Good morning, I hope you had a pleasant and relaxing weekend! Google launched Android One this week, and there are more rumors that Microsoft will indeed buy Mojang. More on that if it happens. On to the update: Google Launches Android One in India Google first announced Android One at this year’s Google I/O, promisingSubscribe […]
Daily Update: iPhone Delayed in China, Apple Watch Edition, Xiaomi Could Have Done Worse
Good morning, I’m a bit distracted as I write this; I’m simultaneously refreshing the Apple Store in the hopes of ordering an iPhone, but it’s been almost two hours and the Store has yet to appear, making this three cloud messes for Apple in two weeks. As with the livestream, the Occam’s Razor explanation isSubscribe […]
Daily Update: The New iPhones, Apple Pay, Good-bye iPod Classic
Good morning, So the Apple event happened yesterday, and it was really quite crazy. I’ve been following these for a long time and I’m not sure I’ve ever seen the frenzy that crescendoed just before the event kicked off. And then the live stream crashed. Anyhow, I plan on writing about the Apple Watch forSubscribe […]
Daily Update: China and Microsoft, Sony vs. Samsung, Why Twitter Adds Favorites to Your Timeline
Good morning, I’m working on a piece about Apple, the cloud, and culture; I think it’s pretty interesting and I hope a good contribution to what has happened this week. It will hopefully be up later this morning. I’m pushing my piece on payments and the wearable to next week. On to the update: ChinaSubscribe […]
The iPhone 6: From Louis Vuitton to Chanel
The iPhone 6 is going in the opposite direction that Apple’s critics think it should: more expensive, not less. It will work because Apple owns the high-end.
Daily Update: Celebrity Photos and iCloud, Rovio CEO Steps Down, Louis Vuitton and Apple
Good morning, I hope my American readers all had a pleasant Labor Day, and the rest of you a blissful Monday. They do exist, right? My piece about my expectations for next week’s iPhone event will be published later this morning. Unfortunately, I’m probably not going to be able to make the trip. On toSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Another (Inevitable) Uber Controversy, Why Instagram’s Hyperlapse Damns Windows Phone, Pouring Water on Fire Phone
Good morning, I wrote a brief piece on Stratechery about Amazon buying Twitch; my takeaway was in the title: Amazon: Not an E-Commerce Company. One could argue that makes the upside in their stock even greater, but were I an investor, I think I’d be out. I buy the e-commerce story; Amazon ruling the world,Subscribe […]
Daily Update: The United States’ PC Hangover, Message App Milestones, iPhone 6 Screen Size Conjecture
Good morning, Welcome to the last week of August! Fortunately, we’re all interested in tech, where there is always something interesting being announced – or rumored. On to the update: The United States’ PC Hangover There were lots of interesting tidbits in the latest comScore U.S. Mobile App Report, particularly the list of the topSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Gaming and New-Market Disruption, Why the PS4 is Winning, Uber Testing On-Demand Product Deliveries
Good morning, I trust you won’t mind a couple more items on gaming; I (obviously) find the current debate fascinating, and it’s not as if there is much happening in traditional tech land! On to the update: Gaming and New-Market Disruption The fastest growing demographic in gaming is adult females. From the Wall Street Journal:Subscribe […]
Daily Update: What Consoles Say About iPads, Uber Opens API, The Samsung Nook
Good morning, Yesterday I wrote about my changing view on consoles in a piece called Games and Good Enough. As most of you may recall, last June I argued that consoles would soon be disrupted. Now I’ve changed my mind; I suspect that consoles will in fact safely own the high end of the gamingSubscribe […]