The new iPhone iOS has been out for a few days now and I’ve had some time to use it extensively (during Altimeter’s Roundtable last night) and have the phone on standby to test a lot of features including the battery life. The previous versions of the iOS (4.3.1 and 4.3.2) have been terrible. Several […]
Month: May 2011
A Look Back: What Happened To MySpace’s Battle With Facebook?
A few years back I wrote a post about Facebook and if they can win the battle over MySpace. Here are the highlights of that post written back in 2007: Provides a legitimate social networking platform MySpace: Yes, but who is part of the network? Probably, friends you met at a party, someone who is in […]
Apple and Verizon Will Offer “over-the-air” iOS Updates!
Verizon has been looking for the competitive advantage over AT&T and although “better” cell phone service could be one factor, offering OTA iOS updates is a big win. Apple seems to release new updates once or twice a month and its become a pain to use iTunes; mainly because I’m never by my main computer […]
Skype + Google or Facebook?
Skype is currently shopping offers from Facebook and Google. Wow, Google was expected but Facebook? Good for them! This acquisition will change the landscapes of so many things. Let’s take a look and what’s in store for the two companies: If Facebook wins… 1. Facebook chat will be forever changed – we will be able […]
Twitter Buys Tweetdeck for 40-50$ Million – “Your Social World”
Ah ha, a defensive move for Twitter and its a good move. Tweetdeck made several acquisitions to challenge twitter’s mobile app as the “preferred.” This is great for all mobile users b/c it means 1) Twitter is here to stay and 2) They’re investing in us (the users). Let’s hope Twitter continues to make the […]
Airlines – First was WiFi, Now There’s Video Streaming
WiFi is not enough, American Airlines is looking to add paid-for online video streaming services. This is great news and a good start for airlines to enhance the travel experience for many travelers. First step was WiFi, next step is bringing on-demand movies, music videos, tv shows to the palm of your hand (literally). I […]