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#Pocket and #Instapaper charging $30-$45 a year for sorting out my digital news clippings is just silly. Many free + better apps out there.
Simply moving from #Readability to the built-in #ReadingList on iOS and macOS. Thought about using #Instapaper and #Pocket, too expensive.
Quick closing of #Readability by end of sept. They didn’t have a viable business model. Just a free app for 5 years. http://thenextweb.com/apps/2016/09/01/readability-is-shutting-down-its-read-later-service-this-month/#gref
They only said it can work under water, not fire or explosion resistant. I am sure it can blend too. #GalaxyNote7 https://x.com/ruskin147/status/771660957315497984
#ElonMusk having a bad week, #SpaceX Explosion + 5% fall of Tesla stocks. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37247077
#Samsung to recall #GalaxyNote7. Market is much more competitive, say goodbye to Note7 and wait for #GalaxyNote8. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/samsung-delays-phone-shipment-battery-explosion-claims-41789851
#Apple is starting to clean up #AppStore, we don’t need 2m apps to choose from. We just need high quality apps. https://developer.apple.com/support/app-store-improvements/
#Google cancelling #ProjectAra. Idea was so PC-like. Forgetting that mobile and laptop is all about miniaturization. http://thenextweb.com/google/2016/09/02/google-reportedly-canceled-project-ara-plans-build-modular-smartphones/
#SamsungGearS3, new #smartwatches from Samsung which keeps mocking #Google by not adopting #AndroidWear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynTB211p1PQ&feature=youtu.be
Better bandwidth with optical fibre and 4G. Smaller files with new lossless compression and av codecs. Life is good. https://lyncd.com/2015/09/lossless-compression-innovation/
Thanks #Facebook for open sourcing #Zstandard lossless compression algorithm. Joining #Apple, #Google and others. https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/31/facebook-open-sources-zstandard-compression-algorithm-and-myrocks-storage-engine/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&sr_share=twitter
New #GorillaGlass to better protect gadgets from clumsy owners. When will we get something stronger than diamond? http://www.corning.com/gorillaglass/worldwide/en/glass-types/gorilla-glass-sr-plus.html