The Compass

Smartphones transforming commerce

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Smartphones are transforming commerce broadly writ, and retail in particular. Although the volume and value of purchases that are completed in ‘bricks …

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Monetizing mobile on Android – and HTML5

Tags: Android, Future: Mobile 2011, HTML5

Android Market (Photo credit: Wikipedia)  – the Rutberg event at the St Regis in San Francisco opened with an interesting discussion amongst Twitter, …

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In a post-PC era, HTML5 wins even on the PC

Tags: Ars Technica, HTML, HTML5, JavaScript, Julie Larson-Green, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Windows

In a post late last night on Ars Technica, which focuses primarily on the impact on Windows developer, there’s a critical kernel: Microsoft Vice Presi …

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Entrepreneur: noun – antonym: French Government

Tags: Digital Economy, Government of France, Intellectual property, Law, Patent, United States, Valérie Pécresse, Vichy France

From dictionary.com: en·tre·pre·neur: noun A person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiat …

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Netflix’s dirty secret – the content sucks!

Tags: Animal Kingdom, Australia, Bran Nue Dae, Cinema of Australia, Michael Grecco, movie, Netflix, New York Times

Although Netfliix’s Instant Streaming Service is now available on a bewildering variety of devices, has grown explosively and drives an impressive val …

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Digital natives

Tags: AT&T, Telecommunications, United States, Verizon Communications, Wireline

Here is a fascinating graphic showing how age affects the likelihood that a household has wireless only coverage, and how that pattern has evolved ove …

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Flashback

Tags: Apple, Apple Newton, iPad, Nokia, tablets

A post this morning on Engadget about the similarity between the most recent ad for the iPad, and one for the original Apple Newton gave me a profound …

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