December 2010
10 posts
Google carrier ambitions the “nuclear option” says... →
Google’s potential carrier ambitions are again being raked over, with suggestions that underwhelming net neutrality rulings, the failure of the Nexus One sales experiment to marginalize carrier…
HTC Thunderbolt with LTE for Verizon pictured... →
So, that lovely 4.3-inch LTE smartphone with Android for Verizon we’ve been calling the Mecha and the Droid Incredible HD? Looks like it might come to market as the Thunderbolt, so…
Got a net neutrality complaint? Here's what to do →
The Federal Communications Commission’s new net neutrality rules are now almost a week old, and the fighting over them has just begun. Republicans vow they’ll kill the FCC’s
move…
The Nightmare Of Anti-Net Neutrality: Carriers... →
This story is a bit old by now but it’s a doozy. Essentially, what you see here is a presentation slide from Allot and the ironically-named Openet handed out at FierceWireless describing…
The TSA Let a Loaded Gun Get on an Airplane [Tsa] →
A man accidentally brought his loaded .40 caliber gun onto an airplane. He didn’t know he had it. Neither did the TSA, who completely missed it during its scan and allowed that plane…
2010′s iPad App Of The Year, Flipboard, Solidifies... →
Given the success Apple has seen this year with the launch of the iPad, they decided to single out the device to give it its own “App of the Year” award. The winner? Flipboard. The social…
Kinect finally fulfills its Minority Report... →
Not to denigrate the numerous fine hacks that Kinect’s undergone since its launch, but it’s always nice to see the professionals come in and shake things up a little. A crew from MIT’s brain labs has put together a hand detection system on Microsoft’s ultra-versatile cam, which is sophisticated enough to recognize the position of both your palms and fingers. Just as a...
All Of The Lights →
Kanye, you forgot one. I made this for you.
Twitter For iPad Nugget →
Easily one of my favorite little interactions In a mobile app. When sliding all the way to the right, a small animation is revealed; a subtle way to teach the user how the interaction works….
Official Google Reader App for Android Now... →
Android: Google’s Reader webapp is pretty good, but we’ve longed for an official, native Google Reader app since we started using Android. Today, Google made that dream come true,…