Features
- 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
Author Archives: Tarun
Link: Digital Traffic Metrics from Smartphones and Tablets →
comScore, who reports numerous statistics on digital media and consumption metrics, has released the latest on smartphones and tablets. iPads top the charts, especially in overall tablet traffic: In August 2011, iPads delivered 97.2 percent of all tablet traffic in … Continue reading
Link: Facebook Brings Media Front and Center →
Mark Smith, via USA TODAY, notes the recent shift in your news feed is a result of the clustering of alike sharing content based on what your friends are consuming. If two friends listen to a song on Spotify that … Continue reading
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Link: A Muted Response →
Apple PR: Apple today announced pre-orders of its iPhone 4S have topped one million in a single day, surpassing the previous single day pre-order record of 600,000 held by iPhone 4.
Link: More to Moore’s Law →
Not only does PC performance double every 18 months, but the electrical efficiency of computers has also doubled in the same amount of time. From Dr. Jonathan Koomey, Stanford: That means that for a fixed amount of computational power, the … Continue reading
Link: Nuance to Buy Swype →
Nuance, famous for their “Dragon Diction” software on Android, is now buying a popular keyboard input method for Android as well. Nuance can improve swype by using it’s large human speech dataset to facilitate prediction in swiping.
Link: Google and Samsung cancel Ice Cream Sandwich Launch →
It’s a great gesture, but it does contrast with Apple’s continued push to get the iPhone 4S into consumers’ hands.
Hungry and Foolish
A small tribute to Steve Jobs, who has passed away at 56. Continue reading
Link: “Steve Jobs” on Amazon →
The pre-orders for the official Steve Jobs biography are up 41,700% and counting.
Link: Steve Jobs (1955 – 2011) →
Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being.
Link: Google’s Management Doesn’t Use Google+ →
Terrific analysis piece by Michael DeGusta: In total, of the 18 most senior people charged with overseeing Google, 11 have either not joined or have never made a single public post, and 5 have barely used it at all. Only … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Social Networking
Tagged googleplus, sharing, usage
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Weekly Download #15: Apple October Event – iPhone 4S, iPod Nano, Siri, iOS5
Tarun and Chris provide their reactions on Apple’s October Event: the new iPhone 4S, the iPod Nano software update, the white iPod touch, Cards, Find my Friends, Siri (the personal assistant in the new iPhone), and other tidbits are discussed. … Continue reading
Link: Now, You Can Actually Eat Rice With Your Dinner! →
Apple has announced they will cover accidental damage in a new plan, creatively named AppleCare+. From AppleInsider: The new $99 AppleCare+ for iPhone extends an iPhone’s repair coverage and technical support to two years from the original purchase date but … Continue reading
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Link: Gone, But Not Forgotten →
The Zune has been killed by Microsoft, but will still be supported if you have any problems with the device. Today, Apple will kill the iPod classic. In a few years, the nano will go away too. The future of … Continue reading
Link: A Failed Experiment →
Casey Johnston, Ars: Amazon has clarified that the next generation of its 3G Kindle, the Kindle Touch 3G, will not be able to browse the Internet without a WiFi connection. Users will still be able to use 3G to sync … Continue reading
Link: Neglecting the Little People →
Tom Warren for WinRumors: Microsoft’s Kinect sensor would digitally measure the proportions of an individual’s body and estimate their age based on the overall figures. The patent describes the ability to scan head width to shoulder width, and torso length … Continue reading
Weekly Download #14: Kindles, WebOS, Whitman, Social Media, iPhone Event Preview
Tarun and Chris discuss the new additions to the Kindle family; a potential for Amazon to use WebOS in their upcoming tablet devices; Meg Whitman’s appointment as HP’s CEO; social media and friendship. They also preview the iPhone 5 event … Continue reading
Link: Amazon Wants a Turn with WebOS →
Even though this may be a report with some truth, Amazon will still keep their pitch OS-neutral. The idea is about the content, and the better OS will showcase that content. Right now, WebOS is in shambles, shunned by companies … Continue reading
Link: Jason Snell Breaks Down the New Kindle Family →
I liked this comparison because it shows two things: There is a Kindle for you, depending on your purpose. The new touchscreen Kindles are just as important as the new Kindle Fire. I think there are so many Kindles available, … Continue reading
Link: Kindle Fire →
The URL reads: “Kindle-Color-Multi-touch-Display-Wi-Fi”, which happens to be the same order of the features you would care about in the next Kindle. Of course the price is another selling point: $199.
Defining Life with Social Media
Social media has done it’s part in bringing you closer to others almost instantly, but has left people pondering some fundamental questions about friends, connections, and conversations. How can these terms be more informed by the social media sites we use today? Should the social media sites like Facebook and Twitter help enhance our web experience with the information they have, or should a service be built on top of these technologies a better solution? Continue reading
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Link: Netflix Founder’s Take on ‘The Split’ →
Marc Randolph, co-founder of Netflix: But what is truly mindblowing, is that when I was CEO trying to screw up my nerve to walk away from selling DVDs, I risked alienating tens of thousands of customers. Reed is showing that … Continue reading
Link: 9to5 Mac Details “Assistant” in next iPhone →
I don’t believe that assistant will require the next iPhone. Siri works remarkably well, and does most of the functionality that Assistant seems to have: location awareness and contextual searching, contact recognition, and the usual things that make a phone smart. … Continue reading
Link: Revolving Door →
Just like that, Apotheker already is on the outs. Talks now point to Meg Whitman as the new CEO, who was formerly the CEO from eBay. Bring in an eCommerce girl and take out the enterprise guy? Sounds like they … Continue reading
Weekly Download #13: Windows 8, Yahoo, iPhone Carriers, Qwikster, Google+, Foursquare, Safari v. Chrome
Woah, it has been a while! Chris and Tarun discuss Windows 8; Yahoo! and the ousting of Carol Bartz; iPhone carriers of the future; Netflix’s terrible decision making; Google+’s opening up to the public; Foursquare hitting a billion check-ins; Safari v. Chrome … Continue reading
Link: Foursquare Hits 1 Billion Check-Ins →
The pithy, casual language in Foursquare’s post makes this even more awesome.
Posted in Social Networking
Tagged billion, checkin, foursquare
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