Category Archives: iPhone
The competitive advantage Apple holds over Google isn’t iOS5 or iCloud
I followed the Apple WWDC 2011 conference yesterday via the live blogging service of Engadget and Twitter (wasn’t in SF at the time). You can find an overview of all things announced here. The expectations were high upfront. Everyone seems to expect … Continue reading
About the open versus closed debate: Advice to Jobs and Rubin
Steve Jobs seems to be on a crusade to defend his iOS platform against Google’s Android. The Google camp is using the open versus closed argument. Steve decides to reclaim that discussion by introducing the fragmented versus integrated argument. They … Continue reading
Posted in Android Mobile OS, Apple, Google, iPad, iPhone, Mobile
Tagged Android, Andy Rubin, iOS, Steve Jobs
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My new mobile venture
[disclosure: this post is about my new mobile venture, so it may be a bit subjective here and there 😉 ] Its been really quiet over here lately. Entirely my fault, I have been extremely busy starting up a new … Continue reading
Posted in Android Mobile OS, API, Facebook, iPhone, Mobile, PinkelStar, Twitter
Tagged Android, API, developers, Facebook, iPhone, mobile apps, PinkelStar, Twitter
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Apple fanboy (or not)
[disclosure: the post below contains my personal thoughts about Apple. Don’t take anything I say for granted, form your own opinion 😉 ] The past days (maybe weeks) Apple is dominating tech news with their iPad launch, their iPhone 4.0 … Continue reading
Why Google will win: entrapment in the iPhone is a failing long-term strategy
Entrapment can be an effective strategy when you are building up a business. Marketers tend to call that customer lock-in. From the perspective of the business this sounds like a great thing to do. Hook the customer to your business … Continue reading
Posted in Android Mobile OS, Apple, human behavior, iPhone
Tagged Android, Apple, entrapment, freedom, human behavior, iPhone
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Why the iPhone will never be the biggest money generating platform
Tomi Ahonen has written a very long post about the history of mobile phone development in Europe and the United States. Tomi is a well known authority in the Mobile space and is the author of the well known Communities … Continue reading
Posted in business model, Facebook, iPhone, Mobile Internet
Tagged business model, Facebook, iPhone, mobile data, Tomi Ahonen
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Are you enslaved by your mobile device? Take this test!
We are all becoming slaves of our communication habits. With our mobile devices as the new high priests, we hail the prayer of information and we are bonded by blackberry and iPhone. You do not recognize yourself in this description? … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, Blackberry, human behavior, iPhone, Mobile, social interaction
Tagged addiction, Blackberry, human behavior, iPhone, mobile device, social interaction
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How User Interfaces can make or break a new service
Small Update: Just saw that Joshua Porter wrote a nice post in which he states that design (not just UI) is becoming increasingly important. Ties in nicely with this post 😉 One of the most difficult things to get right … Continue reading
Posted in Beta releases, Flock, Friendfeed, iPhone, Minggl, Twitter, UI Design, User Interface as a success factor, web 2.0, Wixi
Tagged Beta releases, Flock, Friendfeed, iPhone, Minggl, Twitter, UI as a success factor, user interface design, web 2.0, Wixi
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Solving the mobile equation (yet again)
The past few days I have watched a lot of people writing about Mobile Internet. Not surprising as one of the most important mobile conferences is taking place in Barcelona right now and a lot of companies are using that … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Google, iPhone, Microsoft, Mobile Internet, Mobile World Congress, OneConnect, Vodafone, Yahoo
Tagged Apple, Google, iPhone, Microsoft, Mobile Internet, Mobile World Congress, OneConnect, Vodafone, Yahoo
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Freedom to the people
We are nearing the end of 2007 so human nature forces me to look back and forth, thinking about things that happened and things to come. I am by no means a good trend or technology predictor, but here’s my … Continue reading
Posted in Android Mobile OS, Beacon, business model, Facebook, freedom, Google, iPhone, Mobile Internet, OpenSocial, social networks, Uncategorized, web 2.0, web 3.0
Tagged Android, Beacon, Facebook, Google, iPhone, OpenSocial, Rolf Skyberg, social networks, web 2.0, web 3.0
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We need a revolution in Mobile UI thinking
A few days ago I was fiddling around with my mobile phone (a Nokia N95) and it occurred to me (yet again) that the current mobile phone user interface just doesn’t work for me. Yes, the screens have become much … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, e-mail, iPhone, Jaiku, MMS, Mobile, Mobile Internet, Nokia N95, remote control of life, revolution, Twitter, Uncategorized
Tagged Apple, e-mail, iPhone, Jaiku, MMS, Mobile Internet, Mobile UI, Mobile Web browsing, N95, Nokia, revolution, SMS, Twitter
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Who will free the iPhone customer?
What is the deal with Steve Jobs, who is protecting his iPhone from being used the way users really like it, their own way? Apple not only launches it exclusively with certain partners, telling all you morons that don’t happen … Continue reading
Posted in Android Mobile OS, Apple, freedom, Google, iPhone, Mobile Internet, Steve Jobs
Tagged Android, Apple, freedom, Google, iPhone, Mobile Internet, Steve Jobs, user needs
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Mark Zuckerberg: When in doubt, follow the money
It is the day after the OpenSocial announcements Google has made. I like it already. The scooping part of such events isn’t nearly as interesting as the period afterwards when everyone starts analysing and speculating. It is from these brainwaves … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, Google, iPhone, Mark Zuckerberg, on-line advertisement, OpenSocial, Orkut, Toni Ahonen, Uncategorized, web 2.0
Tagged Facebook, Google, iPhone, Mark Zuckerberg, on-line advertisement, OpenSocial, Orkut, Toni Ahonen, web 2.0
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