Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Android and iOS Now Control Over 80% of Smartphone Sales in U.S.


Market research firm NPD today issued a press release discussing some of the trends in U.S. smartphone sales in 2011 compared to previous years, noting the strong growth in Android and iOS that has led the two platforms to now represent a commanding 80% of the market between them.

DigiTimes: 2880-by-1800 Retina Display rumored to come to 2012 MacBook Pro

DigiTimes, an Asian trade publication, has thus far published a bunch of speculative articles related to Apple’s future devices so you are advised to apply skepticism to their latest report calling for a Retina Display-capable MacBook Pro some time next year.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Using the Siri Proxy to watch videos on Plex

Not only can Siri and a Proxy Server start or lock you car, it can help you watch TV.  This is, of course, using the Siri Proxy we’ve talked about before with a Plex command line interface allows the developer, above, to start movies almost immediately.
But, this works so quickly and effortlessly that we wonder if this is the “finally cracked it” interface that Steve Jobs was talking about in the bio.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Google TV updated with better YouTube and Photos experience


Google last month announced that its software powering the Logitech Revue set-top box and Sony’s networked television sets (and soon Samsung’s) will be updated with Android 3.1 Honeycomb code and new features. Today, the first in a series of several software updates is rolling out to Google TV devices, bringing with it enhanced experience for YouTube and Photos apps.
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