Archive for August 2010

Amazon plans to go after Netflix with unlimited TV & movie access

Tweet Amplify’d from www.wallstreetjournal.com Amazon Working on New TV, Movie Service Amazon.com Inc. is trying to create a service that gives paying subscribers unlimited access over the Internet to some television shows and movies, as it tries to take on Netflix Inc. and grab a bigger slice of the online TV business. Read more at [...]

FINALLY: Your Square card reader has shipped

Tweet Begin forwarded message: From: Square <support@squareup.com>Date: August 23, 2010 19:29:03 MDTTo: Justin Whittaker <justinmw@me.com>Subject: Your Square card reader has shippedReply-To: support@squareup.com  Hello Justin Whittaker, We’re happy to inform you that your Square card reader has shipped! It should arrive on your doorstep in the next few days from our fulfillment center in St. Louis. [...]

Facebook may render LBS like Foursquare and Gowalla irrelevant

I agree with Wade Roush. Foursquare and Gowalla may have put on a brave face last night standing on stage at Facebook’s media event but behind the bravery I can only imagine there’s a sinking feeling. Especially in the case of Foursquare, they went from being “the next big thing” to a niche social location-based game.

Apple can still win the mobile platform wars, but it won’t be easy | Betanews

Tweet URL:  http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Apple-can-sti… As usual, @joewilcox hits the nail on the head when it comes to iOS, Android, and the smartphone wars. See this Amp at http://bit.ly/dbVUZZ

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