

Advanced Room Correction System

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ARC works by measuring your room using the included measurement microphone and measurement software and then generates an algorithm to provide a correction of your room’s acoustic problems that you can apply to your mix using the included plug-in. You … Continued

Flock brings friend’s iPhone photos together in one album

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Flock finds the photos you take together with friends and family and magically brings all the photos from each person’s phone together into a single shared album.No more nagging friends to email or post their photos after a night out. No more missing out on that great shot that someone else took. No more taking the same group photo on multiple phones.

Downloaded. This looks really cool.

Subscribe to feed Safari Extension

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Daniel Jalkut:

My beta-quality, more-or-less unsupported Subscribe to Feed extension adds a handy button to the toolbar that, when a page offers RSS or Atom feeds, can be clicked to easily open the feed:// link, which should automatically open your favorite news reader.

Mac App Store relevance

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Marco Arment:

But now, I’ve lost all confidence that the apps I buy in the App Store today will still be there next month or next year. The advantages of buying from the App Store are mostly gone now. My confidence in the App Store, as a customer, has evaporated.

Marco brings up many good points in his article. I’ll admit, I’m not at the same point of frustration that he is, but I can see where he’s going with the argument. I’ve talk to a number of developers that removed their apps from the Mac App Store and none of them wanted to do it, but they felt it was their only choice.

The vast majority of people will go where the apps are and where it’s most convenient for them. Currently, that’s the Mac App Store. However, if Apple forces developers to leave that could change quickly.

Google Fiber

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Google Fiber is 100 times faster than today’s average broadband. No more buffering. No more loading. No more waiting. Gigabit speeds will get rid of these pesky, archaic problems and open up new opportunities for the web. Imagine: instantaneous sharing; truly global education; medical appointments with 3D imaging; even new industries that we haven’t even dreamed of, powered by a gig.

Hackers are loving Android

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Hacking experts have demonstrated ways to attack Android smartphones using methods they said work on virtually all such devices in use today, despite recent efforts by search engine giant Google to boost protection.

Open wins.

Nintendo reports $132 million loss

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Wii sales have dropped significantly, and gamers are now awaiting the launch of the Japanese company’s Wii U game console, which is expected to arrive later this year. The results show the peril of long transitions from one product generation to the next.

Brutal.

Zynga insiders who cashed out

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In April, Zynga conducted a “secondary stock offering” in which insiders dumped 43 million shares of stock at $12 a share, raking in about $516 million.Yesterday, four months later, Zynga reported a horrible quarter, and the stock plunged to $3.

Ouch.

iPhone-based automated, connected homes

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Neil Hughes, AppleInsider: A new, extensive patent application details how a new iPhone model with a near-field communications chip could serve as the connected centerpiece of an automated digitally connected home. I don’t normally mention patents because they are just … Continued

iCloud account sharing

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Sam Radford makes a case for Apple to allow some type of sharing between iCloud accounts.

Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess releases new iOS music app

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Most instruments only allow you to play one sound at a time, but with Tachyon, you can seamlessly blend between any two sounds as you slide your fingers up and down the screen.

Jordan is not only a friend, but also one of the most talented musicians I’ve ever had the pleasure to know. It is really amazing to watch him sit down with an instrument, whether that’s a keyboard or an iPad, and play.