Q&A: Google, Nexus One, marketing strategy and potential industry impact
A few weeks ago, a Canadian newspaper contacted me for an interview about Google, and their new Nexus One smartphone launched earlier this month. I…
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Confessions of an iPhone Chick: What does your iPhone say about you?
I’ve been experiencing the phenomenon of noticing every iPhone owner within a visual radius of me since I switched from the Blackberry to the iPhone.…
YouTube partners with Sundance Film Festival, pilots rental program
Here’s a news item that may please both independent film buffs and technology fans alike. YouTube, which Google has been actively updating this week (new…
Android app of the day: SlideScreen shows promise, provides BlackBerry-inspired dashboard
Dubbed the intelligent home screen, SlideScreen gives Android users an alternative to the stock configuration. Thanks to Google’s open design, it’s one more reason Android fans…
Why the Apple Tablet (iPad?) will be Newton dud 2.0
Apple is set to announce a Tablet PC next week in San Francisco. I’m among the last to tell you that much. But I might…
Confession of an iPhone Chick: Foursquare, new kid on the block, grows up?
I discovered Foursquare during the Christmas holidays in Ottawa, Canada which is why GoodLife Fitness was the first place I was crowned mayor. When I…
To seriously threaten Apple, Google needs to create GoogleTunes
The sales numbers for the new Google Nexus One smartphone were widely reported and debated last week. 20,000 units sold in the first week. Not…
Confessions of an iPhone Chick: It’s sexy…but not flashy
Recently, I attended Broadway San Jose’s “Avenue Q” a production featuring puppets that sing, dance and prance around; hitting on humorous, taboo topics. On this…
Here comes Yelp, is it already game over for Foursquare?
New social networking fads are popping up almost every day now. The latest to gain momentum is Foursquare, a location-based game that lets you “check-in”…
Confessions of an iPhone Chick: Capitalism spawns indecision (aka What case to buy?)
It’s been almost a month since I took the leap from the Blackberry to the iPhone, catalyzed by a broken trackball and tremendous peer pressure.…