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Why the Nexus One can’t compete with the app experience on the iPhone
The Nexus One phone from Google is out of the bag and the reviews are beginning to trickle in. Overall, it’s being painted as a solid offering, and while it may not be an iPhone killer, it certainly may give other Android phones a run for their money. But in the midst of all the […]
Continue reading...Why Apple’s app store has a built-in advantage with iTunes
30. December 2009
The iTunes App Store is a monster that’s spawned a number of competing app stores from the likes of RIM, Microsoft, and of course, Google. The Android Marketplace in particular has been growing at a steady pace over the past few months, with the latest reports indicating that there are now over 20,000 apps available for […]
Continue reading...Disney and CBS contemplate TV subscription service for iTunes, and what that means for the Apple Tablet
21. December 2009
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Over the past few weeks, Apple has reportedly been pitching the idea of a $30/month subscription service for TV shows on iTunes. The rumored subscription service wouldn’t be tied to a particular type of hardware, and would be accessible to anyone with an iTunes account. Apple, however, encountered some resistance as many content providers were […]
Continue reading...Apple’s purchase of Lala suggests Apple is making a huge push into cloud-computing
6. December 2009
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Apple recently finalized a deal to acquire Lala, a four year old startup that lets users purchase and download songs or stream them from the cloud at a rate of $0.10 per song. The purchase may seem curious on its own, but may be a part of Apple’s broader efforts to make a concerted push […]
Continue reading...New Droid commercial ironically lambasts iPhone for being “pretty” and all about style
5. December 2009
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It sure must be nice to be an ad-exec. While the days of chugging Scotch during lunch a’la Mad Men may be a thing of the past, creating non-sensical and tangential commercials will never go out of style. Case in point, the most recent commercial for the Motorola Droid which tries to stick it to […]
Continue reading...Not all mobile app stores are created equal – Why Microsoft’s mobile strategy stinks
18. November 2009
It’s no secret that Windows Mobile is floundering, but what’s surprising is that Microsoft still doesn’t seem to be aware that they’re steering a sinking ship. Not only is Windows Mobile 6.5 light years behind the iPhone OS, but Microsoft’s mobile app store is also thin to the point of being comparably non-existent when held […]
Continue reading...Jim Cramer raises Apple stock target to $300, actually raises some good points
28. October 2009
Before Apple released its record breaking earnings report last Monday, Jim Cramer noted on his “Mad Money” TV show that Apple’s earnings would disappoint, and that investors should prepare themselves to “buy Apple on weakness on Tuesday morning.” Apple’s earnings, of course, blew analyst expectations out of the water, and in the following few days, […]
Continue reading...Why freelance iPhone development is becoming more popular, and easier to do
27. October 2009
With well over 85,000 apps and 2 billion downloads, the iTunes App Store holds a commanding lead over every other mobile app store. In many ways, the iTunes App Store has changed the face of gaming, having forced gaming heavyweights such as Sony and Nintendo to re-evaluate their gaming strategy as it pertains to PSP […]
Continue reading...Windows Mobile on the decline as top cellphone makers shift to Android
26. October 2009
Android didn’t really come out of nowhere, but with all the recent buzz and press releases that seem to center on Google’s mobile OS it sure feels like it. And one company that is certainly feeling the heat is Microsoft, whose Windows Mobile platform continues to decline in the face of mounting competition from the […]
Continue reading...Is the new iPod Nano a flop? And does it even matter?
22. October 2009
Earlier this week, Apple announced that it just recorded it most profitable quarter in company history, a fact largely due to impressive Mac and iPhone sales. iPod sales, however, were down 8% from the same quarter a year-ago. Interestingly, though, sales of the iPod Touch were up an astonishingly high 100%, a figure which Apple […]
Continue reading...iPhone App Store Developers aren’t getting rich, and why that’s not a problem
7. October 2009
Newsweek recently published an article premised on the argument that most developers in the iTunes app store, contrary to popular public opinion, aren’t in fact getting rich. The problem with this argument is that it rests entirely on the ill-conceived notion that all developers should be getting rich, simply by virtue of releasing an iPhone […]
Continue reading...Why Palm’s “Open” strategy to take on the iPhone won’t work
6. October 2009
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The app store on the Palm Pre is now open for business, and Palm CEO Jon Rubenstein announced at yesterday’s Palm Developer conference that there are already about 127 apps that have been downloaded a total of 7.5 million times. Now that might seem impressive until you consider that the iPhone app store currently has […]
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6. January 2010
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