So the blogosphere is abuzz with the iPhone 3G and app store launch. I am convinced this will be a huge success but lots of teething problems are present in the launch. And the issue I have with this is that very few people (Om Malik excluded) seem to be taking Apple to task for [...]
iPhone launch - despite issues gets a free pass
July 11th, 2008 ·
Tags: apple · brand · mobile · web
Another reason GPS devices are in trouble…
June 16th, 2008 ·
Jeremy posted this morning about Garmin charging $70 to update the maps on his Nuvi to the latest & greatest maps. As I talked about before, I believe Apple is aiming to make the iPhone the premiere mapping device and here Garmin is giving users another reason to ditch their devices.
Additionally, do most consumers really [...]
Tags: Gadgets · iphone · mobile
New iPhone - it’s the platform stupid
June 9th, 2008 ·
Steve Jobs may or may not announce a new iPhone today and that’s important but it almost does not matter because the real power of the iPhone is the SDK and apps that get built on it. Apple has effectively turned the iPhone into a developer platform and that has a tremendous multiplier effect on the value [...]
Tags: Gadgets · Mac · iphone · software · web
Shocker - Apple buys PA Semi
April 22nd, 2008 ·
I am not sure what to make of this but Apple has apparently bought PA Semi for $278M. When Apple made the switch to Intel, PA Semi was supposedly in the mix, so I am not sure what it means that they have now acquired PA Semi. Apparently, it will give them differentiation in the [...]
Tags: Gadgets
