Holiday Season Showdown with Apple iTunes: Google Readies Gift Cards
For retailers, or in this case Google, a gift card represents a predictable revenue stream. In the U.S. alone, the prepaid gift card market is…
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Android Dilemma: Samsung Galaxy Nexus, or wait for Droid HD, Nexus 2012?
I get asked this a lot lately: should I pull the trigger on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, or wait for the Motorola Razr HD, or…
Communicating your web brand in 9 seconds flat (video splash)
How do you communicate your brand in just 9 seconds using video? That's the challenge I face every year when I update the opening roll…
Google Now – What about the 49ers?
One of the best features of Jelly Bean is Google Now. I've been using it regularly for a few weeks. With location-based services, context aware…
Can a Twitter alternative succeed?
App.net has raised over $700,000 from 11,000+ backers. There's only one problem: I have no idea what it is and why I'd want to pay…
2012: Android rules, but with fewer models
What we don't know is how many iPhone sales Samsung managed to preemptively "steal" with the S3. How many impatient 4 and 4S owners made…
Sonos now supports Amazon Cloud Player (Bellissimo!)
Why the big deal? It means you can stream tracks without the need for a server or host PC.
Android Becometh
In only 32 months Google has gone from zilch to the whole kit and kaboodle. That's astounding.
Will the Apple iPhone 5 be a dud?
When the new iPad shipped I was absolutely floored that it was bigger than the previous model. What?! That's impossible. That never, ever happens! Unless,…
Review: Coloud Colors C19M In-Ear Headphones
Construction is so flimsy that a hard week’s regular use would destroy them. Any self-respecting ‘tween in Silicon Valley wouldn’t fall for these.