Editor's Note: Mike Cane originally wrote this post way back in 2008. I am reposting it in 2016 because even though eight years have passed, the problem still exists. Earlier...
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Samsung Milk VR: Gone
Guest column: Mike Cane has a few words to say about Samsung's VR headset, Milk, and its ability to tell a story. I stopped by the flagship Samsung showcase...
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Amazon: Poisoning The Tablet Well
Record Weekend for Amazon Devices—Up 3x Over Last Year, with Millions of Devices Sold The new $49.99 Fire tablet is the fastest-selling Amazon tablet ever, with millions sold since...
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iPad Sales Continue To Fall: I Blame Tim Cook
Apple sees iPhone sales grow 22.1% to 48M in Q4 2015, but iPad sales declined 19.5% Those considering buying iPads, however, were likely trying to figure out if they...
Continue readingSnooty Snobs Should Shut Up
Against YA: Read whatever you want. But you should feel embarrassed when what you’re reading was written for children. The more I thought about that, the more pissed-off I...
Continue readingXiaomi: A Company Obscured By Language
Reuters has an interview with the founder of Xiaomi, Lei Jun. (Editor's note: The interview was conducted last year, but Mike found it earlier this week.) Here are some...
Continue readingThe Self-Pub “Shit Volcano” Will End
A lot of words spilled in two posts: Slushy Glut Slog: Why The Self-Publishing Shit Volcano Is A Problem — which the people who are the problem will never...
Continue readingThe Nook RT Lives. But Nook Is Dead.
Multiple reports out of China — which should be considered official leaks from Microsoft because that’s how the Chinese roll — indicate that the long-rumored Nook RT is still...
Continue readingThe Amazon Drone: Thunderbird 2 2.0
In the 1960s TV series, Thunderbirds, there was a vehicle called Thunderbird 2. It was a heavy transport carrier and used a variety of pods to deliver the appropriate...
Continue readingAgent Andrew Wylie Shits On Readers And Writers
With his “carefully crossed ankles” — deliberate, I’m sure, because his ass is still hurting from the buttfuck Random House gave him — snob agent Andrew Wylie frankly tells...
Continue readingThe Incredibly Stupid Thing Amazon Does
Steven Troughton-Smith has got me to thinking about the Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet. And when I ruminate about something, I mentally replay all that I’ve seen and read...
Continue readingNook Media: A Sinking Ship
The Barnes & Noble investor conference call this morning was one for the, um, books. It was short, lasting about forty minutes, had few questions — none of which...
Continue readingWho’s After the dotBOOK Top Level Domain
Editor's Note: In light of the recent round of complaints about Amazon filing for the book TLD, I thought it might be useful to repost this old nugget. Dave...
Continue readingThe Changes Nook Media Must Make
The first move Barnes & Noble (aka Nook Media) needs to make is to alert app developers that they will be closing their Nook App Store. It was foolish...
Continue readingSamsung Kills The Seven-Inch Tablet Category It Created
If you’ve forgotten, they pioneered that size with the original Galaxy Tab. SamMobile confirmed: Tab 3 7.0” dropped, new tablets upcoming Samsung is going to drop the Galaxy Tab...
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