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Paul Thurrott on Why the Apple Watch is a Disaster
The Problem with Apple Watch in a Nutshell - Paul Thurrott
But the thing about the Apple Watch is that it transcends the normal Apple complaints and even the normal Apple accolades. It’s not intuitive, because you really need to train yourself to use it. It’s not simple to buy, and for a wide
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Some Changes Coming to Android Wear
Sony Says Pop-Up Notifications Will Come to Android Wear - ReadWrite
According to Sony, Google gave its watch platform more than just flick-based controls, always-on apps, and a new built-in app launcher. Android Wear devices like the SmartWatch 3 will also get pop-up notifications and adjustable font sizes. Considering there are
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Lucas Knows His Dialogue Is Wooden, but Thinks That's Just Fine
Stephen Colbert and George Lucas talk Star Wars, wooden dialogue and Howard the Duck - Polygon
Colbert: Do you think it’s necessary for a great movie that you still understand the emotion with the sound off?
Lucas: No. I believe half a movie is the sound. The sound is extremely important, but the dialogue is
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The Best Alley Oop of the Year
Wow! Sergnb answered the pertinent question:
It wasn't legal until he made it. And then it was legal because it was dope as ****
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I Made a Custom iPhone Wallpaper for WWDC 2015
I hope you enjoy this iPhone wallpaper based on the WWDC 2015 logo. I’m using it on my phone right now and it looks pretty sharp!
Download it here (includes 2 versions with and without text).
UPDATE: There are now 3 editions of the wallpaper: iPhone 6, 6 plus, and desktop. Each one has
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The Human Reason for Wanting Nicer Tech
Richard Anderson wrote a very good piece over on Sanspoint about nerd elitism today. The article makes some good points about taking the time to step back and recognize that we needn’t look down on those who don’t share our obsessions. However, this line stuck out to me:
The camera on my iPhone
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How Silicon Valley's Amazing Dick Joke Came to Be
An Oral History Of That Ultra-Sophisticated ‘Silicon Valley’ Dick Joke
T.J. MILLER (Erlich Bachmann): I thought it was likely going to be the greatest joke in the history of American comedy. That was ambitious, but eventually, we came to find out that it was the greatest dick joke in the history of American,
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Jiro Dreams of Bloodborne
The Zen of Bloodborne: What gaming can teach us about repetition | Polygon
The problem with repetition is that it tends to make us mindless due to the fact that we think we know what to expect. I’m often mindless as I clean. Dan Stapleton becomes mindless when he replays a bit of Bloodborne.
People
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There Has Never Been One Best iPhone Size for Everybody
Manton Reese - No Perfect iPhone Size
The lesson from all these switches couldn’t be more clear: there’s no longer one perfect iPhone for everyone.
I hate to disagree with Manton, because I think he’s really smart, but there has never been one perfect iPhone size for everyone. For the longest time there
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HBO's First Real Test
HBO Now is the exception to the cord-cutting rule | PandoDaily
And the company has already admitted that it can’t build the streaming service on its own, so it’s tapped MLB Advanced to make sure its videos reach consumers. If HBO Now is able to withstand the demand for a standalone HBO channel,
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Amazing Quotes from the Original iPhone Introduction
Here’s the archived page of Engadget’s live-blog of the iPhone introduction in 2007. There hare hundreds of comments, but these are some of my favorites. It’s amazing what we found important in a phone just 8 years ago.
Steve had his doubts
Uhm, why? In a time long ago people used
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Android's Ecosystem Is Better Than Ever, But It Still Sucks
I made a bold move from iPhone to Android, and I completely regret it - Business Insider
Apps are an utter disaster. Nearly every iOS version of an app looks slicker and operates better than its Android counterpart. Good luck finding a good Twitter app because the official one is a pain, and all the other
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Jacob Swinney's Awesome Filmmaker Montages
Jacob Swinney has been making some pretty incredible montages of certain filmmakers’ work. I’m a huge Spike Jonze and Sofia Coppola fan, so these videos stood out to me, but he has plenty more on his Vimeo page.
Sofia Coppola's Dreamscapes from Jacob T. Swinney on Vimeo.
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Apple's App Advantage is Continuing on the Watch
Android Wear officially launched back in June 2014 and was met with mixed reviews. One of the things Google touted was their developer support they were seeing for the platform, and how this would lead to long-term success in the market. According to Android Central, there were 69 apps with Wear functionality on day
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Rene Ritchie on the 5th Anniversary of the iPad
iMore - The iPad and its impact: Five years later
Yet through it all, to many people, the iPad remains the most usable, most accessible computer they’ve ever owned. It remains their first, best window into the world of the internet and apps.
The iPad is an amazing computer. It manages to simultaneously be the
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Tim Cook On "Religious Freedom" Laws
Tim Cook: Pro-discrimination ‘religious freedom’ laws are dangerous - The Washington Post
I remember what it was like to grow up in the South in the 1960s and 1970s. Discrimination isn’t something that’s easy to oppose. It doesn’t always stare you in the face. It moves in the shadows. And sometimes it
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HTC Brags About the Ultimate Bullshit Spec
Readwrite - The HTC One M9’s Best Feature Doesn’t Actually Exist Yet
HTC decided to do just that by boasting about the fact that the One M9 offers a stunning 2 terabytes—yes, you read that correctly—of microSD storage.
There’s just one problem: 2TB microSD cards basically don’t exist yet. The
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My 3 Favorite Apple Watch Quotes
All from nerdy tech writers, of course.
Marco Arment wrote a post last night about this where he dropped this gem:
Once you’re accustomed to wearing one, going out for a night without your Apple Watch is going to feel like going out without your phone.
In a similar vein, Jason Snell has been