Diminishing Returns: The Cold, Hard Truth for CES Smartphones

Diminishing Returns: The Cold, Hard Truth for CES Smartphones Read more: http://techland.time.com/2013/01/09/diminishing-returns-the-cold-hard-truth-for-ces-smartphones/#ixzz2Hi0MdTwV

Interesting view on the lack of outright innovation in the mobile sector, a view that we’ve reached a plateau. This seemed pretty clear when you looked at the major messages behind the launch of the iPhone 5, a significant story was the quality of the casing and accuracy of the machining, all very good but it seemed to mask that there wasn’t much ‘inside’ to talk about.

What a Result!

Despite having bought a ticket I decided to stay in a watch last night’s game of the tv. Not a fantastic match but an unbelievable final two minutes to take us through. Backed up by Mark Robins unequivocal statement that he was staying at the club and in fact it’s “in his blood” then surely it is day that will go down in Sky Blue history.

The march to the arch is in on!

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Facebook Tests $100 Charge to Message Zuckerberg

Quite an interesting development here. It got me thinking about how much people would pay for an audience, however brief and whether merely by email or telephone with certain public figures.

What price to pitch your tech project to Larry Page? What price to pitch an investment to Warren Buffet? Nevertheless this facebook approach seems slightly ruthless to be done in such a public way…