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  • An Interview with Google SVP Rick Osterloh About Pixel, Android, and Smartphone History

    Thursday, August 15, 2024

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    An interview with Google SVP Rick Osterloh about the Made with Google event, and understanding the company’s approach to Android and Pixel in the light of smartphone history.


  • Google’s HTC Deal, HTC — and Google’s — Motivations, Apple Watch and Apple Memory

    Thursday, September 21, 2017

    Google has made a rather odd deal with HTC — basically an acquihire. What are the two company’s motivations? Then, Apple Watch news and reviews, and a smartphone-related acquisition that is actually more important than Google’s.


  • Daily Update: The Samsung Galaxy S6, Samsung Pay, HTC: Industrial Design for Hire

    Monday, March 2, 2015


  • Daily Update: Amazon Local Register, Messaging Apps Are Extremely Profitable, Samsung v HTC

    Wednesday, August 13, 2014


  • HTC’s – and Windows Phone’s – Missing Market

    Wednesday, September 18, 2013

    According to Digitimes, HTC won’t use the top-of-the-line Qualcomm processor in their new phablet: HTC reportedly will adopt an old Qualcomm processor, the quad-core 1.7GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ 8064, for production of its first large-size HTC One Max to be launched in October 2013, according to sources in the supply chain. Some sources said that…


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    Tuesday, August 18, 2026
  • Stripe Acquiring OpenRouter, Aggregating AI?, Flipping the Business Model

    Monday, August 17, 2026
  • Anthropic’s Watermarking, How It (Probably) Works, Worse Than It Seems

    Wednesday, August 12, 2026
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  • More on Watermarking

    Dithering | Aug 18
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    Dithering | Aug 14
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  • (Preview) Nvidia’s Answer to Capital Constraints, Google’s Attrition and Direction, Q&A on AI Writing, Vision Pro, Vibe Coding

    Sharp Tech | Aug 14
    (Preview) Nvidia’s Answer to Capital Constraints, Google’s Attrition and Direction, Q&A on AI Writing, Vision Pro, Vibe Coding

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  • An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

    Thursday, June 25, 2026
  • An Interview with Michael Morton About E-Commerce in the Age of AI

    Thursday, June 18, 2026
  • An Interview with Ben Bajarin About Apple, AI, and Compute

    Thursday, June 11, 2026
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  • New York and the Power of the Network
    Friday, August 14, 2026
  • Two More Cents on the NBA’s Second Apron Era
    Friday, July 24, 2026
  • Is Netflix Washed Now?
    Friday, July 17, 2026
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  • Nvidia Backs OpenAI Data Center, Anthropic News, Google Buys Spirit Airlines Data

    Tuesday, August 18, 2026
  • Stripe Acquiring OpenRouter, Aggregating AI?, Flipping the Business Model

    Monday, August 17, 2026
  • Anthropic’s Watermarking, How It (Probably) Works, Worse Than It Seems

    Wednesday, August 12, 2026
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  • More on Watermarking

    Dithering | Aug 18
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    Dithering | Aug 14
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  • (Preview) Nvidia’s Answer to Capital Constraints, Google’s Attrition and Direction, Q&A on AI Writing, Vision Pro, Vibe Coding

    Sharptech | Aug 14
    (Preview) Nvidia’s Answer to Capital Constraints, Google’s Attrition and Direction, Q&A on AI Writing, Vision Pro, Vibe Coding

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  • An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

    Thursday, June 25, 2026
  • An Interview with Michael Morton About E-Commerce in the Age of AI

    Thursday, June 18, 2026
  • An Interview with Ben Bajarin About Apple, AI, and Compute

    Thursday, June 11, 2026
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