The Invite Came, and So Did the Guessing
Apple sent out invites for an October 23rd event and the internet immediately decided it means a smaller iPad. I'm not so sure I'm excited, and I'll explain why.
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Apple's "Little More" Invite and the Guessing Game Nobody Needed
Apple's cryptic "a little more to show you" invite landed yesterday, and everyone's already decided it means iPad mini. Some thoughts on the name, the price guessing game, and why Apple Maps still owes me an apology.
The Mysterious Mars Object That Was Just Rover Lint
A shiny speck in a Curiosity rover soil scoop had the internet briefly convinced of a Mars mystery this week. It's almost certainly a fleck of the rover's own plastic, and that's actually the better story.
Facebook's Billionth User Is Named Sarah (Probably)
Facebook hit a billion users this week, but the detail I can't shake is Zuckerberg's weirdly specific guess about who the billionth one actually was.
A Week of Getting Lost With Apple Maps
A week of getting lost with Apple's new Maps app, Tim Cook's apology letter, and why I still keep Google Maps bookmarked as a backup.
The Maps Apology, and My Own Mapocalypse
Tim Cook's public apology letter for Apple Maps, and the personal story of how it cost me a barbecue reservation two weeks into owning an iPhone 5.
Kernel 3.6 Fixed My Bufferbloat Problem While Apple Was Busy Losing a Hospital
Linux kernel 3.6 landed today with a fix for the bufferbloat problem that's been wrecking my ssh sessions, plus a maps app that dropped a hospital in a lake.
Reading Tim Cook's Maps Apology With a Bookmark Already Pinned
Tim Cook's public apology for Apple Maps landed yesterday, and I've already got a Google Maps bookmark back on my home screen. A personal take on the letter, the Golden Gate Bridge melting in 3D view, and why I dont fully buy the mea culpa.
Five Million Phones and the Stock Still Went Down
Apple sold over 5 million iPhone 5 units in three days and the stock dropped anyway. A few notes on expectations, scratched aluminum, and why I'm not lining up.
The Story Behind the Five Million iPhones
Apple announced five million iPhone 5s sold opening weekend, but the story nobody's covering is the riot that shut down a Foxconn factory the same weekend.
A Weekend Getting Lost With Apple's New Maps App
A weekend spent testing Apple's brand new Maps app in iOS 6 turned into a scavenger hunt for melted bridges, phantom parking lots, and a missing dentist's office.
The New Maps App Sent Me To A Cornfield
iOS 6 dropped Google's maps for Apple's own data this week, and after a weekend of getting sent to a cornfield instead of a pizza place, I have some opinions.