Google Why the New Chromebook Still Doesn't Cut It Can a computer that is slightly more expensive than others with the same components, doesn't run the software people are accustomed to, relies on users to store their personal treasures on someone else's cloud, and may or may not recognize the devices plugged into it, really find success? Are we really asking this question as though the… Enterprise Scott M. Fulton View comments
Statistics Mary Meeker Re-Imagines Nearly Everything Today at the D10 Conference, star analyst Mary Meeker gave her latest presentation of Internet Trends. You can download the presentation here (PDF), or view it at the bottom of this post. It's well worth spending time perusing the whole presentation, but here are the main takeaways. Get ready for lots of re-imagining and proof of rapid growth! Richard MacManus View comments
Apps Why Evernote's Hello App Is Different on iPhone and Android Evernote's Hello app for iPhone and Android devices helps you remember people you meet. But here's the rub: Each platform offers different features. In fact, the Android version, released today, leapfrogs the older iPhone app with a bunch of cool goodies. Why not give the iPhone the same love? Evernote CEO Phil Libin explains his multiplatform… Jon Mitchell View comments
News Read/Write Daily: Face-Eating Cannibals & Other Scary Stories Today's theme is bad news. Let's face it: Tech news tends to describe the world through rose-colored glasses. Things are kind of hairy out there. Here's a round-up to remind us of the challenges we're facing. Jon Mitchell View comments
A Game of Phones Facebook Can't Have a Phone Until It Becomes an Operating System One thing to realize about Facebook is that it is a platform. A platform allows developers and companies to build on top of it, build apps for it and interact with it through a variety of mediums. In that way, Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android are both platforms, but Android and iOS are also operating systems - complex sets of software that… Mobile Dan Rowinski View comments