Businessweek and the Google vs Apple war

According to my 2007’s post “The new mobile era” Google and Apple were going to make it in the mobile computing business. A couple of years later that prophecy (not too hard to imagine, indeed…) is supported by facts and numbers. Read the rest of this entry »

the Tablet and Steve Jobs’ next challenge

The web is full of speculations on the next Apple invention. Please note I didn’t write product but invention.

Yes, because they are going to invent something new that doesn’t exist yet.
A whole new paradigm with a new business model annexed. Read the rest of this entry »

Rome’s best kept secret

Which is Rome’s best kept secret?

Il mio gelato naturale di Ermanno di Pomponio, via Romeo Rodriguez Pereira 170, Roma. Read the rest of this entry »

U2 – No line on the Horizon

I happened to listen to the new U2 album: No line on the Horizon.
It is definetly an Eno & Lanois production.
More accurately some tracks as “Unknown caller” are written by U2 and by the two mentioned producers.

I enjoyed the new album and I quote it as their best in a long time. All tracks sound as well played and produced: rock songs with a good balance between guitar and all the “enotronics” (pad, effects, loops, etc…). Drumming and voices are also well arranged and enjoyable to listen to.

Letter From Steve Jobs

From the Apple Media Advisory:

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Juanuary 14, 2008

Apple CEO Steve Jobs today sent the following email to all Apple employees:

Team,

I am sure all of you saw my letter last week sharing something very personal with the Apple community. Unfortunately, the curiosity over my personal health continues to be a distraction not only for me and my family, but everyone else at Apple as well. In addition, during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought.

In order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health, and to allow everyone at Apple to focus on delivering extraordinary products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June.

I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for Apple’s day to day operations, and I know he and the rest of the executive management team will do a great job. As CEO, I plan to remain involved in major strategic decisions while I am out. Our board of directors fully supports this plan.

I look forward to seeing all of you this summer.

Steve

Do humans dream of electric cars?

The fuel combustion engine is an obsolete technology. Its days are numbered. Green tech will replace it bringing to the market a new green economy.

Is the electric engine its natural replacement?

Today opens in Detroit the North American International Auto Show, for sure less exuberant, due to an USA car industry on the edge of bankruptcy, but certainly inspired by a new hope for change brought by the forthcoming Obama’s presidency. Read the rest of this entry »

Until that day

As Morrissey sings in “America is not the world” : …where the president, is never black, female or gay, and until that day,
you’ve got nothing to say to me, to help me believe…

Well that day has come. And it is time to believe that change can happen.

Change is happening indeed.

And due to Obama’s victory America will gain again that international respect that deserves.

The world needs America and needs that hope that everything is possible when people are unite. World needs change too: less wars, less polution, less starvation, World needs more democracy, more wealfare spreaded across poorest nations like Africa.

So Let’s Go Change the World, by attending a March.

You can view the details of this event at any time by going to:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gsxyqf

Attending:
Saturday, November 8 – 3 hours

Time(s):
Saturday, November 8 from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Location: Trajan’s Column (Piazza Venezia)
Trajan’s Column/Colonna Traiana
Piazza Venezia
Rome, Italy 00184
Directions:
center of Rome

Trapizzini are born!

00100 pizza & trapizzini
via giovanni branca, 88
Testaccio, Rome
Monday – Saturday 12:00AM – 10:00PM
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When in Rome, “pizza a taglio” is the typical street food that you’ll find at every corner. Pizza a taglio in Rome is an art and Pizzarium (via della Meloria, 43 Rome) is where this art is best delivered by its master: Gabriele Bonci.

But, now, I am glad to announce that a new street food is born and it is super: Ladies and Gentlemen, the Trapizzini’s!

00100 is the name of a new place in Testaccio where, beside an excellent Pizza a Taglio, you will find Trapizzini. Read the rest of this entry »

When in Rome eat as the romans do…

Even though the old “adagio” goes: “when in Rome eat as the romans do”, do not expect anymore to find them eating amatriciana & carbonara every day.

Despite the recent right-wing party success at the national and municipal election held in April and the consequent raising sentiments of intollerance directed to immigrants and clandestines, the Eternal City is little by little being conquered by new culinary tendences represented by an unexpected appetite for Indian, Japanese and Middle East cuisine. Read the rest of this entry »

iPhone in Italy

Quoting its own press release: “Vodafone today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in ten of its markets around the globe. Later this year, Vodafone customers in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey will be able to purchase the iPhone for use on the Vodafone network.”

Also this morning Telecom Italia has released the following statement: “Telecom Italia announced today it has signed a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to Italy later this year.”

No doubts that we’re talking about the 3G iPhone.

Still remains to understand:

1) when? (end of June?)

2) locked or unlocked?

Investigations are in progress…