Music’s got the Grammys, movies have the Oscars, and Twitter…well I guess Twitter’s got the Shorty Awards. The Shorty Awards help honor some of the best people and organizations on Twitter, voted on by the Twitter community. If you checked out the site, you may have noticed a pretty familiar face floating around. Thanks to your help, our very own Jon Rettinger has managed to snag a...
When Netflix introduced a new way to watch and rent movies, it saw success that traditional movie distribution couldn’t match. Consumers were flocking to the idea that they barely had to leave the house to fetch a rented movie, instead shipping it directly to their door. As they started rolling out their ‘watch instantly’ library, demand continued to grow. However, brick and mortar...
One of the glaring omissions from the iPad’s announcement that seemingly convinced many potential buyers to hold off for version two was the lack of a front-facing camera. The inclusion of a camera has the potential to turn the iPad into a highly portable communications device, a role that many expected the iPad to fill. New evidence uncovered yesterday reaffirmed the likelihood that...
As February’s Mobile World Congress approaches, Microsoft’s already hogging the spotlight and for good reason. Windows Mobile 7 is set to be officially announced and demoed as a preview of what’s expected to hit the market later this year. As most rumors suggest the OS to follow closely with many elements of last year’s Zune HD, there are a few things Microsoft can improve upon....
Since the debut of the first device to run the iPhone OS (iOS), there’s been a substantially loud community calling for the inclusion of Adobe Flash. Nearly three years later, there’s been no progress made and none in sight. With last week’s announcement of the iPad and it’s glaring Flash omission came a backlash that’ll affect sales through multiple hardware revisions. So what’s...
Earlier this month we saw the release of what Google had planned for their mobile phone store. The Nexus One set the precedent for a more intimate relationship of hardware and software manufacturers that Android hadn’t really seen since the HTC Dream or G1 as it’s also called. As nearly everything about the Nexus One itself was leaked prior to Google’s press conference, the real news...
It’s hard to ignore the first thought that came to mind when the iPad was announced. It’s a huge iPhone (or iPod Touch) with 3G data. Clearly, both devices have been in development for years. In 2007, Steve said the iPhone was two and half years in the making. The iPad is really no different. So is the iPad a huge iPhone or is the iPhone a small iPad? Rumors of both an Apple Tablet...
One of the bigger announcements yesterday that coincided with Apple’s iPad was the introduction of their own ebook (or iBook) store. They’ve signed on the major publishers to get content added for the iPad, but how will this move affect competitors like Amazon and Barnes & Noble? Are they set to compete for business or are the devices completely different, targeted at consumers...
So did you hear? Apple exposed the masses to their soon-to-be release tablet computer, the iPad. The road leading up to the event was one that was both confusing and irresistibly intriguing. In these last few months, we heard a lot of hearsay, some of it true and some not so much. Let’s separate the truth from its stretches. Screen We heard an awful lot of argument over the rumored...
Had enough of all this tablet speculation? Too bad. Tomorrow is the day where Steve’s set to take the stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Although nobody truly knows what’s set to take place on that stage, there are plenty of rumors to sift through to help make your own predictions. Sit back and let your mind wander as I unravel the keynote Jobs is set to deliver at 10 a.m...
When the iPhone was first announced and tied to AT&T, industry ‘insiders’ projected the two companies to have an exclusivity agreement for up to five years. Since then, we’ve heard talks from major news outlets reporting that AT&T’s iPhone exclusivity ends in 2010. In April of last year, the Wall Street Journal was reporting that AT&T was pressing Apple to extend their...
Reports earlier this month mentioned that developers had already begun building apps with an SDK tailored towards tablet applications. Now Flurry, a popular mobile app analytics company, has identified applications being used on unreleased Apple hardware. As Wednesday’s event draws closer, here’s a look into Flurry’s findings. Using their analytics tool, they have detected about 50...
While very few know the actual name of Apple’s impending tablet device, there’s been plenty of speculation and suggestions that have recently surfaced. Here’s a look at the most suggested and popular names. While we’ve got just under a week until the official event, there’s always the possibility of digging up some new clues. And the nominees are… MacBook Touch Similar to the iPod...
A few weeks ago, you may remember a video titled “The Nintendo Wii Gets No Love”. The video got quite the response and while what makes the best console is truly relative, it’s hard to ignore the endless debate. One notably and seemingly passionate response comes from J.W. out of Germany whose take stems not from living the Nintendo explosion but one of modern day gaming where...
The iPhone is long due for some UI overhauls to bring it up with some of the competition. Searching through pages of apps is frustrating and the lack of multitasking getting very old. Although OS 4.0 might not be far off, Ocean Observations has created a few concept videos that show how much more our devices could do. It’s my battery, I’ll use it how I want. If I want to drain it an...
In the month leading up to the announcement of the Nexus One, rumors and speculation were at an all-time high for any Android device. It was the kind of free press that any company would be lucky to get. After glowing reviews came in one after another, it seemed the Nexus would be a far bigger hit than last year’s Droid. Flurry, a venture-back firm in San Francisco that specializes...
With all the tablet speculation heating up for this month’s unannounced media event, you’d expect rumors of the next-gen iPhone to take a back seat, even if just for a month. What we’re seeing is quite the contrary. With the newest set of predictions to hit the web, it’d seem Apple’s working overtime to distance itself from its competitors. Among the speculation, an analyst at...
Last week Google held their press conference officially announcing the Nexus One and the opening of their online handset store, stealing some of the momentum from the Consumer Electronics Show that would begin a few days later. Since then, we’ve been able to piece together Google’s approach, how they plan to expand their offerings, and how it might change the way we buy mobile devices...
Last year, Palm stole the show with their fresh, innovative WebOS and Palm Pre. Since then, Palm has pushed relatively minor software updates to WebOS and launched the Pixi towards the beginning of last years final quarter. This year Palm returned with a refresh of their current offerings and a host of new features coming for WebOS 1.4. Palm Pre Plus The original Palm Pre was...
Steve Ballmer took the stage last night in Las Vegas, Nevada setting the stage for CES and talk about what lies ahead for Microsoft in 2010. We made some predictions of what we may or may not see, but in case you missed it here’s what went down at Ballmer’s keynote at CES! Available Hardware Touting rave reviews of Windows 7, Ballmer and Ryan Asdourian, Senior Product Manager for...