Ah iOS Mail

Form follows function. Is it too much to ask? Oh, how elegant the smooth, sexy, keyframed transitions from portrait to landscape. Swooshing frames that go hither and yon like special effects in a movie. Unfortunately, iOS mail is totally useless on some basic level, Eudora for Windows (circa 1997) is so vastly superior, it boggles the mind. Today, I typed the name of one of my email contacts into the search bar. I happen to know that my inbox contains over 50 messages from this contact. Number of search results? ZERO. I know: let's completely rewrite the OS for the next version. For the marketing dept and wallstreet. Can't let them down.

Naturally, this hilarity is only underscored and punctuated by the swarms of yellow journalists who will write effusive and praising stories about same. Because they want a free iPad in April. I'm sure this is a sustainable business model.

Microsoft acquires Xamarin - Business Insider

Microsoft acquires Xamarin - Business Insider "Microsoft has purchased Xamarin, a startup that helps developers write apps once and have them work on any smartphone or operating system, according to an official blog entry."

Could be great, could be the end of Xamarin's write once, run everywhere# platform.

How the FBI could use acid and lasers to access data stored on seized iPhone | Ars Technica

How the FBI could use acid and lasers to access data stored on seized iPhone | Ars Technica "In 2010, for instance, hardware hacker Chris Tarnovsky developed an attack that completely cracked the microcontroller used to lock down the Xbox 360 game console. His technique used an electron microscope called a focused ion beam workstation (then priced at $250,000 for a used model) that allowed him to view the chip in the nanometer scale. He could then manipulate its individual wires using microscopic needles."

I think the FBI should hire Chris.

Marvell agrees to pay record-breaking $750M to university to end patent lawsuit | Ars Technica

Marvell agrees to pay record-breaking $750M to university to end patent lawsuit | Ars Technica: "'There is broad consensus across the university that we should dedicate a substantial majority of this resource to helping qualified students afford a Carnegie Mellon education, helping all students succeed while they are here, and enriching the student experience,' wrote Suresh. "

It's a mixture of Mozart and Bach, I call it Mach!

Apple pulls back the curtain on its secretive chip development operation

Apple pulls back the curtain on its secretive chip development operation To make it work, Apple operates a smattering of secret, unmarked laboratories around Silicon Valley. In some, custom Mac Minis stress test new chip designs to ferret out any weaknesses; others are de facto datacenters where next-generation chips are made available for software teams to test against.

If they're testing new chips on Mac Minis, I think it's safe to assume there's a version of OS X that runs on ARM? Am I right? Bueller? Anyone?

Sorry, haters! Signs point to a massive January for Apple

Sorry, haters! Signs point to a massive January for Apple “All of the companies in our Apple Monitor (i.e., basket of Apple suppliers in Taiwan) have reported January sales and the performance was much better than typical seasonality,” he writes.

"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."

— William Arthur Ward, Writer

Now is a great time to bet on Apple, says Goldman Sachs | Cult of Mac

Now is a great time to bet on Apple, says Goldman Sachs | Cult of Mac Stocks have been getting crushed all year, but according to Goldman Sachs, now is the perfect time to starting betting on Apple options.

We, the symbiotic mutants of the Apple eco-system ain't going nowhere and there is still a lot of food, thanks.

Facebook never wanted to host your app: The real reasons it shut down Parse

Facebook never wanted to host your app: The real reasons it shut down Parse In 2013, Parse powered over 60,000 apps and had about the same number of developers. Its strategy was to go for broad developer adoption with a pretty broad feature offering.

Oops, I did it again, I destroyed your company when I farted. Psyche!

Rumor: Apple testing dual-lens camera modules from Largan, others for future iPhones

Rumor: Apple testing dual-lens camera modules from Largan, others for future iPhones Taiwan's Largan Technology and camera lens makers in China and Japan have sent dual-lens camera samples to Apple for testing, aiming for inclusion in Apple's next Plus-sized iPhone, a report claimed on Tuesday.

Think secret-er!

Google surpasses Apple as world's most valuable company

Google surpasses Apple as world's most valuable company Alphabet is seeing a renaissance in growth as its advertising business made big gains this quarter. The company's services division also saw wider adoption including Gmail, which passed one billion users in quarter four.

It's a mixture of gargantuan and moola, I call it Google.

Gadget helps GoPro users create jaw-dropping panoramas | Cult of Mac

Gadget helps GoPro users create jaw-dropping panoramas | Cult of Mac The Pano5+1 is available on Indiegogo for an early bird price of $59. Last year, Zhou exceeded funding goals with SLOPES, a compact polyhedron support that can fit in low or tiny places, when a tripod or common mount accessory is not available. SLOPES lets you set the camera at many different pitches.

And who doesn't want a geometrically distorted view of the surrounding world?