Drew said he felt sad and wanted to help his father with medical bills.“He is so important to me. We like to play with each other. Lots of times we like to play games,” Drew told a local television station.
I don’t mind telling you that this story pulled at my heart strings.
Under questioning from Oracle’s lawyer, Page said Android was very important but disputed the notion that it was critical.
That makes sense. Usually things you steal aren’t considered critical.
Apple Inc wants to go to trial to defend itself against U.S. government allegations that it conspired with publishers to raise prices of electronic books, a lawyer for the Silicon Valley giant said in court on Wednesday.
Asymco:
RetailSails compiled a table of the top 20 chains by sales per square foot. Annual store sales in the range of $300 per square foot is considered respectable in the US. The US national average for regional malls is $341. The average for specialty apparel retailers is $400 per square foot. The average for jewelers is in the range of $600 per square foot. The median for the best 20 US retailers is $787/sq. ft.The data shows Apple leading by a significant margin. It’s more than twice as efficient as the second place Tiffany and Co. It’s also more than seven times the median of the top 20 and seventeen times better than the average mall retail space.
By any measure, the Apple Retail Stores are a remarkable success story.
TUAW:
Since it’s almost National Parks Week in the US(April 21-29), we’re seeing some iOS apps offered for free that normally have a cost to them. I’ve already mentioned the Chimani series of National Parks guides, and now I want to call your attention to Fotopedia National Parks, a universal iOS app that contains almost 3000 superb images taken by renowned photographer Quang-Tuan Luong.This app is not a detailed guide to the National Parks, but rather the equivalent of a coffee table book filled with dazzling photographs.
This app is two of my favorite things – free and about National Parks.
Fast Company:
If Steve Jobs’s life were staged as an opera, it would be a tragedy in three acts. And the titles would go something like this: Act I–The Founding of Apple Computer and the Invention of the PC Industry; Act II–The Wilderness Years; and Act III–A Triumphant Return and Tragic Demise.Rummaging through the storage shed, I discovered some three dozen tapes holding recordings of extended interviews–some lasting as long as three hours–that I’d conducted with him periodically over the past 25 years. (Snippets are scattered throughout this story.) Many I had never replayed–a couple hadn’t even been transcribed before now.
The Telegraph:
The 104 residents of the village will cast their votes later this week on whether to alter the name.“People are now willing to discuss changes to the spelling of the name,” Franz Meindl, the village’s mayor, said in a television interview. “But first all Fuckingers have to agree on whether want to change it or not.” For centuries the tiny village in northern Austria lived life in happy obscurity, but life changed when US troops, stationed in the area at the end of the Second World War, discovered it, and since then the village’s name has been a constant source of amusement for tourists and irritation for locals.At least 13 £250 road signs bearing the village’s name have been stolen, and the sight of semi-naked women posing for photographs beside signs has become a common sight.
Brings to mind the “interestingly” named Canadian town of Dildo.
You’re welcome.
The fully immersive Multi-Touch edition of “George Harrison: Living in the Material World” brings the book alive with audio from Harrison himself, as well as from Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, and other personal and professional friends. This elegant book also includes image galleries and videos from both the Scorsese film and the Harrison archive, allowing fans an even richer reading experience. Photos, letters, diaries, and memorabilia are woven seamlessly into the fabric of the book, giving readers an unparalleled reading experience on iPad.
The yacht has an integrated ship monitoring system, and can even be controlled with an Apple iPad within a 50-metre range.
Damn.
There is another piece of malware targeting Mac users called SabPub, but before you panic, there’s something you should know.
If you installed Apple’s latest Java updates, you’re safe from Flashback and the new SabPub malware. The updates are available through the Apple’s built-in Software Update system in Mac OS X.
Flashback had infected 600,000 Macs, but that number has decreased to about 140,000, according to Symantec. The security company says they expected greater decreases, but you can’t force people to update their computers.
Ultimately, Apple has to rely on its users to check for updates and apply the latest software when they’re available.
I’ve been using this app for a little while now and the changes in this version make it even more useful. Support for featured images and custom fields are especially nice for me.
RTÉ News:
It is understood the protest was in relation to the use by IT companies of coal to power data centres for cloud computing.
Josh Ong for AppleInsider:
In the report, the organization dismissed Apple’s renewable energy efforts for its Maiden, N.C., server farm as providing just 10 percent of “their total generation.”The Cupertino, Calif., company quickly responded in a statement, according to NPR.“Our data center in North Carolina will draw about 20 megawatts at full capacity, and we are on track to supply more than 60 percent of that power on-site from renewable sources including a solar farm and fuel cell installation which will each be the largest of their kind in the country,” said spokeswoman Kristin Huguet. “We believe this industry-leading project will make Maiden the greenest data center ever built, and it will be joined next year by our new facility in Oregon running on 100 percent renewable energy.”
And then Greenpeace responded. I’d like to see Greenpeace actually do something about the companies that are making no or little effort at all.
Photographer, Mac and iOS developer David Smith took these shots of the Space Shuttle. Incredible.
Update: Here are a few more nice pics taken by Joel Housman.
The Loop reader Eric Breese shot this video from the South East corner of the Lincoln Memorial and sent it to me today.
Reuters:
Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd agreed that their chief executives would participate in settlement talks to try to resolve a patent lawsuit over smartphone and tablet technology, according to a court filing.
So, there we were. Not more than 2 minutes into the trial, and Apple conceded to trying to hoodwink the judge.
Mental Floss:
Even though I’m fairly ancient, I’ve never seen a Model T outside of a classic auto show. So I realize that there are many things that have been obsolete since the elastic waistband was invented and would confound anyone under age 70. But what about some common items that have come and gone within the last 30 or so years? See how many of these you recognize, and how many of them would puzzle your kids or grandkids.
Interestingly, while I have heard about all of them, five of them I’ve never actually seen in real life (#2, 4, 6, 8, 10). How about you? And which ones would your kids not be able to recognize?
“Writers do not merely reflect and interpret life, they inform and shape life.”
NY Daily News:
This vending machine cares more about love than money.A new Coca-Cola machine at the National University of Singapore dispenses free beverages in exchange for hugs. The red-and-white machine has the word “Hug Me” written across the front in Coke’s signature font.The machine is programmed to dispense a Coke when a person wraps their arm around it.
The video accompanying the story is very sweet but it’s hard not to be cynical and think there’s no way this campaign would work in the US.
This is what a $28,000 turntable looks like
Every year, unbeknownst to most of the public, the most outrageous and amazing pieces of audio equipment are tossed (see: very carefully placed) into one hotel for The New York Audio & AV Show.This is not the kinda stuff you get at Best Buy or hook up to the turntable you bought from Urban Outfitters. This is the stuff for the hardcore audio fan who happens to have deep pockets.
“Deep pockets” and maybe a pathological need to spend insane amounts of money on audio gear. Some of it is really cool looking though.
Jack White is great.
Zee for The Next Web:
“The name represents our vision and intention: To make taking the content you discover with you as simple as putting it in your pocket.” Weiner explains.
Pocket is a complete reinvention of Read It Later – a new design and a new attitude. If you’re a fan of Read It Later, Instapaper or Readability, make sure to check it out.
Shalini Ramachandran for the Wall Street Journal:
Netflix Inc. Chief Executive Reed Hastings’ complaints about Comcast Corp.’s Web traffic policies appear to have drawn attention from the Federal Communications Commission, which says it is monitoring the situation.
Hastings accused Comcast of violating the spirit of net neutrality by exempting its users from bandwidth cap limits when using Comcast’s own Xfinity app for Xbox 360. Hastings says that Comcast should either apply caps equally, regardless of where the traffic is going, or should not apply caps at all.
The FCC’s current policies allow for service providers like Comcast to treat traffic on their networks differently than traffic originating outside their networks. So it’s unclear what FCC oversight of Comcast’s Xfinity app may ultimately prove to change.
John Paczkowski for AllThingsD:
Zane Rowe, executive VP and Chief Financial Officer for United Continental, the holding company that owns United Airlines, has a new job — at Apple. Rowe, who has served as United’s CFO since October 2010, is leaving the airline for an high-ranking sales position in Cupertino, Apple confirmed.
Apple spokesman Steve Dowling confirmed for AllThingsD that Rowe has joined Apple as a VP of sales.
The London 2012 opening ceremony is going to be called Isles of Wonder, but there can be no wonderment more wonderful than the fact that Olympics organizers wanted Keith Moon to perform.Moon has been dead for 34 years.
Maybe they could get Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin to perform too.
Reuters:
Research In Motion is considering hiring a financial adviser to weigh its strategic options, Bloomberg News said on Monday, citing three sources with knowledge of the matter.
Here’s a better idea — how about hiring designers or a CEO that knows what he’s doing.
If you are lucky enough to live in the New York City area, Apple is sending out invites to their “Meet the Filmmakers” series in conjunction with the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. Filmmakers like Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Brad Hall, Morgan Spurlock and Will Arnett wil be on hand, talking about their latest projects.
The 2012 Tribeca Film Festival runs from April 18th to the 29th.
ThinkGeek:
Short of whipping out a skillet and doing a quick fry-up, how can we enjoy that wonderful meaty sweet and smokey aroma without the temptation and subsequent belt-busting and heart-clogging richness of actual cured-pork ingestion? Bacon scented candles, of course!These premium scented candles are long-lasting and made from actual rendered bacon fat using a top-secret process that preserves bacon’s natural aromas and essential oils.
Mmm…Bacon. I have to imagine the only people who would buy these would be single guys. Would any woman allow you to fill up her home with the smell, however delicious, of bacon?