Thuraya SatSleeve turns Apple's iPhone into a satellite phone
The system, which includes an iPhone holder that docks into a separate satellite communications unit, allows iPhone owners to place voice calls and send text messages nearly anywhere in the world."
Understanding the New Boom in Subscriptions - Dan Burkhart - Voices - AllThingsD
Fast forward to today. We are in the midst of yet another explosive expansion of subscription business models. "
Twitter's Developer Event Will Deal With Cards - Mike Isaac - Social - AllThingsD: "At the event, Twitter plans to announce additional types of Cards beyond the three that third parties currently have available, according to sources. "
Quicksilver Mac app launcher sees release after 10 years in beta: "Quicksilver's main draw is its ability to locate files and folders with abbreviated search terms, and launch the assets in the appropriate OS X applications. "
Briefly: Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak talks Apple I, Jobs, and more in rare video from 1984: "In the videos, Woz discusses everything from being a college prankster to working on some of the most important products in Apple history. "
Microsoft Says Paying Developers Not Main Strategy for Windows Apps: "In a statement to AllThingsD, a Microsoft representative said that paying developers is not its primary strategy."
A Third Steve Jobs Movie? Please Tell Me They’re Not Calling It iSteve: "Because two Steve Jobs biopics aren’t nearly enough, Funny or Die will release a third that will beat the Kutcher and Sorkin projects to market. "
 1. DotMatrix FREE from b-l-a-c-k-o-p.com.DotMatrix FREE is a retro graphics generator that uses the Mac's built-in webcam (iSight or FaceTime) camera. Hundreds of customizable retro art presets are available with virtually unlimited color customization. The higher priced pOpOp version can output vector graphic PDF files. The tool includes a variety of integrated masking, posterization and halftoning tools which are combined in unique and suprising ways. The product claims to make art creation accessible to those "without talent" and I think they have a point. |
 2. InspectPNG for Mac.InspectPNG is a tool that only the techically inclined will love. If you find yourself with a weird PNG file that doesn't display correctly somewhere/anywhere, InspectPNG will probably have the answer. It seems that the new Retina ICNS on Mountain Lion are using new PNG features. Who can keep track? Isn't a PNG just a PNG? Apparently not. |
3. FaceBoof! may be unique in claiming to be absolutely useless. Whimsy and comedy abound in this simple application which is sometimes free and sometimes cheap. You may want to use an App price monitoring tool to determine the best time to download.
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Briefly: 'Jobs' biopic release date delayedThis can't be a bona fide Apple movie, because if it was, it would "ship on time".
According to people familiar with the matter, the film's production company Open Road wanted more time for marketing after the film debuted at this year's Sundance Film Festival in January."
Microsoft Now Supports Adobe in Windows 8, Windows RT Browser - Ina Fried - News - AllThingsDThe enemy of my enemy is my friend and other illogicisms.
Microsoft has changed its mind, yet again, on when and how to support Flash within the latest versions of Windows."
YouTube Programmers Complain About Video Ad Dollars - : "The dollars programmers earn from YouTube’s ad-selling efforts range widely."You could make over $2000!
TV Is Changing Before Our Eyes - David Pakman - Voices - AllThingsD: "As more of our viewership takes place over IP, we lose our allegiance to networks as the point of distribution and allow new distributors to guide us toward content choice."We'll never put our television shows on your stinky internet! We have our own dedicated network.
Apps Rocket Toward $25 Billion in Sales - Jessica E. Lessin and Spencer E. Ante - Mobile - AllThingsD: "Nearly five years after Apple Inc. kicked off the mobile-apps craze, the industry is booming."
QOTD: Money Changes Everything - John Murrell - Voices - AllThingsD
Andrew Mason, in an interview about a month before he was fired as Groupon’s CEO"
