2013-08-29

If Steve Jobs applied for a job at Apple today, there’s no chance in hell he’d get hired | VentureBeat

If Steve Jobs applied for a job at Apple today, there’s no chance in hell he’d get hired | VentureBeat
Not political. Collaborators. People who really don’t care who gets credit. Those are the type of people that Apple looks for in new employees, Apple CEO Tim Cook said recently. In other words, if Steve Jobs was applying for a job at Apple today, he’d probably get shown the door double-quick-time."


I was so naive, I didn't even know what small politics were until I started observing people's behavior in Hollywood. Silly rabbit.

Flickr for iOS update brings new live filters, editing tools

Flickr for iOS update brings new live filters, editing tools
Yahoo's official Flickr app for iOS was given new filter capabilities in an update on Thursday that brings it into direct competition with Instagram


Yayr for flickr!

Apple's 'iPhone 5S' to use 31% faster 'A7' chip, feature motion tracking - report

Apple's 'iPhone 5S' to use 31% faster 'A7' chip, feature motion tracking - report: "Citing inside sources, Clayton Morris claims the so-called 'iPhone 5S' will be powered by an Apple-designed 'A7' system on a chip that is some 31 percent faster than the current A6 silicon used in the iPhone 5."


It's already redonkulously fast.

2013-08-24

Ashton Kutcher on "Jobs" -- "I Loved a Man I Never Knew" - Kara Swisher - Media - AllThingsD

Ashton Kutcher on "Jobs" -- "I Loved a Man I Never Knew" - Kara Swisher - Media - AllThingsD
In fact, he answered several questions on Quora — such as, “How did Ashton Kutcher prepare for his role as Steve Jobs in the new movie Jobs?” and “Why did Ashton Kutcher decide to play Steve Jobs in the upcoming movie Jobs?” "
I think the real question here is: what is quora?

Samsung Galaxy Mega Coming to AT&T, Sprint, U.S. Cellular - Bonnie Cha - Product News - AllThingsD

Thats not a phone
Samsung Galaxy Mega Coming to AT&T, Sprint, U.S. Cellular - Bonnie Cha - Product News - AllThingsD
Looking like something out of The Onion or a “Saturday Night Live” skit, the gargantuan Galaxy Mega smartphone was announced today by Samsung, which is bringing the jumbo device to the U.S. via AT&T, Sprint and U.S. Cellular."
That's not a phone, this is a phone.

iPhone 5C captured in high-def video: red, yellow, green, blue, white | VentureBeat

iPhone 5C captured in high-def video: red, yellow, green, blue, white | VentureBeat: "As always with rumors and leaks, your mileage may vary, but the case seems identical to previous leaks from other sources."


You heard it last here, folks. The inexpensive VW Beetle iPhone is coming soon to a network near you.

2013-08-17

Early Apple employees Kottke, Fernandez comment on new film 'Jobs'

Early Apple employees Kottke, Fernandez comment on new film 'Jobs'
"It seems to me that there's a lot of fan fiction about Apple Computer and about Steve Jobs," Fernandez elaborated, "and i think that this is the biggest, flashiest piece of fan fiction that there's been to date.


Can we just call it what it is? IOW "too soon"