Haddie has recovered from her wisdom teeth surgery, so she and Dan discuss their new studio window, her surgery experience, why Steve Ballmer bled on a table, Android KitKat, the Pinterest and Path battle, the new PlayStation, Disney's Little Mermaid 'second screen' showing, AT&T's 9/11 Twitter marketing error, people being nasty in Ikea, the Ikea monkey not being returned to its owner, how to make an Instagram Cake, and more.
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Apple iPhone Event: What to Expect
When Apple CEO Tim Cook takes the stage at the company’s Cupertino, Calif. headquarters on Tuesday, he’ll likely do something Apple has never done before: release two iPhones at once. The introduction of the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C is widely rumored and eagerly anticipated at this week’s big Apple event, although it’s unlikely they’ll be the only new devices at the company's first major product launch in almost a year.
The one thing that hasn’t leaked about the next iPhone is the only thing that matters - Quartz
Evans’s ultimate conclusion is that the new “cheaper” iPhone will be priced somewhere between $300 and $450, which isn’t much less than the $450 Apple currently charges for the iPhone 4. But each end of that price spectrum represents a compromise: Too low, and Apple sacrifices profits in the US market, where phones subsidized by cell carriers make prices below $400 look the same to people as phones that are right at $400. And if the price is too high, it represents Apple sacrificing potential market share in China, where phones are bought separately from mobile plans, and every yuan counts.
Special Event: What to expect from Apple Inc. on Sept. 10 - Apple 2.0 -Fortune Tech
To readers paying close attention to press reports, there may not be many surprises Tuesday when Apple (AAPL) hosts its big September three-ring circus for analysts and the media.
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Apple's innovation problem is real - Sep. 8, 2013
Apple Won't Change Apple TV Box Will Upgrade Software Gabe Rivera - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsD
Despite speculation about new Apple TV hardware on the way, Apple won’t be unveiling any new boxes next week, according to people familiar with the company’s plans.That said, the company will be tweaking the software inside its Web TV box. Apple has already said that it will be bringing its new iTunes Radio service to Apple TV. And it has been adding new content partners, including Disney and HBO, throughout the summer.
Jony Ive creates solid gold EarPods for charity auction | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
At an upcoming Sotheby's auction, folks will be able to bid on a pair of solid gold 18k EarPods designed by Apple design guru Jony Ive and industrial designer Marc Newson.
A Bloody Ballmer and Stalled Discussions on the Long Road to a Nokia Deal - NYTimes.com
Mr. Ballmer and Brad Smith, Microsoft’s general counsel, were walking across the law firm’s lobby, when Mr. Ballmer — absorbed in reading a document from Nokia related to the deal — tripped on a glass coffee table. Letting out a loud shriek, Mr. Ballmer fell to floor, hit his head and began bleeding above his eyebrow.
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Moto X lands on Sprint tomorrow for $199, new customers slash off an extra $100, Moto Maker in coming months | 9to5Google
Sprint will begin carrying the Moto X smartphone beginning tomorrow (Friday, September 6th), the company announced today. The phone will come in either black or white, and it will cost $199 from Sprint.
Instagram Pictures Itself Making Money - WSJ.com
There are no ads on Instagram, but Ms. White said it should be ready to begin selling ads within the next year.Her challenge is to figure out how to integrate marketing without jeopardizing Instagram's cool factor."We want to make money in the long term, but we don't have any short-term pressure," she said.
Windows Phone update detailed in leaked screenshots, includes multitasking changes | The Verge
Microsoft is currently preparing a new update for Windows Phone 8, known as General Distribution Release 3. The update is primarily designed for upcoming hardware, like Nokia's upcoming Lumia 1520, but it will also add features for new and existing devices. A WP Central forum poster claims to have purchased a device from Craigslist that includes the new update.
Pinterest And Path To Battle Over Letter “P” Logo Trademark | TechCrunch
Are the Path and Pinterest logos too similar? Path apparently thinks so. The mobile messaging startup is currently working to prevent Pinterest from acquiring the trademark to the letter “P” as a stylized design (like the one shown here, and below). The U.S. trademark office allowed Pinterest’s trademark registration on this proposed design mark, but recently Path asked for an extension in order to file an opposition.
This Russian Software Is Taking Over the Internet | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com
It now runs about 15 percent of all websites, including everyone from startups such as CloudFlare and Parse (bought by Facebook earlier this year) to web giants such as Automattic and Netflix. “We use it for everything,” says Automattic’s Abrahamson. “We run as much of our software stack as possible on top of Nginx.”
APP OF THE WEEK: Wunderlist
To-Do & Task List for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store
N.S.A. Able to Foil Basic Safeguards of Privacy on Web - NYTimes.com
The agency has circumvented or cracked much of the encryption, or digital scrambling, that guards global commerce and banking systems, protects sensitive data like trade secrets and medical records, and automatically secures the e-mails, Web searches, Internet chats and phone calls of Americans and others around the world, the documents show.
New PlayStation Vita coming October 10th: lighter, thinner, more battery life
Sony has announced a new version of its PS Vita, just weeks after announcing a price-drop across both the US and Europe.
Why cards are the future of the web | Inside Intercom
We are currently witnessing a re-architecture of the web, away from pages and destinations, towards completely personalised experiences built on an aggregation of many individual pieces of content. Content being broken down into individual components and re-aggregated is the result of the rise of mobile technologies, billions of screens of all shapes and sizes, and unprecedented access to data from all kinds of sources through APIs and SDKs. This is driving the web away from many pages of content linked together, towards individual pieces of content aggregated together into one experience.
Amazon says it won't launch a phone this year, and it won't be free | The Verge
Responding to an earlier post on reporter Jessica Lessin's website, Amazon is now telling Lessin's team that it won't be selling its own smartphone in 2013 — and if it does decide to eventually launch one, it won't be free.
Finalized USB 3.1 spec doubles the speed of USB 3.0 to 10Gbps | PCWorld
If you thought USB 3.0 was face-meltingly fast, wait until you try transferring files with what's coming next. On Thursday, the USB promoter group announced that it's signed off on the final specifications for USB 3.1—a technological level-up that stands poised to take USB 3.0's 5 gigabits per second transfer rates and double it to 10Gbps. "SuperSpeed USB," indeed.
Disney's 'The Little Mermaid: Second Screen Live' Hitting Theaters with Companion iPad App - Mac Rumors
Disney has announced The Little Mermaid: Second Screen Live exclusively for theaters, along with an accompanying iPad app to use while viewing the film, reports /Film. The re-release of the popular 1989 film includes special sections that sync with and encourage the use of iPads among audience members to play games, sing along, and interact with the various characters.
Marketing mess-up: People furious with AT&T's 'tacky' attempt to honor 9/11 victims - GeekWire
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Features Of The Lower-Cost iPhone 5C | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
Sleeping, dating, vomiting… Is there anything Ikea won’t let you do? – Quartz
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Ylvis - The Fox
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Stevens Brings "Diesel Sweeties" to Oni Press - Comic Book Resources
TechCrunch Disrupt Kicks Off with "Titstare" App and Fake Masturbation
Two inappropriate presentations made it on stage at the hackathon earlier today. They misrepresented the hackers here and our team. We apologize and we're making sure these problems don't happen again.
Ikea monkey won't be returned to owner - Toronto - CBC News
The Ikea monkey will not be returned to its owner, Jasmin Nakhuda, and will remain in an animal sanctuary, an Ontario judge has ruled.
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IMDb: Every Netflix TV Series Sorted by IMDB Ranking - a list by Pacey7
Every TV series currently on Netflix Instant-Watch. Click "Sort by IMDB Ranking." The list is in no specific order until you click this. No reality shows, kids shows, or miniseries.
Gavin Rothery - Directing - Concept - VFX - "Making of Moon" Blog - Inside the Moon Model Shop
During the making of Moon there was a place that I'm sure many people would have loved to visit and so I thought I'd try and give you more of an idea of what it was like there. The place is Bill Pearsons' model shop on the Shepperton Studios lot and depending on your viewpoint it is either a cramped, cold, messy shed that stinks of solvents or a magical cave of tiny science-fiction wonder.
Opera Launches Coast, A Slick New WebKit-Based iPad Browser | TechCrunch
About a year and a half ago, a small team at Opera started working on a new browser for tablets and today, it is launching the result of this project: Opera Coast, a new, almost chrome-less browser for the iPad.
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Agency Creates Greatest Ad for an Executive Assistant in the History of Executive Assistants | Adweek
Rich Silverstein is apparently not an easy boss to have. The notoriously demanding co-founder of Goodby, Silverstein
Instagram Cake : HowToCookThat
Instagram Cake made from chocolate mousse with chocolate glaze.
The World Record Camera Collection | HUH.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Indian photojournalist Dilish Parekh has broken his own world record for the largest private collection of cameras.
The Phonebloks Upgradeable Modular Smartphone Concept Is As Awesome As It Is Unlikely
A concept called Phonebloks takes that modular PC goodness and applies it to smartphones. It's an interesting idea that will probably never, ever come to fruition.
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