The Kindle Fire puts Google’s Back to the Wall
Six months ago, I wrote about the struggle the Android tablet would face against iPad. Google’s marketing initiatives alone couldn’t match iPad. Plus, content lock-in would keep iOS users buying [...]
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The black market on iOS
Black markets are nothing new. They crop up for all kinds of reasons: to curb regulation, to defeat (excessive) taxes, to exchange illegal goods. As I read the news this [...]
Weekly Tech News for July 31, 2011
Internet Akamai released its State of the Internet report: The average monthly 3G traffic is the highest for laptops (1-7 GB), followed by tablets (250-800 MB) and smartphones (80-600 MB) [...]
Amazon should buy a mobile phone carrier
Content has been a primary driver of smart phone adoption. In the first few years, apps were critical. Apple and Google focused on courting developers and released developer counts and [...]
Weekly Tech News for April 3, 2011
Internet & Media Google launches +1 a way to share high quality search results and ads. The first social initiative, +1 provides a social signal for use in search quality. [...]
