Category Archives: Convergence for a Converging World

Two Also Rans Equals?

Posted on October 4, 2012 by John

Post the announced T-Mobile / MetroPCS merger announcement, Sprint is supposedly pondering making a bid for the latter firm too. If so, the real question is: perhaps these two laggards should merge, innovate and/or fade-away as the ultimate challenge / … Continue reading →

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Doing Something…

Posted on October 2, 2012 by John

Not everything that Redmond does warrants criticism… and, how the firm got behind one Executive’s volunteer effort to teach technology to High School students (turning it into an on-going program) is certainly an excellent example of this. (Source) NY Times: … Continue reading →

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The Voice of Reason?

Posted on September 27, 2012 by John

It appears that spoken-word, turn-by-turn directions is / was the deal-breaker between Apple and Google. Simply put: the challenge now for the former is to actually find ‘their way’ within this space period! (Source) CNET: http://goo.gl/fGU1L

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The King Returns?

Posted on September 25, 2012 by John

Once the leader (within a then nascent space) MySpace’s long-decline has been well documented… the challenge is can it regain past glory? (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/mt8bh

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‘net Censorship.

Posted on September 24, 2012 by John

In light of the current tumult within the region, Iran has blocked certain Google services as a preemptive measure. The obvious challenge (for the nation’s government) is can they fully clamp down on any given individual’s desire to access information? … Continue reading →

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Happy Oktoberfest!

Posted on September 23, 2012 by John

Roll out the barrels!

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People Will Do Anything…

Posted on September 21, 2012 by John

Getting paid to wait in line (okay, live in line might be a better term) for the newest iPhone to be available in a store… there’s not an app for that; there’s a human for that! (Source) Vanity Fair: http://goo.gl/J7bCp

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Are You Ready?

Posted on September 18, 2012 by John

Apple’s newest iOS 6 is set to drop today (in America) at 1:00 p.m. EST… Let the downloading frenzy begin… (Source) Slash Gear: http://goo.gl/S9kjG

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If You Can’t Beat Them…

Posted on September 15, 2012 by John

Samsung might’ve lost their (US) patent lawsuit (pending an appeal) however, that hasn’t stopped the firm from fighting back in perhaps just as unique of an ‘American Way’ by advertising… Will they win in the ‘Court of Public Opinion?’ (Source) … Continue reading →

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No Respect!

Posted on September 14, 2012 by John

Ouch! You know that you’re up against a tough battle to root-out malicious PC activities when the perpetrators have figured out how to install malware at the source (within a PC factory itself!) (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/3ieL8

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