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The lost Apple iPhone: tracking technology not so good after all?
There were a few cynical groans in tech and PR circles this morning with the news that an Apple employee had lost a secret test copy of the new iPhone when out drinking (to which I was able to add my own exclusive). It’s not the first time this has happened and hence the speculation [...]
iPad 2: my three top tips
Courtesy of the Battle of Big Thinking at Engine Strategy, I recently won some Apple vouchers (for my talk about how the world is slowing down) and so broke my long-time Blackberry fix to become an iPad2 owner. So, what to make of it? Well, actually what impresses me most isn’t the iPad2 itself but [...]
iPad: initial reactions running 2:1 positive
Cross-posted from the Mandate blog: This week’s launch of Apple’s iPad has generated a huge amount of media and online coverage (a cynic would say rather too much for a firm that has such a small share of the global mobile phone and computer markets). In classic Apple fashion, the first version of their new product looks [...]
Should Apple sell copies of Mein Kampf?
The Jerusalem Post is one of several with the story:
Apple Inc. on Friday approved for sale a Spanish-language eBook version of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf, complete with a swastika application icon.
A day later, presumably due to the blogosphere uproar, the $1.99 offering disappeared from the Apple’s Application Store…
9to5Mac, a Apple Intelligence site, questioned Apple Inc.’s policy, [...]
Battle for future of books hots up as Kindle goes international
Both Amazon and Google have unveiled major developments in their plans to dominate the future of e-books. These moves will not only see the two internet giants compete head-to-head but will also see the traditional book publishing industry and authors face the dilemma of whether to see these developments as a welcome new outlet for [...]
Apple blocking Spotify on the iPhone will be good news – for Spotify
Superficially the story is straightforward. Spotify has a popular music service. It wants to grow further. It produces an iPhone application. It hopes Apple approves it for inclusion in the App Store, rather than blocking it. If Apple doesn’t approve it, that’s bad news for Spotify. Right? Wrong. Wrong, because Spotify has already banked one [...]
