Google’s upped the (virtual) map ante in America… again, (at this juncture) clearly leaving their competition in the dust.
(Source) CNET: http://goo.gl/AQqLP
The once-rogue, Start-up, Twitter now finds itself at a crossroads as censorship issues come to the fore regarding the firm’s maturation process…
(Source) Financial Times: http://goo.gl/Cdan2
Pirate Bay’s move to cloud-based computing could have some really interesting ramifications… such as: legal jurisdiction, how / who to serve cease and desist to as well as a potential for an increase in P2P file-sharing as their IP is (potentially) harder to track (amongst other variables).
(Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/xbEm4
Redmond’s set the release date and price for their (long overdue, me-too) Tablet… the question many are wondering is: does the world really need another tablet (most notably, one from Microsoft?) Given the pre-holiday, shopping frenzy debut they’re clearly counting on a big bump from the Christmas season.
(Source) WSJ: http://goo.gl/sP2R8
Softbank’s investment whereas the firm will take a 70% stake in Sprint could be a game-changer in at least two respects: one) the potential for kicking AT&T / Verizon in the seat of the pants regarding their (current) American-market duopoly; and, two) it possibly marks a turning point for a Japanese VC’s approach to shifting their focus from the domestic to international market (both, arguably long overdue)…
(Source) Bloomberg: http://goo.gl/XUXW1
The idea of a $20 bicycle (especially, if it is able to be mass produced successfully) is brilliant!
(Source) NPR: http://goo.gl/F63LL
Google looks to be in the crosshairs of a government-launched lawsuit akin to Microsoft (back in the heyday of the Internet boom). If so, it’ll be interesting to see how the DOJ proceeds as well as how the firm responds (critics of their case against Redmond asserted that Microsoft essentially viewed the fines levied against them as the cost of doing business as they took down Netscape, Novell and a host of other firms that were once market leaders within their respective spaces).
(Source) NY Times: http://goo.gl/rGVEY
If the reports are indeed true, Softbank’s investment in Sprint just might shake up the stodgy AT&T / Verizon duopoly that’s dominated / negatively impacted the American Mobile landscape for far too long now.
(Source) Bloomberg: http://goo.gl/j3MVH
Perhaps Apple should abandon their TV plans and get into the remote control business (argues one analyst).
(Source) Forbes: http://goo.gl/vVvFj
Meanwhile back on Mars… Curiosity made an interesting discover of a rock that scientists claim they’ve never seen on the planet before (which just so happens to be common in rift zones on Earth). Perhaps this is yet another example of how all life within the universe is interconnected (despite humanities’ far too often limited ability to fully grasp this possibility).
(Source) Wired: http://goo.gl/W3EQ0
