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Samsung’s latest ads attack everything Apple launched this week, and its livestream too

Sep11
by on September 11, 2014 at 4:23 am
Posted In: Around the Web

That was quick. It’s been barely a day since Apple announced two new smartphones and its first smartwatch at a media event, and Samsung is taking aim with a series of new videos promoting its new Galaxy Note 4. The ad spots (ordered in a playlist below) take aim the decision to adopt a bigger screen, multi-tasking, the lack of stylus, battery life, and even Apple’s glitchy livestream broadcast. Earlier this week, the Korean company used a quote from Steve Jobs criticizing large phones to question Apple’s new 5.5-inch iPhone Plus. There’s nothing quite like a fierce rivalry in the smartphone industry. ➤ Samsung…

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Apple’s decision to give its customers U2’s new album for free is confusing a lot of people

Sep11
by on September 11, 2014 at 3:48 am
Posted In: apple u2, Around the Web, U2

Apple’s partnership with U2 is having an immediate effect, although perhaps not as might be hoped, after customers began noticing that the band’s latest album had been uploaded to their accounts automatically. Some of the younger Apple folks don’t even appear to know who the Irish band is — sigh. The two heavyweights believe that their coming together can “transform the way music is listened to and viewed” — but the initial response seems to be confusion, judging on the reactions of many who have tweeted, and a post over at TechCrunch too. so there’s some glitch that automatically downloads U2’s…

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Apple’s supersized iPhones could leave people with small hands and pockets behind

Sep11
by on September 11, 2014 at 12:17 am
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Gadgets

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Well Apple has gone and done what the world seems to have wanted it to do: make a big ‘ol iPhone — or two. But I’m sort of bummed. I highly doubt that I’m the only person on the planet who was not clamoring for a larger iPhone, though I’m sure that’s a minority viewpoint. When the iPhone 5 came out two years ago — just in time for me to upgrade from my aging but beloved 3Gs — I was psyched. The iPhone 5, at four inches, was a tad bigger than the 3.5-inch 3Gs, and the whole package sounded…

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Apple’s supersized iPhones could leave people with small hands and pockets behind

Sep11
by on September 11, 2014 at 12:17 am
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Gadgets

111

Well Apple has gone and done what the world seems to have wanted it to do: make a big ‘ol iPhone — or two. But I’m sort of bummed. I highly doubt that I’m the only person on the planet who was not clamoring for a larger iPhone, though I’m sure that’s a minority viewpoint. When the iPhone 5 came out two years ago — just in time for me to upgrade from my aging but beloved 3Gs — I was psyched. The iPhone 5, at four inches, was a tad bigger than the 3.5-inch 3Gs, and the whole package sounded…

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Kevin Rose’s North mobile design studio is building an app for sharing tiny disappearing photos

Sep11
by on September 11, 2014 at 12:06 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Digg co-founder Kevin Rose is getting back into the startup game, and it looks like his first product will be an iPhone app for sharing “tiny little photos that disappear after 24 hours.” Michael Arrington got a preview of Rose’s app at TechCrunch Disrupt today, but he didn’t go into the specifics of it. You won’t have to wait long, though, as Rose revealed that the app is currently in the App Store review process. As it is, Tiiny sounds kind of like a cross between Instagram and Snapchat. Tiiny’s website includes an App Store link, but it’s not active…

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