January 2011
26 posts
A Continued Commitment to Security - Facebook →
chartier:
In addition to turning on HTTPS for all site browsing, Facebook is also introducing “Social Authentication” (scroll to the bottom of the post). Instead of an old (and busted) captcha, the company has begun testing an image authentication system where you are shown photos of a friend and must identify them:
Hackers halfway across the world might know your password, but they don’t...
Pixelmator Grosses $1 Million on the Mac App... →
Wow.
“Why the iPad will flop” →
The Russians Used a Pencil: Idea to Market in 5... →
Keeping Score on Apple Finance Predictions →
Analysts clearly don’t know shit. You are basically a straight up chump if you are going to trust your money to one of those dude.
“Shortly before the iPad tablet went on sale last year, Steven P. Jobs showed off...”
– Can Apple Find More Hits Without its Tastemaker? - NYTimes.com
“I carry the Kindle, iPad, laptop, and iPhone on me at all times. Total weight is...”
– Frank Chimero’s computing set up is pretty sweet.
Engadget on the iPad 2, iPhone 5, and Apple TV →
These are some crazy rumours from Engadget.
Google Translate for Android adds real-time... →
This is kind of amazing.
New iOS 4.3 Beta 1 introduces new gestures → (New... →
Apple Brings Hardware Rotation Lock Back in iOS... →
Oh hells yes!
Personal Hotspot feature coming to all iPhones in... →
How Personal Hotspot Works On The Verizon iPhone. →
I wonder if there is going to be an OS update that brings this feature to other carriers. There doesn’t seem to be anything here that ties it to Verizon in particular.
The GPL, the App Store, and you. →
An indepth look at why VLC was removed from the AppStore.
iPhone = Mac 2.0 →
Cyberspace Web Browser for iOS Devices →
This sounds like an interesting alternative to Safari.
Android Isn’t About Building a Mobile Platform →
Android isn’t an attempt to build the best mobile platform and sell it on its merits; it’s a play to control the vast majority of the mobile market, secure eyeballs for Google advertising and eliminate any threat to Google.
A lot of people approach Google as an advertising company first when looking to criticize what they do. I think this is a fair approach, but there is a much more...
“Apple® today announced that over one million apps have been downloaded from the...”
– Mac App Store Downloads Top One Million in First Day
Well that sounds like a win for Apple.
A Sneak Peek of Android 3.0, Honeycomb →
Honeycomb is being designed with tablet devices in mind. It looks pretty cool — as a video, anyway.
Apple has launched their MacApp store. →
It will be interesting to see if this is as successful as the iOS AppStore. On the Mac you have plenty of venues for getting software, whereas on the various iOS devices your only way to grab software is through Apple’s store.
✚ The Best New Mac and iOS Software of 2010 →
According to Shawn Blanc, who has pretty good taste in mac software.
“For Google, nearly all of whose profits depend on advertising revenue, dominance...”
– Kontra (via Daring Fireball)
Marco.org - There really isn't much of a "tablet"... →