BlackTab Could Kick RIM Into Gear Again
By Rob Spiegel The upcoming tablet computer from Research In Motion — unofficially dubbed the “BlackPad” — is the company’s next new hope for revitalization. Although RIM still holds a dominating position in the smartphone market with particular strength in the enterprise, it’s latest offerings look pretty pale next to iPhones and Androids. RIM hopes [...]
Apple loosens its chokehold on app development
By Stacy Cowley NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Apple is loosening its grip on its app development for its mobile devices, announcing Thursday that it will drop restrictions on what programming tools developers can use to create iOS apps. The company also dropped a ban on certain in-application ad serving tools that had effectively cut off Google’s [...]
Intel, HP and DreamWorks: Training Dragons
By Rob Enderle I’ve seen some amazingly great movies in the last few weeks. I was at Disney (NYSE: DIS) World to see “Alice in Wonderland” in IMAX 3-D and watching that movie on a Disney property for this ex-Disney employee was truly magical. Last week, I was at DreamWorks to see “How to Train [...]