Apple sneak U2 album onto iPhone

From AppleGazette : Apple sneak U2 album onto iPhone

Internet of thing : use of data to analyze earthquakes effect

In the following article from Postcapes, you have a preview of what could be the use of big bunch of data uploaded from Jawbone connected devices .

This gave me a fool idea. Imagine that we use such connected devices massively on wild animals. This may allow to track their moves, which could be quite useful to study wildlife evolution and potential disorders.

There is a well-known urban legend that animals have the ability to anticipate earthquakes or tsunami (see article from National Geographic). Such devices may potentially confirm or infirm this theory. In any case, it could be interesting to check...

The Messy Art of UX Sketching

From Smashing magazine, a great sample of how to design user experience using drawing layers.

I personally use a lot of sketches to express myself, collaborate or even search ideas.

This article is quite interesting as it propose a method for better sketches. I will certainly try to use it soon, but need to buy a ruler first...

A new partnership between iOS and IBM targeting enterprises

This is a brilliant evidence that Apple now has taken seriously the professional market which was not the case before.

This partnership with IBM is a way to marry with a company which is not a direct concurrent so far, but has a very good and long reputation with professionals.

For more details, see 9to5mac

Google glass is a small step for man, MindRDR is a giant leap for mankind

With MindRDR, You can command directly your Google glasses from ... your brain.

The product is rather simple, and let say it, not very discrete, but using both Google glasses and ThinkGear EEG sensor from NeuroSky, it allows you to command your Google glasses using your mind to capture pictures and share them to social networks (Twitter and Facebook).

More than this simple feature, it also provides an open source app for Google glasses in order to enhance the device capabilities in the future. First feature I am thinking about is a way to exchange small messages between device wearers, and this already has a name : telepathy.

What is interesting there is that MindRDR did innovation, not by creating an hardware device, but by mixing two existing ones and providing a way for more promising innovations in the future.

Of course, this also raised a lot of questions about the potential bad use of such devices but in any case, this is a part of current technical revolution.

Smartphone Truths and Samsung's Inevitable Decline

A quite interresting and full analysis of Samsung vs. Apple fight in smartphones market <link>

Detect password at 10 inches

From CNN Money : link