Tag Archive | "apple"
June 12, 2009 by
Lisa Whelan |
Developers,
Mobile,
Review
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I’d been looking forward to Apple’s announcement of a new iPhone for a long time, and while the iPhone 3G S (announced earlier in the week) looks marginally better than its predecessor, there are a handful of important features I’d hoped to see in this release that just aren’t there
May 12, 2009 by
Lisa Whelan |
Mobile
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I went to the Apple Store in Walnut Creek, California on Saturday to buy what I KNEW would be the best birthday present ever for my uncle… An iPhone without the contract. Now, before you gasp, gulp, and bemoan the fact that I’ve never bought YOU such an extravagant birthday gift, let me digress for [...]
January 7, 2009 by
Lisa Whelan |
Mobile,
Social Media
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Here are a handful of my predictions for mobile and social media in 2009, moving into 2010… For the record, I’ve left off everything I know will happen in 2009 and limited this list to things I *think* will happen: Smartphones and feature phones will continue to converge in iPhone-esque fashion. Mobile Internet will drive [...]
January 6, 2009 by
Lisa Whelan |
Mobile,
Social Media
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For those of you that disconnected during Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year, etc… Welcome back. Here’s a summary of the most interesting social media and mobile news I read in the last few weeks:
December 12, 2008 by
Lisa Whelan |
Mobile,
Social Media
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I took a blogging break for Turkey, so this social media and mobile round-up includes the most interesting news in mobile and social media since November 21:
November 21, 2008 by
Lisa Whelan |
Mobile,
Social Media
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Apple: iPhone 2.2 Firmware was released. MobileCrunch’s review is here. Excerpted summary of the article: “Safari’s address bar/search … tweaked a bit, apps now request a rating upon deletion, over-the-air podcast downloads …, various video and audio quality tweaks, and assorted bug fixes throughout… Google Maps has been upgraded to include Street View and directions [...]
November 14, 2008 by
Lisa Whelan |
Mobile,
Social Media
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Apple Apple is now the #2 smartphone manufacturer. Nokia remains #1, RIM is now#3, and Motorola is #4. More here. The iPhone surpassed the Motorola Razr as the top selling consumer phone. Facebook TechCrunch reports that Facebook violated its own privacy policy to give Microsoft access to user emails: “Microsoft’s Invite2Messenger appears to violate that [...]
November 7, 2008 by
Lisa Whelan |
Mobile,
Social Media
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AOL: AOL announced its earnings this week. The most interesting part of the report: “Revenues decreased 17% ($207 million) to $1.0 billion, due to a 26% decline ($165 million) in Subscription revenues and a 6% decrease ($33 million) in Advertising revenues. The decline in Subscription revenues reflects mainly a decrease in domestic AOL brand subscribers, [...]
August 1, 2008 by
Lisa Whelan |
Mobile,
Review
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The line: I spent 4 years living in England, the rumored birthplace of queuing. I know the rules of standing in a line, and I respect a good queue. It avoids people trampling on each other, and that’s a good thing. But, when a line is 1/4 mile and 3+ hours long, count me out. [...]
July 30, 2007 by
Lisa Whelan |
Developers,
Enterprise,
Social Media
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Over the past couple of months, I’ve noticed an unusually large increase in the number of my friends and former colleagues based in the UK that are joining Facebook. The recent surge in popularity of Facebook among my UK friends has me wondering: What lit a fire under so many people in non-overlapping networks to [...]
