Articles in the Mobile Category

Record Industry vs Apple vs Amazon vs Consumers
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Posted in Computing, Financial, Media, Mobile, Music on 1 October 2007
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Once upon a time in a land before time, the music industry was living on Cloud 9. Kids and teens saw the record labels as “their” entertainment and spent accordingly. Other than some summer movies geared towards them, only the music industry understood them – every week, there were new singles at $.39 to $.59 […]

Media Companies Out of Shape & Style Fighting iTunes & the Illegal Boys
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Posted in Advertising, Computing, Financial, Gadgets, Internet, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Music, Retail, TV on 18 September 2007
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The current fight between the media companies versus the illegal boys versus iTunes is not much of a fight. The media companies stride into the ring, all prettified up – wearing satin trunks, doing exaggerated neck warm-ups and trying the intimidation stare … sure, they are still 6 feet tall but now they’re just 135 […]

iPhone Ringtones: How To … Save Money or Time
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Posted in Apple, Computing, Gadgets, Internet, iPhone, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Music, Retail on 12 September 2007
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First, ringtones are not a huge deal to me – other than me mocking the idiotic choices that people select for their ringtones … because nothing could be more gangsta than having a Young Jeezy ringtone go off as you ask your patient if they are Delta Dental 😉 You could not be more street […]

The iPhone Competition? Still Not So Much …
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Posted in Apple, Computing, Design, Gadgets, Internet, iPhone, Marketing, Mobile, Music, Retail on 11 September 2007
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Are we getting a repeat of the iPod? There it is – a big target as big as daylight – right by the broad side of the barn … yet, after 6 years, you still get comments & reviews of competiting products that offer faint praise such as … “Slightly more expensive than the iPod,” […]

Apple to create iWire?
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Posted in Apple, iPhone, Mobile on 10 September 2007
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Businessweek is reporting that Apple is considering bidding on 700 Mhz spectrum going up for auction in January of 2008.  Maybe they are waking up and smelling the bad aroma of their bed mate AT&T after all? Dubbed “beachfront property” by the Federal Communications Commission, signals at the 700Mhz spectrum could provide far faster Internet […]

iPhone Price Drop: Don’t Panic, It’s Really the Perfect PhD Thesis
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Posted in Advertising, Apple, Computing, iPhone, Marketing, Media, Mobile on 6 September 2007
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The just announced price drop of the iPhone to $399 is an interesting launch price scenario that would make for an interesting research piece or PhD thesis. During the launch of any product now, people go look at eBay as the “marketplace” for judging hype and of course, supply & demand. Interestingly enough, during the […]

Palm Foleo: Just Kidding!
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Posted in Computing, Gadgets, Internet, Marketing, Mobile on 5 September 2007
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Palm actually comes to its senses and realizes NO ONE is willing to pay $500 for a giant Palm magnifying device … “Based on early feedback on the Foleo, the company knew it needed to improve the product before selling it, company CEO Ed Colligan said in a blog entry on Palm’s site in which […]

NBCU and Newscorp Launch New Video Portal Hulu
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Posted in Film, Internet, Marketing, Media, Mobile, TV, Video on 29 August 2007
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Set to go live this October (you can only sign up for the beta right now), the effort is purported to be the two MSM giant’s YouTube killer. Head on over to Hulu now to sign up.

Google To Announce New Mobile OS
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Posted in Mobile on 29 August 2007
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Sources are claiming that a new Google OS for mobile will be announced very soon.  Here at TwoADay we have christened this new thing GoogMobOS rather than what others are calling it (Gphone OS).   Perhaps just GoogOS? Place your bets now on what the blogosphere be calling it.

Review of BargainCell.com
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Posted in Computing, Gadgets, Internet, Mobile on 27 August 2007
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One of my cell phones decided that its battery had had enough of recharging itself and thus it became clear that I needed to get a new phone or get a replacement battery. After suffering through a meatspace in-person visit at the local Verizon store where the local employees idea of salesmanship was making me […]