Mobile Tech Manor is my home office where all sorts of gadgetry is always arriving. In this column, I look back at the week in the Manor and recount the happenings and lessons learned. I love sharing my weeks with you, so welcome to the Manor. Read More »
Archive for October 2010
Considering a mobile program? Mobile marketing is capable of developing strong customer relationships leading to a sustainable competitive advantage for any business. This paper reviews key elements of success in defining and creating mobile programs. Through a review of the top text messaging programs in the… Read More »
In what could be considered a very big deal, Microsoft has joined the OpenStack community. According to the official announcement, Microsoft will provide technical guidance and assistance to startup Cloud.com to add Hyper-V support to its CloudStack offering. Cloud.com will develop the code for OpenStack integration. Read More »
Can social games help encourage people to vote, and also improve democracy? One candidate is hoping they can: Clayton Trotter, who is running for Congress in Texas, has used Facebook Places to create a social-election game in which citizens get points and badges for voting. Read More »
In my coverage of OS X Lion, I wondered how the app resume feature would work. I noticed that in the preview, the activity indicators in the Dock (those white dots) were all gone. Then I realized: There are no activity indicators in iOS. Read More »
Move over, climate and energy wonks; this is shaping up to be a triple-feature week of the geeks. Steve Jobs talked energy and innovation with President Obama, Bill Gates poured $700,000 into the fight against Prop. 23, and Energy Secretary Steven Chu is heading to Google. Read More »
SCVNGR, a location-based gaming service, has tallied 500,000 users since rolling out consumer apps in May. Now the service is relaunching its iPhone and Android apps, with improvements aimed at heightening the game play and social aspects of its service. Read More »
If you’re like me, and would prefer Faceboook not know about your every move, you might like Facebook Disconnect. It’s an extension for Chrome that does pretty much exactly what you’d expect: stops websites from reporting back to Facebook via Facebook Connect. Read More »
Despite Steve Job’s obvious distaste for the company, RIM has long remained ahead of Apple in the global smartphone market. Not any longer, according to research firm Strategy Analytics, which yesterday reported the iPhone shipped more units than did BlackBerry during 2010′s third quarter. Read More »
Well, this is what happens when you break news about your competitors getting acquired by AOL. They get back at you by revealing that you raised additional venture dollars while you are fast asleep. We did receive a fresh $2.5 million injection from True Ventures and Alloy Ventures, Read More »
It was no big surprise that broadcasters would block Google TV devices from accessing their content online. What’s at stake, of course, is the $80 billion TV advertising business fueling primetime TV. But broadcasters need a strategy that includes Google TV, not blocks it. Read More »
HP has been teasing us with its on-again/off-again relationship with the HP Slate, but it’s on again with the official release of the Slate 500. The Slate 500 is aimed at the enterprise, with features not found in other Windows touch tablets, including pen support. Read More »
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