There was never any question - especially after Steve Jobs’ proclamation he would go “thermonuclear” on Android - that Apple wouldn’t be renewing its partnership with Google to include Google Maps on its iOS devices.
It seemed, in the heady days of September 2011, that it would be online retail giant Amazon who would rise to the challenge Apple had thrown down. The tablet market was a disaster, a one-horse race where the Phar Lap of the market (the iPad), was competing against a collection of wheezing ponies (everything else).
There was a pretty huge development in the patent struggle between Apple and Samsung over the weekend, as a jury in the US ordered Samsung pay Apple over one billion US dollars in damages for violating patents.
There’s a war going on deep within the confines of cyberspace. Those who believe that information (and entertainment) should be free openly share files on peer-to-peer networks.
The most exciting internet development since the internet itself - at least for Americans living in Kansas City - was the recent announcement of Google Fibre.
The idea of an electronics company launching its own retail store is far from revolutionary. Apple has been doing it for over a decade, while Sony has also dabbled in the idea around the world. Yet although the idea is far from unique, it seems to be growing in popularity.
Microsoft and Google have spent a lot of time over the past month talking up their latest tablets. Both the Surface and the Nexus 7 are gorgeous pieces of hardware that look far superior to other Windows and Android tablets on the market. But what was most telling is that both tablet announcements effectively prove that Apple got it right with its closed ecosystem.
Although the rumour of an Apple TV SDK (software development kit) only had one single, lonely, unverified source in the leadup to last week’s Worldwide Developer’s conference, it was easily one of the most exciting. But just because it didn’t come to fruition last week doesn’t mean it will never happen.
Ever since Steve Jobs passed away late last year, there has been plenty of discussion about whether or not Apple could survive without its enigmatic CEO. And with new boss Tim Cook having a limited interaction with media since he took the top job, that discussion amplified. But at the All Things D conference last week, Cook explained that Apple was in good hands.
Samsung has finally made it. Never mind the fact that the Korean giant became the world’s leading smartphone producer last November, the real indication of success in the 21st Century is just how critical the blogosphere treats you when you announce a new product.
Recently, the highest court in Australia unanimously dismissed AFACT’s appeal that ISP iiNet was accountable for the bittorrent file-sharing occurring on its network. It was the final skirmish in the entertainment industry’s three-year fight to try and change the role of the ISP in its fight against piracy.
It’s the biggest thing in mobile networks at the moment, but 4G is proving to be a confusing mess of mixed messages, unfulfilled promises and a marketing disaster.
The video games industry is big business. According to the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (iGEA) earlier this month it was worth more than $1.5 billion in Australia alone in 2011. And that figure doesn’t even include digital downloads, apps or in-game transactions.
The Mayans thought the world would end this year. For some technology companies that could well be the case, with the battle for success moving from the marketplace to the courtroom.
Telstra and Google have seemingly raised the bar for Australian experiential retailing
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