Monthly Archives: December 2008

More UK censorship could be on the way in the name of “saving the children”

BBC NEWS | UK | Website age ratings ‘an option’ “Mr Burnham, a father of three young children, believes internet-service providers should offer child-friendly web access” Many UK ISPs already offer “child-friendly web access”, by including bundled parental control tools … Continue reading

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Possibly not the most informative release notes ever

Up there with Apple’s classic “Bug fixes”.

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Private APIs and Apple’s role as the iPhone policeman

John Gruber has posted one of his usual thoughtful pieces on the role and usage of “private” APIs in the iPhone – APIs which exist, but are not part of the public frameworks which developers are supposed to use. John … Continue reading

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Steve Jobs has been ill. Is it any wonder he wants to cut down the keynotes?

Joe Wilcox is right: Apple used a standard move from the PR playbook to push the really bad stuff down the agenda. In announcing that Apple would no longer be attending Macworld Expo and – almost as an side – … Continue reading

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The real “I’m a PC guy”

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Is Apple recession proof? The answer is “no”, but…

Jason O'Grady has a good post summing up the theory (first espoused by American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu) that Apple is "recession proof". In fact, I think there's good reason to think that the opposite it true, but also … Continue reading

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Pointless DRM fails yet again

The DRM on Nokia’s “Comes with Music” service has, it seems, been cracked (or more accurately, bypassed) already. When will they learn?

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Are some UK ISPs censoring Wikipedia?

It looks like Wikipedia has fallen-foul of the long reach of the Internet Watch Foundation, which has decided to block pages on it. The main offending page is dedicated to the rock band The Scorpions album "Virgin Killer", which featured … Continue reading

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5 things Apple needs to fix in the iPhone

A couple of people have asked me to enumerate the five things which Apple needs to fix if my next phone is to be an iPhone, so, in no particular order, here they are. 1. Open up development I don't … Continue reading

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Microsoft Surface/BMW demo

This is pretty impressive: OK, this is niche, point-of-sale stuff – but it’s an interesting look into an obvious future trend.

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