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  • Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

    Greatest Of All Talk | Apr 17
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  • The State of Consumer Technology at the End of 2014

    Tuesday, December 16, 2014

    While the modern computing era in many respects began with the IBM System/360 mainframe and further expanded with the minicomputer, normal consumers didn’t start encountering computers until the personal computer. And, while mainframes are technically still around (while minicomputers are decidedly not), what is unique about the PC is that it is very much still […]


  • Daily Update: More on GT Advanced’s Shady Bankruptcy, Apple Watch in China Vogue, LINE Reveals MAUs

    Monday, October 13, 2014


  • Daily Update: The United States’ PC Hangover, Message App Milestones, iPhone 6 Screen Size Conjecture

    Monday, August 25, 2014


  • Daily Update: The New Structure of Mobile Gaming, The Hidden Cost of Microsoft’s Devices, Amazon Affiliate Links in the Washington Post

    Monday, August 18, 2014


  • Daily Update: Understanding China, or Not; Apple’s China Risk; China Cracking Down on Messaging Apps

    Thursday, August 7, 2014


  • Daily Update: LINE IPO, Kindle Unlimited, Apple and China

    Monday, July 21, 2014


  • Daily Update: Apps on Xiaomi, LINE Making US Push, Facebook’s Messaging Strategy

    Thursday, July 10, 2014


  • Daily Update: Google Blocked in China, WeChat Ecommerce, LINE IPO?

    Wednesday, June 4, 2014


  • Daily Update: Windows 8.1 with Bing, Hacking and Corporate Responsibility, Asian Chat App Updates

    Monday, May 26, 2014


  • Daily Update: Google v Oracle, Mobile Gaming and Gambling, Third-Party Mobile Platforms

    Monday, May 12, 2014


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  • Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

    Greatest Of All Talk | Apr 17
    Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution
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  • TSMC Earnings, New N3 Fabs, The Nvidia Ramp

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  • An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

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  • Amazon Buys Globalstar, Delta to Add Leo, The Apple Angle

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  • Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

    Greatest Of All Talk | Apr 17
    Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution
  • Vibe App Quality

    Dithering | Apr 17
    Vibe App Quality
  • (Preview) Six Questions on Frontier AI Labs, Messaging AI to a Skeptical Public, Amazon (and Apple?) Ramps Up Competition with Elon

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    (Preview) Six Questions on Frontier AI Labs, Messaging AI to a Skeptical Public, Amazon (and Apple?) Ramps Up Competition with Elon

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  • An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

    Thursday, April 16, 2026
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