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- The Mountain Lion Experience by Chris
- WWDC 2012: The Train Keeps on Rollin' by Tarun
- From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 3 (The Verdict) by Tarun
- From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 2 (The Experience) by Tarun
- From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 1 (The Motive) by Tarun
- A Month With Metro for Xbox 360 by Chris
- 2012 by Tarun
- Redefining Reading and Sharing: Flipboard for iPhone by Tarun
- Dropping Their Guard by Tarun
- Design Unification with Google Apps by Tarun
Podcasts
- Weekly Download #38: Google I/O, Podcasts.app, Mansfield
- Weekly Download #37: WWDC, Microsoft Surface, Windows Phone 8
- Weekly Download #36: Nokia's Abysmal Quarter, More on Instagram, Sony, Nest, Apple & Gaming, Patents
- Weekly Download #35: RIM, IE, iPad, Lumia and Windows Phone 7.5
- Weekly Download #34: Windows Phone, Google, RIM
- Weekly Download #33: the New iPad, Apple TV, Draw Something, Mike Daisey
- Weekly Download #32: Apple "New iPad" Press Conference Event
- Weekly Download #31: iPad 3, Google Goggles, T-Mobile, Facebook, iFactory, Chomp, Microsoft, Nokia, Siri
- Weekly Download #30: Mountain Lion, iPads, Browser Cookies, Nook, Playbooks, Blackberry
- Weekly Download #29: iPad 3, Apple TV, Patent Uselessness, Facebook, Bing & Social, Google's Living Room
Author Archives: Tarun
Link: Your Move, Facebook →
But the even bigger news comes from the CEO himself: Even though we launched the ad platform on the Web already, a couple of weeks ago we saw mobile revenue in a day greater than non-mobile. Wait. Let’s hear this … Continue reading
Link: App Count is Old News →
The WP7 Marketplace has reached 100,000 apps, faster than Android but slower than iOS. Kevin Tofel at GigaOM thinks this doesn’t mean a whole lot: Here’s the funny thing and part of the reason that the number of apps really … Continue reading
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Tagged appstore, windowsphone
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Link: SmartGlass →
Competes with both the Wii U and Airplay, offering some interesting functionality as well. From Bryan Bishop on the Verge: Game of Thrones was demonstrated as an example, with the Smart Glass app displaying an interactive map of Westeros, pinpointing … Continue reading
Link: How Bad Is A 256MB Windows Phone? →
Rafe Blandford, reporting for “All About Windows Phone,” reveals stats on applications in the WP7 Tango marketplace and the compatibility with phones that have 256MB of RAM (Lumia 610 being the most important): However, if we look at the 10,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Microsoft, Mobile, Research, Windows Phone
Tagged lumia, ux, windowsphone
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Link: Three Things That Should Trouble Apple →
These quips make me wonder who the target audience for an Apple product is. The first two things are heavily focused on media consumption. The latter thing, retaining talent, is more of a point to keep developers on board so … Continue reading
Link: Why Facebook Needs Two Photo Apps →
Dan Frommer: The majority of my Facebook friends don’t use Instagram, and I’m not Facebook friends with the majority of the people I follow on Instagram. Heck, I don’t know many of the people I follow on Instagram. And like … Continue reading
Link: Building a Product for Humanity →
Dieter Bohn speaks to Bradley Horowitz, VP of PM for Google+. Much of the article talks about the “long game” of service. In particular, an emphasis on creating a community for professional photographers to user the service as a social … Continue reading
Link: The Facebook Fallacy →
Michael Wolff: At the heart of the Internet business is one of the great business fallacies of our time: that the Web, with all its targeting abilities, can be a more efficient, and hence more profitable, advertising medium than traditional … Continue reading
Link: Spend Real Money to Get Fake Money →
The upshot of this deal is that you now have an actual exchange rate set for Zynga dollars. The idea could be a really big deal for other companies to pursue.
Link: Chrome Passes IE As Most Used Web Browser →
Joey Devilla on Global Nerdy spotted this on StatCounter: This is quite a change from a year ago, when Internet Explorer still held first place at about 45% and Chrome was a distant third with about 20% by StatCounter’s measurements.
Link: Leap Motion →
Daniel Terdiman, on CNET: Leap, by comparison, can sense motion down to the most subtle movements of a finger, which the company says is 200 times more sensitive than anything else on the market. The system creates a “three-dimensional interaction … Continue reading
Link: Verizon Clarifies →
Great headline. Brian X. Chen for NY Times: Customers with unlimited plans will get to keep their unlimited plans. But when shared data plans become available, the unlimited option will no longer be available to customers when they buy a … Continue reading
Link: Pipe →
Cool idea. No software other than a Facebook app, and you can share a file up to 1GB with your friends.
Link: Marco Arment Comments on a Rumored Thinner 15” Macbook Pro →
Interesting thoughts on USB 3: It will be interesting to see if Apple addresses this rumored MacBook Pro’s lack of Firewire 800 and Gigabit Ethernet by making adapters available, and if so, whether those adapters use USB 3 or Thunderbolt. … Continue reading
Link: Apple’s Product Placement in Mass Media →
So glad Gruber linked to this, as it was something I’d always wondered about: Apple has spent decades strengthening its subtle but powerful grip over Hollywood, and unlike many companies, says it never pays for its products to appear on … Continue reading
Link: Yahoo! Pushes Thompson Out the Door →
Kara Swisher points out a few other key mistakes Thompson has made during his tenure, but a false résumé shouldn’t have been the thing that pushes the company over the edge. In any case, it is a welcome sight to … Continue reading
Link: New Maps in iOS 6 →
9 to 5 Mac with the scoop. This is one area that Apple has been dependent on a third-party for, and using in-house software/development will seal the deal in terms of having complete control over the OS. I don’t really … Continue reading
Link: Yahoo CEO says he never provided a resume →
Normal job application rules don’t apply in high level position hunting — especially when headhunters were looking for someone to run a company..
Link: The Alternative →
John Gruber: My advice to Microsoft would be to go after Android, hard. Make Windows Phone the carriers’ best friend. Target your advertising on BlackBerry holdouts and dissatisfied Android users. Position Windows Phone as the alternative to the iPhone.
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Tagged iOS, windowsphone
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Link: Lumia 900 Strong in US →
I saw a brick and mortar Nokia store today in a high end mall in Singapore. The store had 2-3 onlookers, but nothing to sway customers to make a purchase on the spot. They don’t have the 900 on sale … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Microsoft, Mobile, Windows Phone
Tagged lumia, marketshare, windowsphone
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Link: The Crowded Mobile Payments Space →
I love Dieter Bohn’s articles. They are great bits of reporting. This one outlines the increasingly crowded mobile payment space — one where there is no dominating figure. When I read this, I can’t help but wondering why Paypal, the … Continue reading
Link: Facebook “App Center” →
I wonder how paid apps will work. Knowing the relationship between Facebook and Apple, I doubt this will be an issue. Right?
Link: EA: Digital Investments Key to Future Revenue →
Interesting turn of events for a primarily console-based company.
Link: Ads You Draw, By Zynga →
Gruber quips: Draw your own ads, how fun! I’d rather have to draw Doritos and make it a game then have to see an annoying banner ad. Even this is better than an iAd.
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Tagged advertising, draw something, zynga
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Link: Windows 8 Makes DVD playback a Paid Add-On →
People in the comments point out that this is no big deal and there are alternatives. While this is true, it really doesn’t make sense to drop this for the mom and pop consumer. I wonder how much the end … Continue reading