Tag Archives: Mobile

Canada 3.0 And The Illusion Of Scarcity

By Adam | Published: May 23, 2010
The other night I was having dinner with a friend and her teen-aged daughter who – not unlike many of her age – was struggling with the idea that some people, specifically those of a ‘wiser’ generation, just didn’t understand things like the Internet, Facebook, iPods, and the like. We tried to explain to her [...]
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Michael Geist on Rogers' iPhone Plans

By Adam | Published: July 8, 2008
I’m travelling this week, but want to blog this story. I have specific thoughts about the real threat that wireless pricing and Bill C-61 have for Canadian industry, but for now, Michael Geist has written a great piece on Rogers’ plans… Michael Geist – Canadians Face Triple Lock on Apple iPhone
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Michael Geist on Canada's Wireless Crisis

By Adam | Published: May 8, 2008
Michael Geist’s most excellent blog elucidates a point I made in a previous posting here; Namely, that the state of the wireless industry in Canada is a sad one, and that the lack of competition in the country is hurting our ability to innovate and compete on the world stage. “In many ways, the iPhone [...]
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Flashing The Flash: Adobe Opens Up

By Adam | Published: May 1, 2008
h/t to Slashdot on this one: Adobe has opened up their proprietary Flash formats – SWF & FLV to the developer community, removed licensing restrictions for the playback, and is making the mobile player available for free. They are doing to Macromedia’s flagship product (since having acquired it 3 short years ago) what they were [...]
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