Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Blackberry Down, As Home Depot Adopts iPhone

Blackberry is quickly becoming an artifact of the mobile revolution. Only two years ago they owned corporate marketplace - but now its starting to resemble Palm. Corporate customers are moving away  - with the most popular brands (like Home Depot) grabbing headlines and causing RIM's stock price to drop. As corporate IT  becomes more decentralized and employees are being asked to buy their own phones - people are opting to go with products that are more attractive to the individual consumer - iOS & Android products.



Monday, February 11, 2013

Google's Mapathon 2013 in India

I have written about Google Map Maker before, this cool software allows registered members to build and revise existing maps, add shortcuts or landmarks and favorite hangouts. Google's goal is to increase their map coverage (particularly local coverage) in India. To encourage people to join this crowd-sourcing effort - Google is giving away prizes.
The gifts include 10 Samsung Galaxy Note 800 tablets and 40 Samsung Galaxy SII smartphones, as well as gift vouchers and Mapathon T-shirts.


Schmidt tio Cash In on Google Stock

According to my buddy Steve Schaefer @ Forbes.com, Eric Schmidt plans to sell $2.5B chuck of Google stock. An SEC filing on Friday, indicating that the former Google chief executive officer is planning to sell 3.2 million of the 7.6 million share of Google that he owns. Even though Schmidt is selling 42% of his shares - Don't expect to see his role at Google decrease.
Take a look at Eric's Billionaire status