Archive | July 7th, 2012

Fly Or Die: Samsung Galaxy S III

Posted on 07 July 2012

I said in my review that the Samsung Galaxy S III is the phone you’ve been waiting for , and the same holds true in this latest episode of Fly Or Die. John and I took a look at the various specs, namely the NFC-style features and S-Voice, and we both walked away with a warm, fuzzy feeling

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To Subscribe Or Not Subcribe? That Is The eCommerce Question

Posted on 07 July 2012

According to my twitter feed subscription commerce is an overblown, shark jumping smoke screen and the companies that created the model are abandoning it left and right . The comparison to the flash sale model and to group buying seems to fit because the subscription commerce category has a few leaders and a ton of “me too” companies.

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Is The Lumia 1001 Nokia’s First Windows Phone 8 Device?

Posted on 07 July 2012

With Windows Phone 8′s launch fast approaching , it not exactly a surprise to hear that Nokia is slaving away on some new hardware. The Nokia Lumia 910 — which some suspect is a Lumia 900 meant for T-Mobile USA — was recently spotted thanks to Nokia’s Remote Device Access service, but that’s not all the Finnish company seems to have in the works

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UserVOD Helps Mobile Developers (Virtually) Look Over Users’ Shoulders

Posted on 07 July 2012

It must be something in the air. A few weeks ago, ClickTale released a version of its visitor recording and activity heatmap product for the mobile web

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iPad Mini Said To Look Like A Large 3G iPod Nano, Be As Thin As A 4G iPod Touch

Posted on 07 July 2012

Watch out for iPad mini rumors! They’re dropping left and right, and odds are, at least a few of them are going to be on target. The latest state that the so-called iPad mini will be thinner than the Kindle Fire the overall thickness that of the iPod touch 4G

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Startup Act 2.0: Free Agency Is Still There, Still A Problem

Posted on 07 July 2012

Editor’s note:  Laura A. Schoppe is the president and founder of Fuentek, LLC , a consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology transfer services.  On May 22nd, Sens.

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Louis C.K. Responds To Online Ticket Sales Experience: Scalpers’ Opinions Have Been “Enlightening”

Posted on 07 July 2012

When Louis C.K. announced that he was selling tickets to his shows for $45, cutting out ticket middlemen entirely, the response was fairly giddy. As of this writing, he sold $6,102,000 in tickets, not a bad haul

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Paul Carr’s NSFW Corporation Has Officially Launched And There Is Much Rejoicing

Posted on 07 July 2012

Paul Carr’s NSFW Corp has officially launched, bringing us all from the doldrums and despair of the Age of Pisces and into the majesty of the Age of Aquarius. The site, essentially the news of the day with jokes, launched a few months ago in beta and is now a 17-person strong comedy juggernaut putting out stories like “UK WORRIES ABOUT SPIRALLING COST OF FREE HEALTH CARE > > Run, America

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Greenway Wants To Put An End To Traffic Jams

Posted on 07 July 2012

Traffic jams are annoying, but they are also responsible for extra CO2 emissions and plenty of wasted productivity. Greenway , Germany’s entry into Microsoft’s 10th Imagine Cup student technology competition in Sydney this week, wants to do nothing less but to put an end to traffic jams.

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Heads Up! This Was Google’s Apple Moment

Posted on 07 July 2012

It looked like the X Games, but it was the most significant product launch of the decade so far. For the first time, Google did what Apple has done thrice, with the iPod, iPhone, and iPad

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