Smartphones 2010: iPhone Needs to Watch Its Back as Android Surges
The latest smartphone data shows Android surging while Apple treads water.
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Sony Controllers Catch Up To Nintendo Wii Gear - Circa 2006
Sony has unleashed Move, the PlayStation 3 motion sensor sticks coming out this fall. The gamer blog Kotaku: Yesterday, Sony took the wraps off the PlayStation Move, which some people will call Sony's next big thing in video gaming, and others will call a shameless Wii Remote rip-off. It's so th...
Microsoft Tells Enterprise Mobile Customers To Stuff It
By making it impossible for Windows Mobile apps to run on Windows Phone 7, Microsoft risks alienating and losing many corporate clients.
Why Apple Will (Eventually) Dump the Mac
Apple will eventually drop the Mac line in favor of desktops and laptops running iPhone OS.
MySpace Bets on Gaming For a Comeback
MySpace, once the 500 pound gorilla of social networking, has been in retreat for over a year. Outmatched by Facebook on the outside, and faced internally with executive departures and creative squabbles, the Fox subsidiary has struggled to define exactly what it wants to achieve. Now a new p...
Google Apps Marketplace Targets Microsoft on Two Fronts
Google New Apps Marketplace not only challenges Microsoft on the Office front, but also as a platform for the enterprise mobile market.
Data Exhaust: Toyota Still Has its Head up Its Tailpipe
Toyota's problem right now is how to find a needle in a haystack before it draws blood again. Of the millions of cars the company has sold in the United States, only a few hundred have experienced dangerous bouts of uncontrolled acceleration. But James Sike's Toyota, which sped out of control in California yesterday, shows just how poorly the company is handling its search.
Sun's Ex-CEO: Here's How You Make Steve Jobs or Bill Gates Shut Up
Former Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz tells of times that Apple and Microsoft threatened Sun to keep innovative products off the market, and how he was able to turn the tables. The stories also suggest how much of market dominance come from intimidation and not product superiority.
Apple's Secret App Contract: Developers Pay Apple Even When Users Don't
Apple's iPhone developer contract heavily favors Apple -- and even says that developers owe Apple its cut of app sales even if Apple doesn't collect.
Microsoft Gets Mobile Gaming Right. Apple, Sony, Google Should Follow
The Game Developers Conference barely started, but surprising news is already here: Windows Phone 7 games will integrate avatars, gamer handles, and other profile info from the massively popular XBox Live community. From Kotaku: Windows Phone 7 games will include the ability to unlock achievements ...
From Russia With Love: Chatroulette Founder Wants to be an American
The story of Chatroulette, a site founded by a 17-year-old Russian who dreams of founding a company in the U.S., has some encouraging lessons for American business on the Web.
Google's New Ad Technologies Take Aim at Apple and Microsoft
As my colleague Jim Edwards notes, Google (GOOG) has staked out a number of advertising-related technologies that suggest a lot about its strategies, including how it can compete with Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), as well as new excursions that might raise privacy concerns. According to a repo...
Apple's iPhone Patent Lawsuits: Hypocritical, Ineffective, and Just Plain Dumb
Apple's attempt to scare other handset vendors from using multitouch interfaces is a losing strategy.
Microsoft's Bing Bows to 22 Arabic Countries, Blocks "Risque" Words
The world wide web is a little smaller because of Microsoft. Bing now doesn't recognize what Microsoft deems "erotic" searches in Algeria, Syria and other Arabic countries -- 22 countries total. Furthermore, the aggressive filtering blocks gay lifestyle content. Says the Open Net Initiative (ONI): ...
Tablets Need Handwriting and Voice Recognition, Not Just Multitouch
Tablets will need handwriting and voice recognition as much as good touch interfaces, and Google, Microsoft, and Apple all seem to be pursuing a roster of technologies.
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