Tech Buzz These Samsung ads are clever. They make a strong and compelling case for Android and the device's attributes. However, while making fun of Apple, they also emphasize how a brand (in this case, Apple) stands for creativity, design, culture and can aspire to something grand.
TV Buzz This week's “Portlandia” explored Carrie's inner anguish as she watches her iPhone fall to the ground in slow motion. Pretty sure I've had the exact same thinking every time (out of the many times) that I've dropped and ruined an iPhone, too.
Culture Buzz Swedish graphic designer Viktor Hugo presents his take on Apple's classic “Think Different” campaign. Though the company retired the phrase in 2002, Hugo thought to himself that “it could be fun to elaborate with the concept and create a set with new ways of thinking.” (via flavorwire.com)
Culture Buzz It's called a Mirrorbook Air, obviously. Right now, it seems like this only place you can find one of these is on this French website. (via design-fetish.blogspot.com)
Celebrity Buzz Diddy served as “executive editor” on this new coffee table book, a collection of artful ass photography by Raphael Mazzucco. “Culo” is Spanish for booty, by the by. Keep an eye out for celebrity culo from Lady Gaga, Nicole Scherzinger and Stacy Keibler.
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We’ve created the perfect storm with our sloppy smartphone habits. As attacks on mobile devices skyrocket, the prospect of falling victim to a hacker seems like it’s no longer a question of “if” but rather “when.”
Our friends over at Slacktory set out to answer that question. What they found was hilarious and absolutely, totally, completely real. I mean Steve Jobs was all about LSD so… (via slacktory.tumblr.com)
Last week Apple held an event to honor the late Steve Jobs, who passed away earlier this month. The event was only for Apple employees and retail staff who watched via a private live stream. Here is a copy of the full length service. Found via bitshare.tumblr.com
Tech Buzz Msnbc.com contributor Rosa Golijan is having a lot of fun messing with her new iPhone 4S's personal assistant feature, Siri. Sh*t Siri Says is going to be a thing.
Tech Buzz Filmmaker Casey Neistat put together this battle of the assistants for The New York Times. Which can better help him with his girlfriend situation?
If I had to talk to a computer all day, I think I'd want it to be GLaDOS. I'd just have to look out for neurotoxins. (via reddit.com)
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was interviewed after he learned the news of the passing of his friend and former business partner Steve Jobs. (via reddit.com)
Every Mac user remembers the first Apple product that made a superfan out of them. What was the one that did it for you? Upload a picture and a story in the comments to help create a timeline.
Celebrity Buzz And the award for Most Touching 140 Character Tribute To Steve Jobs By A Celebrity goes to…Patton Oswalt! Here his and 11 other famous people's tweets for Steve.
Culture Buzz Mike Matas, a former user interface designer at Apple, posted a series of photos of Steve Jobs testing the Mac's Photo Booth filters back in 2005. It's a nice look at the silly side of Steve. (via bestrooftalkever.com)
Culture Buzz A simple and fitting tribute to the man so closely associated with the Apple brand. Steve Jobs, as founder and former CEO, was an irreplaceable part of Apple. He will surely be missed.
Steve Jobs' already touching speech about battling pancreatic cancer, and the resulting clarity it gave his life, has now been made all the more poignant and prescient. From his commencement at Stanford University in 2005.