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Category Archives: Apple
Apple: not just design leaders now
John Gruber, in a splendid essay today: “I’ve always been interested in Apple’s products because of their superior design; the business side of the company was never of as much interest. But at this point, it seems clear to me … Continue reading
Curated computing: jargon (sometimes) is a good thing
Curated Computing: Fancy cynical analyst term. Here is Forrester Research declaring a new era (‘Post-iPad’, no less). A consumer can do anything with a Windows PC or Mac… the iPad operates very differently. [It] works more like a jukebox than … Continue reading
About the smartphone category called iPhone-like
From an email exchange with a friend asking about the Nexus One (the ‘Google phone’) launch. Thoughts about the Nexus One’s prospects Does it have better hardware, a better screen, better battery life, better price, more freedom, better apps, better … Continue reading
Bigger pie, more slices
For the longest time, the only two entities that made money from a mobile phone were the carrier and the handset manufacturer. Open and shut [1]. No longer. Not only are more mobile phones being sold now than ever before, … Continue reading
The combination that makes iPhone so compelling
iPhone is revolutionary not just because of its (multi-touch) touchscreen. There are, after all, other touchscreen phones on the market, and none have achieved iPhone’s popularity. Why? iPhone is revolutionary not because of its Internet browser. Mobile Safari has limitations … Continue reading
Opera Mini and S60 Browser – both not quite there yet
On my N82: spent some time with Opera Mini after a while – had been using Nokia’s built-in S60 Browser exclusively over the past few months. Here’s a list of peeves and loves about each browser. Opera Mini Good … Continue reading
What do Apple's App Store rejections mean for you users and startups?
Yesterday, Apple pulled an application named Podcaster from the iPhone App Store. With Podcaster, iPhone/iPod Touch users could “update podcasts directly on the device over wifi.” Apple rejected the application because Podcaster assists in the distribution of podcasts, it duplicates … Continue reading
Posted in Android, Apple, Editorials, google, iphone, iPodTouch, mobile, Nokia, Predictions
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The Kindle presents an Amazon Associates opportunity
Arrington on Techcrunch talks about the possibility of Amazon licensing its Kindle ebook reader hardware specs and trademark to third-party manufacturers: …a licensing program that gave hardware manufacturers the ability to build Kindle clones, along with an incentive to sell … Continue reading
Why I won't be buying the iPhone 3G
iPhone 3G, finally, will be available in India on August 22nd through Airtel. While I’m excited about the world’s most revolutionary phone meeting the world’s fastest growing market, I’m not buying one for myself. Instead, last month I purchased a … Continue reading
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Misguided iPhone/Safari strategy analysis
More iPhone strategy from Bob Cringely. While he’s spot-on with most of his columns, I don’t agree with his line of thought in this week’s column. In a nutshell, Cringely believes that forcing developers to develop Safari-compliant AJAX applications will … Continue reading