Blai Pratdesaba

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Head of Technology at MMOB.
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Inside the high drama of the iPhone 4

Apple’s iPhone 4 was full of drama, from its leak to Gizmodo to the Antennagate scandal. It was also one of the best and most influential phones ever.

The Verge
Well, guess if I won’t find love after all.
#foreveralone @CARROT
15 Years Ago: Apple Announced iPad.
iMac Boxes

I wrote up the 25th anniversary of the unveiling of the Mac OS X Dock at Macworld Expo, from the perspective of a scared twenty-something engineer.

It's me. I'm the engineer.

https://tla.systems/blog/2025/01/04/i-live-my-life-a-quarter-century-at-a-time/

I Live My Life a Quarter Century at a Time

So, we are coming up on a little anniversary for me this weekend. On the 5th of January 2000, Steve Jobs unveiled the new Aqua user interface of Mac OS X to the world at Macworld Expo. The Age of A…

Three Letter Acronym

"the world is so much better with you in it"

Strong words from the latest video from Kurzgesagt: ...Will Save Your Life Next Week

Take care everyone, take care of you, your loved ones and the people around you that you might not know much about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTx-GSF3cts

This Video Might Save 58 Lives Next Week

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

YouTube

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https://basicappleguy.com

Basic Apple Guy | Apple Wallpapers, Reviews, and Merch

Dive into the latest on Apple products, wallpapers, and insights with Basic Apple Guy's blog. Discover reviews, one of a kind wallpapers, and exclusive merch today.

Basic Apple Guy

I’m calling it now: the slop feedback loop is going to ruin the Internet.

Look at the second toot in this thread: Google’s AI Assistant got the gasoline recipe from AI generated content.

We’re playing the shittiest game of telephone ever.
https://mastodon.social/@JoeUchill/112493317168967705

The Etak Navigator

Link to: https://maphappenings.com/2024/04/11/story-of-etak/

Daring Fireball

First-gen iOS-based products traditionally haven't had a long shelf life. The iPhone only made it to iOS 3. The original iPad lasted from iOS 3 to iOS 5. The original Apple Watch was dropped after watchOS 4.

~Three years each.

We're at the other end of Apple's generational CPU improvements now, and Vision Pro is *packed* with specs. I expect this first-gen model will be capable of powering visionOS for years to come. With supply chain constraints, I don't see this getting revisions every year