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Why Google Acquires Widevine?

W3C’s HTML5 FAQ page might give some clues (see screenshot) about why Google buys Widevine, a DRM vendor that powers Netflix among others. What if Google adds DRM to HTML5 video? Google did something similar when they bought On2 and open-sourced … Continue reading

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The Netflix Storm

Combine this chart with how Roku, AppleTV, GoogleTV will sell this Xmas, and you have a nightmare after Xmas for Pay-TV and cable operators in US. Comcast knows well. It is easy to see why they had some peering issues … Continue reading

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Apple and 1984

The chart posted under the title Android Phones Will Sell Well This Holiday Season might have been done to show that consumers still buy more computers than iPads and more smatphones (non-iPhone) than iPhones. But think twice… Are you saying … Continue reading

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[Chart] Apple Makes HTML5 Video Grow

With more than 7 million iPads sold in a few months, no one doubts that the iPad has forever changed personal computing. The chart, via the Business Insider once again,  shows the growth of HTML5 video this year, which is … Continue reading

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Will Apple Re-invent the TV too?

If reports from Engadget are correct,  Apple could be soon “re-inventing” the TV too. The new Apple TV could be announced on the next  Steve Jobs keynote on June 7th, together with the iPhone HD (not according to Engadget) New … Continue reading

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[Read] NYT: Apple Passes Microsoft as No. 1 in Tech

The moment came when Apple surpassed Microsoft in Market Cap [*]. A few numbers: Market Cap: Microsoft at $219 billion – Apple at $222 billion (yesterday) Revenue: Microsoft at $58.4 billion – Apple at $42.9 billion Net income: Microsoft at … Continue reading

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[Chart] Apple Gets Close to Microsoft on Market Cap

Via Silicon Alley Insider. The great turnaround of Apple illustrated in a chart. Since the iPhone launch in 2007 Apple has been getting closer to Microsoft faster and faster. The iPad “effect” is closing the final gap. It is only a … Continue reading

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A few days before personal computing changes forever

A few days before the iPad is out I am ready to make my bet. It  will be a revolution. The iPhone was a revolution for mobile handsets.  Nokia laughed at Apple when they launched a new phone in what … Continue reading

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Flash Vs. HTML5: Google Will Decide

The future of Adobe Flash is in the hands of Google. Apple’s reluctance to support Flash on the iPhone and the iPad is putting tremendous pressure on the future of Adobe’s ubiquitous platform, present in 98% of browsers worldwide. The … Continue reading

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Finally, the iPad

Finally it’s here. The much rumored Apple Tablet came to life as the iPad. The iPad is an iPhone “on steroids”. Same look, same great multitouch user interface, but a bigger screen make web browsing, reading ebooks, gaming or watching … Continue reading

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