Archive for November 2009

AdMob founder: Mobile is the present, no longer just the future

If you haven’t already heard, Google announced today that it will acquire AdMob – a mobile advertising company. Such a significant investment ($750 million to be exact) is a significant sign that mobile is the present, not just the future. In a letter about the acquisition by AdMob Founder Omar Hamoui, he writes that “until [...]

Photoshop for iPhone should focus on what it does best – image editing

After spending some time with the Adobe Photoshop app for the iPhone – it leaves a strange taste. Yes, the app is simple enough that users can edit photos quickly. The app has replaced my other photo editing apps – but I’m still using ToyCamera for most of my photo purposes. What I like: Simple, [...]

Mobile users talk, share more often than other people

Mobile phone users talk and share more often with friends than people using traditional media, says Pew’s latest research on tech and social. And that’s just one bit of interesting stuff I discovered in this recent Pew report “Social Isolation and New Technology.” Here’s an excerpt on mobile versus traditional communication: Traditional media: The average [...]