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IBM Watson

June 22, 2010

While it is duly noted that this blog is expressly about iPhone and iPad, well, I just don’t care on this one. As with every rule, rules must occasionally be broken for the benefit of all involved. This is one of those times. In my humble opinion there have been a handful of times in my life that left me with only one thought, “this changes everything”. Yes, the day I first saw an iPhone was one of those but this, dare I say it, may just be bigger. IBM has traversed the convoluted seas of artificial intelligence and

Yet another reason to despise AT&T

June 20, 2010

I will leave it at this… Was it a surprise that the iPhone was coming out when it did? Was it unexpected that an unusual amount of people might say be on their server for the day? Is this the first time we have rolled out a new phone? Guys, come on. Seriously, let’s get it together already.

Developing for Apple just makes sense

June 18, 2010

Android is certainly on the move there is no doubt about that. This has opened conversations everywhere about the “should” or “shouldn’t we” from our client base. However, from our point of view, we just are not there yet. This is certainly open to change at any point but recently Mashable posted a graph that we think succinctly describes a core issue when comparing Apple to Android. This graph shows that while we have all noticed the increase in Android traffic, we can see that their user base can’t seem to agree on which operating system to use. From

To buzz, or not to buzz

June 16, 2010

Not to date ourselves here but remember when a client was able to simply convey what they wanted in English? I do. Once upon a time a client needed A and asked for it. We made a few versions of A and they chose one, modified it, and we moved on. Now it seems to be the case that we have to describe things in buzz terminology that is often times vague, to say the least. One that I am happy to finally see go the way of the dodo is “web 2.0”. Anyone in the space can tell

New iPhone announced

June 8, 2010

Well, as with all things related to the iPhone we find ourselves in a good news bad news situation. The good news is pretty obvious, we get a new iPhone. Not just any iPhone either, a really good one. As with the previous versions of this phone it is raises the bar quite a bit. What is most interesting though about the features added (generally speaking that is) is that it they all underscore the fact that this device no longer stands anywhere close to simply being a phone but rather that this device can be used in almost

Contract conjecture may be bad, bad, bad

May 22, 2010

“So, what I meant to say was… [double beep followed by a pleasant green notice saying my call was dropped]”. [frustrated sigh] [caller re-dials, waits, recipient picks up] “Sorry, I have an iPhone, love the phone, HATE AT&T” “Don’t worry, I have an iPhone too, I totally understand”. Sound familiar? If you have had AT&T for more than 15 minutes the answer should be yes. Why do we put up with this? Well, we have to. And now we may have to deal with it longer. According to Engadget they have been snooping around in court documents in an

Adobe vs Apple: today’s opinion

May 3, 2010

So both sides have had their say and I don’t just mean Apple and Adobe. Both sides of the fence are barking up a storm about why this should or should not be happening. In the end I am left with a few core observations I think trump all other arguments I have heard thus far: First, and I have said this before, Flash has been showing signs of aging for a while now and it is not limited to iPhones or iPads. As a professional services company we are on the front lines of customer request and guess