1. 13 Dec


    Hallelujah!

    In case you weren’t around when a noisy chorus of iPhone fans made Twitter explode Wednesday night, you’ll be pleased to hear that Google Maps is now available for Apple’s iOS. Critics agree: It’s better than ever. 

    VIDEO: YouTube

    (Source: theweek.com)

     

  2. 30 Nov


    Cartoon of the day: iLost a jobDAN WASSERMAN © 2012 Tribune Media Services More cartoons

    Cartoon of the day: iLost a job
    DAN WASSERMAN © 2012 Tribune Media Services

    More cartoons

    (Source: theweek.com)

     

  3. 29 Nov


    The new iTunes has arrived. Here’s why you should download it now

    The new iTunes has arrived. Here’s why you should download it now

    (Source: theweek.com)

     

  4. 28 Sep


    Cartoon of the day — Apple leads us astrayMIKE KEEFE © 2012 Cagle Cartoons More cartoons

    Cartoon of the day — Apple leads us astray
    MIKE KEEFE © 2012 Cagle Cartoons

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  5. 28 Sep


    “It’s hard to remember if Steve Jobs ever made an apology to customers,” says Tom Taulli at InvestorPlace. “But perhaps he didn’t have to because he always seemed to launch insanely great products.” In which Tim Cook looks very sad, apologizes for Apple Maps, and is once again compared to Steve Jobs.

    “It’s hard to remember if Steve Jobs ever made an apology to customers,” says Tom Taulli at InvestorPlace. “But perhaps he didn’t have to because he always seemed to launch insanely great products.”

    In which Tim Cook looks very sad, apologizes for Apple Maps, and is once again compared to Steve Jobs.

     

  6. 26 Sep



    The decision to drag its feet on a new Apple-approved Google Maps could be the smartest move for Google. Its more reliable mapping program gives Android a leg up on Apple and gives the company a clear advantage that any consumer can easily understand.
    — 
    Shara Tibken at CNET.
    Google chairman Eric Schmidt says the company has no immediate plans to bring Google Maps to Apple’s App Store, much to the annoyance of iOS users. Is this a smart move for Google?

    (Source: theweek.com)

     

  7. 14 Sep


    Beauty the bald eagle was shot in the face by a poacher in 2005, losing most of her beak. Now, thanks to 3D printing, she has a new nylon polymer beak. Photo: Vimeo GOOD DAY FOR: Civil disobedienceThe University of California, Davis announces that the students who were infamously doused in pepper spray while supporting the Occupy movement will receive an undisclosed amount in damages to “move forward.” [Los Angeles Times] Proof of Apple’s powerThe iPhone 5 sells out in pre-orders a mere hour after it’s put on sale, breaking previous iPhone sales records. [Business Insider] Futuristic solutionsA bald eagle whose beak was obliterated by a poacher survives thanks to a group of engineers who use a 3D printer to craft him a new one. [Death & Taxes] BAD DAY FOR: Royal privacyA French tabloid publishes blurry photos of a topless Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, taken while she was vacationing at a private French chateau. [HyperVocal] Pinching penniesThe Royal Canadian Mint tells a folk singer he must pay for using a photo of pennies on his album cover. [Newser] Getting duty-free for freeA group of truck drivers employed by Sky Chef, American Airlines’ catering company, allegedly skims more than 100,000 mini bottles of liquor and sells them on the black market. [Gothamist]

    Beauty the bald eagle was shot in the face by a poacher in 2005, losing most of her beak. Now, thanks to 3D printing, she has a new nylon polymer beak. Photo: Vimeo

    GOOD DAY FOR:

    Civil disobedience
    The University of California, Davis announces that the students who were infamously doused in pepper spray while supporting the Occupy movement will receive an undisclosed amount in damages to “move forward.” [Los Angeles Times]

    Proof of Apple’s power
    The iPhone 5 sells out in pre-orders a mere hour after it’s put on sale, breaking previous iPhone sales records. [Business Insider]

    Futuristic solutions
    A bald eagle whose beak was obliterated by a poacher survives thanks to a group of engineers who use a 3D printer to craft him a new one. [Death & Taxes]

    BAD DAY FOR:

    Royal privacy
    A French tabloid publishes blurry photos of a topless Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, taken while she was vacationing at a private French chateau. [HyperVocal]

    Pinching pennies
    The Royal Canadian Mint tells a folk singer he must pay for using a photo of pennies on his album cover. [Newser]

    Getting duty-free for free
    A group of truck drivers employed by Sky Chef, American Airlines’ catering company, allegedly skims more than 100,000 mini bottles of liquor and sells them on the black market. [Gothamist]

    (Source: theweek.com)

     

  8. 12 Sep


    “Apple made a historic and much-needed step forward today,” says Eric Limer at Gizmodo. It unveiled a set of new headphones called “EarPods.” EarPods sit deeper and more securely in the user’s ear than earlier models, and will come bundled standard with the iPhone 5. Thank goodness Apple’s finally putting its “old, terrible headphones to rest.” 6 other things you need to know about Apple’s iPhone 5 announcement

    “Apple made a historic and much-needed step forward today,” says Eric Limer at Gizmodo. It unveiled a set of new headphones called “EarPods.” EarPods sit deeper and more securely in the user’s ear than earlier models, and will come bundled standard with the iPhone 5. Thank goodness Apple’s finally putting its “old, terrible headphones to rest.”

    6 other things you need to know about Apple’s iPhone 5 announcement

     

  9. 11 Sep


    Financial analysts at JPMorgan Chase predict that sales of Apple’s new phone could be so large that they’ll significantly lift the entire U.S. economy. If Apple manages to sell 8 million phones by the end of 2012, it will contribute $3.2 billion to the economy, increasing fourth-quarter gross domestic product by one-third of a percentage point. JPMorgan estimates that the impact could even reach one-half of a percentage point. Keep reading…

    Financial analysts at JPMorgan Chase predict that sales of Apple’s new phone could be so large that they’ll significantly lift the entire U.S. economy. If Apple manages to sell 8 million phones by the end of 2012, it will contribute $3.2 billion to the economy, increasing fourth-quarter gross domestic product by one-third of a percentage point. JPMorgan estimates that the impact could even reach one-half of a percentage point.

    Keep reading…

     

  10. 4 Sep


    According to a new study that looked at 40 years of research, organic food has no more nutritional value than non-organic food. Photo: ThinkStock/Polka Dot GOOD DAY FOR: Making it officialApple finally tells the world what many tech bloggers hinted at for months: The iPhone 5 will be revealed on Sept. 12. [Buzzfeed] Final requestsA futurist group raises $27,000 to help a terminally-ill cancer patient get cryogenically preserved after she dies. [Discovery News] Bureaucratic buttsFederal government agencies spent at least $497,494 on trendy ergonomic office chairs between 2005 and 2011. [The Daily] BAD DAY FOR: Vegetable elitistsScientists at Stanford find that foods labeled as organic provide no added nutritional value or health advantages. [Slate] The youth voteA Twitter search reveals that many teenagers don’t know “Obama’s last name.” [Buzzfeed]  Salvaging what little credibility you have leftWriter Jonah Lehrer loses his blogger position at Wired after an investigation reveals that many of his posts contained plagiarism, false quotes and other inaccuracies. Lehrer was fired from The New Yorker recently over similar allegations. [New York] 

    According to a new study that looked at 40 years of research, organic food has no more nutritional value than non-organic food. Photo: ThinkStock/Polka Dot

    GOOD DAY FOR:

    Making it official
    Apple finally tells the world what many tech bloggers hinted at for months: The iPhone 5 will be revealed on Sept. 12. [Buzzfeed]

    Final requests
    A futurist group raises $27,000 to help a terminally-ill cancer patient get cryogenically preserved after she dies. [Discovery News]

    Bureaucratic butts
    Federal government agencies spent at least $497,494 on trendy ergonomic office chairs between 2005 and 2011. [The Daily]

    BAD DAY FOR:

    Vegetable elitists
    Scientists at Stanford find that foods labeled as organic provide no added nutritional value or health advantages. [Slate]

    The youth vote
    A Twitter search reveals that many teenagers don’t know “Obama’s last name.” [Buzzfeed] 

    Salvaging what little credibility you have left
    Writer Jonah Lehrer loses his blogger position at Wired after an investigation reveals that many of his posts contained plagiarism, false quotes and other inaccuracies. Lehrer was fired from The New Yorker recently over similar allegations. [New York] 

    (Source: theweek.com)

     

  11. 30 Aug



    There are some words you can never say… if you’re part of Apple’s in-store support team

    The word “freeze” is a no-no, it turns out, says CNET’s Josh Lowensoh. Instead, the guidebook insists on the following alternatives: “Unexpectedly quits,” “does not respond, or “stops responding.” Also banned: “Hot” (“warm” is preferred), “bug” or “problem” (“condition,” “issue,” or “situation” are better), and “eliminate” (instead, you “reduce” a problem). 

    In case you missed it, Tech blog Gizmodo leaked Apple’s official Genius Bar training manual. Here, four key revelations

    (Source: theweek.com)

     

  12. 9 Aug


    Austin Wierschke (left) and Kent Augustine (right) compete in the final round of the LG Mobile U.S. National Texting Championships in New York City. Wierschke won first place and was awarded $50,000.  GOOD DAY FOR: iNostalgia Entrepreneurial eBay users start selling first-generation iPhones (which came out in 2007) for the hefty price of $10,000. [New York Daily News] Being glued to your smartphoneA 17-year-old from Wisconsin takes home $50,000 after he places first in LG’s Texting Championship. [Death & Taxes] Keepin’ it freshThe prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have reportedly been watching a lot of ’90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. [New York] GOOD DAY FOR: iNostalgiaEntrepreneurial eBay users start selling first-generation iPhones (which came out in 2007) for the hefty price of $10,000. [New York Daily News] Being glued to your smartphoneA 17-year-old from Wisconsin takes home $50,000 after he places first in LG’s Texting Championship. [Death & Taxes] Keepin’ it freshThe prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have reportedly been watching a lot of ’90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. [New York] BAD DAY FOR: Maternal instinctsA New Jersey woman sues after footage from her instructional breastfeeding video is spliced into a porn video. [Gothamist] Butt dialingA Pennsylvania man accidentally dials 911 during a drug deal, and is arrested after his entire conversation with his dealer is recorded. [AP] ProofreadingWales’ Western Mail accidentally publishes “LOL” in a photo caption about the victim of a fatal car crash. [Gawker]

    Austin Wierschke (left) and Kent Augustine (right) compete in the final round of the LG Mobile U.S. National Texting Championships in New York City. Wierschke won first place and was awarded $50,000. 

    GOOD DAY FOR:

    iNostalgia

    Entrepreneurial eBay users start selling first-generation iPhones (which came out in 2007) for the hefty price of $10,000. [New York Daily News]

    Being glued to your smartphone
    A 17-year-old from Wisconsin takes home $50,000 after he places first in LG’s Texting Championship. [Death & Taxes]

    Keepin’ it fresh
    The prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have reportedly been watching a lot of ’90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. [New York]

    GOOD DAY FOR:

    iNostalgia
    Entrepreneurial eBay users start selling first-generation iPhones (which came out in 2007) for the hefty price of $10,000. [New York Daily News]

    Being glued to your smartphone
    A 17-year-old from Wisconsin takes home $50,000 after he places first in LG’s Texting Championship. [Death & Taxes]

    Keepin’ it fresh
    The prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have reportedly been watching a lot of ’90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. [New York]

    BAD DAY FOR:

    Maternal instincts
    A New Jersey woman sues after footage from her instructional breastfeeding video is spliced into a porn video. [Gothamist]

    Butt dialing
    A Pennsylvania man accidentally dials 911 during a drug deal, and is arrested after his entire conversation with his dealer is recorded. [AP]

    Proofreading
    Wales’ Western Mail accidentally publishes “LOL” in a photo caption about the victim of a fatal car crash. [Gawker]

    (Source: theweek.com)

     

  13. 24 Jul


    “As much as it seems like some greedy ploy by Apple to screw you over and force you into buying another set of expensive toys,” the truth is that “any innovative, forward-looking company has to make these difficult breaks with the status quo.” —  Adrian Covert, Gizmodo A new reports suggest that Apple is shrinking its dock connector — rendering iPhone users’ current accessories frustratingly obsolete.

    “As much as it seems like some greedy ploy by Apple to screw you over and force you into buying another set of expensive toys,” the truth is that “any innovative, forward-looking company has to make these difficult breaks with the status quo.” —  Adrian Covert, Gizmodo

    A new reports suggest that Apple is shrinking its dock connector — rendering iPhone users’ current accessories frustratingly obsolete.

    (Source: theweek.com)