Monthly Archives: June 2011

What Goes Around…

Posted on June 12, 2011 by John

Apple is notoriously famous for protecting their IP… so, why should it come as any surprise that a firm with the name, ‘iCloud’ would be any less as protective? From Mobile Burn: http://bit.ly/mjI5o3

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IP: A Mere Suggestion?

Posted on June 11, 2011 by John

For those that pay attention; Apple is notorious for fiercely protecting their IP. Yet, when it comes to essentially ripping off an application developers’ (rejected) submission to their App Store, that is obviously another issue. From the Register UK: http://bit.ly/l8p1SK

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The Downward Spiral.

Posted on June 10, 2011 by John

Let’s review: a) the firm has been blown past by their competition; b) they decide to pin their hopes on Microsoft (another former early default leader within this segment; c) their C.T.O. has just announced that he is going on … Continue reading →

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It’s All About Choice, Right?!

Posted on June 9, 2011 by John

Apple’s iCloud announcement this week has obviously generated a lot of (media) attention. Nevertheless; for those who still like the option of having a choice for their handset / smartphone, Google is still in a very strong position. Look at … Continue reading →

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An $8.5 Billion Dollar Headache?

Posted on June 8, 2011 by John

For countless end-users; the overwhelming majority are in all probability hopeful that Skype’s latest disruption is nothing serious. For Redmond; all bets are that they did not just pay the amount that they did for… well, a company that has … Continue reading →

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‘i’ Get Around…

Posted on June 7, 2011 by John

The Financial Times has released an application that is not captive to iTunes (as it resides independently on an iPhone / iPad Home Screen). In sum; this is clearly in response to what many publishers felt was / were the … Continue reading →

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iCould.

Posted on June 7, 2011 by John

Apple’s unveiling of their latest service offering seems akin to playing catch-up more than anything else. Yes; it has been rumored (prior to Amazon and Google launching cloud-players) that this was one of their next major announcements. Nevertheless, there are … Continue reading →

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Openness Downsides.

Posted on June 6, 2011 by John

A lot has been stated about the upside of the cloud; Open Source; Share-ware, etc. Granted, there are a number of positive attributes (worth noting). Nevertheless, in light of the recent wave of hacks that have struck; one question is … Continue reading →

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‘iPranksters’

Posted on June 5, 2011 by John

A group of men (posing as what appears to be construction / city-workers in Hamburg) pulled a fast-one by placing a pseudo-Windows logo on the soon-to-be newest Apple store in the city. From Fortune: http://t.co/Fs8aiPz

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Hackers Gone Wild…

Posted on June 4, 2011 by John

With Sony; Google; Microsoft and Yahoo all in the news regarding their systems being compromised… it looks as though Skype can now be added to the (what appears to be) growing list of technologies that are either: a) revealing their … Continue reading →

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