I was recently invited to review and beta test a soon-to-be-released iPad app using the TestFlight API to deliver the app to my iPad. This is a brilliant service for app developers needing crucial beta testing experience which is something that is currently not possible through the Apple app store.
No, I can’t talk about the app I am reviewing… it’s lovely though.
Take a picture of a home. Get all the publicly available information instantly on your phone.
And just like that the QR code died.
Coding for the iPad… that’ll get me to leave Dreamweaver behind.
Looks great and just $9.99. Jason, volume purchase for Pignite?
Is fantastic.
And is exactly what you think it is: A cross between Instagram and Pinterest.
Developed by two guys. Way to get yourself acq-hired in an instant. Who’s going to buy you up?
Techcrunch reports that WaPo is buying the team that’s currently been working on the site.
Too bad. But that’s how fast it can go in this high-stakes games of tech startup culture.
Who still needs a website?
Dan Benjamin and his 5by5 crew (is there a crew?) are working on an iOS app for his “radio” broadcasting network with apparently imminent launch date.
Notifications, automatic downloads, play & pause, brilliant.
iOS everything.
Looks great. Downloaded all the apps, for iPad and iPhone and have it on my desk… now what to do with it?
Covers for eBook readers suck. Kindle or iPad none offer great covers.
Why not display the cover of the book currently being read on the device when it is sleeping? I love book covers, and I miss seeing them when I’m reading something, so why display them?
Like this. Wish the ‘electronic advances’ wouldn’t kill everything that’s great about print. LP covers, book covers. And usually not replacing them with anything greater. Why not make a moving/animated cover or something.
That means either that Apple will enter the market once everyone had their chance and failed, and learning from everyone’s mistake will release a killer product ala the iPod market. Or Apple will never enter the market – like when they refused to enter the netbook market even though everyone cried doom on them, and than they kind of did, by releasing the iPad and breaking open a completely new product category while killing off the old one.
Which one will it be?
He’s redesigning in public – again. His site has been for years a great example of him pushing web standards, accessibility and reader engagement. And it’ll be fun to watch what he will come up for this version. So far things seem to look at lot bigger all around.
Not just is it a terrific album by Jack White and his first solo album titled ‘Blunderbuss’, it’s also interesting that Apple is making the full album available for air-play enabled streaming through iTunes for a limited time.
Is that a first response of Apple to streaming services like: Rdio and Spotify?
Pebble is the watch I’ve been looking for. Smart phone connectivity and app store enabled.
Not loving the design, but overall it’s a winner, considering that it’s already the most successful Kickstarter campaign ever.
What would it look like if Apple made a watch?
“Get It Now” allows SFers to have any product delivered In less than an hour.
Now we’re definitely in a tech bubble.
Man, I loved Kozmo.com, for the short period it was alive. It never made it, for various of reasons, but now Postmates is trying it again.
Good luck. What was that website called that documented all the web companies that folded after they raised ridiculous amounts of cash?
Updated:
The site is called: Fuckedcompany.com and is currently on hiatus.
Thanks Gernot Ross.
Apple is developing software that will detect and remove the Flashback malware.
Good response.
Macs can have viruses too, unfortunately.
Here is a nifty link to check if you’re Mac is infected:
This utility checks and reports the presence of Flashback malware.
I hope this ‘Public Service Announcement’ will be a lonely outlier and not representative of the new norm. That would be not good, not good at all.
On more of the virus read this piece.
Talk about beer and the need for a drink.
Works every time, tons of people respond, engage, and of course encourage to drink more.
A new app for Couples is out: ‘Pair’ it’s called and you can privately message, exchange pictures and, well ‘thumbkiss’. All the snark and endless innuendoes aside, this is actually not a bad idea for an app and I wish they would put a price tag on it, rather than making it free, since free usually means it will be ad-supported at some point in time.
Just for kicks, don’t even remember why, I typed apple.tv into the browser. And well, as you might guess, but I still found it interesting, it takes you not to the Apple.com homepage, but directly to the Apple TV page. Yes, it’s still considered a hobby for Apple, but they are slowly grinding away on device, continuously working on small upgrades and making the product better and more enticing with each turn.
I have been pretty happy with my Roku box so far… but only so far. At some time I will have to upgrade. And by “have to” I mean, HAVE TO. Seriously people, I can’t keep the same box just sitting there. The Roku is working fine, really. It’s not broken. But, man I would love to ‘airplay’ stuff.
Some Nights I will.