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HTC Bravo head-to-head with Google Nexus One?

When I predicted that Google wouldn’t launch its own phone, one of the reasons I believed it was unlikely was that everything pointed to it being a rebadged HTC Bravo (otherwise known as the HTC Passion). While I was wrong … Continue reading

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CrunchGear catches the TechCrunch bullshit bug

Apparently, Apple is now responsible for via killing hardware innovation throughout the industry, at least according to John Biggs. Remember when Apple bought up all the Flash memory? Well, Apple has also cornered the market in touchscreens. A few months … Continue reading

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Translating Google

Jeff Jarvis fires off a couple of questions in an apartment in Davos to the Googlers. Here are Eric Schmidt’s answers, with some handy translations from Google-speak. Schmidt: Phones: Will they have a tablet? “You might want to tell me … Continue reading

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The iPad and me

There’s a million posts around about the iPad today, and there will be a  million more tomorrow. My reaction is simply that I’ll be buying one, because I’m a geek, and that’s what I do. As for whether it’s good … Continue reading

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Why I’m willing to bet this rumoured iPad ad is fake

Nowhereelse has dug up what it claims is an ad for the forthcoming Apple tablet, dubbed “iPad”. Watch for yourself… So why do I think this is fake? Simple: Apple wouldn’t lead off an ad with a line like “After … Continue reading

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Moodagent – a great tool for playlists

Once you start to have thousands of songs on your iPod or iPhone, if you’re anything like me you tend to find that you listen to the same few songs over and over again. It’s almost like you’re paralysed by … Continue reading

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Five things Apple could do to make MobileMe great

One thing that hasn’t been talked about in connection with the (presumed) launch of Apple’s tablet on Wednesday is how MobileMe fits into the picture. There’s a good reason for this: MobileMe is one of Apple’s “forgotten products”. Used by … Continue reading

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Good to see Grey London continue the fine tradition of originality in ads

Update: In what I’d describe as “a result”, Grey London’s MD has been in touch with Meg – see her blog for details! Advertising. It’s all about creativity, originality, possibly bean bags, yeah? So let’s compare this image, taken by my … Continue reading

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Tumblr is Apple, Posterous is Google

Why Tumblr is kicking Posterous’s ass « PEG on Tech: “The answer is as easy as it is counter-intuitive: Tumblr is a New York company and Posterous is a Silicon Valley company. Or, to put it another way: Posterous is … Continue reading

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HTC Google Tablet: Dead

Remember that rumoured tablet PC that HTC was developing for Google, running Chrome OS? According to an HTC executive, it’s dead. Channelnews Australia quotes Anthony Petts, ANZ Sales and Marketing Director for  HTC as saying that all development on the … Continue reading

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