Author Archives: John

A 21st Century Vision Amongst Mad Men?

Posted on June 3, 2012 by John

For all that Silicon Valley likes to portray otherwise the High Tech Industry is still dominated by men. And, that point is being illuminated once again via the lawsuit that was filed against one of the Valley’s flagship VC firms … Continue reading →

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Not So ‘Anonymous’

Posted on June 2, 2012 by John

As if their post-IPO whimper and subsequent falling stock price was not enough of a distraction / headache; Facebook’s website itself followed their valuation by going down e.g., locales ranging from Oslo to Shanghai to Moscow to San Francisco (ouch!) … Continue reading →

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All Things Considered…

Posted on June 1, 2012 by John

Interesting; Google’s accusation of collusion between Microsoft and Nokia is a curious statement indeed when you consider that said firm bought Motorola and the simple fact that there’s a fairly high probability that any other given player within the Smartphone … Continue reading →

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Zettabytes?

Posted on May 31, 2012 by John

A term that most people are probably unfamiliar with; nevertheless, putting it into more common terms it is the equivalent of streaming 38 million DVDs in an hour (which according to Cisco) is 4 times the amount of data generated … Continue reading →

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Which Way Forward?

Posted on May 30, 2012 by John

Buying the browser Opera for a billion? No, acquiring another technology ‘Face’ for an estimated $100 million to $1 billion? Wait, they’re going to build a Smartphone (from scratch) right? Lots of directions / options… grasping at ideas… seeing what sticks … Continue reading →

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There’s An App For That (Too).

Posted on May 29, 2012 by John

In the aftermath of the horrific devastation and destruction that Japan experienced last year the General Public has been increasingly concerned (rightfully so) regarding radiation contamination. Hopefully their fears and anxieties will be somewhat decreased by the upcoming release of … Continue reading →

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A ‘Distraction’ at Best.

Posted on May 28, 2012 by John

The resounding response to the on-again rumor that Facebook is developing a Smartphone is overwhelming negative (which isn’t really surprising). (Source) Slash Gear: http://goo.gl/4k8j5

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Jack of All Trades…

Posted on May 27, 2012 by John

Master of None… for if the on-and-off-again rumors are true than this looks to be the path that Facebook is headed on with their desire to build their own handset… (Source) Apple Insider: http://goo.gl/DPPTh

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Standard Operating Procedure.

Posted on May 26, 2012 by John

If the rumors of Facebook buying Opera are true; it demonstrates (at least) two points: 1) their acquisition strategy looks to continue to be focused on the mobile space; 2) the extent that the firm is stumped within this space … Continue reading →

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Too Pooped To Pop?

Posted on May 25, 2012 by John

In the aftermath of Facebook’s botched IPO many questions linger… not the least of which is: how will the initial money that the firm made be spent regarding (potentially) buying rivals; investment and/or expansion, etc? (Source): The Washington Post: http://goo.gl/Wn1T8

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