iOS
The Two Tier Tablet Market Paid Members Public
In the shadow of a hurricane, Google launched some new tablets [http://officialandroid.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/nexus-best-of-google-now-in-three-sizes.html] , a phone and a revamp of the latest version of Android. Pondering this, I’ve come to the comclusion that we’ve actually got two tiers of tablets [http://nextberlin.
The axe falls at Apple Paid Members Public
Big news from Cupertino [http://gigaom.com/apple/head-of-ios-software-scott-forstall-out-at-apple/]: > Apple announced on Monday a major reorganisation of the top leadership of the company that leaves SVP of iOS Software Scott Forstall out of the picture. Forstall will be leaving Apple next year. iOS6 Maps claims its first casualty. And
Deep follows wide - why Facebook went native Paid Members Public
Facebook’s own reasoning for dumping the HTML5 wrapper app on iOS and going native [https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-engineering/under-the-hood-rebuilding-facebook-for-ios/10151036091753920] : > By allowing us to write once and ship across multiple platforms, HTML5 has historically allowed us to keep the Facebook mobile experience current and widely available,
The HTML5 speed tax Paid Members Public
It’s odd, given how much HTML5 is celebrated as the grand panacea that will save us all from nasty native apps, that what should be the flagship example – the Facebook app – has just shifted from HTML5 to a native app on iOS [http://allthingsd.com/20120823/finally-facebook-speeds-up-its-ios-app/]: > This
Who wins in the Google versus Apple battle? Us Paid Members Public
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2012/06/iOS6_ipad_iphone.jpg] Fraser Spiers [http://speirs.org/blog/2012/6/13/thoughts-on-apples-wwdc-announcements.html]: > I’m not a Google hater. In many ways, I rather wish that we could turn the clock back to 2007 and that
Why the Android/iOS battle isn't just about numbers Paid Members Public
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2012/03/8f96f6f26b8d11e181bd12313817987b_7.jpg] Here’s the reason one mobile developer is getting out of the Android game [http://mikamobile.blogspot.com/2012/03/our-future-with-android.html]: > We spent about 20% of our total man-hours last year dealing with Android
#ftmedia12 - Wikipedia and harnessing the power of social media Paid Members Public
Wikipedia is becoming increasingly important to our information landscape - but how reliable is it, and how well-balanced are its contributors?
#futureofmobile - a few more observations Paid Members Public
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2011/09/8b46478341a441fb81d8f38119e94c9c_7.jpg] - We underestimate the impact of the mobile as the computer everyone has in their pockets at our peril. - The impact is less likely to be an evolution of what we do on the web
