T-Mobile reportedly set to unveil “global data” plans for 100 countries …free global coverage in over 100 countries, with plans to launch the service later this month. This is shocking and amazing all at the same time. I’m actually incredibly excited to hear this announcement become official at tonights T-Mobile UnCarrier event. Imagine a world where…
The Nobel Prize in Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics 2013 was awarded jointly to François Englert and Peter W. Higgs “for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles, and which recently was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted fundamental particle, by the…
Amy Webb: How I Hacked Online Dating I better get started on some spreadsheets. Twitter discloses its I.P.O. plans Potential buyers aren’t the only firms eager for a piece of Twitter’s offering. Wall Street banks have battled for months for the privilege of leading the stock sale, which will bestow prestige and bragging rights. Goldman…
They’re (almost) all dirty: The state of cheating in Android benchmarks We started piecing this data together back in July, and even had conversations with both silicon vendors and OEMs about getting it to stop. With the exception of Apple and Motorola, literally every single OEM we’ve worked with ships (or has shipped) at least…
Canadian newspaper the Globe and Mail published an article yesterday entitled “How BlackBerry blew it: The Inside Story“. This is quite an extensive inside look at the demise of this former tech giant. 9 pages in total. It tells a story of how divided focus among executives is extremely hurtful to a company. The best…
Which mobile OS is the biggest productivity booster? “Apple has managed to create a new operating system that looks from any other on the market, and that is immediately easy and intuitive to use — and that is identical on any iOS device the company produces. In terms of user experience, iOS 7 clearly remains…
