I don’t know what happened here. But I can state the facts. As much as it hurts for Android loyals, they depend on iOS first apps. And that’s a shame.
Apple has been leading the way in hardware and software innovation for the past five years. It’s not too much of a surprise that developers try their apps on iOS first.
Shawn Blanc:
If you don’t own an AirPrint-enabled printer, yet you want to print from your iPhone or iPad, you will need to install a 3rd-party app. But, which one? I found that with certain 3rd-party apps you get additional functionality and benefits beyond just being able to print from your iPhone.
Research In Motion on Tuesday launched software that enables its large “enterprise” customers to manage Apple and other rival devices through the same servers as they use for the BlackBerry smartphone and Playbook tablet.
Translation: You win.
I used SpamSieve for years and loved it. The only reason I stopped is because I started doing spam filtering on the server.
I really like the interface of this app.
CNN:
Ad Age reports that Craig’s tougher, darker Bond will star in an upcoming Heineken ad, which will do double duty as promotion for the upcoming James Bond flick “Skyfall.” “Skyfall” director Sam Mendes will direct the commercial as well.
Trying to be more like the beard are we Mr. Bond. Pfft.
New York Post:
Over his storied career behind the wheel, he’s ferried movie stars such as John Wayne and Rock Hudson, suffered countless bad tippers — and tolerated passengers getting frisky in his back seat. Well, until the new hybrids arrived.
Imagine the stories he could tell.
[Via NextDraft]
John Gruber responding to Anil Dash about Readability.
This is a great read from Time tech columnist Ben Bajarin.
This is a great looking app.
Ben Brooks has been all over this Readability debate. Another interesting read.
Universal Audio:
But while XY microphone recording is the most obvious method, it’s not the only game in town. The Mid-Side (MS) microphone technique sounds a bit more complex, but it offers some dramatic advantages over standard coincident miking. If you’ve never heard of MS recording, or you’ve been afraid to try it, you’re missing a powerful secret weapon in your recording arsenal.
I love using this technique to record.
Matt Burns and his article “It’s Time To Believe In RIM And The BlackBerry Again”:
RIM is beaten and laying on the floor. Together, Apple and Google knocked out the champ. Since then, they’ve started fighting each other, seemingly ignoring RIM as regains his strength. He might take another blow from time to time, but with a renewed focus he should stay on his feet from here on out. After years of savage beatings, he’s like the honey badger now and just doesn’t care.
At best, this article is misguided.
BBC News:
Announcing its recommendation, Sir Alan Haselhurst, chairman of the committee, said the trial had cut MPs’ costs by “several thousand pounds” as they could circulate information electronically rather than in hard copy.
Brett Terpstra gives us an amazing amount of information about iOS text editors.
Brought to you by Flying Meat’s Acorn, the Mac OS X image editor for humans.
Jean-Louis Gassée:
The trouble for RIM is simply stated: Too little too late, while the money runs out. If only the cure were as easily put.
Could have said it better myself.
The Macalope’s 10 fools of the year.
In a new ChangeWave survey, 82 percent are very satisfied and 16 percent are somewhat satisfied. Only 2 percent of owners were somewhat unsatisfied and not a single person was very unsatisfied. […]
Ben Bajarin:
They create objects of desire and out of that focus comes a visually and easy to use user experience paradigm that drives emotional responses in consumers of their products.
Great way to put it. Apple products, like few others, elicit a response from its users. It’s not just the design or the interface, it’s the whole package.
Barely a year after the unveiling of the BMW i8 Concept, BMW i unveiled the second variant of this innovative hybrid sports car. Like its Coupe sibling, the emotionally charged BMW i8 Concept Spyder combines intelligent lightweight design with the leading-edge drivetrain technology eDrive, while its open-top two-seater construction delivers an even more intense driving experience.
Impressive.
“They lost my ‘Ace Of Spades’ tour jacket,” Lemmy said. “They had this heavy metal presentation thing and they said, could they borrow a pair of boots and a bass and my ‘Ace Of Spades’ tour jacket, so I lent it to them, and they said they lost it. A likely story. Look me in the eye and tell me again. One of their girlfriends is wearing it, no doubt.”
Idiots.
This doesn’t surprise me one bit, it’s my favorite too.
I laughed so hard. Warning, there is swearing so don’t watch around the kids. […]
This is a great article by Dave Caolo. Definitely worth a read.
Nick Bilton for The New York Times:
Girls Around Me uses Foursquare, the location-based mobile service, to determine your location. It then scans for women in the area who have recently checked-in on the service. Once you identify a woman you’d like to talk to, one that inevitably has no idea you’re snooping on her, you can connect to her through Facebook, see her full name, profile photos and send her a message.
C.R.E.E.P.Y.
During a match against Berliner AK 07, a group of fans stood behind the visiting team’s goal, each with a large, brightly colored arrow pointing to the net so their team would know where to shoot. And just to clarify their intentions, another group of fans held up a banner that read, “We’ll show you where the goal is!”
WOW, BRUTAL!
Apparently the team hadn’t scored in five games.
Patrick Spence, its managing director of global sales and regional marketing, told British news site Pocket-Lint that “The claim that RIM has said it will withdraw from the consumer market is wholly inaccurate.” He says that the company will still go after “targeted consumer segments” but may seek partners for stuff such as media-consumption apps.
Come on RIM, seriously?
Marcelo Somers:
Unfortunately, most organizations and even start ups still start with a list of features or things they want to build. People don’t consume features. They experience activities that add to their lives.
This is why Apple has been so successful. They build a problem to solve a problem and make our experience better. Consumers may not understand that’s what happening, but when they use an Apple product, they immediately get it.
Apple makes the difficult look very easy. There’s a lot going on under those simple-to-use apps, but they hide all of that from us so we can just get things done.
Many thanks to Oomph software for sponsoring The Loop’s RSS feed this week. If you haven’t seen the special “beard page” they made, you really have to take a look.
This has to be the most amazing sponsor page ever made. The guys at Oomph made this page to promote Sidekick as the sponsor on The Loop this week. (Tip: click on the lightning bolt on the right hand side).
Sidekick is a stealthy little Mac app that automatically updates laptop settings based on where you are. It takes care of annoying tasks so you can focus on what you need to do.