Remember when the Internet completely freaked out for a day because it couldn’t decide on the real color of a photographed dress? Well something very similar is happening this week, although thankfully it’s not yet on as big of a scale. Business Insider points out that one hot debate going on Reddit right now is whether a video posted on YouTube last month shows an actual bear walking upright or whether it’s just a guy in a bear costume.
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So many pundits, bloggers and technology journalists focus on telling you what’s best. This is the best phone. These are the best apps. I do it too, though I often try to explain exactly why the device I’m covering is the best for the widest range of users. This time, however, I’m going to forget about what’s best for you and focus instead on what’s best for me. And if your priorities are at least somewhat aligned with mine, it’ll likely be what’s best for you as well.
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This was a terrific week for paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free, but all good things must come to an end. Friday’s list is the last one of the week, but we have some great apps for you that are all on sale for free for a limited time. And if you’re looking for a few more paid iOS apps on sale for free, you’ll find a few on yesterday’s list if you hurry back to that post before they all end.
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We always love reading about what happens when iPhone users switch to Android phones (and vice versa). The latest person to take an adventurous dive into a different mobile operating system is Ron Offringa, an iPhone user who recently wrote a piece over at Droid Life about his two weeks using Samsung’s Galaxy S6. The entire piece is a comprehensive review about what he loves about the device and ways that he still prefers the iPhone.
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All devices have their flaws that can annoy buyers, whether they’re related to their hardware or software, and the amazingly good-looking Galaxy S6 edge is no exception.
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With late-night TV legend David Letterman on his way out, Tina Fey decided to commemorate her final appearance on his show by declaring that it would be the last time she ever made a public appearance in a fancy dress. In future appearances on talk shows, Fey claimed she would be dressed much more casually than the way she traditionally dressed on Letterman’s Late Show.
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Tesla’s recently introduced battery packs, for both home and utility use, are already proving to be tremendous successes. If you recall, Tesla last week introduced a Powerwall battery pack (available in 7kWh and 10kWh configurations) for home owners alongside a Powerpack battery designed for corporate use and utility companies.
During Tesla’s earnings conference call this week, CEO Elon Musk said that the response to Tesla’s new batteries has been overwhelming and “crazy off the hook.” Impressively, the Powerwall has already yielded 38,000 reservations while the industrial-oriented Powerpack has netted 2,500 reservations.
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Microsoft doesn’t have a Windows 11 in mind for the time being, and the company will stick with Windows 10 for some time to come. You shouldn’t panic though, as Windows isn’t dying. Instead, it looks like Microsoft will somewhat copy a page from Apple’s OS X playbook.
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It’s no secret that Nokia’s Here mapping service is for sale, with the Finnish company having received various bids from third-parties interested in the maps and navigation business. Google, Apple, Microsoft and Facebook have been rumored to be among the interested companies. Similarly, a consortium of German automakers, including BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz, are also looking to purchase Here. Finally, Uber, a popular taxi service in many countries, is also looking to acquire Nokia’s maps division.
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This is something that’s either incredibly cool or incredibly scary depending on how you feel about spiders. Technology Review brings us word that materials scientist Emiliano Lepore at the University of Trento in Italy has discovered a way to spray spiders with water that contains carbon nanotubes and graphene flakes that will give them the power to spin silk that matches “the toughness of state-of-the-art carbon fibers such as Kevlar.” Apparently, the spiders actually swallow and ingest the nanotubes before being able to create this super silk.
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