The first revision of Android looked like Windows 3.1 — this is way nicer.

As told to Shawn Blanc.

John Gruber:
Is the App Store popular because the iPhone is great? Or is the iPhone great because the App Store is popular? There’s a big difference between those two arguments. The latter is the argument Microsoft has long made regarding the advantage of Windows: Windows is great because Windows has the most software and most [...]

It’s nice that my iPhone can do it all, but it’s real annoying to get text messages while using it for turn-by-turn GPS.

Ars Technica’s Peter Bright, in his 15 page review of Windows 7:
So while Windows 7 may not right all of Vista’s wrongs, it is absolutely superior to its predecessor. It has three years of improvements, so it can’t help but be better. But if you hated Vista’s UI, you’re going to hate Windows 7’s. Worse, [...]

Apple:
Today, changes in technology, changes in the way we perform work, and where and how we work are occurring at a rapid pace. Nowhere is the change more evident than in the use of computers.
This new technology has brought on new demands for information as well as new and more sophisticated computing systems. Today, almost [...]

It’s a fascinating read:
Jobs says, simply, “I convinced them [Adobe] to drop plans to be a hardware company and be a software company instead.”

Reuters’ Mark Sullivan:
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) is the top recipient of campaign contributions from large Internet service providers like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast over the past two years, according to a new report from the Sunlight Foundation and the Center for Responsive Politics. McCain has taken in a total of $894,379 (much of that money [...]

Boy Genius Report:
The Motorola CLIQ was a pretty big disappointment for me personally, but oh man does the Droid make up for it. Sure, there’s a little hype sprinkled in because this is the first Android 2.0 device I’ve had the pleasure of using, but once you move past the initial “wow” factor, the Droid [...]

Apple PR, back in 2001:
Apple has applied its legendary expertise in human interface engineering to make iPod the easiest to use digital device ever. Simply rotate iPod’s unique scroll-wheel with your thumb or finger to quickly access your entire music collection by playlists, artists or songs. The scroll-wheel makes it possible to hold and operate [...]