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Android, iPhone, Locations, TechCrunch, Sanity

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I’m a sucker for pieces that tell it like it is. It’s just a breath of fresh air amidst the endless sea of talking heads online. Take this piece published on TechCrunch in which the author essentially says “enough already” with the consumer location hubbub that started over at Apple and has metastasized over to Android devices. I’ll the article speak for itself but it’s a great read. Punchy, to the point, a little rude. At last, the truth. – Ed.

About a week and a half ago, I wrote a post defending Apple against the location FUD being spread. Due to some real, but minor issues (which have already been resolved) Apple was at the center of this. Then the focus seemed to shift towards Google. If Apple is “watching you” with the iPhone, Google must be as well with Android devices, right? Sure, if you’re a paranoid looney. Naturally, that group includes the US government. In an effort to attach their names to these highly publicized complaints and companies, certain legislators have called upon executives to testify before Congress. On Tuesday, those companies will deliver a Location 101 lesson to Congress. As I noted in the previous post, the press certainly isn’t helping with any of this FUD — and may actually be more than a bit to blame for it. After the Apple FUD started spreading, who else but The Wall Street Journal started digging into Google’s location approach as well. The shocking discovery? An email from a Google project manager to co-founder Larry Page stressing how important it is for Google to have their own location database for Android. … No. Shit.

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05 2011


by practicehacker
posted in android, Apple, apps, Article, Blogging, Foursquare, geolocation, Glympse, Google, iPhone, location-based, mobile, Posterous, storage, tags, technology
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Now it’s a party …

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Recently posts like this one have speculated that we may be experiencing yet another bubble. If you’re playing our home game you know that’s bubble #3; the dot-com boondoggle, the Web 2.0 inflate-a-thon, and now … Color.

What is Color? A photo-sharing App with wrinkles like automatically merging photos with those of every other user within 150 feet. Bam! Instant photo network with total strangers. That’s not creepy.

Business models aside however, here’s the thing. Color just came out, has never made a dime, and may never work out. But it just got $41,000,000 in venture capital funding. Sound familiar? Does Pets.com ring any bells? Netscape? Webvan? Kozmo? Flooz? Gov.com?

All coming back to you? Maybe it’s time to put your money into something stable like Tulip Bulbs.

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03 2011


by practicehacker
posted in android, Apple, apps, collaborative tools, community, crowdsourcing, current-events, disruptive technology, Foursquare, free, geolocation, iPad, iPad Apps, iPhone, iPhone Apps, location-based, media, mobile, Mobile device, moblogging, PDA/SMARTPHONE, social media tools, social networking, startup, tips, tools
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Samsung’s vision of our connected future

This graphic from VentureBeat puts a face on the connected future envisioned by Korean electronics giant Samsung. Believable? Given that there are 10-times as many mobile devices as there are desktop devices, it just might be.

Of course manufacturers like Samsung, Motorola, Nokie, and Apple are betting on the mix of devices and operating systems to favor them. The rest of us are just trying to avoid buying the next BetaMax player.

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03 2011


by practicehacker
posted in .mobi, android, business, collaborative tools, Honeycomb, technology
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4G Wireless – Who’s Got the Goods?

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Check out PC World for the lowdown.

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03 2011


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Foursquare Adds Recommendations

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Foursquare, the mobile application that allows you to check into locations around town like a lab-rat in a maze, can now tell you where to go as well. Now that’s a feature! Impress your friends by earning meaningless badges. Get drunk at your favorite watering hole and post compromising picturesRobert Scoble does it. Who are you to decide it’s a pointless waste of time?

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03 2011


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posted in android, collaborative tools, community, Foursquare, Google Places, iPad, iPad Apps, iPhone, iPhone Apps, location-based, maps, mobile, Mobile device, practice, practice management, social graph, social media, social media tools, social networking, technology, Telephony & Voice Over IP, tips, tools
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Xoom – $600 w/2-Yr. Verizon Contract

As the Tablet Wars cross-pollinate with battles between cell carriers like Verizon, ATT, and T-Mobile, expect the same price-point footsie you saw when the iPhone came out (remember how jazzed you were to pay $600 for one in 2007?).  And here’s the first salvo in that battle – snag the Motorola Xoom running Android’s Honeycomb OS for $800 at retail (viz the iPad’s price-point) or drop your pants for a 2-year contract and save $200. Such a deal!

Motorola Xoom $600 with 2-Year Contract (Mashable)

Verizon Prices Motorola Xoom at $600 With a 2-Year Contract.

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02 2011


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posted in android, Apple, Article, business, collaborative tools, community, competition, cool stuff, current-events, disruptive technology, iPad, mobile, tablet, tablet pc, technology, the business of law, tips, tools, unbundling, Video, work
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