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.

Who is John Galt?

Manipulation:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-28/stiglitz-calls-apple-s-profit-reporting-in-ireland-a-fraud

Response:
http://www.cultofmac.com/440244/tim-cook-to-host-fundraiser-for-hillary-clinton/

You can be sure that many other companies in the military-industrial complex have similar tax arrangements. Probably with the same tax attorneys and corporate counsel.

Apple bolsters 'Project Titan' self-driving software team with former QNX CEO

Apple bolsters 'Project Titan' self-driving software team with former QNX CEO: "Dan Dodge, founder and former CEO of QNX, left BlackBerry for Apple earlier this year, according to Bloomberg. Sources indicated that Dodge works on Apple's "Project Titan" electric vehicle team, which is under the supervision of Bob Mansfield, a hardware engineer and former executive at the company."

QNX, probably the best embedded OS ever developed.

Apple has sold more than 1 billion iPhones

Apple has sold more than 1 billion iPhones: "Last week we passed another major milestone when we sold the billionth iPhone," Cook said. "We never set out to make the most, but we've always set out to make the best products that make a difference. Thank you to everyone at Apple for helping change the world every day."

Helluvalotta ARM chips. Robot Army.

Windows surprisingly strong in Microsoft’s $20.6B fourth quarter | Ars Technica

Windows surprisingly strong in Microsoft’s $20.6B fourth quarter | Ars Technica: "The non-Pro Windows revenue, representing consumer sales, was up a substantial 27 percent; this outpaced the moribund consumer PC market and was helped by a skew toward more expensive licenses."

The king is dead, long live the king!

Latest iOS 10 beta enables support for live broadcasting

Latest iOS 10 beta enables support for live broadcasting: "At WWDC Apple introduced ReplayKit, a framework that will support both live broadcasting and saving videos for later viewing and sharing. The technology is primarily gaming-oriented, reflecting the popularity of games on broadcast-ready services like Twitch and YouTube.">

Turns out that XPC (fka as Distributed Objects buffed with some security tweaks) is going to revolutionize iOS. I'm sure that's exactly what the architects of DO at NeXTSTEP had in mind when they made it.