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2nd Generation iPod Touch Faster than iPhone (17)
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While we had generally considered the iPhone and iPod Touch to be one cohesive platform, as games have started to push the boundaries of these devices, it has become apparent that there are differences in performance between the different models. Handheld Games Corp’s CEO Thomas Fessler has reported to Touch Arcade that performance of their 3D TouchSports Tennis game [App Store, $4.99] is noticeably different across models. TouchSports Tennis delivers some impressive 3D rendering (video) ...Shared by Albert Willis (0) Blake Patterson (0) Brandon Steili (2) Chris Nuttall (0) Dr. Ernie (0) gutsy (1) j_aroche (1) James (1) James Balnaves (0) Jared B. Luther (1) Jonathan Bloom (1) llopis (0) LogiX (3) msnoulten (0) Paul Reynolds (2) Vinny Carpenter (0) Z'HuNG Lee (12)- j_aroche said: puedo dar fe de esto, el iPod Touch 2G es muchismo mas rapido que mi iPhone :(
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Watching the Times struggle (and what you can learn) (104)
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Page by page, section by section, the influence of the New York Times is fading away. Great people on an important mission, but their footprint is shrinking and the company is losing stock value and cash and power and the ability to have the impact that they might. Today's Sunday magazine has a cover story on Jennifer Aniston. Of course! "All the News That's Fit to Print" is the heart of the problem. It was ...Shared by Aaron (0) Ade (2) adstew (0) AJ Batac (6) Alex (0) Alex (0) Alvaro (0) Andy (0) andy brudtkuhl (4) Anne McCrossan (0) AnshuBlog (0) Asako Yoshida (5) Atul Arora (56) Bob (0) Brandon J. Mendelson (2) Brian Junyor (0) Bryan Person (0) Chad (3) Chandoo (0) ChangeForge (1) Charles (0) Chris Bigum (0) Chris Nuttall (0) christianaverill (0) CRLS (16) Crutis (2) D-Arb (0) Dan (13) danliebke (1) datsro (1) Davis (4) Devlin D (0) Diana (0) Diana L Guerrero (0) Dr. Ernie (0) Eduardo Garolera (0) EggHe/\D (0) Erik J. Heels (1) Filipe Marques (0) Francine Hardaway (0) GeniusBoyWonder (4) Giancarlo Angulo (0) Glenn Gleason (2) Hashim (0) Heather (0) hyermish (0) Jarvis Cromwell (0) Jason (0) Jbud1 (0) Jeff (2) Jeff McIntire-Strasburg (5) Jeremy Epstein (0) John (1) John Kotsaftis (0) Jon (7) Joseph (1) Kat Tancock (0) Ken Kaplan (0) Kneale Mann (1) Kris (0) Kris Haamer (5) kskobac (1) Lorand R. Minyo (0) Lucia Freitas (7) Lullis (1) madbaker (0) Mahesh CR (0) Mark (1) Mark (0) Marshall (0) Marshall Sponder (0) mathewi (21) matmjuarez (0) Micah (1) Mike Fruchter (50) Mike T (1) Miles E (0) mndoci (1) Nathan (0) Nilesh (0) nooozeguy (0) partout (0) pereticnr1 (2) Pete Steege (1) Peter (0) Radu (6) rafiq (2) Renée (0) rodica buzescu (7) Ryan Kellett (0) Sam (1) shawnsmith (0) Sheila Scarborough (0) Simon (0) soulcookie (1) streetforce1 (3) Stuart Maxwell (0) Tim McAlpine (6) Trevor Cook (0) Vegard (0) Vincent van Wylick (4) Vinodh (0) Wilfried Ottens (2) Xeus (3)Explore read 13 notes- ChangeForge said: Hmmm... much to think about here. Live comfortably in the armchair of the past, or go stand on the wooden stool to see what's on top of the cabinets? The armchair is more comfortable, while the stool offers a vantage not to be had in comfort.
- Marshall Sponder said: Wow, good post!
- Mahesh CR said: How are other media companies going to negotiate these times?
- Xeus said: "The people I know at the Times are smart, driven, honest and on a mission to do great work. The people didn't fail the system, the system failed them."
- Mike T said: Brilliant post.
- Jeff said: Just about everything Seth writes in the post could be applied to the radio industry.
- Devlin D said: I think it would be a good idea to have an iPhone app that allowed readers to pick and choose which sections they would like. You could also tailor content and ads according to their interests. Newspapers should just stop fighting and evolve.
- Jbud1 said: Can you find the similarities to your company's business in Seth's Analysis.
- Stuart Maxwell said: This post by Seth is particularly spot-on. There's a lot of meaty stuff in here; see point #5, for instance, or the "All the News That Fits" paragraph.In my opinion, what's at the heart of all of this is the fact that when newspapers like the Times became profit centers instead of news organizations, they lost their souls. Instead of being community-driven and responsible for informing the public about what's going on in the world, they became insulated and responsible to shareholders. Newspapers started whittling away at the very infrastructure -- investigative journalists, foreign news desks, etc. -- that gave them an edge as information purveyors.This all started well before the internet rose in prominence; so, at the very time that papers like the NYT could have shown leadership in the world wide web, they were too compromised and blinded by their allegiance to profit to recognize the opportunities.Newspapers used to serve the local community. Now, I think, they wouldn't know a community if it bit them in the ass.
- mndoci said: Actually I think the Times has already started doing this. Presumably some folks are keeping a leash on what is possible, cause they could be doing a lot more
- Ade said: "The entire mindset of (every) newspaper has been driven by the cost of paper, the finite nature of paper, the cost of delivery and the cycle of a daily paper. You run enough articles to fit as many ads as you can sell."
- Francine Hardaway said: This is such a terrific analysis of why the Times missed its moment. But maybe that's because it wasn't owned by Rupert Murdoch.
- Marshall said: A really great piece from Seth about the Times, but it's true of most big, national dailies. Note to UK papers: What are you doing?
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In a striking display of the power of live video, Abraham K. Biggs committed suicide on Wednesday while broadcasting himself on video site Justin.tv. As we understand it from various forum posts, the 19-year-old Floridian was apparently egged on by commenters on Justin.tv and fellow forum users on bodybuilding.com. Biggs overdosed on pills while on camera and appeared to be breathing for hours until watchers realized he might be serious, at which point they alerted ...Shared by A Yule (4) Aaron (1) aches (0) Alex (7) Alex (1) Alex France (7) Alex Mitchell (1) Alex Winter (0) alin andrei (0) Allen Sentance (13) Allen Sentance (16) Ananya Walia (18) Andy (3) Anoop (1) Arijit Das (0) Ash Laws (1) AshTR (4) Austin Alvarado (0) Badam (44) Ben (1) Ben Jacob (0) Benjamin (94) Berci Mesko (2) Brad (0) Brady Brim-DeForest (1) Brandy Harman (1) Brian (16) Brian Edelen (2) Bryan Irrera (0) Caleb Brown (9) Cappy (16) Carrie (10) chantelle (0) Chris Nuttall (0) Christopher Skory (3) CineVegas (1) claudio rivera (1) CoreyC (12) Cyndy (0) Dan Arbaugh (0) Dan Frommer (1) Daniel Ted Feliciano (28) Danny (2) Dave (1) Dave Keffler (17) Deborah Petersen (127) Dennis Gonzales (2) derek markham (90) deusdiabolus (6) Dev (1) Dexter Zhuang (4) Divya Mistry (0) djskyler (0) dmah (0) Doron Ben Chaim (3) Dudu P (1) Ed (4) embee (5) Enrique Gutierrez (0) Eric Doerr (4) Eric Rice (5) Ethan Bloch (0) Floris Fiedeldij Dop (3) Fran Magbual (0) Frank Felix Debatin (0) Gaurav Sikka (3) Goldie Katsu (0) guoqirui (0) Harrison (1) HH (0) Ian Enos (12) Ian Froese (0) iDaniel (20) iJefff (0) ilia karasin (0) illu (2) Indigo (1) Jake (1) James Williams (0) Jamie Wallis (0) janko (0) Jason Toney (4) Jay (0) Jayce Haliwell (9) jdowland (0) Jeff (47) Jeff Rasmussen (0) Jeremiah Hester (3) Jesse Stay (3) Joe Dawson (8) Jonathan (6) Josh (0) Josh Mills (0) Kabren Levinson (0) Kathy Brewis (3) Keith B (1) Keith Bradbury (1) Kevin (1) Kirill Tikhonov (1) Kyle Weller (0) Laserone (0) Laughing Squid (1) Lee (3) Leena (120) Loren Morris (3) Lucas Wales (1) MakeUseOf (0) Marcus5s (56) Mark (0) Mark Frost (2) Matthew Snyder (4) metallicker (0) Michael (25) Michael (8) Michael Jung (0) Micheal Weihrouch (1) Miguel Lopez (31) Mikael Norling (0) Mike (0) Mike Abundo (7) mike3k (0) Mitch Wagner (0) mopperx2 (4) Mr. BabyMan (31) Nathan Waters (0) Natitude (25) Navjot Singh (0) Neal "thePuck" Jansons (18) Neil (2) Nicholas Chhan (0) nick (4) Nick (2) Nikole (6) Philip Campbell (4) phuckpolitics (3) px (2) Rajeev Edmonds (15) ratward (0) richard (0) Rob (0) Robert Svihla (0) Rommel C. Caibal (0) rony john (14) Ross Williams (1) Ryan (0) Ryan Cates (0) ryan.capote (13) Scott (5) scott78246 (0) Sean O' Grady (7) Sean Victory (2) sean808080 (0) smojo (0) soulcookie (1) Søren Hugger Møller (0) Stacey B. (1) Stewart Heys (0) Sun Tzu (115) sushaantu (0) Timo Heuer (1) Toby (26) Tom (11) tony (0) Troy May (0) Tubefilter (0) Vinny (0) wes (1) will (5) xavierv (0) Yorkali (18)- Rob said: http://i35.tinypic.com/15yx3jd.pngSpeechless.
- Goldie Katsu said: Sad. The key phrase I think is: "Until they realized he might be serious." We are so used to sensationalized fakery...if its broadcast and not our friend how do we tell it's real and how do we know when it's someone doing it for the lulz? "Just ignore the troll" has its dark side. No one wanted to hear "ha ha faked you out - you dupe."
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Google Lively Is Dead-ly (29)
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In an economic environment where a number of companies are stumbling, it's important to remember that sometimes even Google makes bad decisions. Such would be the case with Lively, a browser-based virtual world environment - and purported Second Life killer - that Google launched this summer to great fanfare. Now, a little over four months after Lively's launch, Google has decided to turn the lights out on the alternate reality, announcing that they are discontinuing ...Shared by Adrian (0) Alan (0) Antonio Ortiz (1) arturo.servin (2) Chris Nuttall (0) Corvida (0) David (0) David Miller (0) Edward (0) Erik C. Thauvin (4) iAlja (3) Jill O'Neill (0) Joe Dawson (8) Lu Tao (4) mandy olulu (1) Marshall Sponder (0) Matteo (16) Mike Fruchter (50) Morton Fox (31) nportelli (0) Rich (0) Roy (2) Sandaruwan (3) Saurier Duval (1) Simon Wren (5) tapir (2) Tim Hoeck (12) vlvl (0) Zak M. (129)- Rich said: I am not surprised it was killed ... I am surprised they ever launched this poorly though out and implimented virtual world in the first place ! No support for google docs, sketchup, gtalk, chrome? ... are you kidding me?
- David Miller said: Interesting take on Google's lust for data
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