“As it crosses the billion-apps mark, the company is showing that once again it has been able to take an existing, mundane business and turn it on its head. It panned a lead mine and struck gold.” SOURCE: GigoOM This is a great read that includes two analysts discussing how the iPhone brought the geek [...]
Posted on April 13, 2009, 10:27 am, by sonyanews, under
Analysis,
Trends.
“The handheld computer is the new PC–the most exciting, promising new platform for running software and connecting to cloud-based services. What do I mean by a handheld computer? Well, it could be one of the new generation of super smartphones, like Apple’s iPhone–which pioneered the new generation–or phones powered by Google’s Android operating system, or [...]
Posted on April 13, 2009, 9:30 am, by sonyanews, under
Analysis.
“According to internal memos circulating within Sprint Retail Stores, Sprint has implemented a vacation freeze during the month of May for all front-end employees and has begun the process of employee training with the Palm Pre in preparation for one of two launch windows.” SOURCE: Mobility Today Whatever the launch date, the Palm Pre will [...]
Here’s a beautiful array of Twitter birds and icons. My favorite thing about Twitterific on my iPhone (and computer) was its icon — that darling, medium-blue bird with great details. But, the app only offered one way to use Twitter — reading tweets by chronology. I needed a better Twitter app, one that would let [...]
BlackBerry App World launch came too late for Research in Motion to be the mobile app winner. It’s no joke, on April 1 RIM debuted BlackBerry App World for the U.S., U.K. and Canada so users can buy apps via mobile over WiFi and cellular networks. The app store brings the convenience of buying apps [...]