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It seems like most of the buzz about the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 series has been negative lately. Most writers are focused on its deficiencies. It won’t support full multitasking (apps hibernate unless more RAM is needed and then they are terminated) nor copy-and-paste out of the box. These features may be added later. Do [Read More...]
Some analysts are now projecting that Palm stock will go down to zero. This perplexes me because WebOS and the patent portfolio alone are worth something to somebody. There’s even speculation that Google will acquire Palm to obtain the patent portfolio. The writing was on the wall that the downward trend would continue for Palm [Read More...]
This post was inspired by Stan Schroeder’s post on Mashable entitled, “Bing takes on ‘Goliath’ Google with Huge UK Advertising Campaign.” Apparently, Microsoft will spend up to $2.0B on an advertising campaign in the U.K. To put this “huge” campaign into perspective, Microsoft current has a market cap of approximately $253B. 65 Google buzzers replied [Read More...]
I believe that Google Buzz is primarily aimed at attracting Twitter content providers right now, not Facebook content. This is a follow up post to the video I recently posted.
Apple iPad vs. Adobe — what’s going on and why Adobe is playing the porn card…
Unless you were born yesterday (which would really suck because of its proximity to Christmas), you already know that Google is fundamentally an advertising company. Google’s success, however, depends on it not remaining simply an advertising company.
I read that the beta version of Chrome OS that I tested will be altered to allow users to login from the browser instead of the blue screen that follows the boot up. This will enable logins and logouts without rebooting the computer. Whoopdie do, right? This is a far more significant development than it [Read More...]
The developer build of Chrome OS that I installed comes pre-installed with links to Microsoft Hotmail and Yahoo Mail. These links are probably provided not to spread the adoption of Chrome OS but to alleviate the antitrust concerns that bad boy Microsoft created in the mid-1990s when it tied Internet Explorer to Windows, thus “suffocating” Netscape. But, this makes me ponder… what if the OS is the browser and only the browser? That is the essence of Chrome. Want to run Firefox? You can’t. Want to run Internet Explorer? No way. This differs from the Microsoft fiasco in a number of relevant ways.
FourSquare is already gaining steam amongst geeks and non-geeks alike. It’s a located-based service that allows users to check in at various locations using their cellphones, earn points and even become the “Mayor” of some locations. Back in July, Jennifer Van Grove at Mashable.com suggested that FourSquare could become the next Twitter and earlier this [Read More...]
I predict that Google will soon offer a translation service via the Android phone operating system. It would operate by recording speech, crunching it, and then translating it into voice or text in another language. The pieces are already there.
The first revision to its endorsement rules in almost 30 years, the FTC now regulates emerging digital advertising channels, including the blogosphere. I reviewed the 81 page FTC notice of adoption of revised Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (the “Guides”). Without making your eyes glaze over or oversimplifying the Guides, [Read More...]
I have been avidly reading about the details of Google’s Chrome operating system. Initially, I was disappointed. In its early stages it appears that the Chrome OS will be simply a boot up to the Google Chrome browser (youtube video). After reading some commentary, including Ben Parr’s post on Mashable entitled “With Chrome OS, Google [Read More...]
Will Google Wave enforce a quota system on users like Gmail? How can this be done? If you kicked the tires in Google Wave, you might have also noticed the image to the right which shows some ghosted options for transferring files to a wave. There are similar options under images, some of which are [Read More...]
From Google Accounts Help: “It isn’t currently possible to merge separate Google Accounts.” Many users, myself included, have more than one Google Account. Some have different services on each account, multiple calendars, more than one Gmail address, different iGoogle pages, Adwords on a business account, et cetera. Although there are some workarounds and plugins for [Read More...]
Google Wave just put out a survey about the Google Wave Preview on Twitter this evening. You can find it here: http://bit.ly/u1N61 . If you are participating in the Google Wave Preview, I encourage you to complete the survey. It is very long but covers almost every aspect of Google Wave, including its current deficiencies. [Read More...]
