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- The Mountain Lion Experience by Chris
- WWDC 2012: The Train Keeps on Rollin' by Tarun
- From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 3 (The Verdict) by Tarun
- From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 2 (The Experience) by Tarun
- From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 1 (The Motive) by Tarun
- A Month With Metro for Xbox 360 by Chris
- 2012 by Tarun
- Redefining Reading and Sharing: Flipboard for iPhone by Tarun
- Dropping Their Guard by Tarun
- Design Unification with Google Apps by Tarun
Podcasts
- Weekly Download #38: Google I/O, Podcasts.app, Mansfield
- Weekly Download #37: WWDC, Microsoft Surface, Windows Phone 8
- Weekly Download #36: Nokia's Abysmal Quarter, More on Instagram, Sony, Nest, Apple & Gaming, Patents
- Weekly Download #35: RIM, IE, iPad, Lumia and Windows Phone 7.5
- Weekly Download #34: Windows Phone, Google, RIM
- Weekly Download #33: the New iPad, Apple TV, Draw Something, Mike Daisey
- Weekly Download #32: Apple "New iPad" Press Conference Event
- Weekly Download #31: iPad 3, Google Goggles, T-Mobile, Facebook, iFactory, Chomp, Microsoft, Nokia, Siri
- Weekly Download #30: Mountain Lion, iPads, Browser Cookies, Nook, Playbooks, Blackberry
- Weekly Download #29: iPad 3, Apple TV, Patent Uselessness, Facebook, Bing & Social, Google's Living Room
Category Archives: Apple
Weekly Download #23: Carrier IQ, Facebook and Gowalla, Windows Phone, Apple TV, Women and Tech Jobs
Tarun has a mild cough, but that doesn’t stop him from recording another episode! The usual suspects discuss the recent developments of the Carrier IQ logging scandal; Facebook acquiring Gowalla; the HTML5 Windows Phone mobile demo; Samsung’s flexible AMOLED displays; … Continue reading
Link: Rethinking the Digital Future →
David Gelernter, a professor at Yale: Mr. Gelernter believes streams are a more intuitive, useful way to organize our digital lives, not least because, as the past and future run off either side of our screen, at the center is … Continue reading
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Link: Can a Windows Phone Web Demo Win Over iPhone and Android users? →
This demo further solidifies why the Windows OS platform is a strong contender. A solid user experience that is both lightweight and dynamic. It’s not about apps but it is about content. The retina display actually helps their case too … Continue reading
Link: Summary of the Carrier IQ Logging Scandal →
Carrier IQ seems to log information on both iOS and Android phones, over 3G or Wi-Fi, but only on Android the service violates privacy laws by using a bit of software, IQRD: After connecting his HTC device to his computer, … Continue reading
Weekly Download #22: Google Music, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook Phones, Android and WebOS, Flickr, Open-Source, Zynga
After a week hiatus, Tarun and Chris are back… to talk about the stuff you are probably familiar with! We touch on the new Google Music service and it’s sad usage of Flash; Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook as platforms entering … Continue reading
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Link: Office on iPad and Mac App Store Forthcoming →
Matt Hickey for The Daily: In addition to an iPad-ready version, a new edition of Office is expected for OS X Lion sometime next year. The current version of the desktop package, Office 2011, officially supports iOS versions up to … Continue reading
Link: iPhone 4S: Most Popular Cameraphone on Flickr →
The iPhone 4 remains at the top of all cameras, in general, for the site as well. (Pointed out by @RogerDodgerTM on Twitter, reported by MacRumors)
Weekly Download #21: Mobile Flash, WebOS, Apple, FCC, Mobile Gaming, PSA
Chris dogs Tarun about selling out and getting an iPhone 4S. They also discuss Siri; the death of Mobile Flash; WebOS being neglected; Apple and Tim Cook; the FCC pushing for broader broadband; yet another argument for Nintendo to move … Continue reading
Link: Dropping Their Guard →
It is too early to tell whether Apple has loosened up or letting things slip through the cracks. The iPhone 4S, the only product to come post-Jobs, is built off of a strong predecessor. Apple still has solid supply chain management, a great foothold in the apps/music industry, and is dominating the tablet marketshare. This is the Apple we all know and expect. The real question here is — what do we do when Apple fails our expectations? Continue reading
Link: Mobile Platforms Account for 60% of Gaming Revenue →
As discussed in our most recent podcast, the future of gaming is in mobile devices. iOS and Android now account for 60% of gaming revenue, further driving home our point that Nintendo might need to take a closer look at … Continue reading
Weekly Download #20: Apple Self-Checkout, Kindle Lending Library, Nook Tablet, Success in the App Store, Virtual Goods, Gaming
Tarun and Chris talk about Apple’s self checkout model; the new Kindle Lending Library; the Nook Tablet; How to be successful in the App Store; The value of virtual goods & Zynga; the continued influence of Apple on the gaming … Continue reading
Link: Apple Reduces Part Orders for 4Q11 →
Cage Chao for DIGITIMES: Apple has informed upstream suppliers of parts and components for iPhone 4S to delay part of their shipments for the fourth quarter of 2011 to the first quarter of 2012 as sales of the iPhone 4S … Continue reading
Link: Concerns with Self-Checkout at Apple Stores →
Dan Frommer: So, is Apple just relying on the honor system? (Will it do spot-checks?) Or does it also have a Vegas casino-like security system in each of its stores? Neither would surprise me. I think that the scanning of … Continue reading
Link: The Biggest Influence on the Video Gaming Industry →
It isn’t Miyamoto.
Link: Imperfections →
Jordan Crook expands on my rant from earlier last week, except the features he would like to see are more “things that should have been in version 1” rather than “pie in the sky”.
Link: The Appillionaires →
Chris Stevens for Fast Company provides some tidbits from “Applillionares: Secrets From Developers Who Struck It Rich on the App Store“: “The closest thing I’ve seen to a ‘business model’ for marketing iPhone apps is to advertise like crazy until … Continue reading
Weekly Download #19: Microsoft and Visions of the Future, Designing for the Future, Cable TV and OnDemand Content, Going Mobile
Today’s podcast takes more of a thematic term as we discuss design, mainly using Google as a lens — what makes design for Google work? What makes it struggle? We also discuss the Microsoft “vision of the future”; Cable TV; … Continue reading
Link: Channels →
John Gruber’s theory of what an iTV may actually look like: A Newsstand with TV apps, like ESPN or HBO, as channels. Brilliant idea. Will TV networks work as hard as print media distributors have on iOS content? Given that … Continue reading
Link: Skeumorphisms →
John Gruber comments on James Higgs’s post on the juxtaposition of leather-decorated apps on minimalist hardware. I think Gruber’s last statement is a great summary of why Apple chooses to perhaps go with this design philosophy: And as for the … Continue reading
Weekly Download #18: Android Ice Cream Sandwich, Windows Phone 7, Nokia, Netflix, Samsung, Siri, Oink, Tablets
On this week’s podcast, Tarun and Chris talk about the latest innovations in Android-land with Ice Cream Sandwich (yummm); Windows Phone 7 and Tarun’s love for the Nokia Searay; Netflix still failing; Calming the hype on Siri; Kevin Rose’s latest … Continue reading
Taking Things Siri-ously
Tarun explores the limitations of a personal assistant on a phone using Siri as a lens. He then postulates what a goal of a phone assistant should be and its implications on daily interactivity. Continue reading
Link: OS X Trojan Disables Updates →
It looks like there is a trojan that can now disable the automatic updating process for Apple’s anti-malware application. Hopefully a security update will available soon to fix the issue.
Weekly Download #17: iPhone 4S and App Sales, Google+ Real-Time Search, Chime.in, Dropbox, iPhone 5, RIM, Hulu
Tarun and Chris discuss the “incredible” iPhone 4S sales; the App Store market; Google’s recent integration of real-time search into Plus; a new social network Chime.in; Dropbox as a feature; iPhone 5 rumors; RIM’s apology; Hulu’s stand against the Man. … Continue reading
Link: Apple Falls Short →
Apple’s Q4 earning fell short of expectations for the first time in a while. Net profits are still up $2.32 Billion from this time last year. Another interesting note is that the iPod is down 27 percent from last year.
Link: iPhone 5 to Debut This Summer? →
This seems like a bit of a stretch, but many of the major tech news outlets have reported the iPhone 5 is on schedule for a summer launch. It is wise to this rumor with a grain of salt. It … Continue reading