A Palo Alto company is trying to sue anonymous Yelp trolls for millions of dollars | VentureBeat | Business | by Cale Guthrie Weissman, Business Insider

A Palo Alto company is trying to sue anonymous Yelp trolls for millions of dollars | VentureBeat | Business | by Cale Guthrie Weissman, Business Insider: "The lawsuit names eight ‘causes of libel,’ meaning phony Yelp reviews. And for each one Link claims it has ‘suffered loss of its reparation and injury to its business all to its general damage in the sum of $1,000,000.’ Each defendant, as of now, is being named by the screen name used for the Yelp reviews."

The shape of things to come.

Trent Reznor Shares his Thoughts on Apple Music: 'The Experience is What Matters' - Mac Rumors

Trent Reznor Shares his Thoughts on Apple Music: 'The Experience is What Matters' - Mac Rumors: "Reznor compared his experience working with Apple to his experience working at Beats Music before the acquisition, calling Apple a 'respectful, collaborative environment' with ideas that fit into his own thoughts on music."

I remember Reznor best for creating his breakthrough album on an Atari ST. Long live Atari!

Full trailer for 'Steve Jobs' film shows Apple co-founder's successes and struggles

Full trailer for 'Steve Jobs' film shows Apple co-founder's successes and struggles: "The full two-and-a-half-minute trailer for the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic was released by Universal Pictures on Wednesday, giving a closer look at how the film will feature high-stakes drama from the Apple co-founder's personal and professional lives."

This looks entertaining. For possibly the wrong reasons.

Microsoft releases new Windows 10 Mobile preview with flashlight quick action, animated GIF support in Photos app | VentureBeat | Mobile | by Jordan Novet

Microsoft releases new Windows 10 Mobile preview with flashlight quick action, animated GIF support in Photos app | VentureBeat | Mobile | by Jordan Novet: "... phone’s flash operate as a flashlight, and the Photos app now supports animated GIFs on phones with at least 1GB of RAM"

I think it's hilarious when GIF89 support is touted as "news". The 89 in GIF89 is 1989.

OLED FlexiPhones are coming, but not for a few years | Cult of Mac

OLED FlexiPhones are coming, but not for a few years | Cult of Mac: "The idea that Apple might make an OLED smartphone to rival the models Samsung and LG have been showing off since 2013 isn’t too unrealistic, particularly since the company started using OLED displays for the Apple Watch."

Back to the future!

Video shows Apple Watch running Mac OS 7.5.5 via emulator

Video shows Apple Watch running Mac OS 7.5.5 via emulator: "A developer was able to start up the nearly 20-year-old Mac OS 7.5.5 (née System 7) onto his Apple Watch running the latest WatchOS 2 update, exemplifying the extent to which computing has evolved over the past two decades."

My kinda app!

Apple will now pay artists during Apple Music’s free trial | Cult of Mac

Apple will now pay artists during Apple Music’s free trial | Cult of Mac: "Apple has changed its mind on the decision not to pay streaming music royalties to artists and labels during the three-month trial period of Apple Music.

Yesterday, Taylor Swift penned an open letter to the company arguing that, ‘We don’t ask you for free iPhones. Please don’t ask us to provide you with our music for no compensation.’

Swift publicly pulled her best-selling ‘1989’ album from the service in protest."

Somebody needs a little Swiftamine.

Sony’s new 4K Android TVs now available to preorder starting at $2500 | 9to5Google

Sony’s new 4K Android TVs now available to preorder starting at $2500 | 9to5Google: "The new Sony 4K Android TV (X900C) set for release on July 19 is available to preorder today for $2,500 for the 55-inch model and $3,999 for the 65-inch model."

Pretty cool to say the least.

Nest unveils security camera, second-gen Protect smoke detector and updated app

Nest unveils security camera, second-gen Protect smoke detector and updated app: "The Cam is based heavily on technology gained Nest's acquisition of Dropcam. Like the Dropcam Pro, Cam shoots video — now up to 1080p — with a wide 130-degree field of view and includes night vision support, while a microphone and speaker allow users to both talk and listen through the device. "

Everything in the internet of things should have an API. A REST API, or a client side SDK for Android, iOS, Mac and Windows. Etc.