The Archives
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07.10.08The community responds on iPhone gouging in AustraliaAs I said yesterday: Unfortunately, it appears that Australian telcos simply don’t understand the nature of [the iPhone] and the way it will be used. # And today, the media and significant parts of the Australian blogosphere seem to agree, and have said so: Mark Pesce suggests we should build our own network Craig Thomler proposes that the government should guarantee mobile broadband (alongside fixed lines) Stilgherrian makes the point that the telcos have indeed, missed the point Paul Hagon does the math (and comes away underwhelmed) Problogger Darren Rowse sticks the boot in ...
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07.09.08The iPhone as social umbilical cord (and how Australian telcos don’t get it)UPDATE: Despite the fact that it was rapidly pulled down (and is not yet back up as at 6:00PM AEST on 9 July), Vodafone finally published their pricing this morning. Realising my worst fears, Vodafone have produced the least competitive plans in the market. By delaying, they actually had time to implement a market-dominating approach, but seem to have utterly failed to do so. They will certainly lose me as a customer. For those countries that already have the iPhone, and those people using it, this groundbreaking device has proved to be a watershed in their ability to remain connected to ...
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10.30.07iPhones and social networks! Oh, my!Stupid Flash-based web interface or not, the Australian Financial Review produces some interesting material in the IT space. With the industry and market focus of its writing, there's often a slant on it that doesn't appear in the other IT media. Today's AFR is no different. In fact, if you work in social media, I'm suggesting now that you should get yourself to the nearest newsagent and grab a copy. There are two stories of particular note that I think you should be reading - one to reassure yourself that the iPhone is a viable business tool, and the ...
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01.10.07iPhone… Just… Wow!The iPhone is going to utterly change the smartphone landscape. Everyone else is now completely in catchup mode. Nothing more to say. Except that I have to wait until 2008 to get one! Dammit! Pages and pages of in depth commentary at: AppleInsider TechCrunch (and more) Om Malik O'Reilly Radar (plus O'Reilly Emerging Telephony) Boing Boing Web Worker Daily Engadget (plus here) Laughing Squid and even 37signals where there is a lot of smart discussion in comments That said, to quote Om Malik (and in response to a colleague who argues that text on this and all smartphones is too small), "... I am not suggesting that this replaces ...
