Monthly Archives: January 2011

Why Microsoft is right to hold off on a tablet

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Image by Getty Images via @daylife Joe Wilcox, Betanews: “Ballmer was right not to make any major tablet announcement, showing off something that wasn’t ready. Any zealous tablet push would have led to bloggers, journalists and Wall Street analysts making … Continue reading →

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In which I violate my own law of headlines

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Does the Mac App Store let you use software for commercial use? To which the answer is “yes”, thus violating Betteridge’s Law of Headlines. I reckon that if anyone can make exceptions, though, it’s me As a bit of background … Continue reading →

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WiFi tethering and the iPhone: Battery life?

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

John Brownlee at CoM: “It seems likely, then, that as soon as the Verizon iPhone comes out, Apple will pump an official iOS update for all devices down the pipeline, bringing the Hotspot app to all devices, including iPads. Naturally, … Continue reading →

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What the Goldman Sachs Facebook investment really means

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Alan Patrick sees through the hype around Facebook being “worth $50 billion”: “The one sure thing you can tell from this is that Facebook clearly can’t self fund itself enough for what it needs, even on $2bn turnover a year.” … Continue reading →

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