‘You Already Know How to Use It’
Excellent new ipad TV ad from Apple.
Two side notes: (1) they never show an ipad 3G, only the more aesthetically pleasing Wi-Fi-only model; and (2) it’s a nice homage to this classic Newton ad.
(<a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/05/12/apple-gives-a-nod-to-newton-with-new-what-is-ipad-ad/”>Via Arnold Kim.)
<a title="Permanent link to ‘‘You Already Know How to Use It’’" href="http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/05/12/ipad-ad”> ★
HTML5 Browser Readiness Infographic
Created, of course, using HTML5.
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Facebook’s Bewildering Tangle of Privacy Options
Comprehensive look at Facebook’s privacy options from The New York Times.
Facebook’s 2010 privacy policy is longer than that of other social
networks, even exceeding the United States Constitution, without
amendments.
And:
To manage your privacy on Facebook, you will need to navigate
through 50 settings with more than 170 options.
Or you can manage it [...]
Rob Pegoraro on How Not to Talk About the Verizon-Android-Tablet Story
Two good requests.
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Wolf Rentzsch Cancels C4
Wolf Rentzsch:
With that background in place, I hope you can understand how
Section 3.3.1 has broken my spirit.
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★ Apple-Verizon Political Calculus, 2010 Edition
Regarding Verizon’s announcement of a supposed forthcoming Android ipad-alike tablet, MG Siegler wrote:
The big question is: will it get ugly enough that Apple will re-up
with AT&T and forget about a Verizon iPhone? Or maybe they have
already, which is why McAdam would make such a pro-Google
statement? The next few weeks [...]
Welcome to Steam
Steam for Mac is now available. Some game called “Portal” is available for free for the next two weeks.
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‘A Word Is Worth a Thousand Pictures’
Tog:
In 1985, after a year of finding that pretty but unlabeled icons
confused customers, the Apple human interface group took on the
motto “A word is worth a thousand pictures.”
(Thanks to DF reader Rob Cope.)
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NEWS: Steam for Mac gets Apple users gaming
But key games missing from the line-up
Steam, as promised, has launched it’s a Mac version of its service bringing with it a new world for Mac users not used to being able to play the latest games on their computer.
The new software, which went live late on Wednesday evening, has launched with 64 games, including [...]
NEWS: HTC fights back against Apple
Wants to halt sale of iPhone and ipad
HTC?has retaliated against Apple’s moves to sue the company by filing its own suit against the maker of the iPhone and the ipad.
“HTC Corporation today took legal action against Apple Inc., filing a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to halt the importation and sale [...]
