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Week in Apple: developer wishes, iBooks changes, and more

Posted on January 7th, 2012 • Filed under Learn • No Comments

As we get settled into the new year, Apple news is beginning to ramp up again. In the past week, our top Apple news included interviews with developers about what they want to see out of Apple in the coming year, rumors about an upcoming iBooks-related Apple event, Stanford’s Apple history archives, and more. Join us for the weekly roundup:

What Mac, iOS developers want from Apple in 2012: The iOS and Mac App Stores may have offered developers new opportunities to expand their market and skill sets, but there’s plenty of room for improvement. Leading devs tell us what they’d like to see from Apple.

More Final Cut Pro X fallout: top reality producer ditches Apple for Avid: Top reality TV producer Bunim/Murray won’t be upgrading to Final Cut Pro X. Instead, the company is migrating to an Avid system because unlike Apple, Avid appears to understand the studio’s “long-term needs.”

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Week in gaming: Microsoft’s legal moves with the 360, Serious Sam 3, indie game marketing

Posted on December 10th, 2011 • Filed under Learn • No Comments

This was an interesting week, with Microsoft updating the Xbox 360 with a new look and some new ways to search for, and consume, media content. The big story is the clause that prevents you from suing the company that Microsoft inserted into the terms of service. Of course, you can’t opt out of this particular bit of the agreement, so there’s that issue.

We also reviewed Serious Sam 3, we talked to the people behind two great iOS games, and I gave a lecture on how to market your indie game. The good news is that incoming pitches have already improved, which was my secret mission all along: to get you people to make my job easier. Thanks, guys!

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This Week in Eating Out

Posted on December 4th, 2011 • Filed under Taste • No Comments

Po’ Boys in New Orleans: We tried 25 of some of the best, and most unique po’ boys at the Oak Street Po’ Boy Festival.

Legend Bar & Restaurant: Serious Sichuan fans can get their fix right in Manhattan’s Chelsea.

Punch in New York: Nothing’s more festive than a good punch, and we’ve got nine great recipes from some of NY’s best bars.

11 Burgers We Love: Our country is home to some legendary burger joints, and we put them to the test.

Vegan in New York: Being the restaurant paradise that it is, New York is full of delicious places for every discerning eater, vegetarians and vegans included.

8 Brazilian Dishes We Love: Brazilian food is all about intense flavor and showcasing the amazing selection of local fruits and vegetables. Here’s the skinny on 8 of our favorites.

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The 10 Most-Retweeted Pics of the Week

Posted on December 2nd, 2011 • Filed under Learn • No Comments

A book led this week’s most-retweeted pics, but it wasn’t from the Twilight or Harry Potter franchises. Even more impressively, the image wasn’t from a teen idol, but from a guy with a relatively small Twitter following who nonetheless calls himself @AWomansBlessing.

There was also a nice tribute to Sean Taylor, the Redskins’ free safety, who was killed four years ago and a continuing effort to locate a missing little girl.

Otherwise, teen idols dominated the list, particularly One Direction, a British band with a low profile in the U.S. but whose members’ every tweet seem to be followed closely back home.

Once again, the data, via Skylines, which covers the week ending Dec. 2, just took into account photos from the English-speaking world. The ranking you see is also a snapshot of the time period. If you click through to the original, the tweet counts will invariably differ from the period in which Skylines made its determination.

“Very Hungry Caterpillar”

This week’s most popular photo was not posted by Justin Bieber, One Direction or any other celebrity. Itt was posted by Kid phr3sh, a.k.a. @AWomansBlessing (over 22.000 followers) who is, according to himself, a gift to women. The image shows the cover of popular children’s picture book ‘A very hungry caterpillar’ by Eric Carle. The tweet says: ‘90′s babies…retweet this pic if you remember this book lol’. Apparently a lot of people do remember the book, since it was by far the most-retweeted image of the week, with more than three times as many retweets as the second most-retweeted picture.

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