Monthly Archives: April 2009

Some folks have to be persuaded to upgrade.

The change notes from the new version of Google Mobile App for iPhone:

Speed improvements for search by voice.
Support for British and Australian English accents.
Various bug fixes.
Longer version number.
Ninja.

I wasn’t sure I needed to upgrade to this version, but come on, there’s a ninja.

I Turn to the East, and Listen…

Crosby what?
Crosby what?
I’m sorry, Philly, I can’t hear you.
CROSBY WHAT?

Explaining Microsoft’s New Ad Campaign

Steve Jobs is sitting at an intersection in his Mercedes-Benz, waiting for the light to change.
While he waits, Steve Ballmer pulls along side in a neon green Mitsubishi Lancer. Not an Evo, mind you. A bog standard front-wheel-drive Lancer DE with a booming subwoofer causing a buzz from somewhere around the trunk, a gaudy aftermarket [...]