Om Malik at GigaOm reports on Nokia’s purchase of Plum and the anti-buzz on Nokia.
Lately, Nokia is starting to look like the next Sony.  At least in the sense that they are also a mighty manufacturer extending their business into content – and finding it tough to navigate.  Then all of a sudden, their hardware [...]

Some interesting info here on NPR’s mobile efforts. I worked with NPR to launch their first mobile web site a few years ago. They’re ahead of the curve in many ways and this will keep them there. While NPR is unique, content owners/distributors can all get something from this.
Read more here…

Dan Frommer|Aug. 13, 2009, 5:40 PM|comment1
The launch of Apple’s iPhone 3GS (and price cuts on the iPhone 3G) helped Apple grow its share of the smartphone market last quarter: 13.3% worldwide, according to Gartner, up from 10.8% in Q1. Meanwhile, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion lost a bit of market share and Nokia gained some. [...]

I want this, too.

This story caught my eye on Moconews. What a drag. Many of the coolest apps for iphone came before the appstore, and many of the coolest apps are still only on jail-broken iphones. I think this will stifle creativity.

http://www.moconews.net/entry/419-apple-bans-jailbreaks-and-selling-apps-outside-the-app-store/