Mossberg: Steve Jobs continued work on Apple television set after resignation

Mossberg: Steve Jobs continued work on Apple television set after resignation: "'Well, it's television...I think we figured out a way to do it, and it's going to be fantastic. I want you to come out, in a few months, and I want to show it to you.'""

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

Apple to debut standalone 5K monitor, MacBook Air refresh, 'pro' iPad software features, report says

Apple to debut standalone 5K monitor, MacBook Air refresh, 'pro' iPad software features, report says: "Apple is working to release a fresh batch of Mac hardware including a standalone 5K display made in partnership with LG, MacBook Air and iMac refreshes, and new iPad Pro software catering to professional users, according to a report on Monday. "

Think more secretly.

Mr. Robot’s tech guru: “My job is to outsmart this hive of geniuses” | Ars Technica

Mr. Robot’s tech guru: “My job is to outsmart this hive of geniuses” | Ars Technica: "Mr. Robot staff writer and technical producer Kor Adana doesn't sleep much (four and a half hours is realistic while in the midst of production). Part of that comes from sheer volume of work. Adana holds the high-profile role of coming up with the show's famed hacks. He's involved in everything from generating an idea and recruiting consultants through the feasibility testing and onscreen portrayal. The entire process can take three or four months for a mere three or four seconds on-screen. "

Art imitates life.

Vale, LOGO creator Seymour Papert, who taught us that code can be creative play • The Register

Vale, LOGO creator Seymour Papert, who taught us that code can be creative play • The Register: "Just over a decade ago some clever folks in Italy put together the Arduino, a credit-card sized board powered via USB and programmed with an IDE that borrows a lot from Processing, a programming language designed to make it easy to write interactive applications. As soon as I heard about Arduino, I ordered one, and not very long after Arduino number 435 arrived, I had it blinking an LED - the ‘Hello, World’ of hardware."

That's what I'm talking about blinky.

As emoji grow more popular, the “language” also risks fragmentation | Ars Technica

As emoji grow more popular, the “language” also risks fragmentation | Ars Technica: "Emoji have become important. They’ve permeated our conversations and our messaging apps and our popular culture to a degree that no one could have anticipated just a few years ago, and when your phone or computer gets an update, new emoji are often featured prominently in the release notes or even announced in their own press releases.

That the “language” is so universal and recognizable is due in large part to the Unicode Consortium, the group of major tech companies in charge of defining and approving new emoji (and dozens of other character sets, besides)."

A whole new level to "you misunderstood my text message."

Apple may be working on a Snapchat-like video app for 2017 | Ars Technica

Apple may be working on a Snapchat-like video app for 2017 | Ars Technica: "The video app sounds a lot like Snapchat in terms of features: users can record a video and then apply filters to it, doodle, or place text over it, and then send it to friends via the contact list or existing social networks like Twitter."

This doesn't sound like Snapchat at all.

From The Wirecutter: The best uninterruptible power supply (UPS) | Ars Technica

From The Wirecutter: The best uninterruptible power supply (UPS) | Ars TechnicaAfter researching more than two dozen models, interviewing experts, and having an electrical engineer test our top candidates, we found that the CyberPower CP685AVR is the best uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for people who want to keep a home network running during a blackout of an hour or less.

Nor is it expensive.

A cheap, easy way to add 200GB of storage to your MacBook

A cheap, easy way to add 200GB of storage to your MacBook: "We could all use an extra couple hundred gigs of space on our MacBook, but no one is excited about having a bulky and expensive external drive sticking out of their computer. Hence the appeal of Nifty’s MiniDrive, which seamlessly adds up to 200GB to your MacBook without altering the laptop’s sleek profile."

Nice.

Fujitsu: Why we chose 64-bit ARM over SPARC for our exascale super • The Register

Fujitsu: Why we chose 64-bit ARM over SPARC for our exascale super • The Register: "Hot Chips Fujitsu chose 64-bit ARM CPU cores for its upcoming exascale supercomputer for two reasons: Linux and the ability to customize its own processors.

I enjoyed a dinner of HotChips back in 2005. Was a fun trip.

Today in Apple history: OS X Jaguar roars onto Mac

Today in Apple history: OS X Jaguar roars onto Mac: "The object-oriented, UNIX-based OS X was one of the biggest things Steve Jobs brought to Apple after his return, building on the NeXTSTEP operating system he had developed while running NeXT. "

Seems like yesterday I was diving into CoreGraphics for the first time.

Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac released with macOS Sierra support, Toolbox app

Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac released with macOS Sierra support, Toolbox app: "Virtualization software Parallels on Thursday issued its latest release, Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac, with a host of new features including support for Apple's upcoming macOS Sierra, a standalone Toolbox app and performance improvements."

WinXP SP2 forever!

FaceTime video chat competitor Google Duo released for iOS, Android

FaceTime video chat competitor Google Duo released for iOS, Android: "Google Duo was announced in May, and is cross-platform between iOS and Android. No Google account is necessary — connections are made between users' phone numbers after a one-time SMS verification."

Not sure it's a competitor to FaceTime, which only runs on Apple platforms. More like a competitor to Skype which is platform-agnostic.

Apple thought to be seeking vast expanses of office space in Seattle

Apple thought to be seeking vast expanses of office space in Seattle: "Real estate companies in the Pacific Northwest are allegedly "buzzing" that a large California business, presumably Apple, is eyeing Seattle for potential expansion."

I can already hear the talent suction from MSFT & AMZN.

The developer died 14 years ago, here's a print out of his source code • The Register

The developer died 14 years ago, here's a print out of his source code • The Register: "The developer died 14 years ago, here's a print out of his source code">

Truth is stranger than fiction and enterprise computing is difficult but not for the reasons most people think.

New alleged 'iPhone 7' pictures surface, show installed Apple test software

New alleged 'iPhone 7' pictures surface, show installed Apple test softwareApple is expected to unveil its next-generation iPhone in September, in line with its usual annual release schedule. One rumor has suggested that preorders for the device could begin on Sept. 9, ahead of an official launch a few weeks later.

Of all things being alleged in the press, this one is most comforting.

Time Warner buys 10% stake in Hulu, will offer live streams of TNT, TBS, CNN, more

Time Warner buys 10% stake in Hulu, will offer live streams of TNT, TBS, CNN, more: "Time Warner's Turner networks — including TNT and TBS — will be available in live streaming form on Hulu in early 2017, thanks to a $583 million deal between the two companies."

Hulu we hardly knew you.

App Store billings reached all-time high in July, $50B paid out to developers

App Store billings reached all-time high in July, $50B paid out to developers: "...congratulating App Store developers, who have now earned more than $50 billion since Apple's software sales platform launched in 2008. No figures were discussed beyond the massive payout number. "

That's a chunk of change.