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Apple Releases Find My Friends
It’s out and MacStories has the break down. The annoying part is that it works much like the Game Center, where you have to email around “invites” — this is both good and bad.
It’s out and MacStories has the break down. The annoying part is that it works much like the Game Center, where you have to email around “invites” — this is both good and bad.
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AirPort Utility for iOS 5
The best part is that you can visually see how your network is setup and which part of it may be having the issue. Then with a couple of taps restart that AirPort router, it would only be better if it could also restart my cable modem.
The best part is that you can visually see how your network is setup and which part of it may be having the issue. Then with a couple of taps restart that AirPort router, it would only be better if it could also restart my cable modem.
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MG Siegler on iPhone 4S
MG Siegler on Siri: >A number of folks have written that while Siri looks good, it seems like a feature that gives good demo but won’t actually get used. I disagree. I think this is a feature that will sell the device. And I think all of Apple’s rivals will have to act quickly to…
MG Siegler on Siri:
>A number of folks have written that while Siri looks good, it seems like a feature that gives good demo but won’t actually get used. I disagree. I think this is a feature that will sell the device. And I think all of Apple’s rivals will have to act quickly to counter it. We’ve all seen the science fiction television shows and films where people talk to their computers like human beings and the computer understands them. That future is now.
More convinced than ever that Siri is going to be huge, potentially bigger than the iPhone.
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Jim Dalrymple on iPhone 4S
Jim Dalrymple on the new antennas: >The dual antennas are at work when you’re not on a call too. I have noticed that my signal is stronger in places where it was weak before. Nice touch, perhaps this accounts for the 1/3 loss of standby time?
Jim Dalrymple on the new antennas:
>The dual antennas are at work when you’re not on a call too. I have noticed that my signal is stronger in places where it was weak before.Nice touch, perhaps this accounts for the 1/3 loss of standby time?
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A Conversation With Siri on the iPhone 4S
Add in 3rd party APIs, integration with iPads and Macs and you have the makings of something very big. It seems to already be good enough and it will only get better with time.
Add in 3rd party APIs, integration with iPads and Macs and you have the makings of something very big. It seems to already be good enough and it will only get better with time.
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The Macalope on Siri
Macalope: >But what about Siri? Apple introduced, what appears to be—if it works—some serious Star Trek-level voice technology. And you’re complaining about the shape of the box it came in. He was on fire in his column this week. I am incredibly excited to see if Siri can live what to Apple’s expectations. ((I say…
Macalope:
>But what about Siri? Apple introduced, what appears to be—if it works—some serious Star Trek-level voice technology. And you’re complaining about the shape of the box it came in.He was on fire in his column this week. I am incredibly excited to see if Siri can live what to Apple’s expectations. ((I say “Apple’s expectations” because I truly believe they have higher expectations than I do — given my “success” with previous voice systems.))
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Aaron Sorkin on Steve Jobs
Aaron Sorkin talking about Steve Jobs: >There’s a huge difference between a showman and huckster. A showman’s got the goods. I really wanted to quote this after reading it, because I think it speaks very well of Apple in general. They always talk about their products being the best while, we as Apple fans, laugh…
Aaron Sorkin talking about Steve Jobs:
>There’s a huge difference between a showman and huckster. A showman’s got the goods.I really wanted to quote this after reading it, because I think it speaks very well of Apple in general. They always talk about their products being the best while, we as Apple fans, laugh at other companies that claim the same thing — Sorkin states exactly why that is.
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Google Is Doping the Horses
Who exactly is surprised about Google+ getting better search rankings? Great quote to start of the article though.
Who exactly is surprised about Google+ getting better search rankings?
Great quote to start of the article though.
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The Syndicate
Starting October 31st, 2011 *The Brooks Review* will be joining The Syndicate — a new ad network for RSS sponsorships, made up of top-notch design, technology, development, and business writers. For you, the reader, the experience isn’t going to be a huge change. RSS sponsors will still be shown, and as carefully picked as they…
Starting October 31st, 2011 *The Brooks Review* will be joining The Syndicate — a new ad network for RSS sponsorships, made up of top-notch design, technology, development, and business writers.
For you, the reader, the experience isn’t going to be a huge change. RSS sponsors will still be shown, and as carefully picked as they always have been.
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Verbs for iPad
It’s great on the iPhone, better on the iPad.
It’s great on the iPhone, better on the iPad.
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[SPONSOR] Grandview
The premier text editor for thrashing and brainstorming gets a serious update today. Grandview 1.2 includes advanced tools for changing margins and typeface while staying true to the application’s original concept and simplicity. Grandview for Mac is now a serious and powerful generative tool in the writer’s arsenal. This is a great opportunity to show…
The premier text editor for thrashing and brainstorming gets a serious update today. Grandview 1.2 includes advanced tools for changing margins and typeface while staying true to the application’s original concept and simplicity. Grandview for Mac is now a serious and powerful generative tool in the writer’s arsenal.
This is a great opportunity to show our support for a publication that generates quality writing through refined observation – The Brooks Review. By purchasing this sponsorship, we’re directly supporting high-grade writing while pointing you towards a high-grade tool that can change the way you work on your Mac. Grandview 1.2 is available from the Mac App Store today.
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Rumor Accounting
Stupid Apple Rumors: >So, of all rumors that can be confirmed one way or the other, only 22% of them are true while 78% of them are false. Read that again – less than a quarter of the rumors we read are accurate….more than 75% of them are, quite simply, BS….So, what sites are worth…
Stupid Apple Rumors:
>So, of all rumors that can be confirmed one way or the other, only 22% of them are true while 78% of them are false. Read that again – less than a quarter of the rumors we read are accurate….more than 75% of them are, quite simply, BS….So, what sites are worth your time, effort and eyeballs? That’s what Stupid Apple Rumors is all about….
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Qwikster, No More
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings: >This means no change: one website, one account, one password… in other words, no Qwikster. Should we assume Hastings is trying to keep everyone else guessing as to his real strategy, or should we assume he is just guessing at his real strategy?
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings:
>This means no change: one website, one account, one password… in other words, no Qwikster.Should we assume Hastings is trying to keep everyone else guessing as to his real strategy, or should we assume he is just guessing at his real strategy?
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Phone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours
Apple via Press Release: >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. The production must be ramped way up on this phone, given the amount of pre-orders and the wide availability coming the 14th.
Apple via Press Release:
>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.
The production must be ramped way up on this phone, given the amount of pre-orders and the wide availability coming the 14th.
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Apollo 11 Customs Declaration
Good to know for your next trip to the Moon.
Good to know for your next trip to the Moon.
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‘Being a Bit Disingenuous’
Stupid Apple Rumors does a nice job calling out 9to5Mac.
Stupid Apple Rumors does a nice job calling out 9to5Mac.
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Record Breaking iPhone 4S Launch
Josh Lowensohn reporting on the disappointment that is the “not iPhone 5”: >AT&T says that this morning’s preorder session for Apple’s iPhone 4S was its most successful iPhone launch yet, with the company grabbing more than 200,000 preorders in the first 12 hours the device was on sale.
Josh Lowensohn reporting on the disappointment that is the “not iPhone 5”:
>AT&T says that this morning’s preorder session for Apple’s iPhone 4S was its most successful iPhone launch yet, with the company grabbing more than 200,000 preorders in the first 12 hours the device was on sale. -
Marco Arment on Screen Size
Marco Arment: >As a four-year iPhone user, I’ve never thought, “You know what I don’t like about this phone? The screen’s too small. I’d like to reduce my battery life, and I’d like my phone to protrude from my pocket in a larger and more conspicuous rectangle, to achieve a larger screen that I cannot…
Marco Arment:
>As a four-year iPhone user, I’ve never thought, “You know what I don’t like about this phone? The screen’s too small. I’d like to reduce my battery life, and I’d like my phone to protrude from my pocket in a larger and more conspicuous rectangle, to achieve a larger screen that I cannot comfortably use one-handed. That would be completely worth it.”
That *would* be fantastic wouldn’t it.
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Computer Virus Hits US Predator and Reaper Drone Fleet
Oh that sounds *real* safe. Let’s just keep flying around these armed drones chocked full of a virus we can’t remove. *Fantastic.* On another note, why do the “pilots” still wear flight suits?
Oh that sounds *real* safe. Let’s just keep flying around these armed drones chocked full of a virus we can’t remove. *Fantastic.*
On another note, why do the “pilots” still wear flight suits?