2014-01-09

Nokia's leaked Android UI: an interesting mix of Windows Phone and Asha | VentureBeat | Business | by Ricardo Bilton

Nokia's leaked Android UI: an interesting mix of Windows Phone and Asha | VentureBeat | Business | by Ricardo Bilton - Today, serial leaker Evleaks posted images of the Nokia phone’s interface, which is reportedly running off a forked version of Android (with an app store separate from Google Play)


I suppose one might say it's best not to think of Nokia as dead. After all, Apple was pronounced dead in 1997 and they seem to be doing OK.

2014-01-08

Apple hits snags in 'iWatch' production, loses director of iPod software to Nest

Apple hits snags in 'iWatch' production, loses director of iPod software to Nest - the as-yet-unannounced wearable may incorporate bio sensors and other "quantified self" technology.


Soon everyone on Facebook will know your heart rate and blood sugar level.

2014-01-07

Apps no longer differentiator in iOS vs. Android war, services next battleground

Apps no longer differentiator in iOS vs. Android war, services next battleground - The app ecosystem has transitioned to where it no longer matters how many apps each OS has, but rather the satisfaction the user gets out of them


News to my ears.

2014-01-03

Apple gives away MacBook Airs, iPads, iPods in Japan 'Lucky Bags'

Apple gives away MacBook Airs, iPads, iPods in Japan 'Lucky Bags' - For its annual New Year's Fukubukuro "lucky bag" promotion in Japan, Apple gave away products valued much higher than the package's $340 cost, with 2014's special gifts including 11-inch MacBook Airs, iPads and iPods.


Are you feeling lucky, punk?

2013-12-30

Activations of Apple devices grew by 2.3 times on Christmas Day

Activations of Apple devices grew by 2.3 times on Christmas Day - The rate of device activations for Apple more than doubled on Christmas Day this year, though the real winner was Amazon, whose low-margin Kindle devices saw a 24-fold surge in new devices for the single day.


The Fire HD, in particular, is a ripping deal on a tablet.

2013-12-25

Turn Podcast into Live show on YouTube with CamCamX

b-l-a-c-k-o-p™ - CamCamX - A major announcement! Now use CamCamX for all your worldwide broadcasting needs.


Take a couple of inexpensive webcams and turn your podcast into a live streaming show on the internet. Back in 2010, I did some writing for a show on thestream.tv (now defunct). Now anyone can run a live show capable of scaling to millions of viewers.

2013-12-24

Apple releases videos, slides from iOS 7 Tech Talks developer conferences

Apple releases videos, slides from iOS 7 Tech Talks developer conferences - The iOS 7 Tech Talks are small developer conferences that give app creators a deeper understanding of the new core technologies available in Apple's latest mobile operating system.


Learningversity for the new iOS. Just add Coursera and WWDC videos.

2013-12-19

Google's reaction to Apple's iPhone unveiling: 'We're going to have to start over' on Android

Google's reaction to Apple's iPhone unveiling: 'We're going to have to start over' on Android - "I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple's $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong," Jobs told biographer Walter Isaacson. "I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this."

It's just so unfortunate that Apple also is prone to "stealing" products from 3rd party developers. If "steal" is taken to mean: "Hey I like the design and general idea of this, I'm going to emulate it in one of my products."

www.idownloadblog.com/2012/01/03/is-apple-stealing-app-ideas/


http://legacy.macnn.com/thereview/reviews/conflictcatcher8/conflictcatcher8.shtml
http://www.macnn.com/articles/04/06/30/dashboard.vs..konfabulator/
http://www.macnn.com/articles/04/06/28/apple.stealing.ideas/

And last, but not least, Alan Kay's Dynabook. I guess it's not stealing if it's not a business success. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/alan-kay-steve-jobs-ipad-iphone,10209.html