Roni Caryn Rabin and Reed Abelson:
State insurance regulators say they have approved rates for 2014 that are at least 50 percent lower on average than those currently available in New York. Beginning in October, individuals in New York City who now pay $1,000 a month or more for coverage will be able to shop for health insurance for as little as $308 monthly. With federal subsidies, the cost will be even lower.
Nilay Patel did the math on AT&T’s “Next” plan. In short, it’s an all-new way to get screwed over by the carrier.
Chuck Skoda tweeted earlier that “Skeuomorphism is alive and well” in Logic Pro X, linking to this page on Apple’s site, which shows plug-ins and sounds that come bundled with the application.
In the classical sense, “skeuomorphic” design is when an app’s UI looks like real-world devices. That’s what Logic Pro X is steeped in. Dials on amps in the application look like dials on amps do in the real world.
Either the NDA really is dying, or someone is about to get a super fun call from Apple’s legal team.
Update: The videos are still there, but Rene Ritchie at iMore is reporting they are indeed in violation of the NDA. Update 2: Aaaaaaaaand they’re gone.
Last week, San Francisco Bay Area FOX affiliate KTVU-TV shared the names of the pilots on Asiana Airlines Flight 214.
(I have decided not to re-publish the list of names KTVU reported, but that link above has them in the video. They are racially insensitive, to say the least.)
This morning, USA Today reported that Asiana Airlines is suing the TV station over the report:
Asiana has decided to sue KTVU-TV to “strongly respond to its racially discriminatory report” that disparaged Asians, Asiana spokeswoman Lee Hyomin said. She said the airline will likely file suit in U.S. courts.
Ever wonder how the Pixar films fit together? Well, Jon Negroni has a theory that will blow your mind.
via The Verge
Digg (yes, that Digg) has released a new RSS Reader for the web, iPhone, and iPad (Android coming soon). The design is sleek and clean, and the apps are speedy and efficient.
Whether you’re a hardcore RSS junky or simply want all your favorite online reading in one place, Digg Reader is for you. It’s free and available today! Sponsorship by The Syndicate.
Mr. Blanc:
At the end of the day, Flickr is the only place I’ve got to put my best photographic work. And as much as I love the service, it’s just not cutting it — it doesn’t feel like the right place for my best photographic work. And I suspect I’m not alone.
Earlier today, Nokia took the wraps off its newest Windows Phone 8 phone. 1 The new phone sports a 4.5-inch 1280 x 768 display, and comes in white, black or yellow.
Oh, and a 41-megapixel camera sensor coupled with a new imaging SDK. On yesterday’s episode of The Prompt, we spoke about the gap between our iPhones and “real” cameras. (In my case, the Olympus E-PL5.) What would it be like to have Instagram or VSCO Cam built-in on my camera?
After 30 years in print, the current August issue of PCWorld will be the last, IDG announced today. The magazine will switch to a digital-only format from now on.
There are 339,000 print subscribers, per the title’s AAM audit report, and if they want it, they’ll need to register online to receive the digital version of the title.
If I have to explain why, you haven’t been paying attention to the media business for the past decade or so. The web has been awfully hard on magazines, and no category has suffered more than computer publications. Both readers and advertisers have largely moved online. Many of them did so years ago — especially the sort of tech-savvy people who once read PC magazines. At the end, PCWorld was about a quarter the size it once was in terms of pages and had lost two-thirds of its readership. I don’t even want to think about what had happened to its profits.
This week on The Prompt, Myke and I discuss Federico’s absence, Myke’s recent government questioning and then cameras and photo management with correspondent Shawn Blanc.
Federico “Special Business” Viticci:
The concept of the App Store is, like iTunes, strong enough to last for a decade and more. The App Store service and apps were built and designed in 2008, and they can’t stand the weight of a million apps anymore. Apple will need to focus on discovery, improved search, personalized recommendations, developer relations, and new markets if they want to bring the App Store to the next level.