Posts tagged Great Software
Google unveils its “Superphone” the Nexus One
Jan 5th
I’m at the Googleplex, live-blogging the search giant’s launch of a new Android-based phone, the Nexus One.
Mario Queiroz, VP of Product Management, is on-stage. He outlines the history of Android and the Open Handset Alliance. There are 13 new members today, including China Telecom, OEC and Freescale.
He says a year ago, there was 1 device [...]
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Jan 5th
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I’m at the Googleplex live-blogging what is anticipated to be the search giant’s launch of a new Android-based phone, the Nexus One.
Erick Tseng, a senior product manager, is on-stage. He outlines the history of Android and the Open Handset Alliance. There are 13 new members today, including China Telecom, OEC and Freescale.
He says [...]
Speak truth to power: Facebook’s Joe Hewitt on abandoning iPhone development
Nov 14th
Joe Hewitt, the one-man powerhouse behind Facebook’s iPhone app, explained more of the reasoning behind his decision to leave the project earlier this week. He stopped developing Facebook’s popular app out of frustration with Apple’s review process.
The issue (as it has been for a long time) is Apple’s draconian selection process and the resulting [...]
Why Droid was worth the wait
Nov 11th
The dirty secret in the smartphone business is that it’s not marketing, but patience that makes a top-selling phone — the patience not to jump in until you’ve managed to couple great software with great hardware.
Consider Apple, which made the insane figure of $1.67 billion last quarter. At a high level, to the uninformed, it [...]
