Posted by Akshay Sura on Apr 21, 2010
We've already noted how Apple – once the edgy, cool company for the outsider who was just slightly smarter than the average – is now the industry behemoth with the lion's share of the market.
But while Apple likes to promote itself as a freedom-loving, innovation above all company, that moniker applies only to the users of its products (and now, it only applies to small pockets of those users).
Apple itself is a company that is closed, ...
Posted by Akshay Sura on Jan 26, 2010
With the Verizon release of Droid, the Android platform is cemented as a powerful operating system that will be around to improve and expand.
Google and Verizon have made a significant commitment to the Android platform with the release of the sleek Droid phone and the associated intense marketing campaign. Meant to provide a serious competition to the iPhone, Droid features an accelerometer, high speed internet, turn by turn driving directions ...
Posted by Akshay Sura on Nov 13, 2009
I have 5 Google Wave invites. If you want one, add a comment to this post and I will pick 5 people at random to send out the invites. Please make sure you include your email. ...
Posted by Akshay Sura on Oct 22, 2009
Consider: Some cell phone plans are offering Internet capabilities for only $10 a month. Each provider is announcing the availability of different types of Smart Phones on what is nearly a daily basis. Many people can access email easily on their handheld devices and will soon expect to be able to access other internet content wherever they are and whenever they want it.
What does this mean for the average business with a web presence? It means ...
Posted by Akshay Sura on Sep 10, 2009
Microsoft made some major strides in the search engine world when it introduced Bing in June of this year, but Google is still the number one search engine in the world.
As we all know, Google is committed to retaining that top billing, and they have responded to Bing and created some innovations of their own. Bottom line for both search engines is more relevant results for their users, and that means that SEO – search engine optimization -- ...
Posted by Akshay Sura on Sep 01, 2009
Mozilla’s Firefox web browser is a serious competitor to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, despite initial skepticism from techies that anyone could break the stranglehold Microsoft had developed on the browser business. Sure, it helps that Firefox is “partnered” with the mega-giant Google for some financial backing, but it takes a big shield to stop a big club.
Although only about 20 percent of internet users use the Firefox browser, many ...
Posted by Akshay Sura on Aug 26, 2009
T-Mobile users will be glad to know that they can now get the long-promised myTouchG3 phone. In fact, those who pre-ordered should have already received the sleek touchscreen smartphone, and those want to grab one can go to the T-Mobile retailer near them and snag a new one for $199 and a two-year contract.
This model mirrors the HTC Magic found outside the U.S., with a 3.2 inch touchscreen display and a virtual keyboard.
Reviewers say the ...