The fine folks at Silicon Alley Insider published an article indicating that it costs NYT twice as much to distribute their paper in paper than it would if it gave each of its subscribers a Kindle. Here is their back-of-the-envelope math: According to their Q32008 report, NYT spends $63 million per quarter on raw materials [...]
This is funny and sad at the same time. By now, you should know that Google Maps has an awesome feature that lets you navigate maps in 3D. But apparently, the mapping vans who go out to take these 3D pictures hit a deer and even recorded on Street View. You can take a look [...]
Update (2/2/2009): One more mobile technology to add. This week, Gartner published a fantastic report on 8 Mobile Technologies to Watch in 2009 and 2010. Before you read our comments, you should probably read the abstract from Gartner first. Hit the link for our comments on these 8 mobile technologies.
Have you ever been in Safari scrolling down a long web page, then want to quickly go back to the address bar to enter a new URL or do a search? You don’t need to keep flicking on the screen to go back up. Simply tap the top of the screen where the clock is [...]
After last week’s adventure with Win7 on the Acer Aspire One netbook, this week we decided to install Windows 7 on our 13” aluminum MacBook. We took on the task with a little trepidation because online forums all say that there are driver problems. Result? Win7 installed perfectly. We didn’t install via VM. We overwrote [...]
This is a morning appetizer for you to salivate over. This is an artist rendering of what the MacBook Mini could look like (it’s not from Apple). More pictures after the jump.
Barely one day went by since we posted our 2009 Android Phone Lineup, General Mobile announced that they will be showing its Android-based dual SIM DSTL1 next month in Mobile World Congress. The rendering below is said to be close to the final device. The device will have a 5 MP camera, 4GB storage, WiFi [...]
We were pleasantly surprised this morning by the news that Amazon has scheduled a press event on Feb. 9th at the Morgan Library in New York. With such a literary theme, it’s safe to bet that they will be announcing the long-rumored successor to the Kindle. Spy photos of Kindle 2 have been circulating since [...]
After a last-minute scramble to launch the buggy BlackBerry Storm with Verizon late last year, RIM’s Co-CEO Jim Balsillie was quoted by WSJ in saying that software glitches are part of the “new reality” of making complex cellphones in large volumes. Wow. While we certainly appreciate the complexity in building advanced mobile devices, that’s certainly [...]
Update: since this got posted, we have another post with more updated Android phones here. T-Mobile G1 is the only Android-based handset on the market, but that will all change very soon. 2009 is going to be a big year for Android as many OEMs are pushing out their first Android phones. Here is a [...]
