From the monthly archives:

December 2009

2009: The year tech blogging died

December 22, 2009

Most years are full of idiocy. But I think I can make a decent case for this year being the worst on record, at least from the perspective of writing about technology. This was the year when tech writing plumbed new depths of stupidity, repetition, and sheer unadulterated circle jerking. It was the year when [...]

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Apple Tablet sighted in the wild?

December 20, 2009

Apple’s Tablet sighted in the wild? It has been if this post is to be believed: “I have no less than 5 sources saying an Apple Tablet announcement is due soon. Or something, as some of these press people (Apple diehards at that), who normally cared not about Tablets, and thought it was all just Microsoft vaporware, are suddenly [...]

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Don’t be evil. Just don’t pay your taxes

December 20, 2009

Yes, I know that every company likes to use all means legal to avoid tax. But surely a company which prides itself on not “being evil” shouldn’t also be using all means necessary to ensure it doesn’t pay UK corporation tax? “Google, which has an estimated 90% market share of UK internet searches, last year [...]

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Why the Google Phone will not be released to the public

December 12, 2009

Image via CrunchBase The hype machine is in overdrive. Google has confirmed that it has issued special Android-running “dogfood” phones to some of its employees, and every tech blog is speculating about when this will be released to the public and how it’s going to change the world. I’m willing to bet that Google will [...]

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TechCrunch hypes the Google Phone, contradicts itself repeatedly

December 12, 2009

TechCrunch‘s coverage of the so-called “Google Phone” really is turning into something of a joke. Today, it’s probably reached a new low. First up, Erick Schonfeld claims that current “reports” confirm their own original excitable post, quoting this bit: “There won’t be any negotiation or compromise over the phone’s design of features – Google is [...]

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links for 2009-12-11

December 11, 2009

iTunes gets cloudy: Will a web-ified future save iTunes or kill it? "The intent of iTunes is admirable, and it's been hugely successful largely because it's free and most folks consider it good enough. But it's about as far removed from Apple's simple-at-all-costs ethos as you can possibly get. It's time for Apple to get [...]

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links for 2009-12-10

December 10, 2009

Schneier on Security: My Reaction to Eric Schmidt Dear Eric Schmidt: Stop being an asshat. (tags: google privacy)

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An app that filters Twitter noise? It’s called “a brain”

December 9, 2009

An app that filters Twitter noise? It’s about time: “‘Our human filters have turned into a great way to discover content that interests us, but the amount of tweets coming in through Twitter today is astounding, and it continues to grow. While new features like grouping and lists have been designed to tame the clutter, [...]

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