The Itch is Back
The good news is I received my Gingerbread update on my Nexus One. It arrived on Wednesday morning – the day of the iPad 2 announcement (imagine that, what a coincidence). Gingerbread is very nice – it’s the first time that I can truly say that Android works as seamlessly as iOS – there aren’t any new [...]
Did Nexus One fail?
In my opinion, no. While the initiative certainly wasn’t an unqualified success, it’s clear that much was learned – and much was gained. Google essentially set out to do two things with the Nexus One: Demonstrate the capabilities of Android in a high-end, unlocked phone Challenge the channel – i.e. the carriers – that sell [...]
Palm must build great accessories to survive
Palm is in a tough situation. As reported widely, Palm’s operating results are beginning to cast doubt about the viability of the company. There is no easy solution for the company, but a series of tough measures and creative development efforts can turn things around. Palm makes a number of smart phones, notably the Palm [...]
Time for Device Independent Data Plans
The Apple iPad event is still on, and the Internet is crumbling… Twitter barely crawls, CoveritLive isn’t exactly live, the major sites providing blog coverage are barely accessible… this is iKill – the day Apple Killed The Net. But I want to talk about something more imortant: It’s a screenshot from Engadget’s coverage. Yes, reasonable [...]
Google Energy to start disrupting the utility industry?
Photo credit filippo minelli
There is no doubt about it but Google is a disruptive company.
First Google disrupted search, then advertising, then video (with their acquisition of YouTube), and then Office applications with the launch and continued development of Google Apps for Domains. Most recently Google has disrupted the mobile phone industry, first with the [...]
