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Here's an intriguing idea: author Neal Stephenson and a few friends (including Greg Bear and Nicole Galland) are going to be
releasing a set of serialized stories as apps for the
iPad and the iPhone. The project is called "The Mongoliad," and is based on a world designed by Stephenson (author of the great novels Snow Crash and The Diamond Age).
The apps will present "an ongoing stream of nontextual, para-narrative, and extra-narrative stuff," and even ask readers to interact and create their own stories in the universe with some "pretty cool tech." Interesting.
There's not a lot of information out right now about what the project is exactly, but there is
a Facebook page with a few more details, and
a skeleton page where you can sign up for more information. I guess they're taking the wraps off of the project in a few days on May 25th, so presumably then you'll be able to download the app (which will also be available on Android and the Kindle), and see what it's all about.
I'm a big fan of Stephenson (as anyone interested in computers and how they work probably should be), so I'm definitely intrigued about what he and his colleagues will do with Apple's platform. Stay tuned.
[via
SuperPunch]
Neal Stephenson to release serialized story via mobile devices originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 22 May 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Neal Stephenson to release serialized story via mobile devices originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 22 May 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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AT&T announced
yesterday a new "carrot and stick" pricing plan for early termination fees (ETF) of cellphone contracts, beginning with new contracts starting June 1st. The
carrot is that for new two-year agreements or upgrades on what they refer to as "basic and quick messaging phones," the ETF will be reduced from $175 to $150 and be further reduced by $4 for each month of the contract. Well, that's very nice of them, but it probably doesn't affect anyone reading this post.
The
stick is that for anyone using higher-end devices such as smartphones, including the iPhone, the ETF will nearly double from $175 to $325 and reduce by $10 for each month the contract ages. Now don't get scared, since this is only for new or upgrade contracts starting June 1st and doesn't apply to anyone with a current contract. That is, unless you're up for renewal and make the mistake of buying a new two-year contract.
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AT&T nearly doubles iPhone early termination rates originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 22 May 2010 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
AT&T nearly doubles iPhone early termination rates originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 22 May 2010 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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In April, there had been some rumors that AutoCAD may finally be returning to the Macintosh platform. The Apple Lounge has posted some screenshots from the private beta that were found on Italiamac's forums.
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AutoCAD i...
