Jul 16 2010
Link: What’s Really Going on Behind Murdoch’s Paywall?
Michael Wolff on Rupert Murdoch’s paywall on the Times:
My sources say that not only is nobody subscribing to the website, but subscribers to the paper itself—who have free access to the site—are not going beyond the registration page. It’s an empty world.
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Jul 16 2010
Link: Times Paywall is a Flop
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Jul 16 2010
This looks good, I can think of a couple of easy apps I’d like to write.
App Inventor requires NO programming knowledge. This is because instead of writing code, you visually design the way the app looks and use blocks to specify the app’s behavior.
(via App Inventor for Android)
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Jul 15 2010
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
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Jul 15 2010
Article by the New York Times implying that Google’s search algorithm should be subject to government regulation. In response, Danny Sullivan gives a great response explaining why the New York Times needs government regulation.
New York Times:
When Google was a pure search engine, it was easy to appear agnostic about search results, with no reason to play favorites with one Web site or another. But as Google has branched out into online services from maps and videos to comparison shopping, it has acquired pecuniary incentives to favor its own over rivals.
Danny Sullivan:
When the New York Times was a pure newspaper, it was easy to appear agnostic about its editorial coverage, with no reason to play favorites with one business or another. But as the New York Times has branched out, making investments in external companies, it has acquired pecuniary [that means financial, by the way] incentives to favor those over rivals.
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Jul 15 2010
Link: Apple’s Bumper case alleviates the iPhone 4 signal-loss problem
Is it just a coincidence that the first case that Apple have made for their iPhone also fixes the antenna issue? When the bumper cases were first released I heard people question why Apple was getting into the ‘cases game’. Perhaps now we know why…
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Jul 15 2010
Link: Apple Engineer Told Jobs IPhone Antenna Might Cut Calls
[…] a person familiar with the matter said.
(sounds like a really reliable source…)
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Jul 15 2010
Link: US Sen. Schumer writes letter to Apple CEO over iPhone 4 antenna
Perhaps politicians should stick to, you know, politics?
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Jul 15 2010
Be calm. Stay tuned. It’s just a phone.
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