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Category Archives: Apple/iPod
iPad: Bad Name, Lots of Potential
There’s certainly no lack of commentary, opinion and conversation about Apple’s ultra-anticipated tablet computer, the iPad.
First, it’s a terrible name for lots of reasons; the iSlate or iTablet would have been better choices. As for my take on the device itself, it’s pretty interesting, particularly as an e-Reader, but the real story is how the [...]
TheScore’s Mobile App Scores Huge
Last week, The Score attracted a bunch of media attention for its first-quarter results and, more important, the fact that its ScoreMobile application for the BlackBerry and ScoreMobile iPhone Edition had attracted more than one million unique visitors in November.
As an iPhone junkie, the buzz about ScoreMobile made it a no-brainer to immediately download [...]
Nokia’s Smartphone Aspirations
Om Malik had an interesting blog post yesterday about an interview he did with Tero Ojanperä, Nokia executive vice-president of services. What caught my eye was how Om set up the interview by making outlining his criticisms of Nokia, “including its denial of competition from Apple’s iPhone, its hardware, and a botched launch of its [...]
Apple, Is Anyone Listening?
During the first day of BlogWorld Expo, there was a lot of talk from panelists about how companies need to listen to their customers, and engage in conversations. This philosophy was hammered home throughout the day, including a lunchtime conversation between Kara Swisher and Scott Monty, who heads up social media for Ford Motor Co.
It [...]
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Clawed By Snow Leopard
Amid the excitement about Apple’s new operating system, Snow Leopard, was the gut feeling that it might be better to wait on the sidelines until some of the bugs had been worked out – something that was cemented by the fact an update is already available.
But being an Apple disciple, I decided to take the [...]
Does Every Company Need Social Media