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45 powerful images from 2011
I looked through the images and was impressed. When I got to the one of the dog and the navy seal, I felt it tugging at my heart.
RIM exec a suspect in BlackBerry sales stampede
Indonesian police named Research In Motion’s country director a suspect for negligence Monday after a BlackBerry promotion turned chaotic and left dozens injured and others knocked unconscious.Andrew Cobham, president director for Research in Motion (RIM) in Indonesia, and British security consultant Terry Burkey were named as two of four suspects in the incident at a Jakarta mall and could face five years’ imprisonment.
Just when you think things can’t possibly get worse for RIM.
RIM’s mismanagement
Matt Alexander: I have no doubt that QNX is promising, but why on Earth would you push it when it’s not even compatible with your flagship email software? Why would you build Android emulation when you’re looking to develop your … Continued
Rolling Stone’s Beatles Album-by-Album Guide iPad app
The editors of Rolling Stone bring you the essential Beatles experience. From Please Please Me to Let it Be, Rolling Stone’s “Beatles Ultimate Album-by-Album Guide” takes you on a journey deep inside the Beatles catalog. Read about the inspiration and … Continued
Gruber translates Carrier IQ’s doublespeak
Hilarious.
Fantastical
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Facebook buys Gowalla
CNN:
Most of Gowalla’s employees, including founder Josh Williams, will move to Facebook’s offices in Palo Alto. The team will work on Facebook’s Timeline feature, which launched at this year’s F8 conference and is gradually rolling out to Facebook’s 800 million members.
Probably a great deal for Gowalla.
Kindle Touch vs Nook Simple Touch vs Kobo Touch vs Kindle 4
Marco Arment does an extensive review of each device.
Pablo Escobar’s cartel spent $2,500 a month for rubber bands to wrap cash
But cash flow remained absurd, with revenues of $3 billion in 1983 and $2.3 billion in 1984, netting Escobar alone at least $1.3 billion in profit.Around this time he bought a Learjet to fly cash out of the U.S., and the Cartel’s expenses included $2,500 per month for rubber bands for bricks of cash.
That’s a lot of rubber bands.
Ferrari lovers dream party
Wow, so many beautiful cars.
RIM misses Q3 guidance on slow PlayBook sales
From RIM’s advisory this morning:
As previously disclosed, RIM has a high level of BlackBerry PlayBook inventory. The Company now believes that an increase in promotional activity is required to drive sell-through to end customers. This is due to several factors, including recent shifts in the competitive dynamics of the tablet market and a delay in the release of the PlayBook OS 2.0 software. As a result, RIM will record a provision that reflects the current market environment and allows it to expand upon the aggressive level of promotional activity recently employed by the Company in order to drive PlayBook adoption around the world.
Drunk RIM employees disrupt flight
The Star: George Campbell, 45, of Conestogo, Ont., and Paul Alexander Wilson, 38, of Kitchener, pleaded guilty to one charge of mischief in Richmond Provincial Court on Wednesday. They were each given suspended sentences and one year’s probation, and ordered … Continued
Better blogging
Dan Frommer gives his advice on how to write a better blog. There are definitely some good tips in here.
One of my main rules for writing: Be honest with yourself and your readers.
Napster merges with Rhapsody
Mashable:
On Thursday, Napster will officially merge with Rhapsody, the largest on-demand music service in the United States. Rhapsody signed an agreement last month to purchase Napster for an undisclosed sum from its parent company, Best Buy.
I didn’t even know Napster was still around.
The Fisker Karma Hybrid car
Ian Hamilton: But a roof with solar panels that help extend the range of your vehicle? Instant feedback so I can tell exactly how much my driving style impacts my mileage? An electric car that feels perfectly smooth as you … Continued
iPhone most searched term on Yahoo
Reuters:
Apple’s iPhone edged past major news events, celebrities and pop stars as the top searched term on the Web in 2011, according to Yahoo!
Not to be rude, but Yahoo only holds 15.2 percent market share. I’d be interested to know where “iPhone” falls on Google since it controls 65.6 percent of the market.
Hackers jailbreak PlayBook
Reuters:
Three hackers say they have exploited a vulnerability in Research In Motion’s PlayBook tablet to gain root access to the device, a claim that could damage the BlackBerry maker’s hard-won reputation for security.
Why bother?
iTether hits the App Store
Tether is an application that allows your Mac and PC to take advantage of your smartphone’s data plan, providing you access to the Internet on your laptop anywhere there is cellular coverage from your smartphone. Can’t imagine this will be … Continued
RIM to offer security software for iPhone, Android
Alastair Sharp for Reuters: The company said on Tuesday that it will launch its new Mobile Fusion device management software in the first quarter, allowing corporate IT staff to set and monitor rules for passwords, apps and software on a … Continued
Apple’s spot-the-shopper app
Brian X. Chen: A store employee, Diego Aguirre, demonstrated an internal application running on iPod Touches that, for the last few weeks, has had the ability to show the in-store location of a shopper who has come to pick up … Continued
Another image post
Let’s see how the cache does.
Here’s a post with an image
Let’s try this.
Another test
This one should have no infinity symbol, but larger text in the headline.
Apple leading vendor
Here’s a link to The Loop. Infinity symbol should show up after the headline, but not before.
∞ More tablets than PCs for schools
Neil Hughes for AppleInsider: IT directors who spoke with Piper Jaffray indicated that within the next five years, they expect to have more tablets per student than they currently have computers. And since the iPad represents 100 percent of tablets … Continued
∞ Google's Halloween Doodle
Massive pumpkins.
∞ Apple's 1993 gift catalog
Some classic stuff in there.
∞ MIDI guitar controllers
Toby Pitman for macProVideo.com: I’m a good example of a guitarist who is really into synths but finds triggering these sounds from the piano interface very frustrating as technically I’m just not good enough on the piano. As soon as … Continued
∞ Mona Simpson's eulogy for Steve Jobs
Steve’s sister Mona Simpson published her eulogy in the New York Times today.