Jim Louderback, 12.30.2009
CEO, Revision3
2009 saw a land grab the likes of which we haven't seen since the days of the railroads. Greedy software companies and websites tried to cash in on the cellphone app store hype, and released tens of thousands of new programs for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry.
Shelly Palmer, 12.30.2009
President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY
Google announced a press conference for January 5th during which many believe it unveil the Nexus One. News of the announceme...
Andy Plesser, 12.30.2009
Executive Producer and Founder, Beet.TV
Google recently introduced real-time search functionality to Google searches on PC's and also on the iPhone and Android devices.
Gilbert B. Kaplan, 12.29.2009
Former Deputy Assistant and Acting Assistant Secretary of the U. S. Department of Commerce
It probably will not take 50 years for China to take over Taiwan, and China would probably not put up with the situation for that long.
Michael Wolff, 12.29.2009
Author of Newser.com's Off the Grid column
Let's try to do this reasonably and with particularity: Every call I made yesterday on my iPhone dropped. A number of them were to my 84-year-old moth...
Shelly Palmer, 12.29.2009
President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY
After a day of unavailability, AT&T is once again selling the iPhone to New Yorkers online. While the network says online sales were stalled due to ...
Shelly Palmer, 12.28.2009
President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY
AT&T has stopped selling the iPhone in New York City. The popular iPhone is currently unavailable from its exclusive network because AT&T is not equ...
Chantal Sicile-Kira, 12.24.2009
Chantal Sicile-Kira writes and speaks, mostly about autism. www.chantalsicile-kira.com.
Dear Santa,
This year, I am not asking for a cure for breast cancer, or cures for world hunger, ignorance, the crappy world economy, homelessness, th...
Todd Zuniga, 12.23.2009
Founding editor, Opium Magazine
The thrill of following our app's rise (and eventual slide -- after day four we slipped from the top 100) gave me the chance to seriously eyeball the Books section and really look at what was in there.
Ron Ashkenas, 12.22.2009
Author, "Simply Effective: How to Cut Through Complexity in Your Organization and Get Things Done"
While the abundance of consumer choice is most exaggerated during the holidays, it is really a
year-round issue. We add more and more choices on the assumption that each consumer has very specific, unique, tastes and needs.
Jim Louderback, 12.22.2009
CEO, Revision3
The new offering from Research in Motion is better at being a phone -- but a worse at being a computer -- than my last mobile device.
Jose Antonio Vargas, 12.28.2009
Technology and Innovations editor, Huffington Post
Technology has never looked so human in film. James Cameron has created a wholly believable, realistic world, at once marking a new cinematic era and expanding the possibilities of film in our technology-dependent, digital entertainment-driven 21st century. From here on out, movies will be divided into two epochs: B.A. and A.A. Before "Avatar," After "Avatar."
Rich Nadworny, 12.16.2009
Digital Strategist, Owner of Digalicious
Maybe Google leading with machismo was a good idea for capturing some marketing share from Apple's iPhone, but now you have to wonder if Google hasn't crossed the line to homophobia.
Shelly Palmer, 12.16.2009
President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY
McDonald's announced that many of its restaurants in the US will come equipped with free Wi-Fi. While Mickey D's has offered Wi-Fi in the past, it u...
Catie Lazarus, 12.16.2009
www.doctorlazarus.com
What Did You Learn in 2009? Test your knowledge by answering these objectively scientific questions about the celebrities, politicians and fifteen minute famers who made headlines.
Shelly Palmer, 12.11.2009
President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY
Playboy now has an iPhone application available in the iTunes App store. While the magazine is known for its nude pictorials, the app eschews naked ...
Elana Levin, 12.10.2009
Elana is the Director of Communications for the Writers Guild of America, East, AFL-CIO
The writers of iLarious have just become the first writers of content for an iPhone app to be represented by a labor union-- the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE). And why not?! Comedy writers working in digital media deserve the same rights and protections as other workers.
Maria Rodale, 12.09.2009
CEO and Chairman of Rodale, Inc. and book author
The more I use technology (and I am on this damn computer a lot...too much), the more I want to read a magazine.
Annie Stamell, 12.09.2009
pop culture writer, Jaw Wired Shut
I feel strongly about the importance of the Christmas List. I mean, why not make it easier on your loved ones by telling them exactly what you want? Please note, I've been very well-behaved this year.
Andy Borowitz, 12.09.2009
BorowitzReport.com
In what is widely expected to be a game-changer in the mobile phone industry, Apple Inc. today unveiled a new "killer app" that will enable users to call people on their iPhones and talk to them.
Jose Antonio Vargas, 12.07.2009
Technology and Innovations editor, Huffington Post
The future of mobile? Local, local, local -- and that's exactly what the Yelp-Android marriage unequivocally signals.