Six App Discovery Search Platforms Worth a Second Look | Intel® Developer Zone: "App discoverability – whereby an app that is targeted toward a specific user is able to be found by that user - is one of the biggest obstacles facing developers today."
Early Apple prototypes by frog design's Hartmut Esslinger featured in upcoming book: "Pre-release images from a retrospective of work by Hartmut Esslinger, founder of early Apple design partner frog design, showcase a number of unreleased products and prototypes including an early 'Tablet Mac' study from 1982. "
Mark Cuban Is Doing Just Fine With Less Facebook in His Life - Mike Isaac - Social - AllThingsD: "Cuban’s thoughts on Facebook. "
'jOBS' biopic to close Sundance Film Festival in January: "In an announcement on Monday, the Sundance Film Festival revealed that the jOBS biopic starring Ashton Kutcher will premier on the last day of the event which runs from Jan. 17 to 27, and will take the honor of being the event's closing film."
Gangnam Style Is YouTube's Most Popular Video With 804 Million Views - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsDNot only is it the world's most popular YouTube video, but in the 10 days or so since I first heard about it (late to the party), it added 300 million views. Which points to exponential growth.
Thursday was Thanksgiving. Yesterday was Black Friday. And today is Gangnam Style Day — the day the world’s most-popular-but-not-sure-why video became the most popular video on YouTube ever, with some 804 million views."
Oprah plugs Surface tablet -- from her iPad - CNN.com: "There's only one problem. Winfrey -- or whoever manages her Twitter account -- sent the tweet from an iPad."
Steve Jobs film to consist entirely of scenes before product unveilings: "The award winning screenwriter scripting a movie on the life of Steve Jobs has revealed that the entire film will consist of three scenes that will take place before the unveiling of the original Mac, NeXT, and the iPod."
FTC Hangs Up On “Rachel From Cardholder Services” – The Consumerist: "All five companies are charged with making misrepresentations to consumers in violation of the FTC Act, along with multiple violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule for misrepresenting their services, making illegal robocalls, , calling numbers on the Do Not Call Registry, and collecting up-front fees."
Review: iPad mini: "It’s important to understand how I use my iPad. My iPad is the device I use at the end of the day when I put my computer down, but still have a few things to do. I’m winding down at that point in the day."
