Google drops UDID support with latest AdMob SDK for iOS

Google drops UDID support with latest AdMob SDK for iOS
In an update to its AdMob software development kit for iOS, Google finished the process of deprecating UDID access in accordance with Apple's privacy policies, completing the transition that began over six months ago."

Use the Mac address. Hash it with a SHA1. Be creative.

Chernin, Comcast Investing in YouTube Tools Startup Fullscreen - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsD

Chernin, Comcast Investing in YouTube Tools Startup Fullscreen - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsD
Old media companies keep lining up to invest in YouTube. Here’s the latest: The Chernin Group and Comcast are putting money into Fullscreen, "

Nothing more exciting than the beginning of the end.

Computing pioneer Alan Kay calls Apple's iPad user interface 'poor'

Computing pioneer Alan Kay calls Apple's iPad user interface 'poor'
Alan Curtis Kay is recognized as one of the few people behind the concepts that have defined much of personal computing over the past three decades."

Mr. Kay makes some important points here, although I do believe "authoring" photos (photography) and videos (videography) are not underrepresented on the iPad, but I do think a Smalltalk-like environment for creating iPad apps on the iPad is probably what he imagined.

Trailer offers first glimpse at Steve Jobs biopic from 'Funny or Die'

Trailer offers first glimpse at Steve Jobs biopic from 'Funny or Die': "The short film will star Justin Long, former Apple stand-in for the company's 'Mac vs. PC' commercial campaign, as Steve Jobs. James Urbaniak is said to play Bill Gates, with Michaela Watkins as Melinda gates and Jorge Garcia as Steve Wozniak. "

FunnyOrDie Steve Jobs parody, the teaser trailer.

Here’s Hyundai’s dorky vision for the future of personal transportation | VentureBeat

Here’s Hyundai’s dorky vision for the future of personal transportation | VentureBeat: "Any vehicle that requires riders to wear that sort of thing isn’t going get any traction. And that’s a fact."

I'm dorky and proud of it and I think the helmet on this thing is really cool. Anything that keeps bugs out of your teeth is really cool. Essential, really.

‘Game of Thrones’ premiere shatters torrenting records, pirates take over the Seven Kingdoms | VentureBeat

‘Game of Thrones’ premiere shatters torrenting records: "‘Never before has there been a torrent with so many people sharing a file at the same time, more than 160,000 simultaneous peers,’ TorrentFreak founder and editor-in-chief ‘Ernesto’ wrote."

I think there is an important idea at work here. And it's not "love will find a way".

Thuraya SatSleeve turns Apple's iPhone into a satellite phone

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."

Gives new meaning to the phrase "Think global, act local."

Understanding the New Boom in Subscriptions - Dan Burkhart - Voices - AllThingsD

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. "

It's so hard to find a real article about the technology boom, er, anywhere. This is one. It raises interesting and important points. I sense a cloudy future.

Twitter's Developer Event Will Deal With Cards - Mike Isaac - Social - AllThingsD

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. "

A sure sign that a company no longer has an intelligence at the helm when they go from a coined word like "tweets" to an incomparably generic nomenclature like "Cards". 'Tards.