Monthly Archives: October 2012

Boo-Hoo!

Posted on October 20, 2012 by John

All crowd-sourced Start-ups are not created equal as evidenced by the simple fact that the entire development team quit (post being funded on Kickstart). (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/QgyY5

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(More) Critical Mass.

Posted on October 19, 2012 by John

Google’s upped the (virtual) map ante in America… again, (at this juncture) clearly leaving their competition in the dust. (Source) CNET: http://goo.gl/AQqLP

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All Grown Up.

Posted on October 18, 2012 by John

The once-rogue, Start-up, Twitter now finds itself at a crossroads as censorship issues come to the fore regarding the firm’s maturation process… (Source) Financial Times: http://goo.gl/Cdan2

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On Cloud 9?

Posted on October 17, 2012 by John

Pirate Bay’s move to cloud-based computing could have some really interesting ramifications… such as: legal jurisdiction, how / who to serve cease and desist to as well as a potential for an increase in P2P file-sharing as their IP is … Continue reading →

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Is There Anything Below the Surface?

Posted on October 16, 2012 by John

Redmond’s set the release date and price for their (long overdue, me-too) Tablet… the question many are wondering is: does the world really need another tablet (most notably, one from Microsoft?) Given the pre-holiday, shopping frenzy debut they’re clearly counting … Continue reading →

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A $20 Billion Solution?

Posted on October 15, 2012 by John

Softbank’s investment whereas the firm will take a 70% stake in Sprint could be a game-changer in at least two respects: one) the potential for kicking AT&T / Verizon in the seat of the pants regarding their (current) American-market duopoly; … Continue reading →

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Not Boxed In!

Posted on October 14, 2012 by John

The idea of a $20 bicycle (especially, if it is able to be mass produced successfully) is brilliant! (Source) NPR: http://goo.gl/F63LL

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The DOJ’s Next Target…

Posted on October 13, 2012 by John

Google looks to be in the crosshairs of a government-launched lawsuit akin to Microsoft (back in the heyday of the Internet boom). If so, it’ll be interesting to see how the DOJ proceeds as well as how the firm responds … Continue reading →

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Things Could Get Interesting.

Posted on October 12, 2012 by John

If the reports are indeed true, Softbank’s investment in Sprint just might shake up the stodgy AT&T / Verizon duopoly that’s dominated / negatively impacted the American Mobile landscape for far too long now. (Source) Bloomberg: http://goo.gl/j3MVH

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iRemote?

Posted on October 11, 2012 by John

Perhaps Apple should abandon their TV plans and get into the remote control business (argues one analyst). (Source) Forbes: http://goo.gl/vVvFj

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