Why Didn’t Apple Advertise During the Super Bowl?
Lance Ulanoff thinks Apple should have advertised during yesterday’s Super Bowl: Read more...
Daring Fireball, Today, 12:20am
The iOS-ification of Apple’s Ecosystem
Federico Viticci: Read more...
Daring Fireball, Today, 12:20am
Prime
Terrific short film by Ben Wu and David Usui about Prime Burger Restaurant, a midtown Manhattan institution. (Via Rusty Blazenhoff.) Read more...
Daring Fireball, Today, 12:20am
[Sponsor] If You Can Hear It, Audio Hijack Pro Can Record It
If you want to record audio on your Mac, Audio Hijack Pro is there for you. Need a copy of that Skype conversation? Have a radio program you can’t miss? Just need a quick audio note? Audio Hijack Pro can grab it all. It’s fully functional on Mac OS X 10.7 and can even capture audio from sandboxed App Store apps too. Read more...
Daring Fireball, Today, 12:20am
Steve Ballmer Laughs at iPhone in 2007
After noting that Apple’s iPhone business now generates more revenue than all of Microsoft combined, MG Siegler linked once again to this classic 2007 interview with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Read more...
Daring Fireball, Today, 12:20am
Honeywell Goes After Nest Learning Thermostat for Patent Infringement
So depressing. It’d be one thing if Honeywell had an even vaguely Nest-like product to defend. But they don’t. And how did they get a patent for this: Read more...
Daring Fireball, Today, 12:20am
New High-DPI UI Resources in 10.7.3
Have you noticed that Safari’s hovering-over-a-link pointing-finger cursor looks a little different in Mac OS X 10.7.3? It’s not just that the finger is at a slightly different angle — it’s a new UI resource that scales gracefully to larger sizes. That’s not the only new high-DPI image resource in 10.7.3: the grabby hand in Mail, the camera cursor for selecting an individual window to take a screenshot of, and a few other UI elements got the high-DPI treatment in 10.7.3. Read more...
Daring Fireball, Today, 12:20am
Tapeheads and the Quiet Return of VHS
Section: entertainment, Department: what-won't-hipsters-do-next
Slashdot, Today, 12:05am
Verizon's double data promotion reappears Friday
Verizon Wireless is planning a number of promotions, including a buy one, get one free Droid Razr offer, designed to goose sales. The Droid 4 will also be available Friday. Read more...
CNET News.com, Today, 12:01am
A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 7
Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills. Read more...
Wired Top Stories, Today, 12:01am
Google's HUD glasses have been sighted
Rumors that HUD Google Glasses were in the works have now been confirmed--reportedly, a prototype has been seen and the glasses might even be available to people outside of Google. Read more...
CNET News.com, Yesterday, 11:38pm
Hackers wanted $50,000 to keep Symantec source code private
Symantec's agreement to pay $50,000 to prevent the leak of source code for some of its flagship products was part of a "law enforcement investigation." Read more...
CNET News.com, Yesterday, 11:03pm
Little Ice Age: It Was Not the Sun
Section: science, Department: the-earth-wants-to-kill-us
Slashdot, Yesterday, 10:10pm
Brazil sues Twitter users over speed trap and traffic tweets
As Brazil's attorney general files an injunction to block tweets and suspend accounts of Twitter users warning people about speed traps, the question is will Twitter work with the Brazilian government and use its new tweet removal policy? Read more...
CNET News.com, Yesterday, 10:05pm
Can Amazon replicate Apple's brick-and-mortar success?
Rumor has it that Amazon is considering opening stores--the real, brick-and-mortar kind. Is that a good idea? Read more...
CNET News.com, Yesterday, 9:33pm
Hacking the NES With Lisp
Section: developers, Department: covert-alien-technology
Slashdot, Yesterday, 9:00pm
Copyright defendant: Porn may be, um, unprotected
A woman accused of illegally downloading porn strikes back by claiming that it doesn't promote science or useful arts and therefore can't be copyrighted. Read more...
CNET News.com, Yesterday, 8:42pm
Facebook Orders Banks To Stop Leaking IPO Details
Section: news, Department: zuckerberg-will-break-your-legs
Slashdot, Yesterday, 8:04pm
Analyst: Apple's 'lifetime' customers locked in and lovin' it
A new report from Bernstein Research attempts to gauge the long-term worth of Apple's "lifetime customers," those who will be back every few years to buy new versions of products. Read more...
CNET News.com, Yesterday, 7:53pm
Action Abounds in Amazing Spider-Man Sneak Preview
Wired Top Stories, Yesterday, 7:26pm
Portable device to detect pathogens in 30 minutes
The goal: A handheld device, described as a molecular-level Lego set, that will test for tuberculosis and similar bugs in 30 minutes. Read more...
CNET News.com, Yesterday, 7:24pm
Lenovo Ordered To Refund 'Microsoft Tax'
Section: technology, Department: have-a-penny
Slashdot, Yesterday, 7:22pm
Designing Windows 8 or: How to Redesign a Religion (Matt Buchanan/Gizmodo)
Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
Designing Windows 8 or: How to Redesign a Religion — There are lot of hard jobs at Microsoft. Like the guy who collects Steve Ballmer's dry cleaning. But Sam Moreau just might have the hardest gig in Redmond. Or at least the most harrowing. Over the past five years … Read more...
Techmeme, Yesterday, 7:05pm
Heat-absorbing robot shares the warmth when you're cold
Looking to cut down on those expensive heating bills during the winter months? The Hagent robot concept could help you do just that. Read more...
CNET News.com, Yesterday, 6:56pm
Decipher Specs When Buying a Computer
It's not hard to get tangled in technical jargon when buying a new PC, especially if it's your first. This guide was made to help you identify what you want without having to drag your token nerd friend along. Read more...
Wired Top Stories, Yesterday, 6:55pm
SOPA and PIPA prompt Reddit, Mozilla, and 73 others to ask Congress to halt work on intellectual property laws (T.C. Sottek/The Verge)
T.C. Sottek / The Verge:
SOPA and PIPA prompt Reddit, Mozilla, and 73 others to ask Congress to halt work on intellectual property laws — A coalition of 75 groups including Reddit, Mozilla, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge, Open Congress, and Human Rights Watch, have sent an open letter … Read more...
Techmeme, Yesterday, 6:50pm
Best Buy Explains Its Leaked Apple HDTV Survey
A digital survey put out by Best Buy and leaked to The Verge this weekend asked customers to rate their interest in a $1,499, 42-inch, iOS-laden Apple HDTV. Best Buy's motivation? It was conducting a "routine offer effectiveness survey." Read more...
Wired Top Stories, Yesterday, 6:50pm
Google 'Solve For X' Website Goes Live
Section: technology, Department: where-the-equation-is-undefined
Slashdot, Yesterday, 6:40pm
Employee or Employer: Who Owns the Twitter Followers?
A blogger may be on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars in economic damages after allegedly hijacking his former employer's Twitter followers. A lawsuit brought by South Carolina-based PhoneDog Media, a mobile-phone review site, raises a novel legal issue asking the simple question: Who owns an account's Twitter followers, the employee or employer? For the moment, it looks like the employer does. Read more...
Wired Top Stories, Yesterday, 6:36pm
Transplant jaw made by 3D printer claimed as first (BBC)
BBC:
Transplant jaw made by 3D printer claimed as first — A computer model of the fitted 3D-printed jaw is shown next to an image of the manufactured part — A 3D printer-created lower jaw has been fitted to an 83-year-old woman's face in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind. Read more...
Techmeme, Yesterday, 6:35pm
Redbox pays $100 million for NCR's Blockbuster Express (Greg Sandoval/CNET)
Greg Sandoval / CNET:
Redbox pays $100 million for NCR's Blockbuster Express — Redbox announced today that it has acquired the assets NCR's entertainment business for $100 million. — NCR is a company that specializes in retail kiosks and it began operating more than 10,000 Blockbluster Express DVD kiosks … Read more...
Techmeme, Yesterday, 6:20pm
Wolfram|Alpha Pro launching this week (Rachel King/Between the Lines Blog)
Rachel King / Between the Lines Blog:
Wolfram|Alpha Pro launching this week — Summary: Wolfram|Alpha's founder explains the next big step in the evolution of the “knowledge engine,” which is touted to enable users to dig deeper than ever into its vast library and personalize their experiences. Read more...
Techmeme, Yesterday, 6:20pm
30 best iPad games
Trying to figure out which iPad games to buy with your hard-earned dough? Here's a look at our current top-30 favorites. Read more...
CNET News.com, Yesterday, 6:19pm
PlayStation Network renamed Sony Entertainment Network
Starting tomorrow, PS3 and Vita owners will sign into a rebranded online service. Read more...
CNET News.com, Yesterday, 6:16pm
Netflix gets competition with Verizon-Redbox deal
Watch out, Netflix. A new competitor will soon be entering the movie-streaming business. Verizon has announced it will team up with Coinstar, the parent of DVD rental company Redbox. CNET's Kara Tsuboi reports on the details of the partnership and why Netflix needs to worry. Read more...
CNET News.com, Yesterday, 6:11pm
Farewell Stack Exchange (Jeff Atwood/Coding Horror)
Jeff Atwood / Coding Horror:
Farewell Stack Exchange — I am no longer a part of Stack Exchange. — I still have much literal and figurative stock in the success of Stack Exchange, of course, but as of March 1st I will no longer be part of the day to day operations of the company, or the Stack Exchange sites, in any way. Read more...
Techmeme, Yesterday, 6:05pm
Friskies hijacks Facebook with real cats
Friskies kicks off a two-week Facebook marketing stunt with the Friskies Plus Playhouse, an interactive live video feed featuring 10 rescue cats playing with remote-controlled toys. Read more...
CNET News.com, Yesterday, 6:05pm
Indian Engineers Modify Kinect To Help the Blind Walk With Confidence
Section: hardware, Department: paging-geordi-laforge
Slashdot, Yesterday, 5:59pm
Google Loses Bid to Exclude E-Mail From Oracle Trial (Susan Decker/Bloomberg)
Susan Decker / Bloomberg:
Google Loses Bid to Exclude E-Mail From Oracle Trial — Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) — Google Inc., fighting a patent lawsuit filed by Oracle Corp., lost its appeals court bid to keep secret an engineer's e-mail that says the Web search company should negotiate a license for Java technology. Read more...
Techmeme, Yesterday, 5:55pm
DOE-backed Beacon Power finds buyer post-bankruptcy
Flywheel grid storage company Beacon Power has been acquired for $30.5 million in a transaction that will return about 70 percent of a government loan. Read more...
CNET News.com, Yesterday, 5:49pm
Redbox pays $100 million for NCR's Blockbuster Express
Netflix snubs DVDs while Redbox doubles down on movie discs. Redbox gets more than 10,000 Blockbuster Express kiosks. Read more...
CNET News.com, Yesterday, 5:47pm
New Intel 520 Series SSD Taps SandForce Controller
Section: hardware, Department: numbers-getting-bigger
Slashdot, Yesterday, 5:40pm
You Can't Copyright Porn, Harassed BitTorrent Defendant Insists (Enigmax/TorrentFreak)
Enigmax / TorrentFreak:
You Can't Copyright Porn, Harassed BitTorrent Defendant Insists — When confronted with an accusation that they have illegally shared unauthorized material online, Internet users quickly realize they are in a Catch 22 situation. Even if innocent, these accusations cost money to deflect … Read more...
Techmeme, Yesterday, 5:40pm
Redbox to Acquire the Assets of NCR's Entertainment Line of Business (Market Wire)
Market Wire:
Redbox to Acquire the Assets of NCR's Entertainment Line of Business — Companies Also Plan to Sign a Manufacturing and Services Agreement — Redbox Automated Retail, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) today announced... Read more...
Techmeme, Yesterday, 5:35pm
Redbox Acquires NCR, Blockbuster Express For Up To $100 Million, Boasts "More Locations ... (Austin Carr/Fast Company)
Austin Carr / Fast Company:
Redbox Acquires NCR, Blockbuster Express For Up To $100 Million, Boasts “More Locations Than McDonald's And Starbucks—Combined” — Coinstar, the company behind DVD-kiosk service Redbox, today announced it had acquired NCR for as much as $100 million. NCR, once the central rival to Redbox through … Read more...
Techmeme, Yesterday, 5:20pm
A5 Mystery Solved (Why Siri Won't Run On iPhone 4)
Section: apple, Department: can't-do-it-no-siree
Slashdot, Yesterday, 5:18pm
Hollywood's gentler post-SOPA strategy: A charm offensive
In a new charm offensive, Paramount Pictures says it's "humbled" by last month's protests over the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP--and wants to talk. Read more...
CNET News.com, Yesterday, 5:15pm
Apple accused of patent infringement (CHINAdaily)
CHINAdaily:
Apple accused of patent infringement — SHENZHEN - A Shenzhen-based enterprise has accused technology giant Apple of patent infringement on the iPad - a trademark both companies claim. — The Pudong district court in Shanghai will hear the case this month. Read more...
Techmeme, Yesterday, 5:10pm
Torrent Search Engine BTJunkie Voluntarily Shuts Down
Wired Top Stories, Yesterday, 5:09pm