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If Ovi Store was as Good as This Video About It…
…Nokia would have kicked Apple’s ass long ago.
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SAI Chart of the Day: 2B App Store Downloads
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. A chart can say so much more. Earlier today, Apple announced 2 billion downloads from its mobile App Store and 85,000 applications available. Silicon Alley Insider put that apps into a shocking chart.
Security Essentials: Coming Soon to a PC Near You
If not for car troubles this morning, I might have written this as a news story at Betanews. But it’s old news now: Microsoft is winding down the Security Essentials beta, in preparation for the software’s final release.
‘I’m a PC, and More Happy Is Coming’
Kylie is back! Everyone’s favorite Windows Photo Gallery youngster pushes Windows 7. (Say, is she a first grader now?) Kylie kicks off what the YouTube version of the commercial calls the “Good News” advertising campaign.
Have Fun, But Don’t Break Windows During Microsoft’s House Party
I’m really baffled by all the blogs and news stories about Microsoft’s Windows 7 House Party—like it’s oh-so new, or silly. Microsoft isn’t running the events or broader marketing but outsourcing them through service House Party, which launched in 2005. House Party’s oldest, archived event is Nickelodeon’s AVATAR launch, more than three-and-a-half years ago. What bugs me about the blogs and news stories is lack of context.
Laptop Hunter Sheila’s First Post-Hunt Big Project
Say, do you remember Sheila Dvorak? The filmmaker who bought an HP HDX 16t, in one of those Microsoft “Laptop Hunters” commercials? The stereotypical filmmaker uses a Mac, running Apple’s Final Cut Studio. But not Sheila. She’s completed her first project using the HDX 16t.
Apple, Could You do for Movies and TV Shows What You did for Music?
I would like to suggest that Apple make something like “Complete My Album” and “Upgrade to iTunes Plus” available for movies, TV shows and music videos. Such iTunes features could revolutionize how people electronically rent or buy video content.
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