Month: November 2013

  • November 11, 2013

    Mobile is Eating the World This is one of the best overviews on the “station of mobile computing” by Benedict Evans. The data and presentation slides are brilliant. Teenagers say goodbye to Facebook and hello to messenger apps The final, big reason why young people are gravitating towards messaging apps is that many of these…

  • Thoughts on the Nikon Df

      Nikon Officially Unleashes the Df: F-series SLR Styling with the Power of the D4 Inside  It’s worth noting that the Nikon Df’s “timeless design” has more to recommend it than just aesthetics. In addition to looking like the beautiful F-Series 35mm cameras of old — with dedicated ISO, exposure compensation, shutter speed and mode…

  • November 6, 2013

    “Our business does not depend on collecting personal data” Foremost, the document explains Apple’s philosophy on customer privacy. “… Our business does not depend on collecting personal data,”* the report said in an obvious poke at Google, Facebook and others. “We have no interest in amassing personal information about our customers. We protect personal conversations by providing…

  • November 4, 2013

    BlackBerry CEO steps down as company secures $1 billion funding from investors Chen, BlackBerry’s new interim leader, comes with strong credentials. He most recently played an instrumental role in turning around the fortunes of Sybase, a company that was once in a similarly distressed state to BlackBerry’s current plight. His experience in the mobile enterprise business…