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Apple doesn’t plan to recall the phone

”[…] a person familar with the matter said.” (must be a really reliable source) Apple Knew of iPhone Antenna Glitch – WSJ.com

Be calm. Stay tuned. It’s just a phone.

Reality Check: Modding the DROID X may not lead to a bricked phone « Boy Genius Report

It looks like the iPhone 4 might be their Vista, and I’m okay with that.

said Kevin Turner, Microsoft’s chief operating officer, in a keynote speech at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), which runs through Thursday in Washington, D.C.

via Reseller News > Microsoft exec mocks iPhone 4, dubs it Apple’s Vista

Just avoid holding it in that way.

This is why we love Steve Jobs: Apple responds over iPhone 4 reception issues: you’re holding the phone the wrong way — Engadget

While the financial success has been great, there are other aspects of the business that I would consider more of a success personally. I genuinely still love what I do. I work with interesting, funny people. My wife and I are expecting our first child soon and I can work the hours I want. For me these things are much better indicators of a successful business than anything on a spreadsheet.

Profitable and proud: Campaign Monitor – (37signals)

Prime Minister John Key is urging Kiwis not to be jealous if the rich get more from Thursday’s Budget tax package – because the rich are crucial to the economy.

Budget gifts for the rich – politics – national | Stuff.co.nz

If you aren’t sure what we are missing out on in NZ here’s a list of some important user features that came in 2.0 or 2.1…

The features Kiwis miss out on with Android 1.6

At least 65,000 mobile phones powered by Google’s Android operating system are being shipped every day, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said Thursday.

AFP: 65,000 Android phones shipping every day: Google

Look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don’t have the first, the other two will kill you.

Quote from Warren Buffet, via The Big Game, Zuckerberg and Overplaying your Hand

So, what might be the best of green design for 2010 are the things that don’t get designed. Don’t design me a new iPhone, figure out how to make my old one last. Don’t design me a new “green house”, figure out how to make the one I have more efficient. Don’t sell me physical objects, help me re-purpose the ones I have or otherwise give me digital tools for a higher quality of life that don’t require Chinese injection moldings.

SAUL GRIFFITH – Engineer, Innovator, and Founder of Makani Power, Howtoons, and Instructables via GREEN DESIGN PREDICTIONS FOR 2010! | Inhabitat – Green Design Will Save the World