February 2012
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iPad 3 Invite: A Thoughtful Analysis
This about sums it up. Everything that we’ll see in the next iPad.
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Office For iPad, And Why It's Just So Dumb
I feel sorry for Microsoft. They’ve got it tough. Back in the grey days of Windows 95 they had it all. They were the most powerful software company in existence. Now look at what they’ve become. Being a diehard Apple fan, it’s still tough to watch them lose their grip and slip into obsolescence. It seems as if they can’t do anything but make critical mistakes, time and time again. It surprises...
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Apple: Now Available In Public Beta
In the sunny lands of Silicon Valley, there are two types of companies. Ones who release polished and complete products, and Google. Ok, maybe there’s something in between. Honestly though, when’s the last time you used a Google product that seemed polished and finished? You could argue that Google search is polished, but I disagree. Practically every other day I visit...
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Aperture For iPad: An Out Of Focus Idea
Mike Beasley, writing on his blog:
There’s a silly notion going around that Apple will release “iPhoto for iPad.” That’s stupid, and if you believe it, I feel awfully sorry for you. Here’s why.
I love being insulted.
First, Apple isn’t hiring people to develop iPhoto for iPad, but they are hiring people to develop Aperture for iPad.
Great point....
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Getting Samsung'd
Today, Apple released two great new ads for the iPhone 4S, featuring Siri.
As is typical with Apple’s recent iPhone ads, they show real life instances where people could use Siri. Ok, maybe picture perfect, but still “real life.” One of the ads featured an aspiring teen “Rock God,” while the other was about a road trip. Our good pals over at Samsung also recently...
January 2012
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Echofon Vs. Tweetbot: The Clash Of Clients
In a world where people are judged based on whats apps they use and how old their iPhone is, sometimes it’s good to take a step back and analyze the mess we’re in. If you look back at the past 30 years of the computing, you can notice some disturbing trends. OS battles. The biological warfare equivalent of technology feuds, OS wars have been going on just about as long as operating...
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28 Years Ago Today...
28 years ago today, Apple changed the face of the computer industry with one of the most groundbreaking products of all time, the Macintosh. Officially released on January 24th, 1984, the Macintosh shaped the course of computing forever, and is still the basis off of which most computers operate today. Even though the Mac as it exists today has taken a backseat to Apple’s iOS devices such...
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iPod Touch Runs Siri After Being Restored From 4S...
Although Apple doesn’t support Siri on devices other than the iPhone 4S, that doesn’t mean it can’t run on other hardware. Siri has already been ported to older iOS devices via jailbreaking, but now it appears that at least one person has gotten Siri running on an iPod touch by restoring it from a backup of an iPhone 4S.
Upon purchasing his new white iPod touch, Gordon,...
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Innovation Is Dead: (A Eulogy)
Innovation departed from this world on January 13, 2011, after a long and tiring struggle. Innovation will be remembered as intelligent, creative, and inventive.
A major influencer of computing for the last 60+ years, it will be sorely missed.
Innovation made its first major foray into the technological landscape in the 1950’s, when computers first started to arrive on to the...
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Samsung Has Finally Lost It
Today I watched The Verge’s excellent live blog of Samsung’s CES 2012 keynote. As it went on I became extremely frustrated, even mad at times. In the past year, I’ve watched Samsung morph from a respectable (in my eyes) and innovative consumer electronics company into a irrelevant and unoriginal stereotypical technology company that can’t remember how to innovate. While...
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CES Ripoff Roundup: January 9th
Another day of CES is just coming to a close, and it was no disappointment.
1: Vizio wants a slice of the Apple pie:
Vizio announced that it is planning to get into PC market, and it looks poised to dominate. With a great new lineup of devices, Apple better be worried. Vizio’s innovative trackpad and razor thin keyboard sport a never before seen design, and leave Apple’s work...
CES Ripoff Roundup: January 8th
CES hasn’t even officially begun yet, and it’s already off to an interesting start. Steve Jobs said that 2011 would be “The year of the copycats,” and it’s looking like 2012 will be as well. Throughout the upcoming days of CES, I’ll be posting a daily “Ripoff Roundup” of all the new products announced that blatantly rip off Apple’s designs or...
December 2011
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Apple Predicts The iPad, FaceTime In 1990's Promo
I’ve seen several old Apple promotional videos lately, detailing Apple’s vision of the future, but this one is different. While some of the other videos like “Knowledge Navigator” are unrealistic and corny at best, this one strikes me differently, as it seems like an actual, realistic goal that Apple set for themselves. I especially like the futuristic computer at the...
iTunes Match: Will It Change The Music Industry...
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Why iOS 5 Notifications Are Fundamentally Broken
Notifications are, and always have been garbage. Regardless of the operating system, I have not seen a single notification system that I have been happy with. This trend definitely applies to iOS. As you probably remember, or in my case, can’t forget, people hated notifications in iOS 4. I probably read the equivalent of a Harry Potter book in articles about iOS notifications, and why they...
November 2011
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Apple: We Have No Plans To Bring Siri To Older...
Apple has allegedly given the official word that Siri will not be coming to older iOS devices, at least not any time soon. I received word yesterday from someone who contacted Apple with a bug report, suggesting an optional build of iOS with Siri included, available as a paid upgrade:
Bug Title: Special Siri Build of iOS
iPhone 4 Users and iPod touch 4th generation users pay a fee of 19.99 to...
October 2011
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Steve Jobs
The announcement and subsequent release of Steve Jobs’ official biography is like nothing I’ve ever seen before. I mean, have you ever seen people get so excited about a biography? Within the Apple community, it was practically like the release of the final book in the Harry Potter series. Only difference is, everyone knows how this one ends. I think it’s safe to say that if it...
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Why I Think "Battery Gate" Is Garbage
When Apple lifted the curtain on the iPhone 4S, the immediate buzz was geared toward Siri and the fancy new camera. After the dust settled though, reports started coming in about poor battery life. Within the last day, they have escalated so much that people are dubbing it “Battery Gate,” after last year’s infamous tragedy with the iPhone 4. In fact, even though the iPhone 4S...