Good News: Lots of people still like print; Bad: Online not getting the job done
July 13, 2008 – 10:28I could not put it better than this.
Amazon Kindle is a Hit: 12% of Book Sales on Amazon, Doubled Since May
July 11, 2008 – 9:34I wrote about this earlier and it seems that the disruption is really starting.
Nature: Water found on Moon
July 10, 2008 – 20:42With a dose of chlorine and fluorine.
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
July 10, 2008 – 18:09If you’re into product or business development, this book is a must.
Marc Andreessen To Big, Old Media: You’re Screwed
July 10, 2008 – 15:13Sell, but who will buy?
Yahoo! Search BOSS
July 10, 2008 – 14:56Yahoo!’s open search web services platform.
The Significance of 3G in Apple’s new iPhone
July 10, 2008 – 14:21
Image via WikipediaAs the launch of Apple’s new revision of the iPhone is approaching, there has been growing amount of criticism towards Apple not introducing anything really revolutionary with the new product. This critique is normally heard from U.S. and that is understandable, given that U.S. is still lagging behind Europe when it comes to mobile infrastructure. As an iPhone 2G user, however, I must contradict some of these arguments. There are some unique selling points from European perspective:
- 3G. European 3G coverage is getting near 100% and for example in the Nordics, subsidized contracts are only allowed for 3G devices.
- iTunes & AppStore. Try to find as usable for any other mobile handset. You won’t.
- Cocoa Touch. Yeah, there are loads of Windows Mobile phones with touch screen, mainly in the U.S. market. I actively use Samsung SGH-i780 for my corporate tasks and I can only say that there are touch UIs and then there is Apple’s touch UI. Try to guess which one works.
- Mobile Safari. Only desktop grade mobile browser. Don’t even try to mention Opera, it is not even close.
- ActiveSync. While RIM rules the U.S. market, Europe is still wide open for corporate solutions. This might give Apple a chance.
- Battery life. Reviews say that iPhone’s battery life is bad. Well, compare that with any Nokia N-series phone, which are common in Europe, in similar usage scenario and iPhone is not that bad at all.
These are only some of my positive points regarding iPhone. Of course the design is also superior compared to any other handset in the market, at least in my humble opinion.
The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs R.I.P.
July 10, 2008 – 0:31This has been one of my favourite blogs so it is a sad day :-(
Response to a critic of my hyper-local thinking: SteveOuting.com
July 9, 2008 – 20:20A good read for anyone working in the newspaper industry.
Iphone 3g Review: iPhone 3G Reviews Are In
July 9, 2008 – 20:18And they’re mixed, though mainly positive.