January 2012
12 posts
Let's Stop Pretending Apple Is the Problem, Shall...
nissacam:
Have you visited the New York Times to read Charles Duhigg and David Barboza’s analysis of the working conditions in the Chinese factories that work with Apple? It’s not really news, given how many other journalists and bloggers have been compiling similar articles these days, but it’s very, very thorough.
As usual, I’m struck by a few things. For instance, this focus on Apple. Apple...
Why We Gloat
parislemon:
5 years ago, I made a bet. Two bets, actually.
The first was with myself. I bet myself that if I devoted serious time to it, I could become a great technology blogger. It wasn’t an easy bet to make. I knew it would require upending my life at the time. And it did.
The second bet was related to the first. I knew that to become a key tech blogger, I would need a focus. As a...
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The Apple TV...Here is how it will be done.
They say where there is smoke there is fire. The unicorn known as the Apple TV, an actual television made by Apple has been a hot topic the past few months since Steve Jobs passed away. In the Isaacson penned biography, Jobs is quoted as saying he “cracked it,” referring to the Apple Television. However since that time there have been many naysayers claiming that Apple would never...
CES Over-hyped Again.
CES has now come to end. And here is thing, I honestly barely remember a thing that was announced. I remember a pretty cool TV thats still two years away from being an affordable option for consumers. I also remember a ridiculous laptop computer from Lenovo called the “Yoga”. Apple’s competitors are basically trying anything to get attention at trade shows. Basically the Yoga...
Cloud Copy
Acer had one of the first keynotes at CES on Sunday, Jan 8th. One of the things they announced, aside from the MacBook Air rip off “ultra book” computer, was their new AcerCloud service. Essentially its iCloud for Windows and Android. It’s another prime example of where the industry is headed.
Each week on Twitter and on the tech blogs there is some pundit describing what...
Why aren't Android tablets selling?
Many Android enthusiast believe that Android is set to take over mobile as a whole and Apple will not be able to withstand it’s assault. For sure it won’t be easy for Apple to maintain its marketshare due to sheer number of Android devices on the market. For instance there are over 400 Android Phone models in use today. Compare that to three models of the iPhone. Yet, the iPhone...
We Are The 0.6% →
parislemon:
Hard to pick the most ridiculous element of these updated numbers.
Is it that just 0.6% of Android users have Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) two months after it launched?
Is it that of the remaining 99.4%, only 55% are upgraded to Gingerbread (2.3), which came out over a year ago?
Is it that over 30% are stuck on Froyo (2.2) which is 20 months old?
Is it that 8.5% (something like 10...
"Clopen"
parislemon:
This is a great post by Danny Sullivan. For those of us caught up in the iOS vs. Android battle, it can be easy to lose sight of the simple, bigger picture.
Android may be “open” in the fact that other companies can use the source code and users who so desire (and know how) can root it. But from a pure consumer perspective, the Android phone ecosystem is often anything but open....
Samsung Has Gone Too Far This Time.
The topic of patent infringements has been pretty hot in the tech world the past year. Apple has been at the forefront of most litigations as they stand to protect their intellectual property. Samsung, by far, has tried the hardest to be like Apple and have gone to great lengths to get there. Everything from their Android “Touch Wiz” interface and complete rip of the iPhone 3Gs to a...
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CES: The Industries Response to Apple
So now its 2012 and we are approaching yet another CES in Las Vegas. Last year it seemed like every manufacturer and their brother conjured up a response to the iPad. Here we are a year later and no one has been up to the challenge. If anything I think it may have sent some of them home for good. See Fusion Garage. I think Apple proved its not easy to create a game changing product; it’s...
