Author: Toby Leftly
Andy Rubin Hits Back At Apple, Shoots Himself In The Foot
Oct 19 by Toby Leftly | add commentAndy Rubin took issue with Steve Jobs’ analysis of the openness of Google at Apple’s earnings release, and tweeted his opinion on the matter. Unfortunately, the tweet was either massively ironic, or completely misses the point of what Jobs was attempting to say. The tweet Rubin sent was a terminal more »
Pantone Capsure Puts Color In The Palm Of Your Hand
Oct 19 by Toby Leftly | add commentPantone, the controllers of all things color have released a new product that brings color from the real world into your workflow. Pantone Capsure is a new handheld device from Pantone that allows you to sample a color anywhere, anytime and bring it back to your computer to use in your projects. more »
WebOS 2.0 Arrives, Now HP Branded
Oct 19 by Toby Leftly | add commentPalm Web OS is now officially resigned to the history books. It was really only a matter of time, but now the official title of the mobile OS is HP WebOS. After a bit of a rocky start in the Palm Pre, WebOS essentially tanked because of lack of polish compared to other mobile operating systems. Well, more »
Internet Population Reaches 2 Billion
Oct 19 by Toby Leftly | add comment2010 is a big year for the internet. The number of people browsing the world wide web will reach and surpass 2 billion, nearly a third of the world’s population. That number has doubled in the past five years alone, with 226 million new internet users this year alone. The International Telecommunication more »
Jobs Rants At Q4 Earnings Results
Oct 19 by Toby Leftly | add commentSteve Jobs rarely appears at Apple’s financial conferences, but when he does, oh boy, lookout. Steve Jobs isn’t shy by any means, but he’s definitely not a loudmouth, so his confidence at yesterdays earnings announcement is either his pride getting the better of him, or he wants to make sure we’re more »
MacBook Air Rumors Reach Fever Pitch
Oct 17 by Toby Leftly | 1 commentWith Apple’s “Back To The Mac” event now only three days away, the rumor mill is churning at a rate of knots. Engadget has a picture that is supposedly the new MacBook Air, although it brings into question a contradictory rumor that the new Air would be only 11.6″. MacRumors updates with some new information, including possible more »
3 Out Of 4 Tweets Go Unnoticed
Oct 17 by Toby Leftly | 3 commentsAccording to yet another lukewarm survey by yet another random analytics company, your tweets are worthless and nobody likes you. Research conducted using 1.2 billion posts over the past 2 months found that 71% of tweets disappear into thin air. Only 6% of tweets were retweeted, 23% received a reply. Over 90% more »
iLife Stocks Dwindling
Oct 15 by Toby Leftly | add commentAhead of Apple’s upcoming October 20th announcement event, people have been wondering exactly what will be announced. Of course, 10.7 Lion seems to be the obvious answer, considering the image used in the event invitation, but there’s one other announcement that might also make sense for the event. Apple’s iLife software more »
No Flash For Windows Phone 7.. Shocking
Oct 15 by Toby Leftly | 1 commentOne point I was curious about among the tidbits regarding the release of Windows Phone 7 is what kind of support Flash will receive. Adobe and Google have been hiding in dark corners together, murmuring about how best to deal with Apple’s threat to both of their business models, but where does Microsoft more »
Robot Curtain Makes Privacy Cool Again
Oct 15 by Toby Leftly | 2 commentsNiklas Roy’s workshop has a large window right in front. After getting fed up of passersby peering in, he decided to take action. In a move that would make Mark Zuckerberg’s head explode, Roy came up with a privacy scheme so nerdy and so unique that he’ll almost certainly win the Techi Nerdiest Solution more »
Atomic Tom Drops The Bomb On The B Train
Oct 15 by Toby Leftly | add commentNo, this isn’t a terrorist threat. Atomic Tom, a New York based band was looking for a little exposure, and a train carriage full of commuters is the perfect captive audience. After having their instruments stolen, the boys turned to technology for an impromptu mobile gig. Using their iPhones as instruments, more »
Texting On The Rise In North America
Oct 15 by Toby Leftly | add commentThe trend towards cell phones as general communications devices continues, as a report from the Nielsen Company (yeah, that Nielsen Company) shows that more teens are typing it rather than speaking it. Between April and June 2010, teens from 13 to 17 sent or received more than six text messaged each more »
Palm Pre Two On The Way
Oct 12 by Toby Leftly | add commentThe Palm Pre, Palm’s last ditch effort to overthrow the iPhone as king of mobile and bounce back to profitability is getting an upgrade. The Palm Pre 2 is the first real announcement from Palm since they were bought out by HP, so it’ll be interesting to see what if any influence HP has over the new more »
Giant Cushion Protects Your Delicate Ears From Your iPhone
Oct 12 by Toby Leftly | 1 commentNow ‘ears one for the books – a large padded earpiece that attaches directly to your iPhone. You’ll look ear-ily trendy with one of these on your phone, and your delicate ear holes will be saved from wear and tear. Designer Robert Potter created his Earos concept in response to the minimalist approach more »
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