Narratives Over Numbers
When I'm not sure what I want to write about, I start reading blogs until I come across something that interests me or strikes me. Today the blog that did that to me was Chris Dixon's. A few weeks a...
An Open Letter to Apple Regarding The Company's Approach to Conversation with Its Peers and Its Community
Dear Apple: — We miss you. — Once upon a time, back before you got real popular, you used to take part in the public square. You may have been less forthcoming than most …
Definitive 2TB HD Roundup: WD, Seagate, Samsung
Article Index: — Lately, it feels like the good, old, reliable hard disk drive (HDD) doesn't get any respect. When it comes to storage, Solid State Drives (SSDs) are getting all the attention these...
Keeping the Platform Nimble
Steve Cheney raises a good point regarding Apple's renewed push for App Store developers to use Apple's own iPhone SDK: … Adobe did not ship (non-beta) Intel-native versions of the Creative Suite apps...
Adobe CEO: Flash coming to Android, WebOS and BlackBerry ‘smartphones and tablets’ in 2H 2010
This week Adobe released version 5 of its Creative Suite software compilation. CEO Shantanu Narayen has naturally hit the interview trail to promote his company's wares, but the biggest news from him...
Meebo's XAuth could turn social sharing into a big business
For Web publishers, “share and share alike” is a nightmare, not a dream. Picking which social sharing services to show a user, from networks like Facebook and MySpace to discussion sites like Reddit ...
Groupon Grabs $135 Million From DST and Battery-Valuation Above $1 Billion for Social Buying Site
Groupon, the social buying site that has become one of the hotter start-ups of late, has gotten a giant round of funding from the same Russian investors that backed social networking powerhouse Facebo...
Verizon: Here's the Truth About Sprint 4G
Today is a historic day in Mobile Tech Manor. It is the first day in a decade that I have no service on the Verizon phone network. I canceled my long-time account as I signed up for Sprint 4G servic...