Ben Bajarin points out that Jobs’ famous Reality Distortion Field has moved to outside of Apple, where analysts are poo-pooing amazing results and the mainstream media is lapping it up.
Conan lampoons new iPad ad
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Leap’s inability to sell iPhones means…what, exactly?
Leap isn’t selling as many iPhones as it expected to. But it has to be Apple’s fault, right?
Behind Mayers’ new telecommuting policy at Yahoo
Marissa Mayers’ new policy against telecommuters is raising alarms, but what’s behind it?
Twelve South offers BookBook for Retina MacBook Pro
Twelve South has redesigned its BookBook laptop case to better fit the thinner Retina Display-equipped MacBook Pro.
All future EA games to feature microtransactions
Electronic Arts plans to add microtransactions (In-App Purchases in iOS parlance) to all future games.
Why did Apple stock jump yesterday? Blame this guy
Apple stock jumped sharply on Tuesday. Philip Elmer-Dewitt attributes it to the Twitter shenanigans of a hedge fund boss.
Steve Jobs manga coming to Japan
The official Japanese translation of Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography is getting the manga treatment in Japan. Because, well, Japan.
On Yahoo’s telecommuting crackdown
Yahoo says no more telecommuting come June. But are home workers the problem, or how they’re managed?
Orange CEO: Post-Jobs Apple’s easier to deal with
Apple’s easier to deal with than they used to be, according to the CEO of a major French telecom company.
Mozilla CEO sees opportunity for Firefox OS beside iOS, Android
Mozilla’s CEO feels that the user base of mobile handsets is large enough to give his company room for its Firefox OS among Android, iOS and other competitors.
Edward Gorey meets video games in The Game Over Tinies
“The Game Over Tinies” is a series of illustrations about video game characters inspired by Edward Gorey’s seminal work, “The Gashlycrumb Tinies.”
App.net goes ‘freemium’
App.net, the subscription based social network, now has a freemium plan. All you need to get started is an invitation.
Bleszinski: Video game industry in “massive state of turmoil”
Cliff Bleszinski shares his thoughts about the future of the video game market.
Gamers excited for new generation of consoles
Dorkly parodies what’s on the mind of gamers now that Sony has announced the PS4.
Creator of Doctor Who’s Daleks passes away at 84
Ray Cusick, former BBC designer, passed away this week at age 84.
The 7-step edit in Aperture 3.4
Derrick Story offers some excellent tips for users of Apple’s Aperture photo software.
Science proves that shunning jerks is the answer
A new study shows that the healthiest and best way to deal with unpleasant people is to ignore them.
The stupidest thing you’ll read this week
Rob Enderle opines on why Nvidia’s new offices may be better than Apple’s new offices, and suddenly I am consumed by a craving for human blood.
Civ V Gold gathers everything in one package
Aspyr has collected all Civ V content into one collection, the Gold Edition.
TextWrangler 4.5 now Retina-ready, adds new Go menu
Bare Bones Software on Thursday announced the release of an update to their free text editor for OS X, TextWrangler. The new 4.5 release is now available for download from their Web site or through the Mac App Store. Highlights … Continued
Avadon 2: The Corruption role playing game announced for Mac, iPad
Avadon 2: The Corruption is a new fantasy role playing game headed to Mac, Windows and iPad later in 2013.
Combined iOS/Android game spending surpassed Nintendo and Sony
Combined spending on iOS and Android games surpassed that spent on games for handheld systems made for Nintendo and Sony systems, according to a new report.
Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition finally coming to Mac Feb 22
Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition finally makes its Mac debut on February 22nd.
Ubuntu coming to tablets, too
Ubuntu, the Linux implementation, will be available as a preview build for Nexus tablets starting this week.
The best and worst Apple analysts for the past nine quarters
Fortune has gathered the estimates of Apple analysts to figure out who’s on the mark and who’s completely in the woods.
Japanese PC maker working on Sega-themed laptops
PC maker Enterbrain is producing Sega-themed laptops for the Japanese market, coming out this summer.
On beating Apple to the punch
Federico Viticci talks about the media obsession with other companies supposedly ‘beating Apple to the punch’ with products.
Does Apple assign engineers to fake projects? Ars says no
Apple’s been accused of assigning engineers to fake projects to prove their loyalty. Not so, says Ars Technica.
NYT reporter responds to Tesla
The New York Times columnist at the center of a controversy over his review of Tesla’s Model S sedan responded following the Tesla CEO’s sharp-tongued blog post accusing him of malfeasance.