Anil Dash: Once upon a time, it made perfect sense to talk about “the high tech industry” in America — pioneering companies like Intel or Fairchild Semiconductor or IBM or Hewlett Packard made computer processors and related hardware, and most of … [Continue reading]
“The Mainstreaming of the Mac”
Jan Dawson at Tech.pinions on Mac power users: If we put these numbers together, we get a picture of 8–13 million users of Adobe’s creative products and another 13 million or so Apple developers. Of course, of those Adobe users, a good chunk will … [Continue reading]
“Surface Studio, Nintendo Switch, and the Potential of Niche”
Ben Thompson at Stratechery There’s no question both products are exciting in their own right; what makes them compelling, though, is not simply the technology demonstrated, but the fact both, unlike their forbearers, are clearly designed with the … [Continue reading]
“Why Today’s Tech Narrative is Way Ahead of Reality”
Sam Lessin at The Information: I believe in my lifetime we will implement much of the science fiction narrative as it stands today. But I hope to live a long time, and from a business perspective I am worried that most of the big tech companies are … [Continue reading]
Table Stakes for Developing a Competitive Mobile OS Are About a Billion Dollars
Charles Arthur at The Overspill: History now shows that the table stakes for developing a competitive mobile OS are about a billion dollars. (You can extract those numbers from HP’s acquisition of webOS from Palm, from BlackBerry’s BB10 efforts, … [Continue reading]
Turning the iPhone Into an Augmented Reality Device
Neil Cybart at Above Avalon: We are beginning to see the early stages of a new product era at Apple. New devices are being introduced that will ultimately be able to handle many of the tasks that we currently give iPhone. In 2015, Apple unveiled … [Continue reading]
“Snapchat unveils $130 connected sunglasses and rebrands as Snap, Inc.”
Casey Newton The Verge: Spectacles will naturally be compared to Google Glass, Alphabet's mostly fruitless foray into wearable face-based computing. But because they are sunglasses, they will be less conspicuous than Google's. They're cheaper, … [Continue reading]
Costs Plunging for Solar Electricity Faster Than Expected
Ramez Naam: The latest record is an incredibly low bid of 2.42 cents / kwh solar electricity in Abu Dhabi. That is an unsubsidized price. Let me put that in perspective. The cost of electricity from a new natural gas powerplant in the US … [Continue reading]
“Rocket Internet’s Growth Days Are Behind It”
Me at Early Moves: To get a sense on the cost cutting, here is a good data point: Rocket Internet has lost 37% of its staff over the last months. Down from 1.496 to 937. (via, German) A holding cutting down its own core organisation like … [Continue reading]
“Here’s What It’s Like to Ride In Uber’s Self-Driving Car”
Wired: The more compelling element of the system is the live view of the world. The lower two thirds of the screen depict the car’s surroundings as seen by the spinning LIDAR system on the roof. When pedestrians cross the street, you can see them. … [Continue reading]
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