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Amazon (AMZN) is now watching what its Kindle users are highlighting -- and publishing the results. This bold, unnecessary move may erode consumer trust and hurt Kindle book sales, two things Amazon can't afford as it wages war against Apple (AAPL). From MediaBistro's GalleyCat: Amazon recently...
Why does Steve Jobs call Adobe closed? Because he wants to divert attention from Apple being even more closed. He shouldn't bother and, instead, admit to what the company does so brilliantly.
For a company whose every move is scrutinized by legion sof fans and pundits, the coverage of Apple's acquisition of a small company called Siri has been rather muted. Found by Robert Scoble in a Federal Trade Commission filing, it may be that the story was simply overwhelmed by HP's acquisiti...
Nokia's N8 smartphone is an impressive entry that should scare the consumer electronics industry. It raises the bar on what people can expect from a handset, which means more pressure to add expensive features for the phone companies and less reasons for consumers to buy additional devices.
Now that HP has scooped up Palm for $1.2 billion, analysts are discussing how HP will reset Palm's troubled past. However, Palm also gives HP gets a new opportunity to hurt Apple -- namely in the tablet arena. If applied on a bigger scale, the Palm Pre technology could give the upcoming HP Slate a d...
HP saves Palm and becomes a problem for Microsoft, Apple, Google, and RIM.
Microsoft uses IP lawsuit threat to get royalties on Android handsets from HTC and some strategic benefits as well. Google -- and Apple -- should be worried.
E-commerce links might be a way for newspapers to regain some clout in their own business models.
Polaroid is back! Sort of, and in a very odd way. The company has set aside its bread-and-butter -- simple, affordable cameras -- and decided to pursue the aftermarket video game accessory market. Yes, the storied camera company that was synonymous with instant photography is putting its efforts int...
Facebook continues to try sneaking through use of customer data in advertising, and antagonizing people and government. It's time to move to an opt-in program and pay uses for their cooperation.
RIM's BlackBerry OS 6 will continue leading the Apple iPhone and Google Android among corporate users because it does what its customers need and backfills what they want.
Alas, the online dating industry isn't all flowers and moonlit walks. For companies that sell dating services, it's a competitive world where each major company has to one-up the other in their claims -- how many users get messages, how many of those messages lead to dates, and how many marriage...
GPS manufacturers are caught between a rock and a hard place: The rise of GPS-enabled handsets like Apple's iPhone and Android-powered smartphones has reduced demand for stand-alone GPS devices, but it's not clear what features could be added to make GPS devices more versatile. Nevertheless, Garmin,...
Long-troubled RadioShack, aka "The Shack," posted higher than expected profits for the past quarter. It attributed the success to a new focus on mobile phones, but RadioShack will need to do a lot more to sustain those profits. From Daily Finance: Focusing on cell phones seems to be paying off for ...
Can eBay get out from under the Craigslist curse in 2010?
