“If I had a gun, I’d shoot myself,” I scribble on the note I pass to my friend Chester. “If I had a gun, I’d shoot them,” he scribbles back. It is, without doubt, one of the single worst presentations I have ever had to sit… Read More »
Archive for January 2010
Tesla Motors, by filing on Friday for a long-awaited initial public offering, has unleashed a flood of facts and figures about its business, strategy, future plans and more than a few challenges. In the hours after the 7-year-old startup first filed its prospectus with the… Read More »
Amazon is coming under fire for sanctioning Macmillan, after the book publisher said it wanted to raise prices for its e-books. But in reality, Amazon is just doing to the book industry what Apple did to the record labels in the early days of the iPod. Read More »
This week’s e-book column looks at the latest entry in this space — Apple’s iPad and the new iBooks store. What’s the impact to existing e-book content and the competitors that offer it? Read More »
At Apple’s iPad release event, I met Dan Lyons, technology writer for Newsweek. He is also known as the man who writes as Fake Steve Jobs. We were discussing the iPad with me being obviously impressed and him not so much. Here, watch this video. Read More »
Execution in the presence of too much capital, too little capital, or poorly applied capital defines, among other things, the relationship between a startup and its investors. Together, the concepts of slow capital and capital discipline provide a framework for managing this crucial relationship. Read More »
In case you hadn’t heard — or in case you were somehow living under a rock during the past week — Apple introduced a brand new device called the iPad, which as a product sits squarely between the iPhone and the MacBook as a portable… Read More »
Has Mozilla truly brought a desktop browser to the small screen? The not-so-easy answer is yes and no. But this first version of Firefox for Maemo looks promising for an initial release. And Weave brings desktop data to your phone — even open tabs. Read More »
Google’s Nexus One Desktop Dock will set you back $45, charges the phone and pumps out Bluetooth audio. But is this accessory worth it? And how well does it — or doesn’t it — work? See for yourself in this video. Read More »
Those who have deemed the Nexus One the best Android phone yet may like it even more now that the dock is available from Google. Not only does the phone charge while sitting in the dock, but cradling it there will automatically fire up… Read More »
Here are some interesting posts from around the ‘Net to catch up with over the weekend: Mashable: “Upload Your Old E-mails to Google Apps” Mashable: “What the Web of Tomorrow Will Look Like: 4 Big Trends to Watch” jkOnTheRun: “The Apple iPad — What You Need… Read More »
Microsoft is many things, but it’s not a successful web company. For 15 years, Microsoft has tried time and again to become a major player online. Yet despite having the most popular browser, it’s never really monetized the web in a significant way. Read More »
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