Every December since 1990, I have published a list of predictions for the New Year. If you've followed my predictions over the years, you know that I have had a lot of hits and some spectacular misses, such as my prediction two years ago that Microsoft would buy RIM and its BlackBerry products. At the time, Microsoft was way behind in the smartphone industry and it was not clear that it had an answer to the Apple iPhone. But to be fair, I clearly stated that this was a wild prediction and not necessarily one that I thought really could happen.
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Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
HONEYCOMB READY From GOOGLE ON TABLETS
Finally Google unveiled the tablet-friendly version of the Android OS last night. Rubin showed off Android 3.0, aka "Honeycomb," on a prototype Motorola tablet—and promptly threw the nascent Android tablet market into further confusion.
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GOOGLE and . AMAZON CLASH OF THE BOOKSELLERS
If you a fan of those 1960s Japanese monster movies like Mothra vs. Godzilla, where two enormous animals battle insanely while the tiny human onlookers scream in horror?
Well, if your favorite film isn't available on Netflix or Hulu, you can still enjoy a clash of the Titans this week, as Google pits its new e-reading application, Google eBooks -- and its new retail venture, the Google eBookstore -- against Amazon.com's huge inventory.
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GOOGLE LAUNCHES DEMOS CHROME OS PILOT PROGRAM
From now on GOOGLE LAUNCHES DEMOS CHROME OS PILOT PROGRAM, During a press briefing today in San Francisco, Google launched the Chrome application store and demonstrated Chrome OS, its browser-centric netbook operating system.
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T-MOBILE COMET FIRST LOOK
The T-Mobile Comet offers a compact and lightweight design. The smartphone features Android 2.2 and the full range of wireless options. Call quality is excellent.
The bad: The Comet has a small display and no multitouch support. The plastic piece covering the navigation array started to peel off. The smartphone can be sluggish.
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THE SAMSUNG MESSAGER III
The good: The Samsung Messager III offers a comfortable, user-friendly design with a roomy keyboard. The feature set is functional.
The bad: The Samsung Messager III's camera has a lower resolution than does the Messager II. Also, we encountered a few performance hiccups.
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Monday, 6 December 2010
WAKE N’ WATCH: MARK ZUCKERBERG’S “60 MINUTES”
WAKE N’ WATCH: MARK ZUCKERBERG’S “60 MINUTES”
Facebook just changed its individual profile page layout. Again. The world’s biggest social network is quickly becoming the go-to destination for advertisers. It appears its mastermind, Mark Zuckerberg, wants to eventually have the entire Internet under his thumb. Kinda scary, but mostly awesome. This 60 Minutes interview covers the aforementioned theory and much more. Watch part one above and hit the jump for part two.
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