Windows Phone will succeed because Microsoft simply believes in it. It's a trophy, not a life raft.ReadWrite's Dan Rowinski contends that BlackBerry will remain the No. 3 mobile platform, behind Google's Android and Apple's iOS. Hogwash. At this point, RIM could hand out a free puppy to every American who...
Last week, in an attempt to get the contacts on my old Android transferred to the new BlackBerry Z10, I stopped at my local AT&T store to see if they could transfer them. It was like a rock star just walked into the room.The rock star wasn’t me. I am not...
BlackBerry is going to hit the Super Bowl hard on Sunday with a new advertising campaign for its new BlackBerry 10 devices. The actual commercials have yet been released, but if the BlackBerry 10 launch event in New York City earlier this week was any indication, it will be likely...
The exuberance of the young man sitting next to me was hard not to note. We were sitting in the front row of the press section at the BlackBerry 10 keynote launch in New York City on Wednesday awaiting the start of the show - and he was practically bouncing...
As part of it's splashy launch of BlackBerry 10, the company announced Wednesday that it has 70,000 apps in its BlackBerry World app store today, along with 1,000 premium apps from top publishers. Many BlackBerry Apps Not NativeNot so fast. These apps are not all hat they seem. In fact, a...
Hewlett-Packard has made if official. The Justice Department is indeed investigating HP's allegations that Autonomy execs tricked the troubled technology giant into paying way too much for the British software maker. In disclosing the probe in its annual regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, HP has started the...
Blame it on the rise of corporate YouTube: Web celebrity Toby Turner was fired from his own CuteWinFail show sometime last week. CuteWinFail - the show Turner created with YouTube businessman and celebrity Philip DeFranco and hosted three times a week for two years - is essentially the YouTube equivalent of America’s...
It's been a whole year since the online creative world gasped at Google’s $100 million-plus investment in 100 or so “Original Channels” on YouTube. Shows were pitched, celebrities were called in, and the mainstream media finally portrayed YouTube as the entertainment powerhouse it's been for years.Now, Google is taking stock....
Frequent YouTube viewers and posters may have noticed some site features on the fritz since last week, as Google tinkers behind the scenes with some site changes. The new changes are actually pretty cool and include much needed tweaks to the front page, playlists and commenting system, among others. Like...
What better way to get in the mood for tonight's presidential debate than watching fun parody videos (and sipping an alcoholic beverage)? Read Romney's lips, Obama style!Obama Style: Obama impersonator Alphacat dancing the invisible horse: Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney also received the Gangnam Style treatment, courtesy of College Humor....
“Dear @BarackObama: Our homework's done, our rooms are clean, we did our chores. How about you do something for us now? #obama4grownman” tweets Rookie Magazine, the year old online teen publication Friday.Rookie Magazine, which has attracted a readership of all ages and genders, is best known for its “Ask a...
Has it been only one year since Meg Whitman took the reins at HP? The latest in a daisy chain of top executives, Whitman was charged with turning the company around after years of stagnation. More and more, her efforts look like someone tirelessly bailing water out of a leaky boat. Only the ship...
If there’s one thing the DeathWatch knows, it’s that all things must come to an end. So we’re pausing to review the fortunes of our first 13 unlucky inductees. The fates of some of them may surprise you.In reverse chronological order, here’s a look at the initial baker’s dozen and...
Breaking up is hard to do. If you do it yourself. The crying, the cliches, the platitudes - no matter how you cut it, there's no right answer how to breakup. But when it's over, it's over, and whether you're ready to admit it or not, the longer you wait, the...
Last week, Spotify made a big splash by launching an unexpected new feature. The company made Spotify Radio, a Pandora-style Internet radio service formerly for the desktop, available to mobile devices as well. Spotify Radio is notable not just because it's available on iOS, or because it could pose a challenge...
For the past two days, one young Pennsylvanian man has found himself facing hours of celebrity-endorsed cyberbullying on Twitter after telling Family Guy creator and Twitter favorite Seth MacFarlane his rape joke wasn't funny.MacFarlane had tweeted "The lyrics to "Call Me Maybe" sound like the prelude to a horrific date...
Moments after Facebook bought Instagram, the next race began - which mobile social video app would become the "Instagram for video"? Presenting a social video experience that is enjoyable not only from a smartphone but across existing social platforms is no easy task. Socialcam, Viddy and Klip are three apps...
So far in our series on car connectivity, we've focused on infotainment systems. It's early in the evolution of Internet services in vehicles and up till now, it's been all about information and entertainment. Early in-car apps have focused on music, navigation and news. The next generation of in-car apps...
Late last year, Mark Cuban (self-made billionaire and owner of the Dallas Mavericks) wrote that entrepreneurs should ignore what their customers want. This may sound shocking, but it's nothing new. In fact, it's practically common knowledge for start-up companies; many entrepreneurs (including Steve Jobs) consider it one of the "best...
A limited study of 50 convicted burglars in the U.K. reveals what most of us knew already: if you tweet or post a Facebook status about your vacation in Cancun, a criminal in your hometown may target your house for a break-in. He or she may even use Google Street...
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