Daily Archives: December 13, 2011

Now It’s Legal For Pilots To Use iPads In The Cockpit (AAPL)

December 13, 2011
Now It’s Legal For Pilots To Use iPads In The Cockpit (AAPL)

Image: United Continental Holdings See Also: Apple’s Mobile Ad Platform Is Tanking, So Apple Is Lowering Prices One Key Detail That Was Missing From Last Night’s Report On Apple iAds CHART OF THE DAY: The Mobile Ad Market Is Astoundingly Tiny The FAA has approved the use of iPads in cockpits as a replacement...

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Gwyneth Paltrow gets into the iOS app game with GOOP City

December 13, 2011
Gwyneth Paltrow gets into the iOS app game with GOOP City

Screenshot from GOOP City (click to enlarge) Gwyneth Paltrow just became the latest celebrity to toss her cap into the mobile app market. GOOP, the lifestyle-focused email newsletter run by the Oscar-winning actress, announced on Tuesday the debut of a new iOS app called “GOOP City.” The app, which costs $3.99 and can be...

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Professional Network Identified Poaches LinkedIn Product Manager Janet Ryu

December 13, 2011
Professional Network Identified Poaches LinkedIn Product Manager Janet Ryu

Scrappy  job candidate scoring database Identified will stop at nothing to become a contender in the professional network space. This morning it delivered a flaming uppercut to reigning champion LinkedIn, hiring away key product manager Janet Ryu. She built LinkedIn’s People You May Know and Who’s Viewed Your Profile features, and previously studied engineering at...

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WordPress 3.3 Update Is Slick: Tumblr Importer, iPad Optimization, Co-Editing Alerts

December 13, 2011
WordPress 3.3 Update Is Slick: Tumblr Importer, iPad Optimization, Co-Editing Alerts

Yesterday WordPress launched version 3.3, named in honor of the great jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt, has two goals: To make the editing process easier for return users, and help introduce new bloggers to the platform. A few new features make that possible: the new toolbar is a combination of the admin bar an the...

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The Windows 8 music player has been whacked by the ugly stick

December 13, 2011
The Windows 8 music player has been whacked by the ugly stick

Well, this is disheartening. While the ‘Metro’ design theme that Windows 8 is set to embody has generally been met with positive reviews, it has always run the risk of being too flat, to square, and too dull. The music player that, according to recent leaks, is present in the current build of the...

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Introducing….The Dolphin Jetpack

December 13, 2011

A French jet ski champion has released an absolutely insane Flyboard for professional jet-skier Franky Zapata along with the following video demoing the product. The device is actually quite simple. The “Zapata Flyboard” attaches to a jet ski motor then pushes the resulting water through a long hose that connects to a pair of water boots...

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THE GOOGLE INVESTOR: Can Google Beat Microsoft At Its Own Game? (GOOG)

December 13, 2011
THE GOOGLE INVESTOR: Can Google Beat Microsoft At Its Own Game? (GOOG)

The Google Investor is a daily report from SAI. Sign up here to receive it by email See Also: THE GOOGLE INVESTOR: Chrome Surpasses Firefox, Sneaking Up To Take On Microsoft’s IE THE GOOGLE INVESTOR: Google Getting It From All Angles – Verizon, The EU, Dell THE GOOGLE INVESTOR: Android Is The Trojan Horse...

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RANKED: The 10 Best New Smartphones Of 2011 (AAPL, GOOG, NOK, MSFT)

December 13, 2011
RANKED: The 10 Best New Smartphones Of 2011 (AAPL, GOOG, NOK, MSFT)

Image: Steve Kovach, Business Insider See Also: The Best Mobile Games That Will Take You Hours To Beat 11 Screenshots That Prove Android Apps Are Uglier Than iOS Apps Nokia Exec: ‘Youth Are Pretty Much Fed Up With iPhones’ Smartphones came a long way this year. In just 12 months, we went from 4-inch...

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CHART OF THE DAY: The Mobile Ad Market Is Astoundingly Tiny (AAPL, GOOG, YHOO, MSFT)

December 13, 2011
CHART OF THE DAY: The Mobile Ad Market Is Astoundingly Tiny (AAPL, GOOG, YHOO, MSFT)

The mobile display ad market in the U.S. is amazingly tiny, according to data from IDC (via the WSJ). For 2011, the total market will be just $630 million. Below, you can see who’s winning the mobile ad wars. For all of the negativity around Apple’s mobile ad efforts, it’s pretty impressive that it’s...

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Three Out of Four Mobile Developers Writing for iOS First

December 13, 2011
Three Out of Four Mobile Developers Writing for iOS First

Android is making some big news at the end of the year. The platform is seeing a billion app downloads a month, it controls nearly 50% of the smartphone market, new devices are being released every week and Ice Cream Sandwich is starting to make its way into the hands of consumers. With everything...

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