Like Android Market, Apple’s App Store teems with knock-offs, third-rate me-too offerings and plain old garbage. But the folks in Cupertino have a tremendous chance to differentiate their storefront by employing a bigger filter and offering a lineup of top-notch mobile applications. Read More »
Archive for July 2010
The adoption of Android phones continues to grow at a rapid pace, which spells big business for the phone makers. HTC is the largest of those, and its recent financial results showed big gains as a result. Developers are choosing Android over others in big numbers. Read More »
Apple is going to offer $0.99 TV show rentals for its revamped Apple TV, Google is betting on integrating a search bar with your cable content and Boxee has alsways had a really slick UI. So which box are you going to buy this fall? Read More »
Swept up in the World Cup craze and have a hankering to hone your ball skills? You don’t need a field, cleats, shinguards or even a ball to perfect juggling a soccer ball. Now all you need is an iPhone and a $0.99 app called ARSoccer. Read More »
Today on the Net: Adobe will add 3-D capabilities to an upcoming release of its Flash plugin, TiVo is working on developing a whole-home DVR that takes advantage of MoCA technology and AT&T could drop AMC, WeTv and IFC as part of a carriage dispute. Read More »
Microsoft previously set expectations of new Windows Phone 7 handsets by the holidays — for two enterprising Las Vegas students, today is just such a holiday. Christian Hood and Eric Lo won Microsoft’s Imagine Cup event and received preview versions of a Windows Phone 7 handset. Read More »
Among the announcements at Twitter’s first “Chirp” conference was the launch of a new feature called Annotations. But unlike some of the other features announced there, Annotations aren’t so much a product as a substantial rethinking of the way the service functions on a fundamental level. Read More »
The new sci-fi series Solo, created by Jonathan Nail, has solid performances and great production value, especially given its futuristic setting. However, its uncertain tone is a clear sign of a show that’s searching for the right note to strike, and hasn’t found it yet. Read More »
Yesterday I wrote a post about a nicely-design Mac browser automation tool. I noted that it was very easy to use, even for non-developers, so to show just how simple it is to automate some tasks (and why that might be useful), I made a screencast: Read More »
Motiv Power Systems aims to break into the nascent market for electric trucks and buses through the back door of the diesel truck market, providing a mix-and-match library of batteries and motors, and the electrical and communication system to tie it all together. Read More »
Google TV will could be revolutionary, but not for integrating the web into TV. Far more important than its built-in browser is Google’s ability to bring apps to the living room and to do it at a scale that will lead the TV app revolution. Read More »
After years of facing the insistent question “But how are you going to make money??” Twitter has opened the floodgates. The latest: Twitter is reportedly considering inviting users to pay for it to promote their Twitter accounts on its own site and on outside clients. Read More »
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