In a recent interview, Intel’s outgoing CEO, Paul Otellini, reflected on one of his biggest regrets as CEO being the decision to not aggressively pursue the inclusion of Intel chips in the original iPhone. Apple negotiated with Intel for the [...]
Today, the WSJ is reporting that Microsoft is also working on a smart-watch to compete with both Apple and Samsung, neither of whom have actually produced a smart-watch yet. I hate to say it, but Microsoft is basically the 200 [...]
There is a simple reason why iOS apps are typically prioritized by mobile app developers – monetization. Apps typically come to the App Store first, and sometimes, exclusively. Google Play will get the apps after the developer has curated their [...]
Rumors are swirling today that Google is closing in on an acquisition of the popular messaging service WhatsApp at a price of approximately $1 Billion. Although WhatsApp releases very little data about its service, Forbes has estimated its user base [...]
The world of athletics has been demolished by PEDs (Performance Enhancing Drugs) over the past ten-plus years. People forget that it actually goes back further than that – all the way back to the East German doping program in the [...]
You can’t score if you don’t shoot. I was pleasantly surprised to be one of 8,000 recipients of Google Glass in the ifihadglass contest with my 50-word submission through Google+. My submission was only 3 words…”Google sucks glass“. It goes [...]
During a time when there has been much debate regarding charities and how efficiency and effectiveness should be measured, as compared to for-profit companies, ESPN takes a look into some prominent charities spearheaded by famous athletes. While the article is [...]
Most people that quote Steve Jobs or try to invoke his philosophy into various subjects do so from the Apple-renaissance period (say 2003 until his death) – the time when Apple came forth with the iPod and began its ascendancy [...]
The brilliance of a company is the ability to create buzz about itself that forces others to move and act. It’s the equivalent of having a first-mover advantage, without having to actually make the first move. No company has had [...]
As widely reported yesterday by CNET, T-Mobile unveiled its new “UnCarrier” branding and its plan to begin selling the coveted iPhone lineup (5, 4S and 4) beginning April 12th. On first glance, the notion of not having to sign a [...]
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