Steve Jobs believed people didn’t know what they wanted until it was presented to them. Pinterest seems to be taking a page out of Jobs’ playbook.
via Pocket http://mashable.com/2013/10/11/pinterest-telefonica-partnership/
Daily Archives: October 11, 2013
Fill your iPhone 5C’s sad, empty case holes with CaseCollage’s cat faces (and other stuff)
That iPhone 5C you’ve got outfitted with a swiss cheese-esque Apple case might’ve looked pretty fresh at first, but it’s been a few weeks and you’re starting to wish those holes had something a bit more exciting to look at inside.
via Pocket http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/11/iphone-5c-casecollage/
This Startup Teaches Skills for Success
In 2009, the tech scene in New York City was just emerging. People were looking for alternatives to a traditional career, for work they found meaningful and many were landing in entrepreneurship — but the growing community lacked a physical space.
via Pocket http://mashable.com/2013/10/11/matt-brimer-general-assembly/
Instagram’s latest iOS update removes option to disable automatic video playback (update : Instagram responds)
If you’re like us, you turned off Instagram’s automatic video playback almost as soon as video became available. However, those who’ve grabbed the service’s latest iOS app have discovered an unpleasant surprise: the auto-play toggle has quietly disappeared.
Former CEO’s advice to Apple: Buy big companies
John Sculley, Apple’s chief executive from 1983 to 1993, has some unsolicited advice for the company he used to run: acquire more companies.
via Pocket http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57607162-37/former-ceos-advice-to-apple-buy-big-companies/
Apple’s ‘spaceship’ campus shown to scale in gorgeous miniature model
We’ve seen plenty of mockups, renders, and even floor plans for Apple’s proposed “spaceship” campus, but a new, intricately detailed model provides the best look yet at what Apple is hoping to build.
via Pocket http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/11/4828742/apple-spaceship-campus-miniature-model
Google also plans to use Google+ Pages for shared endorsements starting on November 11
Google today announced an upcoming change to its terms of service that will let the company add profiles’ names and photos to certain parts of its advertising as of November 11. It turns out the feature, called shared endorsements, will impact not just Google+ users, but Page owners as well.
Apple’s spaceship HQ goes from drawings to 3D diorama
We’ve seen what Apple’s campus reboot looks like in numerous renderings and drawings, but missing was a third dimension. Now Apple has put together a miniature 3D model of the design to pitch Cupertino, Calif.’s city council.
Browser Wars: the best 10 Android browsers go toe-to-toe, part 1
Despite the mind-boggling rise in the number of apps that often take a share from your time spent surfing the interwebs the old fashion dedicated-browser-way, you’re still bound to fire those up more often than most anything else on your smartphone.
Dried up: climate change could leave another billion people without enough water
The wars of the future may be fought not over gold or oil, but instead over a resource far more mundane: water.
via Pocket http://theverge.com/2013/10/11/4828128/water-scarcity-crisis-for-us-fueled-by-climate-change
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