This Week In Mobile
SteamOS
SteamOS Steam announced what could be a big deal in the console market – SteamOS: an open source OS for dedicated living room consoles. This is a big deal because Steam has been a big deal amongst PC (Win and Mac) gamers. Bringing that to the living room in a compelling way might be a …
Platform updates and the rate of innovation
Platform updates and the rate of innovation Ben Evans takes a look at iOS 7 and the differences between Apple and Google’s abilities to drive innovation on their platforms. Google seems to definitely be moving away from any OS level updates and delivering nearly everything through Google Play Services. This will be interesting to see …
Think local, act global
Think local, act global Horace Dediu takes a look at the peculiar nature of the global smartphone market. It is wildly divergent, even though computing traditionally has converged. The important consideration here – and Horace points out, maybe Apple’s team already understood this – is that there might be a far smaller chance than we …
Apple Begins Offering ‘Last Compatible’ Version of Apps for Users Running Legacy Versions of iOS
Apple Begins Offering ‘Last Compatible’ Version of Apps for Users Running Legacy Versions of iOS Great move by Apple. If an app is released that targets a version more recent that the OS you’re running (say an app targets the brand new iOS 7, but you’re still running iOS 6 because 7 won’t run on …
Behind Microsoft Deal, the Specter of a Nokia Android Phone
Behind Microsoft Deal, the Specter of a Nokia Android Phone Ben Thompson deserves points for calling this one: Nokia did, in fact, have Android up and running on Lumias and might have made a move that way if Microsoft hadn’t stepped in. Now the question remains: Is Microsoft going to be that much more capable …
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CannyVision
CannyVision Sisir Koppaka with some thoughts on just what Apple means by “forward looking”. He ties together a bunch of open threads – from the executive shakeup back last year which ousted Forstall and put Ive in charge of all design to the recent announcements of controller APIs at WWDC to the recent surprise of …
Strong mobile marketing builds relationship with customers through device: Urban Airship
Strong mobile marketing builds relationship with customers through device: Urban Airship A session of the Mobile Marketing Summit: Holiday Focus 2013 event, aptly called “How brand leaders mature from responding to mobile booty calls to building real mobile relationships,” talks about how luxury marketers should move past the one-time connection with consumers and focus more on …
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The “S” In iPhone 5S Stands For “Sensors”
The “S” In iPhone 5S Stands For “Sensors” Good post on the surprising potential of the sensors in the new 5s. The fingerprint sensor is, of course, quite intriguing as it unlocks easy access to a lot more security (setting a pass code is integral to the file-system encryption on the iPhone, yet few users …
