“There is no point in drawing a distinction between the future of technology and the future of mobile. They are the same” – Benedict Evans
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Re-imagining for mobile
A FEW days back, Google released a new email product called Inbox By Gmail. It is a re-imagining of the email, an “inbox that works for you.” Google said the product, currently available only by invitation, was built on things they learned from their pioneering email service, GMail. It is, according to the service’s website,Continue reading “Re-imagining for mobile”
News, reading on mobile
FOURTY-four percent of executives are “most focused on news” immediately upon waking up, according to a global survey of 940 executives by Quartz, the business news website of the Atlantic Media Company. The Global Executives Study by Quartz Insights polled 940 business leaders in 61 countries, including the Philippines, and 36 industries in an effortContinue reading “News, reading on mobile”
What’s a phone?
THE first time I used a phone I wasn’t able to dial the number. I was in grade school and with a friend who was asked by his mother to call his dad at his office. We went to the emergency room at a nearby hospital, the only phone we could use at that time.Continue reading “What’s a phone?”
Mobile app majority
THIS year in the United States, majority of all digital media time is spent on mobile apps, Internet analytics company comScore said in its latest release, “The US Mobile App Report.” The app majority milestone comes a year after comScore reported a “multi-platform majority,” when most American consumers started using both desktop and mobile devices.Continue reading “Mobile app majority”
Transcribing interviews? You should try oTranscribe
I used to hate transcribing or reviewing on my PC or laptop audio recordings of my interviews. Not anymore. oTranscribe simplifies the transcription of audio interviews by letting you control the audio file on the same screen where you type your notes.
PH mobile Internet users growing fast: study
Mobile Internet users in the Philippines are a “small but fast growing group of people,” according to a study by On Device Research conducted in June and released last week. The research company surveyed 900 mobile Internet users in June for the report. All the respondents were Android users, according to a footnote in theContinue reading “PH mobile Internet users growing fast: study”
On the road, in the cloud
Picture yourself working on a bamboo table under the coconut trees on a beachfront in Bohol. Beside your laptop, imagine a scoop of Bohol Bee Farm avocado ice cream to refresh you as you finish a report due in three hours. On this age of widespread mobile connectivity, this is increasingly becoming an option. ManyContinue reading “On the road, in the cloud”
Day 1 of #48Days
Before you embark on an adventure, get a notebook, preferably one small enough to tuck into your back pocket. There is a sense of commitment in writing things down, almost like having a pact with one’s self. I have several digital note-taking devices and services like Google Docs, Evernote and OneNote synced to the digitalContinue reading “Day 1 of #48Days”
Think mobile
In announcing his company’s purchase of Oculus VR, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the social networking giant now has more than a billion active mobile users a month. “Mobile is the platform of today, and now we’re also getting ready for the platforms of tomorrow,” Zuckerberg said to explain the purchase of theContinue reading “Think mobile”