Archive | November 23rd, 2010

Apple snatching up RIM’s enterprise sales talent

23. November 2010

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It’s hard to argue with the fact that Apple has the consumer end of the smartphone market on lock down, but one area where App still has lots of room to grow is in the enterprise. As Apple continues to push forward in an attempt to increase iPhone marketshare and corporate adoption, the company is […]

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Jobs on paltry selection of AirPrint printers – “Lots more coming soon”

23. November 2010

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So long printer drivers! Well, we’re not quite there yet, but the journey has begun with Apple’s AirPrint feature which is a part of the recently released iOS 4.2 update. Some folks, though, have been discouraged that Apple’s most recent implementation of AirPrint only works on 11 select printers. One user was so frustrated he […]

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Foxconn ramping up iPad production ahead of holiday shopping season

23. November 2010

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Digitimes reports that Foxconn is ramping up iPad production ahead of the holiday season and has started mass producing iPads at its new plant in Chengdu, China. Foxconn had previously refuted claims that the company would establish iPad production lines at the plants in Chengdu, but related component players have pointed out that Foxconn already started […]

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Android – a study in fragmentation?

23. November 2010

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Last week we explained why Netflix has yet to come out with a dedicated mobile app for Android. In short, the lack of a universal DRM solution for Android requires Netflix to deal with each handset manufacturer indepentently to ensure that DRM protocol meets the requirements of Hollywood movie studios. Painting with broad strokes, we […]

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Apple unveils iAd video reel to highlight sheen and polish of premium ad campaigns

23. November 2010

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In an effort to show off the sheen and polish of iAds, Apple last week updated its iAd advertising site with a video reel highlighting some of the more premium looking ad campaigns to hit iAds yet. With Apple planning to rollout iAds in Europe and Japan (in 2011), this is a great way to […]

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Why Columbia Law Professor Tim Wu fears the power of Apple

23. November 2010

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Columbia law professor Tim Wu has a new book titled “The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires” which traces the rise and fall of companies at the vanguard of new technologies. In a brief interview with the New York Times, Wu, who apparently came up with the term net neutrality, discussed why […]

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The hidden cost of the Samsung Galaxy Tab via Verizon Wireless

23. November 2010

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The Samsung Galaxy Tab is, or perhaps was, billed as a true competitor to the iPad, all this despite the fact that it sports a smaller 7-inch screen and hasn’t exactly received glowing reviews from tech reviewers thus far. That notwithstanding, if you purchase the Galaxy Tab with a Verizon Wireless plan, there are a […]

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Dan Loeb’s Third Point invests in Apple

23. November 2010

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The Wall Street Journal profiles three billionaire investors to see what stocks they’re tracking and investing in these days. Dan Loeb’s Third Point is one of the most successful hedge funds of the past decade. Loeb probably makes about a billion a year off the fees his fund generates. By his picks we can see […]

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