William Gibson on The Setup

post from Daring Fireball on 17 October 2011 11:04:21 PM. © Daring Fireball

This man has his priorities in order:

Neither hardware nor software excite me very much, after whateverbrief (and usually painful) novelty has worn off.
Good interface design is as transparent as possible, because Idon?t want to have to think about it. I just want to write, ordo whatever else I?m doing, and not have to think about whateverI?m doing it on.

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Siri and Trust

post from Daring Fireball on 17 October 2011 11:04:21 PM. © Daring Fireball

Ed Wrenbeck, former lead developer of Siri (before it was purchased by Apple):

For Siri to be really effective, it has to learn a great dealabout the user. If it knows where you work and where you live andwhat kind of places you like to go, it can really start to tailoritself as it becomes an expert on you. This requires a great dealof trust in the institution collecting this data. Siri didn?thave this, but Apple has earned a very high level of trust fromits customers.

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rmer-lead-iphone-developer-of-siri/

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Now Its Just Getting Ridiculous

post from Daring Fireball on 17 October 2011 08:04:33 PM. © Daring Fireball

Scroll down a bit on Samsung’s website for the Galaxy Player 50 and you’ll see this image, which shows a maps interface that’s just an ever-so-slightly-modified rip-off of the iPhone Maps app. Screenshot, for posterity.

(Via Jeremy Phillippe.)

https://twitter.com/raruler/status/126062131203407872

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http://www.samsung.com/galaxyplayer50/

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A Video Shot on the iPhone 4S

post from Daring Fireball on 17 October 2011 04:04:02 PM. © Daring Fireball

Not bad for a phone camera.

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iPhone 4S First Weekend Sales Top Four Million

post from Daring Fireball on 17 October 2011 03:03:46 PM. © Daring Fireball

Apple PR:

?iPhone 4S is off to a great start with more than four millionsold in its first weekend?the most ever for a phone and morethan double the iPhone 4 launch during its first three days,?said Philip Schiller, Apple?s senior vice president of WorldwideProduct Marketing.

It just keeps growing.

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The Amazing Type-Writer

post from Daring Fireball on 17 October 2011 03:03:46 PM. © Daring Fireball

My favorite new iPhone app in months. It’s a cross between a painstakingly skeuomorphic old-timey typewriter and an-Instagram-ish public gallery for sharing your output. Great fun with a price that blows the competition out of the water.

Update: Fireballed. Cached here, and here’s the direct link to the App Store.

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http://typewritten.doormouse.org/

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Retro Recall iOS app receives great reviews from
industry experts

post from prMac on 17 October 2011 02:22:00 PM. © prMac

Jeremy Millway introduces Retro Recall 1.0.1 for iOS devices. Retro Recall randomly introduces pictures of forgotten memories from the 1980's to recent years has received some excellent reviews from websites and blogs of industry experts in the mobile application field. As the user finds a "Recall" they really relate to, like a favorite toy or movie, they can hit a button that takes them straight to a related YouTube video or its specific Wikipedia page for instant detailed information.

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http://prmac.com/release-id-32490.htm

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[Sponsor] VueScan Mobile

VueScan Mobile is an easy to use and powerful app that lets you scandocuments and photos from any HP, Epson or Canon WiFi scanner straight toyour iOS device.

In addition to sending via Email and saving to the Photos App, VueScanMobile allows you to save scanned images to any app that can open PDF orJPEG files such as iBooks, Dropbox, GoodReader and Evernote.

VueScan Mobile is brought to you by Hamrick Software, who also brought youVueScan — desktop scanning software for Mac, Windows and Linux whichsupports 1750 scanners, downloaded more than 10 million times.

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OptimizedApps launches Bully Button Mobile
Bullying Assistance/Alert App

OptimizedApps.com, an innovative developer of mobile software solutions that tackle social problems and work to shape the future of child safety, has announced the launch of Bully Button Mobile Bullying Assistance and Alert for iPhone. The app, available at iTunes and one of the first of its kind, features an exclusive system of recording and reporting a bullying event which allows users to report a bullying event directly to school authorities or parents with the touch of a button.

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http://prmac.com/release-id-32497.htm

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New iPhone Game in the App Store - Melon Jack

Boerdi Berdee introduces Melon Jack 1.0, for iOS devices. The game was available on the 7th of October. Also, try out Melon Jack Free 1.0. Melon Jack is the craziest water melon in the world. If you have patience enough, you can put him into rest places, like baskets, therefore Melon Jack will you not irritate. Features include beautiful design and graphics. It has an unique gameplay and game concept. Touch Melon Jack and like a slingshot, shoot him into a rest place.

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http://prmac.com/release-id-32383.htm

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