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More likely, they owe their rise to lack of an account creation process (no username and password).

> I've noticed it has a lot of similarities with UK, for example the use of the metric system

I'm not sure why you think this is worth pointing out, considering that Liberia, Myanmar, and the US are the only countries not using it.

> One thread about a month ago carried the subject line, “The nose tap. We’ve all mastered it amirite?”

Looks like copy pasting reddit threads to people who don't use reddit is modern journalism's new plan to survive.

It lists closed places. Isn't it possible to pull working hours data from Google Maps or even Foursquare?

Yes. Because the left in "loop" will have already been executed by the time it gets to "speed".

Also "loop" is not a good label. They are both loops.

I think this might matter most when it comes to self-driving cars. Google's cars have already been driving around for quite some time, in real traffic, against real drivers.

It is impossible for Apple to keep their self-driving car project secret (if there is one) and get some real-world experience at the same time.

I couldn't even focus on the product after seeing this ridiculousness:

http://imgur.com/soIclkv

Why would a phone have both capacitive navigation buttons and onscreen navigation buttons? Are they intentionally trying to be funny?

It should. But it hasn't yet. Right now, if I google "architect transforming NYC", this article is the first search result. Yet, when I click it, I am told to buy an Apple device and download Apple News.

> If the ten companies interoperated, you could plan a cross-continent vacation using one website

It's not easy. Why and how would they interoperate? What stops any one of them to grow and expand to other countries?

Jobs hated devices that are operated by a stylus. Apple made an accessory for drawing. Nothing's changed.

Unfortunately the keyboard seems similar to the keyboard on the New Macbook.

How does this article make you so mad? The author does not discuss whether Apple makes enough money or not. Rather, it points out that "gargantuan" profit almost entirely comes from iPhone.

> It's a nice touch that both graphs show the iPhone's share of revenue and units sold, rather than totals

Yes, because it's the only kind of graph that's relevant in this case.

For a second I thought I was on reddit.

There is a premium version of the app and they also have partnerships.

Isn't that what Microsoft tried to do with Windows 8?

> Apple can push a iOS point release that just includes an update a single system app

Which is inefficient and inconvenient. Google updates Chrome every 6 weeks while you are sleeping, as with all other Play Store apps. With an iOS system update, you have to click 5 different dialog boxes and go through several steps such as rebooting.

> and users will actually get to download it quickly and there's no specially carrier approval bullshit

Chrome updates don't go through carrier approval. Since Google does not need to update Android to be able to update Chrome, it's hard to understand your point here.

> that forced Google to go with a downloadable browser app pushed through the Play Store.

Chrome did not replace AOSP browser. Android still has its own browser.

> Being forced to use the Play Store for system functionalities has not only destroyed the "open source" nature Android once had

Chrome is not a "system functionality". It's an optional app you can download from the store. Android still has its own open source browser.

> quality rendering engine that has the same experience everywhere and gets updated with each major iOS release

That's the problem. Google can regularly update Chrome without updating the OS. Apple can't because it's a system app.

> Apple have always put the end Users Experience before Developers, so it's primarily focused on maintaining a fast, fluid browsing experience on iOS

Not really. They actually started backtracking on most of those. They even allow third party keyboards now, most of which are slower and harder to use than the stock iOS keyboard. Considering keyboard is a more integral part of the OS, it seems weird they still do not allow third party browsers.

> Apple didn't respond to a letter from Taylor swift in < 24 hours - this had been building for a week or two

Yet the reply was addressing Taylor Swift personally. The fact that Apple replied to a letter by Swift in 24 hours does not change.

I hope your wallpaper is pitch black and non-distracting. Because that's what you are going to see all day if you can't maximize windows.

> All milk sold (legally) in the US is processed, because it must undergo pasteurization

So it's a choice between "processed milk" and "slightly more processed milk". I suggest making your decision based on calories instead of the amount of processing. Whole milk has almost twice the amount calories compared to skim milk.

This matches my real life observations. I personally stopped using both Foursquare and Swarm and I know a lot of people who did.

However, this graph does not mention the popularity of Swarm. It's likely that some Foursquare users switched to Swarm and uninstalled Foursquare entirely.

There seems to be an SSL issue with Vinilox.

I got Chrome's "Your connection is not private" warning page when I clicked it.

I'd recommend it even more if you're not interested in running. It might change your mind.

Not harder than inserting a semicolon after every single line.

It's very interesting to see a post on drawing from a programmer perspective.

They weren't advertisements. They were product search results.

And the concern wasn't about the fact that it shows products, but about the fact that data was being sent to Amazon (unencrypted as well, I believe).

I recently replaced Spotlight with Alfred and realized how much I was missing out. It's surprisingly faster and cleaner. I would really suggest it to anyone who haven't tried it yet.

Well, you would have to type the same gibberish twice though.

Besides, I don't think they are claiming to be innovative. I think they just point out there is a redundant step which we can remove from the process.

> It's too cumbersome to have to access your email every time you want to log into something

That is not the case. It will remember you every time you come back. You just never set a password when registering.

All your mobile devices probably already have access to your primary email account.