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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Why bank lending can never be the same again
The government has said on a number of occasions that it wants the banks to resume lending money to home-buyers and small businesses at the same levels as before the start of the credit crunch. There’s only one problem: doing … Continue reading
Seth Finkelstein nails why TechCrunch sucks in one line
In a comment on Rogers Cadenhead’s blog, Seth Finkelstein perfectly captures what the deeper reason behind the TechCrunch/Last.fm poor reporting is: “The basic problem is that there’s no profit (from attention) in being right, but there is in being first.” … Continue reading
Win a Sony P-Series
The Sony P-Series might have got some mixed reviews (is it really a netbook at the price of a laptop?) but there’s no doubt it looks good. And if you fancy getting hold of one without shelling out roughly £1300, … Continue reading
Dear new Twitter followers
Over the past few days, I’ve gathered quite a few new Twitter followers. Which is great, of course – hello and welcome! But having said that, it’s probably worth knowing my ground rules for how I use Twitter – my … Continue reading
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TechCrunch: Irresponsible journalism
The TechCrunch/Last.fm controversy has been all over the net over the weekend, and there’s not much that I can add to it factually. The one thing I will say, though, is that TechCrunch has behaved irresponsible: not so much for … Continue reading
What’s wrong with Techmeme
The post at the top, under which all the others are threaded, is in fact a response to the second listed post. The listing isn’t a reflection of the conversation – which would be useful – but of some random … Continue reading
Apple’s iPhone slips back behind the BlackBerry
Back when Apple announced it had overtaken the BlackBerry in sales, I wrote a piece for Mobile Computer Mag which councilled caution. There were, in fact, several reasons why iPhone sales for that quarter were likely to be high – … Continue reading
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Lewis Hamilton likes his BlackBerry Storm
Of course, I’d be surprised if he didn’t, given that Vodaphone are one of his team’s sponsors. But I’d be interested to hear from anyone who’s actually bought a Storm and used it for an extended period. While the initial … Continue reading
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Tagged BlackBerry, BlackBerry Storm, Lewis Hamilton, Mobile phones, Vodaphone
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Reports of Android’s demise somewhat exaggerated
Information Week’s Eric Zeman decided that the fact he hadn’t heard much about Android on the first day of Mobile World Congress meant that the platform was in trouble: “Um. What gives? Many manufacturers have committed to the Android platform. … Continue reading
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Tagged Android, Eric Zeman, HTC, Information Week, LG, Mobile phones, Windows Mobile
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Congratulations to the Evernote team
A hearty “well done” to the team at Evernote, who have been awarded one of MediaSnackers inaugural awards. Evernote is one of the holy trinity of applications that make it possible for me to get to pretty-much all my information … Continue reading
