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
#Google to take on #Uber and #Lyft? Or just another project they will kill off in a few years? Just buy Lyft.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/google-takes-on-uber-with-new-ride-share-service-1472584235
We are only human to argue irrationally about this. #AI will come along and auto convert all code to our preference. https://medium.com/@hoffa/400-000-github-repositories-1-billion-files-14-terabytes-of-code-spaces-or-tabs-7cfe0b5dd7fd#.n6t3ot5m9
15 yrs ago, you might find this kind of button for emergencies, panic buttons, etc... now for ordering toilet rolls. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37224691
#Guardian on #Apple EU tax issue. Maybe out of jealousy? Making huge losses even as a big innovator in news sector. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/30/the-guardian-view-on-tax-and-ireland-apple-pay-your-way
$20/month 2TB #iCloud is expensive, pay $99 a year to #Microsoft and get 1TB for 5 users and get #Office365 with it. http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-beefs-up-icloud-drive-storage-capacity-to-2tb/
Started using #iOS10 beta on my main phone and wireless headset. I am so ready for the #Apple keynote next week. http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/29/12429510/apple-iphone-7-event-date-announced
#Apple ordered to repay €13B in tax by the EU. How many years will this case drag on before they see the money? http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37220799
All rumours on minor external changes to new #iPhone next week. Does it matter? Since 2006, all #Apple #Macbooks (Powerbooks) look similar.
#Microsoft needs to learn that 4-5 hours per charge is not enough. #iPad and #MacBooks can all do full 8h+ work day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUOttPF4UTo&feature=youtu.be
Interesting observation. Kind of ties in with Cognitive Surplus. https://www.amazon.com/Cognitive-Surplus-Technology-Consumers-Collaborators/dp/0143119583 https://x.com/sairakh/status/770315603806748673
#Facebook got rid of all 15 human editors of trending news team, did you even care that it was hand-picked before? http://qz.com/768122/facebook-fires-human-editors-moves-to-algorithm-for-trending-topics/
#Amazon and #Pandora getting into paid music streaming. They don't see it as replacing radio, except #Apple #Beats.
http://www.businessinsider.com/pandora-amazon-streaming-music-revenue-spotify-apple-music-2016-8
It's not a secretive hardware lab if #Facebook allows #CNN to film inside it. Try that with #Apple or #CIA. http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/03/technology/facebook-area-404-hardware-lab/
It's not hard to imagine the next #AppleWatch will have longer battery life. http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/08/28/photo-hints-at-bigger-334mah-battery-in-second-gen-apple-watch
Glad to see that the traditional way still works. Hard work pays off. http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/seniors-turning-to-uber-airbnb-and-gig-economy-for-extra-income/ar-BBw0PRf?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=UE07DHP
#Nokia is a strong brand in mobile. But is it enough to take grab sizeable market share in 1-3 or even 3-5 years? http://www.androidauthority.com/new-nokia-smartphones-confirmed-q4-2016-710592/
#Uber taking on taxi sector is proving difficult enough to not lose billions of dollars, now they take on transit? http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/25/technology/uber-plus/index.html?iid=SF_River
#AppleMusic had 15m paid subscribers less than #Spotify back in June. #EE added 14m subscribers in 2015. Go figure. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/08/25/ee-launches-first-uk-mobile-phone-contract-bundled-with-apple-mu/
A 200MB #iBrain in #iOS devices to positively balance #AI, #BigData, #Privacy and user experience. https://backchannel.com/an-exclusive-look-at-how-ai-and-machine-learning-work-at-apple-8dbfb131932b#.gne31nrbu
#Apple already have great video editing apps like #iMovie and #FinalCut, just need to add #iCloud and many users! http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-25/apple-weighs-iphone-video-editing-app-in-renewed-push-on-social-isa5rhlu
Obvious why #Uber had to quit #China, they are trying so hard to keep the losses under 2015's record of $2B a year. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-25/uber-loses-at-least-1-2-billion-in-first-half-of-2016