Jay Livens
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On Location, Privacy and Risk
I was recently listening to the Infosmack Po dcast #50 over at StorageMonkeys and the speakers were discussing location-based social networking applications. Specifically, they talked about Foursquare although the same discussion to could be had with any social networking tool where you disclose your location. For example, if you are a California Twitter user and ...
Android Takes on Apple in Tablet Computing
I’ve blogged previously about the importance of a next generation smartphone OS and recently ran across this article over at the Wall Street Journal which reinforces the point. It discusses how multiple vendors are developing iPad competitors based on Android. The key is that Android is a next generation OS that provides the flexibility to ...
Say so long to AT&T unlimited data. Is Verizon to follow?
Today, AT&T announced the end of unlimited data plans. They currently charge $29.99 for this on the iPad and iPhone. On June 7th, the new plans will be: DataPlus: $15/month includes 200MB of data, overage $15/200MB DataPro: $25/month includes 2GB of data, overage $10/1GB Their tethering option is similarly unattractive. It costs $20 on top ...
Smartphone Choices: iPhone, WebOs or Android and Why RIM Must Rewrite
The world is loving the notion of a smartphone. Google and Verizon are pushing hard on Android while the iPhone dominates. The Mrs is looking to take the leap into the world of smartphones. Up until this point, she has used a traditional cellular phone and an old fashioned Palm Z22. The combination has worked ...