Foxconn, the Chinese company that manufactures Apple’s iPhone has had over a dozen suicides either on its premises or from the homes of workers. The why of this is still being investigated, but so far it’s chalked up to high-pressure, low wages. As a result of this, Silicon Valley Watcher’s Tom Foremski asks whether it’s [...]
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Mobomo Mobisphere Roundup — May 26, 2010
AT&T customers in New York City will be able to access free WiFi in and around Times Square. This is the company’s temporarily solution to data congestion. This will of course be great for New Yorkers with iPad WiFi-only models. Just don’t go near Yankee Stadium, as iPads are banned there since they’re being classified [...]
Mobomo Mobisphere Roundup — May 24, 2010
There’s been yet another “leak” of a possible prototype of the 4th-gen Apple iPhone. A photo (above) shows both a black and a white phone with larger screens. Given all the rumors and SDK evidence, it seems obvious that the OS 4 iPhone will have video calling and the larger screen resolution necessary to pull [...]
Mobomo Mobisphere Roundup — May 21, 2010
This is a stream-of-consciousness roundup of news in the mobile platform space from the past week. It covers Apple, Palm, Android and the mobile platform in general.
iPad sales in 2010 in the U.S. might hit 8M units, up from a previous estimate of 5M units [MacRumors]. Obviously, the international release is going to play a [...]
Barg on the iPad in the Washington Post, Panelist at iPhone “Lean Startup” Event
Last week during the all-iPad-all-the-time event, we took some press calls. Barg got quoted by one of our favorite columnists, Rob Pegoraro of the Washington Post in an article entitled, Apple reveals the iPad tablet after months of hype. Is it worth the wait?:
“I think it’s definitely going to kill the Kindle,” said Barg Upender, [...]
We are speaking at AlwaysOn – OnDC
Barg will be joining fellow entrepreneurs Hooman Radfar, Matthew Voorhees, and PV Bocassm in a panel titled “Technology Innovators in the WDC Region.” Our goal is to discuss ideas for fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in the government. The event is being held October 19th-21st at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, DC.
We look [...]
Apple improves search in the iPhone App Store
When I created the App Store content for our TrafficTweet application, I created a nice list of tags. I was disappointed to see that the App Store didn’t have an area to insert these tags in the submission forms. The iPhone analytics vendors like PinchMedia and Medialets already supported tags.
I was pleased that Apple finally added keywords field to the application submission form to improve the poor search feature.
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The iPhone platform and the Apple App Store radically changed the way we work, live, and play. The massive iPhone success has resulted in other mobile vendors launching similar stores for their devices. In addition, the new generation of Software Development Kits (SDK) is making it much easier for developers to build and deploy applications and services for the mobile workforce. These mobile applications provide rich user experience by leveraging advanced device features such as multi-touch screens, GPS, compass, accelerometers, cameras, and other sensors.
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ExpenseBooks for FreshBooksFreshBooks expenses on the go.Don’t let your receipts for business meetings, purchases, and other FreshBooks expenses pile up on your desk. Enter them immediately into ExpenseBooks when they happen, so that you have an accurate picture of your expenses in FreshBooks.
RingsIncredibly addictive reaction game.Inspired by a classic arcade game, Rings is all about your focus and reaction time.
Try to catch the light as it spins around. Catching it in the scoring zone will get you points. You get higher points as you get closer to the warp lane. Catch the light in the warp lane to advance to the inner ring. Each new ring adds a new beat to the music. Once you reach and conquer the inner ring, you'll jump to the next level, and things heat up.
TweebMulti-account Twitter analytics for everyone.Tweeb is the Twitter analytics you don't think you need. However, one look at the features it offers and anyone who uses Twitter regularly will see the data goldmine behind Tweeb. Whether you manage one or manage multiple Twitter profiles, Tweeb makes it easy to see new followers, dropped followers, the power of your retweets and more.
HexOutChallenge your brain. Exercise your mental agility with HexOut; a challenging new twist on the classic electronic light game. To complete a puzzle, just turn out all of the lights. Sounds easy, right? Of course it won't be so simple! Deceptively simple, addictive gameplay with one hundred mind-bending puzzles.
TrafficTweetReal-time traffic. Anywhere in the world.TrafficTweet puts real-time traffic reporting in the hands of iPhone users, with live traffic maps for any location in the world. You can contribute to the reporting right away with your own Twitter account, and help your fellow travelers know what's going on in your neck of the woods.