Dermot Daly, on clients who thought letterboxed apps would be OK on the iPhone 5:
I predict the iOS 7 effect will be worse. Within a week of running full time, those apps which haven’t been modernised to look like an iOS 7 app will look very old. They too will become insta-deletes.
If you have an app in the store, We’d highly recommend looking at modernising them pretty quick.
Open Road is boasting the first-ever Instagram movie trailer with its new 15-second social media spot for Jobs, starring Ashton Kutcher as Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. It trumps the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it 6-second blitz of Twitter‘s Vine app, which just a few months back was positioning itself as Hollywood’s hip new marketing tool. Or does it? Jobs hits theaters August 16. Watch:
There are around 19 major world religions subdivided into a total of 270 large religious groups, in addition to many smaller ones.
Most religions have sets of rules which provide a moral framework for their followers – Christianity’s Ten Commandments is probably the most well known example.
In the West these religious ‘laws’ are often in harmony with the rules of land, in addition to providing extra moral guidance of course. Many religions have rules which cover property matters, specifically not taking that which doesn’t belong to them, the closest general notion (whether accurate or not) to the act of copyright infringement.
While there are always variations to the rule, Christianity, the world’s largest religion, declares that followers may not steal. Islam, the second largest religion, says that stealing is ‘haraam’ – forbidden by God.
But of course, many would argue that piracy isn’t stealing and indeed, when the rules for these religions were put in place, copyright infringement wasn’t even “a thing”. Fair enough, but for some piracy is still a moral issue for which their religion can provide guidance.
Instances of Christians asking whether piracy is morally acceptable proved difficult to find, but the same cannot be said about followers of Islam. And, amazingly, not only are there questions raised online by those hoping to lead a better life, but also specific responses from some of Islam’s most respected leaders.
“What is the ruling on copying computer software, movies, audio CDs and other such things, which bear the wording ‘All Rights Reserved’ or ‘Copyright’?” questioned one follower. “Does this rule apply equally to Muslim made products and those made by individuals and or companies which are not Muslim?”
The answer, provided by none other than Ayatollah Sistani, is clear.
“Copyrights must be respected,” he said. “It is not permissible to copy a product, if it is against law.”
Perhaps unsurprisingly there are other interpretations within the same religion, as can be seen here on a page listing Islamic financial issues.
“Abiding by [publication rights] is not obligatory, but it is preferable to seek permission, especially from the author,” the note reads.
But of course, copyright throws up plenty of other dilemmas, as a question to the Ayatollah from another follower illustrates.
“Can I use cracked CD software?” he asked. Apparently, no question is too obscure for this religious leader.
“If someone else has cracked the software, you can use it,” says Ayatollah Sistani, “but you are not allowed to copy or burn it into another compact disc.”
Some other fascinating interpretations of what is and isn’t allowed can be found in a question and answer session (YouTube) with Zakir Abdul Karim Naik, an Indian public speaker on the subject of Islam and comparative religion.
Dr. Naik begins by saying that generally piracy is forbidden, but not always. It all depends on whether the company selling the official product is acting in a fair manner.
“There are some items of software which many of the companies themselves [encourage] piracy of so that [the software] becomes famous,” Naik explains.
Small companies buy pirated copies for small amounts of money, Naik says, but this “buzz” means that large companies who can afford it go on to spend large sums of money on legitimate versions of the same software.
“So, for using pirated copies of this software, Islamically there is no problem,” says Dr. Naik.
But for me this is the most interesting question. One individual asks Dr. Naik whether the same rules apply for software spreading the Islamic message. He says that if that software is for sale in a country or city and people are only pirating it in order to save money, then that is forbidden. However, there are exceptions.
“If that software is not available, if it is software created abroad and no one locally has it [for sale] and the intention is not to save money but the intention is to use it for knowledge, then [piracy] is fine,” Naik says.
“But then, if you take that software and sell it, that is forbidden. If you make a copy and then give it free to your friend, then that is a gray area, but OK.”
In short, Dr. Naik says that if the product you need is not available in your area legally, then piracy is allowed as long as it is in the pursuit of knowledge. Doing the same for business purposes is not allowed.
But despite the wealth of information and rulings online, followers of the Muslim faith appear happy to pirate even during their most religious experiences. Currently the holy month of Ramadan is underway, but apparently that’s only making the piracy situation worse.
According to a report in the JordanTimes, sales of pirated movies and games increase by about 30% during Ramadan compared to the rest of the year.
Exactly why isn’t clear, and the law certainly doesn’t encourage it. Jordanian Copyright Law bans illegal downloading and copying along with prison sentences of between three months and three years.
When those kinds of punishments fail, along with the inevitable fires of hell for sinners also not making an impact, it’s clear that not even God himself can bring an end to piracy.
Finally, try not to kill each other in the comments section. Enough people have died in the name of religion, we don’t need any more casualties.
Source: Piracy: Not Even God Himself Can Stop It
E agora, nos intervalos de cada novo episódio da terceira temporada de "Suits" - que está quase quase a estrear -, eis que vou tentar arranjar algum tempinho para a primeira e segunda classificada da tabela do TV Dependente. Só porque eles dizem que vale a pena!
E pronto. Cheguei lá. Aliás, chegámos. Todos nós. Sim, porque, por razões óbvias, vocês também fazem parte desta entidade coletiva, orgânica e virtual, chamada CINEBLOG. Chegou a hora de abrir o champanhe: chegámos à primeira década de existência.
Quando chego a esta data tenho sempre dificuldades em encontrar alguma coisa nova para escrever. No dia 11 de julho o meu cérebro é levado, invariavelmente, numa viagem até ao passado. Desculpem se me repetir, mas a viagem é longa e sabem como é díficil encontrar os 1.21 gigawatts necessários para voltar a meter o condensador de fluxo a funcionar.
Já escrevi por diversas vezes (aqui, por exemplo) sobre como a internet era diferente em 2003 e como tenho saudades da pequena família de blogues de cinema que, contra ventos, marés e icebergs, atravessou pela primeira vez o oceano inóspito da Internet em direção ao continente inexplorado que era a cineblogosfera portuguesa.
Nessa altura, os blogues eram pessoais e intransmissíveis e estavam cheios de reflexões e opiniões, quase todas com mais de 140 caracteres. As distribuidoras nacionais ainda não tinham descoberto as potencialidades dos blogues, nem a facilidade com que, acenando com um visionamento de imprensa ou com meia dúzia de passatempos, conseguem que adolescentes sedentos de atenção lhes façam a tão desejada publicidade gratuita. Hoje em dia vejo blogues que duram um mês e que acabam porque "as visitas não corresponderam às expetativas"... mas que raio...
Amigos, dificilmente um blogue vos vai tornar ricos e famosos, muito menos um blogue de cinema. Se querem escrever sobre cinema são muito bem vindos, mas façam-no, por favor sem segundas intenções. Não se vendam às grandes distribuidoras nem se formatem à rotina. Escrevam mal ou bem mas escrevam aquilo que vos vai na alma. Quando as distribuidoras se fartarem, o que resta do vosso blogue?
Mas pronto. As coisas mudaram. É inegável. É uma evolução natural e longe de mim querer parar o progresso. Há dez anos seria impensável ler este blogue no telemóvel ou fora deste template, agora tenho de pensar os posts com todos esses formatos e possibilidades em mente. A mudança também é divertida e cheia de desafios.
Daqui a dez anos espero estar aqui novamente, a elogiar a Internet de hoje e a criticar os avanços medonhos que o futuro nos reserva.
A todos os que me acompanharam nesta década um muito obrigado. Este blogue pode já não ter as atualizações diárias de outros tempos, mas continua aqui, de pedra e cal, recheado com os meus ódios, traumas e paixões.
Apple has updated the Supplier Responsibility page on its website addressing concerns over the illegal mining of tin in Indonesia. The company is funding a new task group with the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) to determine if its suppliers are getting tin from illegal mining operations.Bangka Island, Indonesia, is one of the world’s principal tin-producing regions. Recent concerns about the illegal mining of tin from this region prompted Apple to lead a fact-finding visit to learn more. Using the information we’ve gathered, Apple initiated an EICC working group focused on this issue, and we are helping to fund a new study on mining in the region so we can better understand the situation.The Verge, which first noticed the change, noted that 249 of Apple's suppliers use tin in the production of its products. In an article last year, Bloomberg Businessweek looked at the collapse of a tin-mining pit on Bangka island that killed a number of miners in a landslide --one-third of the world's tin production comes from the area.
    
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Fans of classic PC gaming rejoice! It's time to lock, load, and blow up some Worms on your iPhone. Developers Team 17 have announced Worms 3 exclusively for iOS in Q3 of this year. Worms 2 was officially released in 1997, and while there have been add-ons and odd experiments like Worms 3D, this is the first new old-school Worms game in a long time. Team 17 is the same developer behind the upcoming new PC Worms title Worms Clan Wars.
Worms 3 will feature turn-based, asynchronous multiplayer online play, meaning you don't have to commit to playing a full game all at once online. There will also be traditional pass-and-play local multiplayer for up to four players.
The game also introduces a class system for your Worm warriors including Soldier, Scout, Scientist and Heavy troopers. Considering this is the game that gave us exploding sheep as a tactical weapon, we can't wait to see what special tools each class brings with it. Gamers who want to play by themselves will get 27 single player missions across four themes; Beach, Spooky, Farmyard and Sewer.
Of course it wouldn't be Worms if there wasn't an arsenal of insane weapons to play with, including new additions like Nora's Virus, a Black Hole Grenade and the return of the Homing Pigeon. Team 17 is also adding a new Card mode to the game. When turned on the system allows players to use strategic cards to enhance there moves at the start and end of the turn. You can build your deck from 41 cards that can be purchased with in-game rewards and, presumably though not officially announced, with in-game purchases.
The game will also support AirPlay, meaning you can link it up to your Apple TV and blow Worms to kingdom come on the big screen in your living room.
Worms 3 is still a few months out, but based on what's available now, this is a title to look out for.
Worms 3 coming to iOS as a mobile exclusive originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 11 Jul 2013 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
It's time to save some of that hard-earned cash with our Daily Deals, featuring a handy list from Dealnews and our own hand-picked selections that include some sweet deals on iOS and OS X software (all prices are USD). Prices are subject to change.
PhotoMind [iOS Universal; Category: Productivity; Now free, down from $2.99] PhotoMind allows you to quickly take a picture and set a reminder for it. The reminder will appear along with any note you've saved with it.
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Chopper 2 [OS X; Category: Games; On sale for $0.99, down from $4.99] Chopper 2 features 36 action packed missions over 12 unique and beautiful locations.
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Daily Deals for July 11, 2013 originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Here in the US, we tend to think something like a 200-year-old barn is "old." Then someone makes a discovery like the one a construction crew in Madrid, Spain, recently unearthed, putting that barn in perspective.
A construction crew working on a forthcoming flagship Apple Store at number 1, Puerta del Sol in Madrid have come across the remains of what appears to be a 15th century hospital. The site was formerly the location of a hospital that was demolished in 1854 to make way for a square. While the ruins will be covered back up, the floor will be outlined to mark their presence, and a plaque will explain the outline.
As of this time, it's not known if the marking or the plaque will be publicly visible or only accessible to employees, as they'll be on the store's basement level.
Crew building Apple Store discover 15th century hospital originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
These days it’s a fairly common occurrence for sites offering links to movies and TV shows to attract the attention of authorities. It happens almost every week and considering the power of Hollywood, hardly comes as a surprise.
However, an event in the past 24 hours is a step beyond anything seen so far in Sweden, a country that has long-enjoyed the freedom to share files but has increasingly felt pressure from the United States and its powerful Hollywood-based movie companies.
There are plenty of sites online that offer subtitle files so that speakers of any language (and of course the deaf) are able to enjoy watching and understanding movies and TV shows. Many of these carry subtitles ripped from consumer DVDs and Blu-ray discs so it’s perhaps understandable when copyright holders object to their distribution.
However, there are also sites that offer subtitles created by fans. Enthusiasts watch a movie or TV show and set to work translating the dialog and manually transforming it into a text file. These are then offered on sites various indexes around the web.
One such site, Undertexter.se, paid the ultimate price for their subtitle-creation activities when police raided the site yesterday and seized its servers.
“The people who work on the site don’t consider their own interpretation of dialog to be something illegal, especially when we’re handing out these interpretations for free,” says site founder Eugen Archy.
However, the authorities clearly don’t agree and Archy says he knows who pushed them to that conclusion – famous Rättighetsalliansen (Rights Alliance) anti-piracy lawyer Henrik Pontén.
“No Hollywood, you played the wrong card here. We will never give up, we live in a free country and Swedish people have every right to publish their own interpretations of a movie or TV show,” Archy insists.
Needless to say, the Swedish Pirate Party is outraged at the development.
“The copyright industry is increasingly resorting to desperate measures to preserve their outdated business model,” says party leader Anna Troberg.
“Today’s copyright monopoly inhibits creativity and creation in a way that is completely unreasonable. The raid on Undertexter.se is yet more proof that it is time to completely reform copyright law.”
In October 2012 another fan-subtitling controversy raised its head in Scandinavia when it was discovered that Netflix was using subtitles created by fans on DivX Finland for the show Andromeda.
“We have removed the series from Netflix pending the investigation,” Netflix told us at the time. “We are a legitimate service and pay a lot of money for the TV programs and movies on Netflix, including subtitles.”
And there’s the difference.
Users of Undertexter were getting subtitles not only for free, but also in a shorter time frame when compared to official outlets. Upsetting the status quo in this way probably got them raided yesterday.
“More news coming soon greedy Hollywood,” Undertexter’s founder concludes.
Source: Fan-Created Subtitle Site Raided By Swedish Police
Code hidden inside iOS 7 suggests that the next generation iPhone could include a new "Mogul" camera mode, offering video recording at a rate of 120 frames-per-second, reports 9to5Mac.According to our analysis and testing of the code, "Mogul" is a feature in development that allows the iPhone to capture video at an exceptionally fast and precise rate. Specifically, our testing indicates that the feature can allow the iPhone to record video at a rate of 120 frames-per-second (FPS). The resolution at which this 120FPS video could be recorded at, however, is currently unclear.Capturing video at 120FPS would allow iPhone users to create slow motion films. Slow motion video requires frames to be captured at a fast rate, which then appear to be slowed down when replayed at a standard speed.
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The so-called “graduated response” to the file-sharing issue has for years been championed by the mainstream music and movie industries.
According to the theory, Internet subscribers who are continually warned that their behavior is being monitored will, sooner or later, change their attitudes and stop obtaining content from unauthorized sources.
One of the first countries to see value in the idea was France, and under the supportive eye of ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy, Hadopi was born. The taxpayer-funded agency would oversee monitoring of Internet subscribers along with a mechanism for sending them successive warnings, each designed to be more worrying than the last. Controversially, the final warning would result in Internet disconnection.
However, the idea that these threats would entice subscribers into music and movie stores and away from unauthorized sites in a meaningful way never came to be. In June, a nine-member panel lead by former Canal Plus chairman Pierre Lescure produced a 700 page report advising on policies for advancing entertainment industries in the digital age.
Among other things, the panel concluded that the three strikes mechanism had failed to benefit authorized services as promised. It also recommended that the ultimate sanction of Internet disconnections for infringers should be dumped.
That recommendation has now been carried out by the French Government.
Earlier this morning the Ministry of Culture published official decree No. 0157 of July 9, 2013 which removed “the additional misdemeanor punishable by suspension of access to a communication service.”
The changes come too late for the only individual to have fallen foul of France’s disconnection law. In June and after millions of warnings sent, a single Internet subscriber was fined 600 euros and suspended from the Internet for two weeks after failing to respond to “strike” notices.
Today’s changes by the French don’t mean that infringing file-sharers can relax though. The decree goes on to explain that file-sharing offenses may still be punishable by a fine, up to 1500 euros in the case of gross negligence.
To this end, the decree clarifies that ISPs must provide access to names, address and other personal details of subscribers in order to facilitate the implementation of a system for issuing automating file-sharing fines. Disconnections may have been removed, but the war against individuals will continue.
Source: Three Strikes and You’re Still In – France Kills Piracy Disconnections
The only intuitive interface is the nipple.
After that it’s all learned.
Criado pelos designers Felipe Rocha e Dine. Link
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Só há dois momentos na vida de um homem em que as palavras devem escassear: quando algo é tão bom que não existem palavras que lhe façam jus e quando algo é tão bom que nos falta argumentos que o justifiquem, para além do “Porque sim” e o “Vê!”. Quando o tema é “Sherlock”, podemos inseri-lo na segunda categoria, até porque a personagem principal nem vos dá tempo para pensar em muito mais. Apesar disso, há perguntas que podem ser colocadas, questões pertinentes que vão esclarecer qualquer tipo de dúvida que a tua mente possa ter, face a um dos melhores produtos de entretenimento alguma vez produzidos:
Se a resposta é não, estás no local errado. Deves saltar imediatamente para a pequena cruz no canto superior direito do ecrã e clicar com toda a força, várias vezes e com convicção. Se a resposta for sim, estás entre duas categorias: pré-“Sherlock” e pós-“Sherlock”. És um daqueles seres iluminados que já teve a oportunidade de visualizar o melhor que a televisão britânica é capaz de fazer? Então acompanha o resto do texto com um ligeiro acenar de consentimento e aprovação de quem recebeu o toque de Midas. Se fores um pré-iluminado, por favor não desesperes e salta imediatamente para o ponto seguinte, a salvação está a caminho!
A resposta para esta pergunta é muito simples: porque ainda não tiveste o discernimento, o bom senso e um conselho amigo que te orientasse no bom caminho. Estás sob uma maré de ignorância, mas é para isso que cá estou. Ideia fundamental a reter: “Sherlock” não é apenas uma tablete de chocolate com duas filas de três cubos, é um orgasmo mental tântrico (porque dura hora e meia). Quero acreditar de que se trata apenas de desconhecimento e que não és um daqueles que fugiu dela pelo seu tamanho, país de origem ou falta de desejo em ser desafiado. Por favor diz-me que não é esse o caso…
O texto ficaria bem mais curto se tivesse de enumerar as razões para não veres a série (cingia-me a um “ponto final”). Dizer que é algo como nunca viste antes é talvez demasiado simplista e cliché, mas é também o elogio mais adequado que posso fazer. Nos primeiros instantes do piloto percebemos imediatamente que vamos ser, acima de tudo o resto, desafiados. Esquece qualquer tarefa extra que tenhas planeado para a duração do episódio, não vais ter capacidade de fazer mais nada, nem mesmo as mulheres, com a sua mítica capacidade de multi-tarefa. Sherlock não investiga um caso, investiga vários, ao mesmo tempo, entre dezenas de outras actividades. Nada é feito ao acaso, nada é deixado ao acaso. Tudo o que vemos no ecrã é fruto de estudo e olhar minucioso, para que tudo encaixe num belo puzzle no final. Se sentires que tens de pausar o episódio de vez em quando, não te sintas envergonhado, afinal de contas não tens Holmes no nome, és apenas humano. Este Sherlock moderno abraça os novos tempos com todas as mordomias que a era oferece (telemóveis, sms, emails, DNA, etc), sem nunca esquecer aquilo que tornou o nome Sherlock lendário: a dedução, o raciocínio, a inteligência, perspicácia e, acima de tudo, o “olho” para o detalhe.
Depois de tudo isto, podia elogiar o absolutamente brilhante Benedict Cumberbatch pela representação de um personagem que ajudou a redefinir, podia engrandecer o mais do que competente, se bem mais discreto, Martin Freeman pelo seu Watson (porque também é preciso qualidade para se ser um grande secundário) e até destacar Andrew Scott pelo ácido e delicioso Moriarty. Podia elogiar o humor subliminar e o ritmo frenético, podia elogiar a escrita de Steven Moffat e a realização perspicaz que nos acompanha e desafia… mas a verdade é que se até aqui ainda não te convenci a começar em “A Study in Pink” e acabar em “The Final Problem”, passando pelo hino à excelência que é “Scandal in Belgravia” (com uma magnifica Lara Pulver), então é porque não faz mesmo parte dos teus planos fazê-lo. Nesse caso, levanto ligeiramente o meu chapéu, desejo-te bom dia, viro costas e vou à minha vida, murmurando entre dentes o quanto este mundo está perdido, desejando que Darwin esteja certo sobre a Evolução: que os mais fracos não sobrevivem. No final de tudo só há um dogma para um verdadeiro amante da televisão (e do cinema também, coitados): “Sherlock” não é obrigatório, é Elementar!
Marco Arment, on the shutdown of Google Reader:
The most common assumption I’ve seen others cite is that “Google couldn’t figure out how to monetize Reader,” or other variants about direct profitability. I don’t believe this, either. Google Reader’s operational costs likely paled in comparison to many of their other projects that don’t bring in major revenue, and I’ve heard from multiple sources that it effectively had a staff of zero for years. It was just running, quietly serving a vital role for a lot of people.
A system comprising: one or more processors; and a computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes: presenting a map display and a route on a mobile device; determining when the mobile device has reached a destination associated with the route; when the mobile device has reached the destination, displaying a prompt for input rating the route; and receiving user input comprising rating information for the route.Waze incorporates user feedback as well, using crowd sourced data to determine route details and travel times. Waze users can utiize the app's feedback system to provide the company with reports on traffic accidents, road closures, location accuracy, and more. With a similar system in place, Apple could allow its users to provide feedback and ratings on route choices, which could then be used to optimize travel.
A method comprising: presenting a map on a display of a mobile device; receiving a first user input identifying a location on the map; receiving a second user input providing information about an event occurring at the location; and transmitting the event information to a navigation service, where the navigation service is configured to broadcast the event information to other mobile devices.After a disastrous Maps debut alongside iOS 6 that saw a slew of complaints about inaccuracy and missing information, Apple has worked hard to improve the application. Tim Cook issued an apology and the company went through a restructuring that included the termination of several people involved with the Maps project, including SVP of iOS Software Scott Forstall and Maps manager Richard Williamson.
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