You’ve probably heard the news. No, you’ve definitely heard the news, because it’s Monday and you’ve been reading tech blogs all day, slowly burning your investors’ money. “Keeping tabs on the industry,” of course.
Anyway. I’m proud and elated and effervescent (and really fucking loaded) today after having been acquired by Yahoo!
Goddamn, what a moment for me.
Samesung announced that they will reach “sales” of 10 million Galaxy S4 units after a month on the market and this is the headline:
Samsung’s S4 Starts Strong: 10 Million Units In Less Than A Month
Apple sells 5 million iPhones in three days and they are fucked.
Samesung takes a month to reach 10 million, reporting shipments to carriers, not users, but they are the King of the Hill.
Tech reporting is full of bullshit.
Yes, kids, in just three easy lessons, you can make anything be about Apple! News about Samsung? No, it’s about Apple! News about Facebook? No, it’s about Apple! News about the scientific properties of magnetism? NO, IT’S ABOUT APPLE!
This week’s dose of stupid apple reporting on the Internet.
Don’t fall asleep with an electronic device on top of your chest, period. Forget about magnets, what about battery malfunction? It’s just plain dangerous.
Some are nice, some look like crap. Can’t wait to see what Ive and company have done with iOS 7.
Apple retook its spot as China’s fifth largest smartphone vendor in the first quarter, as the country’s market grew to triple the size of the U.S.’s.
Doomed!! Fire Tim Cook right now.
The sad state of tech reporting.
Sam Sheffer, The Verge:
“Those are some unique glasses.” “Are you wearing Glass?” “He’s got Google Glass on!” My appearance can be ostentatious at times, but wearing Google Glass in public drew a truly unparalleled amount of attention — never have I seen so many strangers (and people I know) give me this look of, “uh, what’s on your face?”
I wore Google Glass to Justin Timberlake’s show at Roseland Ballroom this past Sunday for two reasons: to get a good understanding of what it’s like using the headset in the real world, and because Glass seemed like a perfect fit for watching and recording a concert. I also wondered if I might steal justa little bitof attention away from Justin.
I don’t want to write about tech anymore, this is just revolting.
Source: theverge.com
True Story.
The Verge:
The classic complaint about Android’s so-called “openness” is that it’s open to the carriers, not to the consumers. Though we’ve made some progress, we’re not there yet: the flagship Android phones of 2013 are still being locked down by the flagship carriers.
Not exactly OPEN, right?
That’s what she said.
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