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Apple updates ‘Made for iPhone’ standards for case makers⇢
I was only at the Genius Bar a few months past the launch of the iPhone 3G, but even then, it was awkward to tell customers that they had to pay to have their damaged phones replaced, even if they were in cases purchased in the very same store. While no case is perfect, I’m glad to see Apple working to improve what earns the MFi program badge.
Connected 17: On Principle, I Shunned These Ideas⇢
This week on Connected:
This week, Federico, Myke and what’s left of Stephen discuss some Evernote follow-up, recent App Store drama and what’s going on with Twitter clients.
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Inside the Mac Pro⇢
I’m usually not one to link to patents, but Apple’s applications for the Mac Pro include some beautiful imagery and this abstract:
Apple’s Patent Abstract: An internal component and external interface arrangement for a cylindrical compact computing system is described that includes at least a structural heat sink having triangular shape disposed within a cylindrical volume defined by a cylindrical housing. A computing engine having a generally triangular shape is described having internal components that include a graphics processing unit (GPU) board, a central processing unit (CPU) board, an input/output (I/O) interface board, an interconnect board, and a power supply unit (PSU).
Twitter clients in 2014⇢
Federico Viticci:
I started using the official Twitter client as my main Twitter app on my iPhone and iPad.
For the past six months, I’ve been reevaluating my entire Twitter experience based on the apps I use to read tweets and interact with people. The idea made a lot more sense once I stepped out of my preconceptions: I wanted to understand what 2014 Twitter was like and if that meant sacrificing my nerd cred and use a Muggle’s Twitter app, so be it. But at the same time, I’ve gone back and forth between Twitter and third-party clients, primarily out of habit, but also because they still offer powerful features and design details that I appreciate.
Lost Generation of Sudan⇢
In May of this year, my brother, brother-in-law and several close friends got on a plane and flew to South Sudan to document the ravages of the war that has been smoldering there since 1989.
For the uninitiated, Sudan and South Sudan are ground zero for some of the worst humanitarian situations in the world. For 25 years, the government of Sudan has committed mass murder on a horrific scale supported international terrorist organizations with complete impunity. Omar al-Bashir and his government has been systematically bombing and starving entire people groups to death.
Fans scramble for iPod Classic⇢
Paul Gallagher:
One of this year’s hottest Christmas presents is no longer available in the shops. Two months after Apple announced the demise of its iPod Classic MP3 player, the model is selling secondhand for up to four times its original price as aficionados clamour to get their hands on one.
With a storage capacity double the size of any current iPods still being made, versions of the 160GB Classic – which can hold around 40,000 songs – are being sold as new via Amazon for up to £670. More than 3,000 of the models – the seventh, final version came out in 2010 – have been sold on eBay since the Classic was retired in October, most for between £350 and £500.Even refurbished older models now cost far more than the £229 for which the later generations retailed.
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The remarkable odyssey of Bill Fernandez⇢
Here’s your required Sunday afternoon reading.
‘Oh, do you need to leave?’
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been wearing a Pebble smartwatch to evaluate the usefulness of notifications on my wrist.
The promise of a wrist-based notification system is one of glanceable information. “There’s no need to be rude and pull your phone out,” the wearable market says. “Just discretely look at your wrist!”
What I’ve discovered is that there are lots of situations that looking at your watch is also considered rude.
Evernote posts FAQ about Context⇢
The business model isn’t what I thought it was:
Is this advertising?
No. Evernote does not get paid based on the number of views or clicks. We have no financial incentive to show any articles or other content. We only show things that we think are useful to our users. We don’t share user account information with our partners and we allow users to determine which Context sources they want to see, or to turn the feature off completely.
Connected 16: Spinning Down This Rolodex⇢
This week, on Connected:
Stephen, Myke and Federico discuss accents, social networks, web browsers and the Today widget fiasco. Myke has a headache again.
Do not miss the accompanying B-Side, in which we accidentally recreated the award-winning After Dark 457.
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