Archive for June, 2008

Google’s Britches Getting Bigger

By Rob Jackson • Jun 12th, 2008

There is an undoubtedly heated debate going on that pits the iPhone 3G - current king of the mobile mountain, with Android- the Search Engine in Shining Armour. But this public battle royale is taking place mostly amongst onlookers and analysts - not amongst the companies themselves.
HTC has announced their Touch Diamond phone which is [...]



iPhone 3G: Deceitfully Mediocre

By Rob Jackson • Jun 10th, 2008

One boring hour into WWDC 2008, Steve Jobs announced what everyone already knew was coming… and nothing more: the 3G iPhone. Despite an overly supportive crowd of 55,000 people, a reduced price of $199 and almost immediate expansion into 70+ countries, Apple’s stock fell 2.13% and lost nearly $4 on the day.
In fact, the “iPhone [...]



Verizon Buys Alltel

By Rob Jackson • Jun 5th, 2008

We’d heard that Verizon was interested in purchasing Alltel before… but nothing ever materialized. But after a CNBC article yesterday claimed they were in “deep talks” it only took 24 hours to close the deal. Verizon has officially purchased Alltel (read the full press release at the bottom of this article).
The deal should be complete [...]



Android for Day Traders

By Rob Jackson • Jun 3rd, 2008

The Wall Street faithful are known for being an addictive bunch who live and die by timely data. The growth of the internet spawned a new breed - Day Traders - who became glued to their computers to make a quick buck. They often look for pushing small margins and quick turnarounds in bulk.
Google is [...]