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Why Steve Jobs Matters

Why Steve Jobs Matters

Even if you don’t own a single Apple product, are apathetic towards Apple or could care less about technology, Steve Jobs impacted your life. His loss isn’t one to be mourned just by Apple fanboys or young hipsters, his passing is a significant loss for us all.

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Steve Jobs: 1955-2011

Steve Jobs: 1955-2011

We have lost a legend, a visionary, an inventor and a meticulous and creative genius. God rest your soul and thank you for making our lives insanely better.

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Wirefly Mobile iPhone Backup: Necessity or Just Another Costly Distraction?

Wirefly Mobile iPhone Backup: Necessity or Just Another Costly Distraction?

The idea that telco’s want to provide backup and sync services suggests WireFly is on the right path. Cloud services are emerging as the one thing every major tech company has in their sights. Apple’s forthcoming iCloud service features backup and synching capabilities and this is certainly a competitor as far as the iPhone backup market is concerned.

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Strategy to Reality – iPad Accelerating Enterprise Mobility

Strategy to Reality – iPad Accelerating Enterprise Mobility

The Xconomists are one of the most talented and connected bunch around. The second annual Mobile Madness event did not disappoint with over 300 people in attendance. I was on the panel with Mort Rosenthal, CEO of Enterprise Mobile, Ken Singer, CEO of Ondeego and Santiago Becerra, CEO of MeLLmo Roambi.

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iFlip Wallet for iPhone: Minimalist Approach for On-The-Go People

iFlip Wallet for iPhone: Minimalist Approach for On-The-Go People

Imagine a leather wallet that wraps around your iPhone and has a few slots for credit cards and business cards. This product is simply perfect – it proves that people [sometimes] want less and they’ll pay for less.

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iPhone Nano in 2011

iPhone Nano in 2011

It’s really no surprise; Apple needs to keep its competitors, specifically the flood of Android devices, at bay to maintain some degree of iOS market share. One way to do this is to create a device that expands the iOS customer base with little friction.

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26 Percent of AT&T’s iPhone Customers May Defect to Verizon

26 Percent of AT&T’s iPhone Customers May Defect to Verizon

a stalwart group of iPhone enthusiasts intends to line up on day one, regardless of severe weather, product quirks and service uncertainties.

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iPhone App Design: Creating Successful User Interfaces

iPhone App Design: Creating Successful User Interfaces

iPhone, because of its elegant design, inspires us to expect app experiences that are equally elegant. However, many apps leave us unfulfilled. Some are wonderfully functional but are missing that certain design essence that cause us to adopt them and more importantly, recommend them to others.

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Travel Lite, Pack Like a Pro for iPhone

Travel Lite, Pack Like a Pro for iPhone

Packing Pro helps me identify stuff I really don’t need to pack. The realization of what you don’t need to pack is a key success factor in creating more productive and enjoyable travel experiences.

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Database Apps on iPhone – A Reality with FileMaker Go

Database Apps on iPhone – A Reality with FileMaker Go

Of all the devices and platforms out there, FileMaker Go and iPad represent a lush garden of UI opportunities. The innovation possibilities for advancing the science of personal and small business databasery (new term) are enormous with this product.

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Roambi for iPhone: Good for Small Businesses, Really Good for Enterprises

Roambi for iPhone: Good for Small Businesses, Really Good for Enterprises

I’ve been following and writing about MeLLmo, the company responsible for the development of Roambi , since they made their first appearance in the App Store a few years ago. They make a mobile business intelligence platform that delivers the most stunning data presentations available on iPhone and iPad.

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iPhone Nano and Mega Models Likely in 2011

iPhone Nano and Mega Models Likely in 2011

Apple is indeed experimenting with different iPhone form factors and that they may be launched as early as 2011. Woo speculates that these two phones could launch as early as next year in the US and on carriers other than AT&T.

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