December 2011
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Apple Says Siri’s Abortion Answers Are a Glitch →
NY Times:
Apple said Wednesday that the apparent inability of Siri, the virtual assistant in the iPhone 4S, to retrieve information about abortion clinics and women’s health services in some areas was not intentional or deliberate.
The company attributed the problem to kinks in the product that were still being ironed out. Siri is officially still a beta or test product.
Siri is still in...
November 2011
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Spotify Apps are here!
Today Spotify released an API and an app store. You can catch up on the news over at Techmeme.
Spotify:
Thanks to Spotify Apps, the best music reviewers can help you discover great music to listen to. Help yourself to recommendations through Last.fm and We Are Hunted, and expert tips from Rolling Stone, The Guardian, and Pitchfork.
But that’s not all…
Let’s say you’re listening to a new...
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Zuckerberg's Strategy: Two Steps Forward, One Step... →
Liz Gannes:
At this point, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s pattern on privacy is clear. Launch new stuff that pushes the boundaries of what people consider comfortable. Apologize and assure users that they control their information, but rarely pull back entirely, and usually reintroduce similar features at a later date when people seem more ready for it.
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Should RIM port BlackBerry Messenger to iOS and...
VentureBeat:
In yet another blow for BlackBerry loyalists, Research in Motion announced BlackBerry Mobile Fusion today, a tool that will allow businesses to make employee iOS and Android devices just as secure as RIM’s own smartphones.
Related: RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger service is one of the best messaging platforms out there. How long before RIM gives up on BlackBerry and ports their...
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“Social apps have an ephemeral quality. We used to joke that sites like MySpace...”
– Nate Bolt, co-founder and president of Bolt | Peters.
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On Microsoft Office's Perilous Future
Microsoft’s technology dominates corporate IT departments. The sad reality is that businesses have been slow to adopt the new cloud stuff. And yet, when it comes time for businesses to finally upgrade their tech, they are realizing that Google’s offering is not only superior to Microsoft’s, but it is also a lot cheaper.
NY Times:
Google maximizes the appeal of documents,...
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Watch3D printers have been around for a while. I have been meaning to get one, but money is a little tight. I cannot afford a $5,000 hobby.
Yet I still want one. The ability to design an object and then print it is every modern designer’s dream.
This is why I am excited for Printrbot. Printrbot is looking to bring 3D printing to the masses. And at a sub-$500 price point, it could happen.
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Save our billboard!
Yahoo finally decided to stop paying for that ridiculous billboard of theirs here in San Francisco. I don’t know about you, but I am sad to see it go. I have fond memories of being greeted by that billboard on the way home from SFO after a long flight.
Here’s to you, old friend.
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