Announcing Dogpatch Labs Palo Alto & Europe
September 29, 2011 – 8:27 am | 349 Comments

In early September, we got the unfortunate news that the San Francisco Port Authority was closing Pier 38 (home to Dogpatch Labs San Francisco).

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Roger Ebert Reminds Us That Content Presentation is Important
July 6, 2011 – 8:43 am | 9 Comments
Roger Ebert Reminds Us That Content Presentation is Important

One of the top iPhone Applications at the moment is Roger Ebert’s Great Movies (currently featured by Apple / iTunes). With all due respect to Roger Ebert – who has a long career of movie …

8/10, 15/25 Top Grossing iPhone Apps are Freemium.
June 30, 2011 – 12:26 pm | 2 Comments
8/10, 15/25 Top Grossing iPhone Apps are Freemium.

I like to check in on Apple’s top grossing applications – it’s a good indication of mobile app and publisher trends. And from time to time, I have written about those trends.

Apple, Twitter, iOS5 and Facebook’s Phone Integration (Welcomed or Not)
June 24, 2011 – 8:12 am | 394 Comments
Apple, Twitter, iOS5 and Facebook’s Phone Integration (Welcomed or Not)

The more I play with Apple’s iOS5, the more impressed I am with the Twitter integration.
And the more aware I am of the potential impact it has on Twitter…
But why isn’t Facebook integrated instead or …

Quick Apple iOS5 Thoughts: Twitter & iMessage Win Big.
June 10, 2011 – 6:37 am | 329 Comments
Quick Apple iOS5 Thoughts: Twitter & iMessage Win Big.

Having played with Apple’s iOS5 for a couple days, here are two big thoughts and a few brief ones after that:

Apple’s Track Shipment Hot-links.
June 1, 2011 – 9:52 am | 11 Comments
Apple’s Track Shipment Hot-links.

When Apple released iOS4, I wrote that the most overlooked functionality was the automatic calendar / event creator. Despite some flaws, it is a feature I use daily and it’s a natural tie between multiple …

Apple’s New Store Layout: Tangled.
May 31, 2011 – 7:13 am | 330 Comments
Apple’s New Store Layout: Tangled.

Much has been made about Apple Store redesign which now features iPads beside each product. It is clever, on-brand, and interactive / educational in way that little-else could be. I really admire Apple’s effort to …

The Web as One Big App Store.
May 11, 2011 – 9:47 am | 23 Comments
The Web as One Big App Store.

There is nothing groundbreaking about what I am about to say… but: it is easy to overlook how simple and powerful making purchases with a single-click is.

Amazon Appstore Launches with Free Angry Birds Rio
March 22, 2011 – 2:22 pm | 2 Comments
Amazon Appstore Launches with Free Angry Birds Rio

Today Amazon launched the Amazon Appstore for Android (more here and here). At this point, there are a slew of app stores (from your phone, computer, tablet, browser, television, alarm clock, etc.

A Week with the iPad 2. My Review.
March 21, 2011 – 3:48 pm | 452 Comments
A Week with the iPad 2. My Review.

I got my hands on an iPad 2 while at South by Southwest (SXSW) thanks to Apple’s genius marketing: Apple constructed a temporary Apple Store that held almost-unlimited iPad 2 inventory to take advantage of …

Blackberry App Advertising Two Years Behind Apple’s
January 23, 2011 – 1:34 pm | 266 Comments
Blackberry App Advertising Two Years Behind Apple’s

During today’s NFL playoffs game, you may have seen the Blackberry spot featuring Blackberry’s App World and the Urbanspoon application. The advertisement is well done and features small business owners (right in Blackberry’s sweet spot) …

Streaming Netflix on your Gym’s Cardio Machine? Awesome.
January 20, 2011 – 5:01 pm | 394 Comments
Streaming Netflix on your Gym’s Cardio Machine? Awesome.

In December of 2009, I wrote about local fitness company Expresso – the maker of an interactive workout machines that I was blown away by. Here’s the next wave – which should become more commonplace …

Christmas Day: Largest iTunes App Download Day. By A Factor.
December 24, 2010 – 8:09 am | 6 Comments
Christmas Day: Largest iTunes App Download Day. By A Factor.

Apple is preparing its users for Christmas with an onslaught of App promotions. I received the lengthy email this morning (as did millions of others) and its a monstrous, editorialized list of applications (favorites, starter …