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Bite Size Tech #9: Truly, truly, truly fantastic
More obscene data collection from the NSA, Safari gets called the new IE (shudder), Apple Music is awesome, Uncharted looks soooo good, and the Nintendo PlayStation sees the light of day.
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Sony's Doing Alright in Europe
PlayStation 4 dominates Europe with ’70-90%’ of console market - VG 24/7
PlayStation 4 is currently enjoying nothing less than 70% market-share in any European nation, SCEE president Jim Ryan has told VG247.
“We have a very significant market leadership,” said Ryan, speaking in Los Angeles earlier this month.
“Well, we have market
Apple's Pride 2015 Video
The biggest company in the world enthusiastically embracing equal rights. You gotta love it.
My Home Screen: July 2015
What’s New?
SO MUCH!
The entire structure of my iPhone home screens has been changed since we last talked. First off, I moved all apps to the first screen (with about 30 in folders) and a few apps that are getting tested on page 2. This new arrangement is working great for me so
Happy July Fourth!
If you live in the United States, which my metrics tell me is 65% of you, happy Independence Day! I'm taking the day off, and I hope you can as well. Grill some food, see some family, and watch fireworks.
For everyone else, be prepared for a whole lot of red, white, and
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No, the Law Isn't Optional
Simon Maloy writing for Salon on some conservatives' claims that religion protects them from following the law:
“I was not elected Governor of Arkansas to surrender all our rights as citizens to an all-powerful federal autocracy,” Orval Faubus declared in a 1958 speech resisting the Court-mandated racial integration of public schools. “It
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The First 15 Minutes of Beats 1 Radio
In case like me, you missed the launch of Beats 1, this fine soul recorded the first few minutes. Zane did a really great job getting the station going.
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Pitchfork's Overlooked Albums of 2015 So Far
Pitchfork released a list of some of the best, least noticed albums of the first half of the year. With Apple Music out there, there should be no excuse not to check out some of these weird little gems.
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Apple Music 1.0 is Great, Therefore it Sucks
Apple Music's a Crushing Disappointment, But Not Because It’s Bad - Gizmodo
Apple Music does everything it’s supposed to: It plays music on demand for $10 per month. The app is fun to use, as Gizmodo’s Kelsey pointed out yesterday. You’re never at a loss for some inviting tile to
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General Grievous
via Star Wars
Yes, the Star Wars prequels were terrible, but they did have some talented artists working on them. It's a shame such stylish characters were wasted.
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Uncharted 4's Full Demo is Out of this World
Uncharted 4 had an imressive showing at E3 last month, but it appears we only saw the boring part of the demo. Naughty Dog revealed the entire demo today and it's absolutely amazing.
Even if they have to scale some things back for the final version of the game (like they have to
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Declaring App Bankruptcy
A Fresh Start (on my iPhone) by Rob Conybeer
Yesterday I returned from vacation, and went to sync my iPhone with iTunes on my desktop at home. I had about 250 application updates waiting for me, and between that and the volume of photos I took on vacation, the sync refused to finish. I thought
Apple Music's "Human Touch"
I finally set up my Apple Music account late last night and after a quick setup, I was up and running. The above playlist was the first thing Apple Music recommended to me, and it was great!
I've seen playlists like this in Spotify before, and they've been…okay. This playlist
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Safari is the New IE...or it Isn't...Umm
Nolan Lawson made waves with this article on Safari lagging behind other browsers.
At this point, we in the web community need to come to terms with the fact that Safari has become the new IE. Microsoft is repentant these days, Google is pushing the web as far as it can go, and Mozilla is
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Lorenzo Pennati's Stunning Photography
I first saw Lorenzo Pennati's work last week and am extremely impressed with his work. He has a ton more on his site that you should take a few minutes and enjoy.
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Apple Doesn't Have to Play the Free Music Game
The Great Apple Music Pivot - Above Avalon
Apple Music's family plan option will give the service life, but more is needed. The free music subscription model will eventually be too difficult for Apple to ignore.
I disagree entirely. How many times has Apple refused to play the same race-to-the-bottom game