Archive for October, 2011
Foursquare Radar and the art of creating a coincidence
Oct. 13, ‘11: I’ve always been interested in the idea of “creating a coincidence” — to the extent that, in college, it became a frequent catchphrase of mine, usually while spouting some nonsense to help my friends and me meet girls. But it’s … Continue reading →
Scott Forstall, Apple’s “mini-Steve”
Oct. 13, ‘11: Bloomberg has published a lengthy profile on Scott Forstall, Apple’s SVP of iOS. Forstall has been one of Apple’s fastest rising stars since the iPhone launched in 2007, and has done an incredible job advancing the iOS platform, which now … Continue reading →
Matt Mullenweg on what’s next for Apple
Oct. 12, ‘11: Some good ideas from the founder of WordPress. I’m especially interested in what Apple has planned for the living room. As Matt notes: My TV takes 5-10 seconds longer to turn on than my iPad. “Smart TVs” look like “smart … Continue reading →
iOS 5 arrives today: Here’s what I’m most excited about
Oct. 12, ‘11: Apple’s iOS 5 launches today. It’s a free upgrade for most of Apple’s semi-recent devices, including the iPhone 4 and 3GS, iPad 1 and 2, and recent iPod touches. You can get it from iTunes, probably sometime this afternoon. Here’s … Continue reading →
Macworld: Verizon and Sprint unlock the iPhone 4S SIM card slot for international roaming
Oct. 11, ‘11: Big news for frequent travelers. Here’s Jason Snell, writing for Macworld: Sprint plans to sell the iPhone 4S with its micro-SIM slot unlocked; Verizon’s will be initially locked, but if you’ve been a customer in good standing for 60 days, … Continue reading →
Commerce as content, shopping through art
Oct. 11, ‘11: While I was researching e-commerce sites for a project a couple of months ago, I signed up for a bunch of email newsletters from flash sales and group buying sites. Many of them contained lame deals or were ugly or … Continue reading →
iPad’s dominance of tablet usage, even 1.5 years later, is astounding
Oct. 11, ‘11: How many dozens of Android tablets have been announced? Plus the BlackBerry PlayBook and HP’s TouchPad? And yet, among tablets, Apple’s iPad represented 97.2% of U.S. tablet web traffic in August, according to comScore. That is incredible dominance, given that … Continue reading →
Facebook for iPad: Instant classic
Oct. 10, ‘11: It’s finally here, and after a few minutes of testing, I can say that it’s great. (More info at Facebook’s blog.) Facebook for iPad should quickly become the most popular iPad app, just as Facebook for iPhone is likely the … Continue reading →
Q&A: Former Apple exec Andy Miller on Steve Jobs, becoming a VC, and owning a minor-league baseball team
Oct. 10, ‘11: Andy Miller left Apple this past summer to become a General Partner at Highland Capital Partners, a venture capital firm. At Apple, he was the company’s VP of Advertising, reporting directly to Steve Jobs. (Apple bought his mobile advertising company, Quattro Wireless, almost … Continue reading →
See why Apple went iPhone 4S? 1 million pre-orders in 24 hours
Oct. 10, ‘11: Apple PR: Apple® today announced pre-orders of its iPhone® 4S have topped one million in a single day, surpassing the previous single day pre-order record of 600,000 held by iPhone 4. Could Apple have even accepted 1 million iPhone 5 … Continue reading →