Are Apple TV-related iTunes Store sales growing?
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Sebastian
Josh Lowensohn has five things to look for in tomorrow’s Apple earnings report. The question that peeks my curiosity is whether the recent pricing change in the TV series section of Apple TV-related sales in the Store is noticeable or not. Well, I guess for starters they would have to report that particular piece of […]
Weighing chips
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Sebastian
I am sitting in the ruin that is Newark International Airport, waiting to return to Hamburg, my wife and kids, work, well my life. I just took a week off, reconnecting with my past but in some way also my present. There won’t follow a detailed account of what I did or what I might […]
This Week in Startups – 180: The History Lesson
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Sebastian
Like Ken Auletta’s Googled gave the backstory on Bill Campbell and the Google part of early 2000s, these 80 minutes with Jason and Travis Kalanick give you all the backstory of Scour (p2p music, even before Napster), Red Swoosh with Marc Cuban and other internet history stories. Seriously, if you can’t wait for the Encyclopedia […]
Bank Simple: I’ve been waiting for this
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Sebastian
I just watched the demo for Bank Simple, the start-up that aims to reinvent the way we do personal banking. It is backed by prominent VCs, closely watched and got even more attention when Alex Payne left Twitter to join the Bank Simple team. I am no economics major, but what I have seen in […]
Review: Groovebug iPad App
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Sebastian
Groovebug aims to solve (or help) the issue of musical serendipity in the iPad way. I like this, so I will probably like this, and I get nicely done biographical info on the artist, preplays on music (all the tracks available in iTunes, yes, the app makes money via affiliate), and videos (YouTube). Groovebug solves […]
Review: Dream Theater – A Dramatic Turn of Events
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Sebastian
Update: I’ll raise my score to 8,5 of 10. Why? I have been listening constantly and liking most songs more and more. Still no 10, because I still think that you can hear that writing took place without Mangini. But the album has definitely entered my top 5 DT album list. After the first listen, […]