We Will Soon Reach Peak iPhone
It appears Apple has painted themselves into a corner.
What happens when you release one phone a year with a closed operating system? If you’re Apple, you’re incredibly successful and, as analyst ABI Research suggests, you’ll hit peak demand this year. This doubles what Pacific Crest said about Apple: it’s hitting market saturation. ABI claims that Apple will peak at 22% worldwide marketshare and then stabilize. iPhone numbers will still increase on a yearly basis, but when Tim Cook has to face investors, they’ll already know what he’s going to say, which is going to be very scary for Apple.
TSA Removing Image Taking Scanners, Replacing With Others
Don’t scan me bro.
We’ve talked about it before in articles and podcasts, the full body scanners that take naked pictures of people, are being removed. There has been a lot of backlash with these scanners, mainly for privacy concerns but also their effectiveness and safety. Currently there are 174 machines in US airports and all of them will be removed. Read the rest of this article…
Learn to CYA if You Outsource Your Job
Does this have anything to do with the article?
The Onion predicted this. Maybe this guy got the idea from The Onion. A talented software developer outsourced his work to a Chinese company. This wasn’t just one full time job he was working multiple jobs making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in salaries. I’m not sure how many jobs he was working but he was only paying $50,000 a year to the company he was outsourcing his work to. Read the rest of this article…
Facebook Introduces Graph Search, For Discovering Things
Facebook Graph Search for photos.
Remember that thing that Facebook was doing that I was telling you about yesterday? Well today they introduced Graph Search. What is that? It’s a cool feature that’s being rolled out that will easily allow you to discover things about your friends. Read the rest of this article…
Need A New PC? No? Dell Realizes Its Errors, Probably Too Late
I don’t know why they shut this ad campaign down. It was so smart. So brilliant.
Before Dell’s growth exploded in the late 90s, early 00s, owning one of their computers seemed liked a pretty cool thing to do. You order directly through the company, they made the PC you always wanted. That’s just how they work: they buy the parts and put the thing together and ship it to you. As the number of Dell owners increased though, their customer service couldn’t keep up and neither could their margins as other PC makers began to make cheaper PCs and minimize their component costs. Despite the shifting winds toward mobile and tablets, at least on the consumer end, Dell kept doing the same ol’ thing, though. The same thing. Over and over. Now founder Michael Dell is trying to bring the company private, away from the demanding votes of shareholders who demand quarter-after-quarter perfection.
It’s probably too late, though.
Facebook Holding Mystery Event Tomorrow, What Could it Be?
Reflections and stuff.
I like surprises. I like Facebook. Do you like us on Facebook? Last year Facebook showed off the new timeline profiles that were pretty awesome. This year they has some other mystery that they want to show off. What could it be though, everyone seems to speculate so lets take a look at what people are saying it could be. Read the rest of this article…
Why Is CES Such A Bunch Of Balls?
Meh…
The Consumer Electronics Show…It’s been around for a long time. First held in 1967, it has been the show of shows for introducing new concepts and visions in consumer electronics, since its inception.
Introducing new products like the VCR (in 1970) and the DVD (in 1996), lots of cool new stuff has come out of CES. Unfortunately, a lot of really boring stuff has come out of there, as well.
Google Chrome Beta Available for Android Phones & Tablets
Step right up, get yer beta over here!
Google Chrome is my favorite browser, it’s super fast and lightweight. I use the beta for the desktop and enjoy the cool new features that I see rolled out before everyone else. I mean it’s beta testing and there are bugs sometimes but I can live with it. Today Google Chrome beta is available for Android devices running 4.0+ (Jelly Bean). Read the rest of this article…
iPhone This, iPhone That: The CES iRoundup
While major and minor tech businesses are scrambling to impress investors at CES, Apple has been rather hush-hush. Well, except from these rumors/press releases seethed from the depths of Cupertino.
Cool Tech in Schools: MacBook Vending Machine
Coolest vending machine!
By now I’m sure you’ve seen the crazy vending machines that let you buy iPods, iPads and even gold. Well how about one that lets you checkout a MacBook? Yes, checkout. Drexel University is the latest school to implement a MacBook vending machine. The vending machine holds 12 15″ MacBooks that can be checked out for free by by anyone with a Drexel ID card. Read the rest of this article…
