Even if you wouldn’t label yourself a Mac “fanboy,” some kudos have to be paid to iOS 5 and Siri. Simply as a lover of technology one has to admit – Siri is a big deal. Edison didn’t invent the lightbulb. He mainstreamed it through product design and marketing. Ford didn’t invent the automobile. He mainstreamed [...]
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Technology Alone is Not Enough – Why Siri is a Big Deal
Posted by brettwagner on October 10, 2011
http://blog.sierradata.com/2011/10/10/technology-alone-is-not-enough-why-siri-is-a-big-deal/
The Drive to Make the Dumbest Smartphone
You’ve probably heard the old joke or some variation by now: “If cars were more like computers we would all be driving twenty-five dollar cars that got 1000 mi/gal, but for no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.” Well, if your car was more like a smart phone: It would do absolutely everything faster [...]
Posted by danransom on August 31, 2011
http://blog.sierradata.com/2011/08/31/the-drive-to-make-the-dumbest-smartphone/
Mobility Growing Pains
About three months ago I was considering a blog post about how the diversity and fragmentation in the mobile operating system environment was going away. Nokia and Microsoft were getting together, Android was growing by leaps and bounds and even Blackberry was planning to run Android apps, Apple seemed rock solid, and WebOS was purchased [...]
Posted by danransom on August 28, 2011
http://blog.sierradata.com/2011/08/28/mobility-growing-pains/
Friday Wrap Up: July 29
A weekly wrap up of some relevant news of late, or otherwise interesting articles we think are worthy of passing on to you. So sit back, catch up on some news and enjoy your Friday. Apple’s Next Big Conquest – Business: With the addition of Apple’s volume purchase plan and growing amounts of activations of [...]
Posted by brettwagner on July 29, 2011
http://blog.sierradata.com/2011/07/29/friday-wrap-up-july-29/