Monthly Archives: September 2011

“Don’t Be Evil”

Posted on September 19, 2011 by John

In advance of Google’s (American) Senate grilling (e.g., political theater / grandstanding, etc.) it is reportedly ‘loading up on lobbyists’ (which is not illegal in and of itself) nevertheless, it does put a different spin on their supposed corporate motto… … Continue reading →

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(Throwing) Another Hail Mary?!

Posted on September 18, 2011 by John

In simple terms: Redmond has failed abjectly in their on-going attempt to largely cram the (PC) desktop environment onto a handset… Yet; aside from giving Microsoft credit for trying, at some point in time it should’ve been obvious (perhaps several … Continue reading →

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What’s IN Your Wallet?

Posted on September 17, 2011 by John

It’s been a very long-time coming (and it seems like there’s an eternity to go) however; mobile wallets (while still in a very nascent stage of consumer and retail development / adoption in America) look staged to take-off as preliminary field … Continue reading →

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A ‘Little’ Slow.

Posted on September 16, 2011 by John

Actually… they are more than ‘a little slow’ in and as far as how long it took for a number of (American) states to finally get around to deciding to commit to joining the DOJ’s lawsuit against the proposed AT&T … Continue reading →

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Micro-a-hoo.

Posted on September 15, 2011 by John

AOL; Microsoft and Yahoo! are joining forces in order to (attempt) to challenge Google’s on-line advertising dominance. In a word: Yawn… From the Guardian UK: http://goo.gl/vFLJM

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THe NeXT ReVOLUTION.

Posted on September 14, 2011 by John

Based on the fact that consumer e-books sales (within the first 5 months of 2011 overtook all adult hardback books sales) the American Publishing Industry (although they report that it’ll ultimately wind-up differently) looks to be going the (route) way … Continue reading →

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Parallel Processing.

Posted on September 13, 2011 by John

Skynet (no; not the main nemesis in the Terminator movie series that become ‘self-aware’) is actively seeking the assistance of idle home PCs in order to process / sort through astronomical data… For more information… actually, it is a good … Continue reading →

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The Press Continues…

Posted on September 12, 2011 by John

Apple is clearly staying on offense in / with their on-going litigation against pretty much any firm that challenges their smartphone supremacy (as they’re adding ‘Googlorola’ to the mix now). From Ars Technica: http://goo.gl/vC1kE

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Every Bit Counts…

Posted on September 11, 2011 by John

A lot is far too often made about ‘what’s not being done.’ Perhaps we’d all be well-served to focus on what is actually being done (e.g., doing what we can… with what we have… starting right now). From PC Magazine: … Continue reading →

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AOL + Yahoo! = (About) 1996?

Posted on September 10, 2011 by John

The ridiculous AOL / Yahoo! merger talk (over the past few days) would essentially equate to two dinosaurs trying to turn the clock ‘back to the future.’ Yahoo! walked away from a roughly $50 Billion (outright) purchase by Microsoft (which … Continue reading →

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