Designer Presents Concept of New iOS Notification System

The Italian blog iSpazio posted a concept of how Apple might rework its notification system in iOS 5. The idea is to put all notifications into an app-based unifying manager. I think it is a great approach and hope that Apple is working on something like this. It is about time. Check out the video [...] Read more »

Why Apple Needs Android

Daniel Jalkut on Android as a worthy Arch-rival to the iPhone: Why is this good for the iPhone? Because it’s doomed without a proper competitor, and thus far, it’s been lacking one. What happens to fighters who nobody spars with? Regardless of size, skill, or strength of weapon, they end up flopping about the arena [...] Read more »

Current Situation Of Apple, HP, And Microsoft

I believe Charlie Stross hits the nail on the head: I’ve got a theory, and it’s this: Steve Jobs believes he’s gambling Apple’s future — the future of a corporation with a market cap well over US $200Bn — on an all-or-nothing push into a new market. HP have woken up and smelled the forest [...] Read more »