Monthly Archives: June 2015

An outstanding op-ed from +Phil Nickinson on the realities of data-driven mobile services

This entry was posted in gpblg and tagged android on June 8, 2015 by Sam Abuelsamid (updated 3481 days ago)

As usual, Phil has cut through the PR nonsense and taken a very rational view of the issues.

There's a bit of a witch hunt lately against data-driven services. But it wasn't long ago that the torch-bearers were singing a different tune. Today Apple executives will take the stage at the keynote address for the Worldwide developer conference. WWDC. I'll be watching. Like Google I/O… #android

On Google, Apple, data, privacy, rhetoric — and making up your own mind
There’s a bit of a witch hunt lately against data-driven services. But it wasn’t long ago that the torch-bearers were singing a different tune. Today Apple executives will take the stage at the keynote address for the Worldwide developer conference. WWDC. I’ll be watching. Like Google I/O nearly two weeks ago and Microsoft’s Build conference earlier this year, it’s a preview of…

2016 Acura ILX Premium A-Spec

This entry was posted in Acura Carmakers cars reviews and tagged 2016 acura ilx acura car review car reviews dct on June 8, 2015 by Sam Abuelsamid (updated 3180 days ago)

As Honda Motor Company’s premium Acura brand comes up on its 30th anniversary next year, it continues to have a bit of an identity crisis not dramatically different from that suffered by Lincoln. Honda has never really had a clear idea about what the brand was supposed to represent, in fact when it debuted in 1986, there wasn’t even a logo. While a stylized pair of calipers have long since represented the “A,” Acura remains as indistinct as ever. Following the launch of the new midsize TLX sedan, last year, the entry ILX got a mid-cycle revamp earlier this year. Does it finally have the character it deserves?

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