Tag Archives: iPhone

Slowest Loading News Site? Boston.com(atose)

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Ad blockheads are all the rage in tech news these days in the wake of Apple’s introduction of ad blockers for its mobile devices. And now you can add New York Times Tech Fix guy Brian X. Chen to the roll call. Testing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ad blockers, Ad blockheads, Apple, boston.com, Boston.com(atose), Brian X. Chen, iPhone, New York Times, pause that redresses, Tech Fix, top 50 news websites | 2 Comments

Mitt Romney Appdates The VP Announcement Process

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Back in 2008, the Obama campaign was hailed as a digital savant when it sent out this email to followers: Be the First to Know Barack is about to choose a running mate, and he wants you to know first. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Android, Ann Romney, iPhone, Mitt Romney, Mitt's VP, Obama 2008, Politico's Morning Score, Veep Peep, VP choice | 1 Comment

Invasion Of The Data Snatchers (Google Edition)

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday it was Twitter engaging in misAPPropriation of smartphone users’ address book data. Now it’s Google end-running privacy settings to monitor its search engine users. From Friday’s Wall Street Journal: Google’s iPhone Tracking Web Giant, Others Bypassed Apple Browser Settings for Guarding Privacy … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Apple Inc., Google, iPhone, Julia Angwin, misAPPropriation, Sneak ADtack, Twitter, Wall Street Journal | 5 Comments

Hooked On iPhonecs

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Two high-profile/high-tech hall monitors have weighed in on the much-awaited Verizon iPhone, and as Johnny Most (rest his soul) liked to say, “It’s good!!!” From New York Times gadget guru David Pogue’s review: It’s here. After almost four years of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AT&T, David Pogue, iPhone, Johnny Most, Motorola Droid, New York Times, Verizon, Wall Street Journal, Walter Mossberg | 1 Comment

iLike iPad (iThink)

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Well, the Missus and I just bought an iPad, and although I have yet to get it out of first gear, I have a feeling I’m going to like this content-consuming (vs. content-creating) machine. I certainly liked the experience we … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Apple, freedom from porn, iPad, iPad For Dummies, iPadlock, iPhone, iPorn, John Battelle, Sports Illustrated Bathrobe Edition, Steve Jobs | 3 Comments

Smart smartphone marketing

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

Let the wild smartphone rumpus begin. Google has just jumped into the pool, launching its own branded cellphone, Nexus One, after leasing its Android smartphone technology to no less than 32 wireless carriers – Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile among them. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BlackBerry, Google, iPhone, Nexus One | 6 Comments