Archive for 2012
AT&T always reserved the right to throttle your 3G data
Mar. 5, ‘12: At MacRumors, Jordan Golson looked through old AT&T terms of service documents, and found clauses like this: AT&T reserves the right to (i) limit throughput or amount of data transferred, deny Service and/or terminate Service, without notice, to anyone it … Continue reading →
Henry Blodget: Advertising already a $1 billion business for Amazon
Mar. 5, ‘12: Amazon, for its part, is now hiring aggressively to build up its advertising business, which, according to one industry source, already does more than $1 billion of ad revenue a year. One such hire is Jamie Wells, an ex-agency guy … Continue reading →
If You’re Still Whining About AT&T’s 3G Data Throttling, You’re Part Of The Problem
Mar. 5, ‘12: It’s pretty simple, really. AT&T’s data network is a finite, constrained resource. We know this because it still sucks most of the time. (In my experience, at least.) This costs money to continue to improve. Meanwhile, AT&T needs to make … Continue reading →
BuzzFeed Fwd: ‘Tech for humans’
Mar. 5, ‘12: BuzzFeed’s new tech site, edited by ex-Gizmodo dudes Matt Buchanan and John Herrman. I’m really excited about this one.
Frames: An iPhone app for making time-lapse and stop motion movies
Mar. 5, ‘12: From the Studio Neat guys who brought us the Glif and Cosmonaut. Looks cool. $2.99 in the App Store.
The only 5 things that matter at Mobile World Congress
Feb. 29, ‘12: Telling the truth! Also: Some photos of Google’s amazing Android booth, and a geek’s dream for the Motorola deal.
Time Warner Cable tries usage-based pricing again in Texas
Feb. 28, ‘12: If you recall, the last time TWC tried to do this a couple of years ago, it was a disaster. So, this is important: The plan is optional, designed to save light users some money, and Time Warner Cable promises … Continue reading →
Kickstarter of the week: Ze Frank is bringing back ‘The Show’
Feb. 28, ‘12: It has already passed its funding goal, so the show will go on. But if you didn’t read the amazing gifts for the $150-$7,500 donation categories, you’re missing out.
The state of the Mac
Feb. 28, ‘12: I pulled together some charts and analysis for RWW. In short: The Mac is still a very strong business, and it’s not going to be merged into the iPad or iOS. Perhaps the worst thing the Mac has going for it these … Continue reading →
SplatF At Mobile World Congress
Feb. 26, ‘12: I’m in Barcelona this week for Mobile World Congress. I’ll be posting my longer, more thoughtful pieces on ReadWriteWeb, and linking to them here. I’ll also be posting short, less thoughtful ideas on my personal @FromeDome Twitter account. If you’re … Continue reading →
