Apple posted an announcement on its developer boards on Sunday, warning existing users of the beta builds of iOS 5 and Mac OS X that the backup data on iCloud will be removed from its servers on September 22, according to a report by 9to5Mac: On Thursday, September 22, the iCloud Backup data will...
Daily Archives: September 18, 2011
Netflix apologizes, rebrands DVD business ‘Qwikster’
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings issued an apology to members on the company’s blog Sunday night, while also providing some insight into how and why the company badly mishandled communications in light of a pricing change announced earlier this summer. “I messed up,” Hastings began. “I owe everyone an explanation.” From there, Hastings went on...
These tips will help define your blog’s target audience
Some bloggers might be a bit disillusioned when it comes to what sort of content they should be writing. When comparing themselves to some of the larger names out there who sometimes don’t appear to blog about anything in particular (thebloggess.com comes to mind), some bloggers believe it’s a simple case of mimicry that...
Is Amazon’s knife sharp enough to carve into the tablet market?
There you are, sitting at a restaurant. You look over and see that the person next to you has ordered the roast duck. You see them carve off a succulent chunk of it and pop it into their mouth. It looks delicious so you order it yourself, salivating at the anticipation. But when your...
Google Wallet Will Finally Launch Tomorrow (GOOG, S, MA)
Google Wallet, Google’s mobile payment and daily deals service, will officially launch tomorrow, according to TechCrunch. TechCrunch says vendors who are participating in Google Wallet have received memos from Google saying the program will go live on September 19. Google Wallet was first unveiled in May in NYC. (Click here to go back and...
Don’t Build Ugly
Through the past week, Microsoft took most of the wraps off of Windows 8. At a minimum, we have a much improved view of what the company is building. So far, the market response has been leaning towards the positive side of neutral. That is the correct place to be, as until access is...
Reed, Don’t Listen To Wall Street.
Netflix took a beating on Wall Street last week. After revising subscriber estimates downward by 1 million subscribers, its stock went into free fall, closing the week at $155, down from a $300 peak in July. Netflix, the darling of Wall Street for the past three years, has lost half its value in a...
Google Wallet Likely Launching Tomorrow
Last week, Google posted an awesome teaser video for Google Wallet featuring George Costanza. The implication: Google Wallet would finally be launching soon. Now we think we know when: tomorrow. As you can see in the above image, documentation is being sent around to partners stating a September 19 launch day. We’ve heard from...
Weekly Wrap-up: The Value of Email and More…
The value of email, screenshots from the earliest days of Twitter and a look at WinRT from Build 2011 round out the top stories in this week’s ReadWriteWeb Weekly Wrap-up. After the jump you’ll find more of this week’s top news stories on some of the key trends that are shaping the Web –...
Can Google’s Upcoming Social Reading App Compete With Flipboard?
Beyond that, details about the project are sparse. Google reportedly tried to acquire Flipboard last year, but was unsuccessful in its bid and then went on to start building its own competing app. If nothing else, this signifies how the popularity of socially-fueled tablet reading apps are changing how people consume content, something of...