Sophos, the IT security and data protection company has a new warning on its Naked Security blog today that a fake Instagram app is infecting Android devices with malware.
Jackpot.
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Apple Giving 10.6 to MobileMe Users
Joshua Schnell, over at Macgasm:
Haven’t upgraded to Lion or iCloud because you still haven’t forked out money for Snow Leopard yet? No worries, Apple has your back. Apple is now giving away Snow Leopard to potential iCloud customers.
In an article sent to MobileMe customers, Apple has recommended that potential customers get in touch with Apple to receive a free DVD of Snow Leopard so that users can upgrade to Lion, and move to iCloud.
Caring Matters (Or: Why Does Google Let Android Continue to Suck?)
Earlier today, I linked to this article, that quoted Google CEO Larry page as saying:
I believe Android was very important for Google. I wouldn’t say it was critical.
He also discussed than Android is a means to get people to use existing Google services.
Now, Google doesn’t charge for services that most consumers use. It does, however, use them to display ads.
Therefore, it’s not a long stretch to simply say this: Android is no different from other Google services and products. It’s designed to get ads in front of people’s eyeballs.
Groupon Has Trouble With Math
39 Missions
Did you know Discovery had more flights than any other spacecraft ever built? Learn more about the shuttle here.
On Registering a New Product
Sometimes, you come across a part of Apple’s site that hasn’t been updated in a while, like I did today:
Larry Page: Android Isn’t Critical
Oracle completed its cross-examination of Google CEO Larry Page today in the copyright phase of the trial between the two Silicon Valley giants, and Page was quite candid about Android’s importance to Google as a whole. When asked if he believed Android was a critical asset to Google around 2010, Page said: “I believe Android was very important for Google. I wouldn’t say it was critical.”
‘The Lost Steve Jobs Tapes’
Fast Company has unearthed some lost interview tapes featuring Steve Jobs. There’s a lot of good stuff in this piece. Be sure to check out the highlights page, too.
Old Mac of the Month: Beige PowerMac G3
This month’s entry is written by John C. Vieira. He’s a copywriter living in Portland, Oregon. It’s very important that you read his blog at jcv.me and follow him on twitter @thelegendofjohn. Seriously, his self-esteem is directly tied to his internet popularity.
What does it mean to be the last of your kind?
The beige Power Macintosh G3 knows. It was the last beige Macintosh. It looked like every Power Mac before it but it was top of the line and it came with that ad campaign where a snail was carrying a Pentium II processor on its shell. It was the first computer to use the G3—the third generation of PowerPC processors. It could perform just as well and sometimes better, than its immediate, supposedly superior and certainly more notorious, replacement.
The 512 Podcast: A God Among Bloggers
Australian Team Making Mac Fragrance — Seriously
Would you like to smell like your MacBook Pro?
No, not now that you’ve taken it to all the corners of your living space and the rear seats in coach on American Airlines. But the original, virginal, just-unboxed smell that apparently some find tantalizingly distinctive.
I have great news for you. For three Australian designers, collectively knows as Greatest Hits, decided that the world needed a fragrance that smells like Apple products. So, as 9to5 Mac sniffs it, they went to a “scent solutions company” called Air Aroma and put their noses to the grindstone.