Features
- 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
Category Archives: Business
Link: Dropping Their Guard →
It is too early to tell whether Apple has loosened up or letting things slip through the cracks. The iPhone 4S, the only product to come post-Jobs, is built off of a strong predecessor. Apple still has solid supply chain management, a great foothold in the apps/music industry, and is dominating the tablet marketshare. This is the Apple we all know and expect. The real question here is — what do we do when Apple fails our expectations? Continue reading
Link: F.C.C. Rallies for Broader High Speed Coverage →
The F.C.C. is billing the initiative as the biggest effort ever to help close the digital divide. Because no federal funds are being invested, the initiative relies in large part on the cooperation of private companies. One such company, Comcast, … Continue reading
Weekly Download #20: Apple Self-Checkout, Kindle Lending Library, Nook Tablet, Success in the App Store, Virtual Goods, Gaming
Tarun and Chris talk about Apple’s self checkout model; the new Kindle Lending Library; the Nook Tablet; How to be successful in the App Store; The value of virtual goods & Zynga; the continued influence of Apple on the gaming … Continue reading
Link: Apple Reduces Part Orders for 4Q11 →
Cage Chao for DIGITIMES: Apple has informed upstream suppliers of parts and components for iPhone 4S to delay part of their shipments for the fourth quarter of 2011 to the first quarter of 2012 as sales of the iPhone 4S … Continue reading
Link: Concerns with Self-Checkout at Apple Stores →
Dan Frommer: So, is Apple just relying on the honor system? (Will it do spot-checks?) Or does it also have a Vegas casino-like security system in each of its stores? Neither would surprise me. I think that the scanning of … Continue reading
Weekly Download #19: Microsoft and Visions of the Future, Designing for the Future, Cable TV and OnDemand Content, Going Mobile
Today’s podcast takes more of a thematic term as we discuss design, mainly using Google as a lens — what makes design for Google work? What makes it struggle? We also discuss the Microsoft “vision of the future”; Cable TV; … Continue reading
Link: Cable Down, But Not Out →
Vijay Jayant, senior managing director for the ISI group: When Netflix loses 800,000 subscribers the fear of cord-cutting goes away a little.
Link: Redbox Hikes Price, Too →
My email inbox said this: The price change is due to rising operating expenses, including new increases in debit card fees. So, not necessarily because of contract fees, but because of the banks and debit cards. Deflects any way to … Continue reading
Weekly Download #17: iPhone 4S and App Sales, Google+ Real-Time Search, Chime.in, Dropbox, iPhone 5, RIM, Hulu
Tarun and Chris discuss the “incredible” iPhone 4S sales; the App Store market; Google’s recent integration of real-time search into Plus; a new social network Chime.in; Dropbox as a feature; iPhone 5 rumors; RIM’s apology; Hulu’s stand against the Man. … Continue reading
Link: Apple Falls Short →
Apple’s Q4 earning fell short of expectations for the first time in a while. Net profits are still up $2.32 Billion from this time last year. Another interesting note is that the iPod is down 27 percent from last year.
Link: Apple Meets Dropbox →
In this story from Forbes, there are some stunning figures on how much revenue the business makes, as well as the interaction between Steve and Drew Houston, founder of Dropbox: Jobs smiled warmly as he told them he was going … Continue reading
Link: Context →
Dan Frommer provides a graph that illustrates how absolutely insane 4 million iPhone sales in one weekend is. The key reason for the spike, according to Frommer: I assume that the iPhone 4S design is helping here. My guess is … Continue reading
Link: In-App Purchasing Works! →
Dan Frommer does a quick survey of the top grossing apps. 14/25 of these apps are free. What’s more intriguing is that all 14 are games. Would in-app purchasing be as effective in apps that are not games?
Link: Hulu Thinks Twice About Selling →
Peter Kafka with the details. From the press release: Since Hulu holds a unique and compelling strategic value to each of its owners, we have terminated the sale process and look forward to working together to continue mapping out its … Continue reading
Weekly Download #16: Steve Jobs, Google+, Netflix, iPhone 4S, Digital Traffic, Facebook, Nuance and Swype, 3D Mario
We begin with a celebration of Steve Jobs and try to remind ourselves and listeners of what “he may have wanted.” Then, we discuss various topics including: Google+’s managements curious absence from their own social network; Netflix reneging on Qwikster; … Continue reading
Link: Digital Traffic Metrics from Smartphones and Tablets →
comScore, who reports numerous statistics on digital media and consumption metrics, has released the latest on smartphones and tablets. iPads top the charts, especially in overall tablet traffic: In August 2011, iPads delivered 97.2 percent of all tablet traffic in … Continue reading
Link: Netflix Decides Against Qwicksters Afterall →
This type of flip flopping is never a good sign. If Netflix doesn’t get its act together, things are likely to start getting even uglier for the company.
Weekly Download #14: Kindles, WebOS, Whitman, Social Media, iPhone Event Preview
Tarun and Chris discuss the new additions to the Kindle family; a potential for Amazon to use WebOS in their upcoming tablet devices; Meg Whitman’s appointment as HP’s CEO; social media and friendship. They also preview the iPhone 5 event … Continue reading
Link: It’s Official..Meg Whitman new HP CEO →
Yesterday we posted about the likelihood that Meg Whitman would be taking over as CEO of HP. It is now official, Whitman will be taking over as President and CEO of HP.
Link: Windows 8: 500,000 Served →
Steve Ballmer: There is no phone, there is nothing on the tablet, there is no operating system on the planet that will ship 350 million units of anything other than Windows. But in the long term, the PC market as … Continue reading
Link: The New Apple Advantage →
John Gruber: I’ve always been interested in Apple’s products because of their superior design; the business side of the company was never of as much interest. But at this point, it seems clear to me that however superior Apple’s design … Continue reading
Link: RIM Shareholder Giving Up →
While the stake of this shareholder is unknown, it is still telling that the shareholder, Jaguar Financial, is essentially telling RIM to throw in the towel before it’s too late. The status quo is not acceptable, the company cannot sit … Continue reading
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Link: AllThingsD: Carol Bartz Out at Yahoo →
Kara Swisher has the scoop: The situation around the departure is unclear, but Bartz has had a very rocky tenure in her 30 months at the company.
Weekly Download #12: Kindle Tablet, HP, AOL, AT&T and T-Mobile, Final Cut Pro 7, GameStop
Tarun and Chris talk about Amazon’s entrance into the tablet arena; HP’s continued failings; AOL’s potential as a “buy”; the AT&T and T-Mobile marriage; Final Cut Pro 7’s triumphant return; Gamestop’s great decision to sell iOS devices. Like the podcast? … Continue reading