If you were following us last night, firstly we want to thank you for your much needed input and for being quality followers to our site. We think it’s fantastic that people would actually stick around and want to listen to us. And last night was a first, because we decided to try Google Wave as a live blogging platform instead of Cover it Live. I think it worked pretty well, and it was a good event where we could try ideas and get feedback. We’ve gotten lots of compliments, lots of complaints, but all feedback is positive in this instance; we really want to learn where we can improve our live blogging experience. Federico will be chiming in at the end of this post with his thoughts of course, but I’d like to kick things off with Google Wave, what’s good about it, what we did poorly plus what could improve, and where we go from here.
Our Thoughts on the Google Wave Liveblog Experiment
Steve Jobs at D8, Seven Videos and Quotes
Steve Jobs’ appearance at D8 yesterday has been discussed everywhere on the internet, and we liveblogged it on MacStories. But enough with the talk, let’s watch some videos about it.
Courtesy of All Things Digital, we’ve gathered the most interesting revelations of Jobs, but please don’t blame us for the Flash-only videos.
Check them out after the break.
AT&T Adds Tethering, Screwy Unlimited Policy
The United States constantly suffers from absolutely horrid (I’ll put it this way) carrier abuse. Constantly you’ll hear us complain about the expense of basic services, overcharging, and a lack of options. But when AT&T finally gives customers the right to tether, what do they do? They turn right around and spit in the customer’s face by not only capping data usage, but by making it incredibly expensive.
The Phone Manual: New Age Learning for Difficult Products
The iPhone doesn’t need fancy packaging. At most, it might need a credit card sized reminder of more advanced gestures like copy & paste, or the home button taps. Still, this next, intriguing idea could change the way we think of traditional packaging. Mainly: how the hell do you use those complicated dumb phones?
Follow Steve Jobs Session at D8 Live on MacStories
At 6 pm PT Steve Jobs will speak at the D8 conference, and we’ll be here following the event live and discussing it with you using Google Wave. A few minutes before the session kicks off we’ll embed a public Wave in this post.
So, be sure to come back in 3 hours (6 pm PT) and get your browser ready to follow Steve Jobs speaking live at the D8. It’s going to be a great night.
The iPhone Gained More Global Share Than Android in May
According to the latest report by Net Market Share, the iPhone is still dominating and actually gained more global share than Android in May.
Next Gen iPhone Battery Show 16.5 % Capacity Increase
We’ve seen images and videos of the next iPhone, images of cases and metal plates, now Macrumors is reposting photos from Taiwanese blog Apple.pro of the next iPhone’s battery.
Jubilee for iPad: Remember Birthdays, Send a Card! Review and Giveaway!
In the digital era, remembering birthdays and sending a card shouldn’t be a pain in the butt. After all, if you’re not one to consistently refresh Facebook, you may feel awkward leaving a wall-post a week later saying, “Happy belated birthday dude!” And I do that quite often. But hell, I’m connected! And birthday’s should be easier and more personal than Facebook tracking and a wall-post. So what does one use to manage these important events? Why, Jubilee of course.
China Gets The iPhone 4G, Guess What It’s Like
I’m seriously impressed by Chinese manufacturers of iPhone knockoffs. I mean, there’s an iPhone 4G counterfeit already out and running a fake OS, but the new iPhone hasn’t even been announced yet. Basically, they’ve build a fake Gizmodo’s Next iPhone, or whatever you might call it. And I’m sorry, but it’s not the real thing.