Back in bean town, the trip to NYC was pretty fun and the bus ride back was easy breezy. Here is some new information from the interwebs
Some not so surprising news about the apps that are flying out of the iPhone app store. Apparently these apps are not inspiring use past the first day after they have been downloaded. If you know anyone with an iPhone you have already seen this phenomenon. Take a gander at the screens and you'll probably see 4 to 5 pages of apps. Ask the individual how often they use them and I guarantee some of those apps have not ever been used once after downloading. This is not a problem however because if you think of the iPhone as a truly mini computer, or computing light there is bound to be software that you might need a few times but don't want to have to download over and over again. A good example would be the rocket cab app, this app uses your location and shows local cab companies. You may not need this every day or even every weekend, but when you do need it's gonna suck to have to download it at that time. If you're interested here are some more analytics from the app store.
News from Netflix reports that the company sees its future in streaming. They already have a streaming only service for Starz content and are considering adding content from other distributors like HBO or Showtime...
More news from the Pirate Bay Trial...A few days ago marked Day 5 in the trial and the prosecutors are not looking very good. Apparently neither is the defense.
Thought I would give a shout out to some more Web 2.0 sh!t, Ubiquity is trying to change the way we see and manipulate the web content we use everyday.
Some new isht from Darpa, actually is not new but now making cyborg insects is closer to being a reality than ever before.
I'm still sifting through emails so I might have more to report later...
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