Author Archives: John

Going Mobile!

Posted on September 25, 2011 by John

With Visa signing on; Google stands to make a big (Android) push with getting the nascent field of mobile payments up and running (in America and the EU). However, the commercial adoption / adaption is and will be still largely … Continue reading →

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Perhaps You’ve Heard…

Posted on September 24, 2011 by John

Granted, there is no shortage of criticism regarding the Ugly (Unaware in this instance) American. And, if the enclosed report from Connected Intelligence is accurate, Redmond just might have a bigger problem than they anticipated / realized… As forty-five percent … Continue reading →

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The New AOL?

Posted on September 23, 2011 by John

Granted; as a website, Facebook is not afraid of change. Nevertheless, even with the (seemingly) endless cycle of announcements; the follow-on updates; resistance / complaints, and ultimately end-user acceptance… the site’s dedicated following clearly (at this junction) demonstrates their influence … Continue reading →

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Stolen Thunder…

Posted on September 22, 2011 by John

If the Apple rumor-mill is correct (just the innuendo alone generates massive free PR for the firm) the iPhone 5 will be out in the first week of October. If true; expect the buzz prior to; on the date of … Continue reading →

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Blocked Copies.

Posted on September 21, 2011 by John

The reality of nationalism and the strong pull therein means that no firm is immune from this dynamic (including Apple) and with their increasingly terse battle with Samsung they might have a new challenge: just being banned outright (be it … Continue reading →

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NFC’s Opportunity.

Posted on September 20, 2011 by John

Although it’s been launched with Sprint (a win for the firm but not necessarily for the vast majority of American mobile users) Google Wallet is making inroads into paving the way for greater commercial adoption of this technology. From IBT: … Continue reading →

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“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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