“Startups are run by people who do what’s necessary at the time it’s needed. A lot of time that’s unglamorous work. A lot of times that’s not heroic work. Is that heroic? Is that standing on a stage in a black turtleneck, in front of 20,000 people talking about the future of phones? No. But [...]
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It’s that time when the tab attic has become so stuff with link goodness that I have no choice but to just dump them all here for your pleasure. Hope you find something of interest! 1. This moody, noirish shot of the Matterhorn was one of the winners of the 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest. [...]
Now that Google has released a Maps app for iOS we can officially put an end to the great maps debacle of 2012. You now have your pick of the liter from Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nokia and probably like 30 others I’m not even aware of. The general reviews of the app seem to be [...]
In an interview with NBC’s Brian Williams, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the prestigious technology company will start making some of its computers entirely in the US in 2013. Apple CEO Tim Cook announced one of the existing Mac lines will be manufactured exclusively in the United States next year. Mac fans will have to [...]
Google’s market valuation surpassed Microsoft’s today, making the search giant the second-largest technology company on the planet ($249.5 billion value). Why is this significant? On the whole, it’s probably not. But, like Apple’s rise to becoming the largest company on the planet (market value of $632.7 billion) during the past decade, it does signal a [...]
Apple’s maps debacle, which CEO Tim Cook is now apologizing for, could have been avoided if the company set appropriate expectations. Even a small mention that the mapping data isn’t on the same level as Google’s (but would get there eventually) could have offset the ill will Apple has incurred since the iOS 6 update. “While we’re [...]
If you’re at all intrigued by the history and material science behind the iPhone’s glass screen, which was invented by Corning in the 60s, you may want to read this lengthy story in Wired. Apple was suddenly demanding massive amounts of a 1.3-mm, chemically strengthened glass—something that had never been created, much less manufactured, before. [...]
New York Times technology columnist David Pogue and Daring Fireballer John Gruber discuss the iPhone 5 with Charlie Rose. Good conversation on the phone, which is selling like hotcakes despite the media’s indifference towards the device. Apple also has a shitstorm on its hands because of the new maps app.
Farhad Manjoo assembles the story of how Apple invented the iPhone from documents made public during the Samsung trial: This is the story of how Apple reinvented the phone. The general outlines of this tale have been told before, most thoroughly in Isaacson’s biography. But the Samsung case—which ended last month with a resounding victory [...]
In light of the sense of triumph and excitement over the Mars Curiosity Rover, doesn’t the photo above seem like the perfect ad for Apple? Nothing says “get shit done with our computers” like a group of human beings using Macbooks to land a nuclear powered truck onto a planet 155 million miles away by [...]
