Linkpost | 11.23.2011
Updated 1:30 p.m. • Poll: Samsung Galaxy S II ad; offensive or fair play? – This Samsung ad pokes fun at those who line up for iPhones, and it’s pretty funny. But it also hammers home the fact that,...
View ArticleGot a cell phone? Someone’s following you at the mall
Here’s a holiday story that’s sure to set off the tin-foil-hat brigade … Two U.S. malls are planning to use during the holiday shopping season a technology that lets them track the movement of...
View ArticleOnline retailers bask in post-Thanksgiving afterglow [Updated]
[Update: I spotted the above images at Buzzfeed, and they were so impressive I thought I'd share them here. They're from an Amazon.com fulfillment center in Wales.] How was your long Thanksgiving...
View ArticleLinkpost | 12.12.2011
Updated 2:16 p.m. • DoJ, AT&T Make Joint Request to Postpone Antitrust Case – Both the U.S. Justice Department and AT&T are asking a court to put a hold on the feds’ lawsuit to block the...
View ArticleLinkpost | 1.31.2012
Updated 12:51 p.m. • EXCLUSIVE: The IM Conversation In Which 19-Year-Old Zuckerberg Decided To Build Facebook, This Year’s $100 Billion IPO – Interesting, and not too different than what was portrayed...
View ArticleLinkpost | 3.13.2011
Updated 1:41 p.m. • First Unboxing Video of 3rd Generation Retina iPad – A Vietnamese site gets hold of the 3rd-gen iPad. And New iPad gets benchmarked: 1GB RAM confirmed, no boost in CPU speed •...
View ArticleWhite, 16 gigabytes, Verizon LTE iPad: Why?
I’ve had quite a few folks ask me why I chose the new iPad I purchased: a white model with 16 gigabytes of RAM storage that can connect to Verizon’s LTE network. After explaining it for about the 10th...
View ArticleAlmost back to the future: Amazon.com participating in Texas’ Tax-Free Weekend
In July, Amazon.com began collecting sales taxes on purchases made in Texas, the result of a settlement between the online retailer and the state’s comptroller. Sadly, the tax-free ride for Amazon’s...
View ArticleLinkpost | 11.23.2012
• Nexus 4 shown working on Canadian LTE through simple carrier menu code (video) – But it doesn’t work in the U.S. or the U.K. • The Shrewd Shopper Carries a Smartphone – To lure tech-savvy shoppers...
View ArticleThe digital puppy: Think long and hard before giving a smartphone
When people ask me about buying a smartphone as a gift for someone they care about, I suggest that it’s not the simplest of presents. “It’s kind of like giving someone a puppy,” I say. “It’s cool when...
View ArticleLinkpost | 7.15.2013
• Attention Shopper: Stores Are Tracking Your Cell – Certain retail stores are using Wi-Fi signals from cell phones to check traffic patterns and customer behavior in stores. Cool or creepy? • Inside...
View ArticleLinkpost | 10.8.2013
• AT&T U-verse subscribers can now stream live TV on iPhone, iPad – You can watch more than 100 channels on your iOS device in your home, but are limited to about 20 when away. • FiLIP is an...
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