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Google Is Buying Motorola Mobility: 6 Things It Means For Your Business

admin — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 22:01:03 +0000

Google, as reported in the Wall Street Journal,has agreed to buy Motorola Mobility Holdings. The WSJ reports that Google is mainly doing this to have a larger pool of patents, mainly related to the world of mobility.

However, there’s definitely more to just patents. It’s about Apple.

The big problem with the world of personal computers is that the hardware, operating system and software are all fragmented. Dell makes great PCs, but Microsoft Windows makes the operating systems and yet thousands of other vendors make the softwar that runs on Windows. overall businesses have succeeded quite well with this troika of confederates – but it’s been a struggle. call one vendor for a problem, they then point you to Microsoft and Microsoft tells you to call Intuit (for quick Books support) for example.

However, Apple users will tell you that their platform – of hardware (by Apple), operating sytem (by Apple), and tightly controlled software applications works very smooth and quite well.

The only way Google is going to compete head to head withApple, through and through in the mobile marketplace is to have a tight contorl of the operating system (which it does), the hardware (which is hopes to have) and applications (with web apps its getting there).

How does this affect your business?

1. You’ll see a bigger consolidation in the hardware market – so that’s not so great – less choice for your business.

2. You’ll see more companies offering a better user experience. if you like Apple’s overall design and integration, you MIGHT like the new crop of Google mobile products coming out in a year or so.

3. as Google and Apple duke it out in the marketplace you’ll see other mobile companies continue to innovate and get better and better. this includes Microsoft and RIM.

4. Google will continue to invest and foster the mobile ecosystem – social media, applications, hardware, accessories and more.

5. Developers will continue to be the valued front line warriors programming new software and creating new products for fun but also for business (such as the iPad, Angry Birds, Twitter and more)

6. Current Google Android partners Samsung, HTC (and others) will re-evaluate their Android offerings now that it looks like Google is competing with them. No direct affect on your business but possibly an indirect affect.

Don’t forget about “content” – Google and Apple are both deeply invested in apps, music, movies, books and other online consumer and businesss content (Amazon.com is not sitting still).

Facebook Messenger (for iPhone)

admin — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:48:45 +0000

With integrated SMS texting, the Facebook messenger app for iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPodTouch) is worth downloading if you spend a lot of time texting and instant messaging from your mobile device.

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Samsung makes a quarter of the parts in the iPhone 4: Infographic

admin — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:45:20 +0000

Apple and Samsung are currently embroiled in a fierce legal battle over patents pertaining to Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices. The rift between the two companies has grown so severe that Apple recently moved to block the Samsung Galaxy tab from being sold in all European countries, aside from the Netherlands.

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Samsung makes a quarter of the parts in the iPhone 4: Infographic

Hot, Hot iPhone 5 Mockups Based On Leaked Case Designs

admin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:35:10 +0000

Leaked case designs have been a surprisingly good barometer for predicting the shapes of previous iPhones and iPods, and even the iPad 2. The thinking goes that iPhone cases are big business, and case-makers are willing to pay big bucks to get their hands on the details so they can have cases in stores on launch day.

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Skype: New iPad App Being Adopted Faster Than iPhone App

admin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:08:40 +0000

Skype’s iPad application has only been out for about a week but the Internet communications provider says the app is enjoying greater popularity than its iPhone app did. “We’re seeing faster adoption with the iPad,” confirmed Neil Stevens, Skype’s vice president and general manager of products and marketing, in an interview. “It’s an even bigger success than the iPhone app.” Marketing-speak …

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Voskos Greek Yogurt Launches Recipe App for Android, iPhone, iPad

admin — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:52:28 +0000

America’s first national Greek yogurt brand launches a new smartphone app for Android, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad that features recipes and nutritional information.Sun Valley, CA (PRWEB) August 09, 2011 Loaded with dozens of easy-to-prepare options for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, the Voskos Greek Yogurt Recipes App was released for the Android and iPhone platforms on August 3, 2011 …

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iPhone-Style Touch on a Giant Screen

admin — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:01:15 +0000

New technology makes multitouch possible on a five-foot-wide screen only a few inches thick. The touch-sensing technology used in gadgets like the iPhone and iPad could soon be seen in screens several meters across but only a few inches deep. Perceptive Pixel , based in New York, released a touch screen today with a diagonal dimension of 82 inches—just under seven feet—but only four inches thick …

Hipmunk Flight Search (for iPhone)

admin — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 17:28:19 +0000

Hipmunk Flight Search delivers what’s great about the metasearch site (real-world priorities) in a simple, free, well-designed app for the iPad.

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Hipmunk Flight Search (for iPhone)

With iPhone 5 Looming, Margins Are What Matter

admin — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:35:29 +0000

Apple gave a solid Q3 performance driven by strong iPhone and iPad sales beating its own guidance and consensus forecasts. Many expect it to soon announce the iPhone 5. While Apple continues to increase iPhone sales and gain more smartphone market share, its gross margin is something to watch out for. The gross margin has decreased from 62% in 2007 to 51% in 2010 due to declining prices amid …

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With iPhone 5 Looming, Margins Are What Matter