It was a busy week for the Apple rumor mill: Word broke that Apple was starting production of a new iPhone this quarter. Rumors spread that it wants to have a new iPad out this month. There were also rumors that it’s working on a ultra high def TV. And there’s talk that it’s...
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David Thomas Smith An artist named David Thomas Smith is putting on an exhibition at The Copper House Gallery called Anthropocene. Smith took images from Google Maps and patterned them using motifs typical of Persian rugs. The result is remarkable: twisted, elastic shapes and forms that, on closer inspection, reveal themselves to be our...
Despite numerous requests, Spotify has yet to build Notification Center support into its Mac app. This is where “Spotify Notifications” comes into play, a simple app which displays a notification every time a song starts playing. The free app might not be the perfect fit for every user, but if you’re a fan of Spotify’s radio...
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When Flipboard recently announced it was opening up its platform to enable users to create their own magazines, I was surprised by the low-key reaction by the publishing industry. It wasn’t a particularly busy news day but still there was a fairly neutral vibe throughout the coverage – as if it was of no...
The democratization of data is a real phenomenon, but building a sustainable data democracy means truly giving power to the people. The alternative is just a shift of power from traditional data analysts within IT departments to a new generation of data scientists and app developers. And this seems a lot more like a...
It feels like college Hackathon season is in full swing, and that’s why I’ve been making it a point to drive around the Northeast and check out what all these undergrad hackers are capable of cobbling together in just 24 hours. Last Saturday I pulled over at Princeton University just in time to see...
An app on a smartphone is a limited vessel, one that can provide content and information for your audience, but within bounds set out by the operating system. People still have to navigate to your app, and therefore there’s a time when they’re “in” your product or service, and a time when they’re “out”...
Facebook had its big coming-out party for mobile on Wednesday, and its Home launcher will soon start shipping exclusively on an HTC device. This is the social network’s first crack at being the default experience on any device. Until now, using Facebook has been a completely optional and background experience, meaning you’d have to...