by Jeff Yablon | Oct 4, 2011 | Business Process, Design
When I talk evil business practice, it’s generally Apple or Google that’s in my cross-hairs. Apple does so many things disguised as features but really designed to dominate markets at its users’ expense that the “Apple is Evil”...
by Jeff Yablon | Sep 29, 2011 | Business Process, Development
I’m throwing down the gauntlet: if you’re an Android Developer, I challenge you to build a screen-capture App that will work on Android SmartPhones that aren’t rooted. Build it, and I’ll buy it from you. Or better yet, build it and let’s...
by Jeff Yablon | Aug 24, 2011 | Business Process
When they killed the TouchPad, Hewlett Packard proved Apple’s iPad to be just a toy. Now a new study suggests that the iPhone is very much the same thing. In the world of SmartPhones, Android devices are tools, while iPhones are toys. I’m actually a little...
by Jeff Yablon | Aug 15, 2011 | Business Process
What would you do if you had a spare $12.5 billion in cash lying around? If you were Google and it was today, you’d buy Motorola—or at least the half of Motorola that was split off last year to be in the cell phone and SmartPhone business. If this wasn’t...
by Jeff Yablon | Jun 30, 2011 | Business Process
As useful as I find my Smartphone, one thing I’ve been aware of ever since I drank the Verizon Droid Kool-Aid is that I need to pay attention to how it works (that is, what Apps I have installed and what they do) in order to get the most out of it. Which is too...
