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Got the Lumia updated last night. It was the much talked about and long awaited Portico update. Rather disappointed at how it went. See, when it said Step 1 of 4 I was expecting for there to be steps 2-4 so I planned for a photo collage of the steps and caption it “step by step”. I figured, if step one was data migration, I’d document the process to note what the steps would involve.

Instead, as soon as it hit 100% it got super excited, saying Update complete four times!! I’ve never seen a gadget get so excited about completing an update. But it had lied to me. There were no steps 2-4. It lied. And it was happy. But I was not. – View on Path.

CNN picks up one of those bash Apple stories

Steve Kovach for Business Insider:

Apple also isn’t nearly as versatile at adding new software features to its devices. Apple usually makes users wait a year or more for a new version of iOS, and even then some older devices can’t access all the latest and greatest features.

As opposed to Google which releases major updates to Android on roughly a yearly basis with more than half of the devices currently still running versions from three years ago and cannot be upgraded even to the version of Android released back in 2011.

Kovach really should look at Android’s pattern of updates before saying such things and by saying that “Apple makes users wait a year or more” implies that Apple’s updates take multiple years to arrive when in fact major iOS versions are released once per calendar year.

Sure, Apple’s not exactly a saint in this matter, because yes, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 can’t use all of iOS 6’s abilities, and yes, the original iPad cannot be upgraded to iOS 6 despite being newer and more powerful than the 3GS, but Apple makes it clear which devices will get the update and which will not even before the update’s release. When an Apple update arrives, it arrives simultaneously to all eligible devices. 

Android owners have to wait for months following the release of the latest update from Google before they know whether the manufacturers of their devices will bless them with an upgrade. The solution to most Android OS upgrades is buying a new device or doing it manually if you’re technically adept or willing to get someone to update it for you through unofficial sources once an update is out.

[update] Here’s a more detailed response to this rubbish 

There’s something about these phones…

Just in time advertising during Super Bowl XLVII blackout

This year’s Super Bowl, held in New Orleans, had probably the best half time show in years featuring Beyonce and Destiny’s Child, but it will also be memorable for another thing, which is the fact that there was a power blackout right after half time which delayed the third quarter for several minutes. A number of quick thinking social media agents used Twitter to pounce on the opportunity for their brands and these were brilliant.

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Walgreens supermarket had a couple of tips for the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans

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Light map from tweetping shows the most active regions on Twitter throughout the day

Pinot’s Vine art

Making stop motion animation is one thing but @pinot has taken it to the next level with his Vine-imation. He drew every single frame. It’s like going back to the early years of animation.

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I don’t understand why Google+ has to shout at me all the time.

I think it’s upset that I haven’t been there as often as I used to but this attitude isn’t going to win me back you know.

Thought via Path

Sometimes I wonder about apps and services. There’s plenty that pop up every month but only a handful would get exposure and manage to gain a meaningful number of users or members.

Exposure is about reaching to the media as well as getting your friends to keep using them.

They used to say that unless you get a million users, your service won’t amount to anything. Last year, that million became ten million. The bar gets set higher and higher and even if you have a great looking app that does useful stuff, without reaching a million, most investors or advertisers won’t look twice.

Sometimes it’s not so much about the number of users but about how much they use they service. If they use it a lot, eventually more will join. Sometimes you need to steal people from other services, drag them away. The trick though, is in keeping them around, making sure they keep using it. I think that’s the most difficult thing to figure out. – Read on Path.

Brand new compose form on Tumblr. A long time coming, but still can’t post when you’re not on page one of the dashboard

Jerry Seinfeld delivers Apple’s earnings results

Wow, thank you. It’s been an amazing year hasn’t it? We are just killing it with all the gadgets every quarter. Hey, have you ever wondered why we do that with the quarters? So much extra reporting.

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Jerry Seinfeld delivers Apple’s earnings results