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Apple’s “walled garden” approach in light of the impending rise of malicious mobile apps
A few days ago, we excerpted an article explaining why Apple’s “walled garden” approach to the iTunes App Store may not necessarily be a bad thing. While Apple is routinely criticized every time news of a rejected app hits the web, there’s something to be said for having app store guidelines and a staff dedicated […]
Continue reading...The iPhone as a travel brochure – Focusing on the details that matter
9. June 2010
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Imagine the following scenario. You’re planning vacation, and after much deliberation, you narrow your future destination down to two places – Costa Rica and Cancun, Mexico. Now, imagine that during the process of deciding where to go, you start to compare seemingly minute details such as which country’s weather is closest to 85 degrees, which […]
Continue reading...Why Apple prefers to control its own destiny
3. May 2010
Apple’s been on the receiving end of a lot of criticism in light of its updated developer agreement which prohibits the use of cross platform compilers such as the Flash-to-iPhone compiler found in the recently released CS 5. Apple’s actions have been labeled anti-competitive, with some calling Apple downright evil, and their latest moves have […]
Continue reading...Why the Newton failed, and the iPad is poised for success
29. April 2010
Note the 2 photos above. While familiar in appearance, and arguably similar in function, the two products couldn’t be further apart in terms of their mainstream success. On the left is Apple’s Newton, a handheld PDA adored by geeks that ultimately failed to garner mainstream success. The Newton project was eventually axed by Steve Jobs […]
Continue reading...Ryan Block on the Gizmodo/iPhone fiasco – are we overreacting?
23. April 2010
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Ryan Block, former editor-in-chief of Engadget provides a balanced opinion on what he calls the “greatest gadget scoop” he’s ever seen. Without getting into my own interpretation of the (supposed) events that led to the greatest gadget scoop I’ve ever seen — and whether it was indeed ill-gotten — I think it bears noting that […]
Continue reading...Why Apple marches to the beat of their own drum
6. April 2010
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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has a great post up detailing why a company should never listen to their customers. To be clear, this doesn’t mean that companies shouldn’t take customer feedback and complaints to heart, but rather that customer suggestions for new features shouldn’t be the driving force behind a new product or service. […]
Continue reading...Does Microsoft pose a threat to Apple when it comes to mobile gaming?
9. March 2010
For a company as historically disinterested in gaming as Apple, it’s somewhat ironic that the iTunes App Store is largely anchored by the popularity of games. Looking forward, Apple’s involvement in gaming is about to be taken a step further in light of the excitement developers are showing over the upcoming iPad, and more recently, […]
Continue reading...Should publishers be wary of Apple’s control over iPad content?
26. February 2010
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Given Apple’s recent removal of adult oriented apps from iTunes, should publishers interested in the iPad be worried that their content might be pulled at a moments notice? Brian X. Chen of Wired thinks so. Publishers should think twice before worshipping the iPad as the future platform for magazines and newspapers. That is, if they […]
Continue reading...Bill Gates not impressed with Apple iPad, is he out of touch?
11. February 2010
Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates has been a strong advocate for tablet computing for nearly a decade. Back in 2001, he famously told CNN: The tablet takes cutting-edge PC technology and makes it available whenever you want it…It’s a PC that is virtually without limits — and within five years I predict it will be the […]
Continue reading...iPad: A computer for the rest of them
1. February 2010
The reaction to the iPad has been largely negative, which isn’t too surprising given the out-of-this-world hype that preceded its unveiling. Many are dismissing it as a giant iPhone and nothing more, while some morons, who apparently get off on spec-sheets, are already calling it a failure because of it lacks Flash, an e-ink display, […]
Continue reading...Why copying Apple just doesn’t work
26. January 2010
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If you paid any attention to CES this year, you might have noticed an abundance of tablet devices from a slew of companies presumably looking to preempt Apple’s Tablet announcement this coming Wednesday. Microsoft in particular boasted about a line of new “Slate PCs” running Windows 7 that will be hit stores in 2010. Call […]
Continue reading...Microsoft’s lame attempt to preempt Apple with the HP Slate
8. January 2010
When Apple released the iPod and the iPhone, it not only succeeded in markets where others had failed, but managed to essentially set the bar so high that competing companies are still struggling to play catch-up years later. It should therefore come as no surprise that everyone is trying to hop on the tablet bandwagon […]
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14. June 2010
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