Yesterday, August 10th, Mindovo turned 11 years old! As always, we’re celebrating with freely flowing chocolate milk and birthday cake at our office in Winnetka. Having just completed the first full year of our second decade, Mindovo is on a rapid growth trajectory as we continue to …
What We Learned by Spending a Month with Google’s Android Phone
Following Apple’s release of the flawed iPhone 4 we took a very close look at Google’s competing Android platform by testing the new HTC EVO 4G available from Sprint. The first thing most people say when we tell them we’ve tested the “Google Android HTC Sense EVO 4G on Sprint” is “what!?” …
Amazon Announces New Kindle 3
Yesterday, Amazon announced the upcoming August 27th release of its new Kindle 3 reading device. The “Kindle” is one part hardware (the Kindle device) and one part cross platform software (Kindle apps). This means you can use the Kindle software running on …
Mindovo Founder Attends TEDGlobal in Oxford
Earlier this month Mindovo founder and TEDxChicago curator, Tony Mars, attended the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford. He was out and about working hard to learn the ways of TED first hand in order to bring the best of TED’s unique culture and experience back to Chicago …
Consumer Reports Can’t Recommend iPhone 4
Consumer Reports has now joined Mindovo in declining to recommend the iPhone 4 until the widely documented “design flaw” in the antenna is fixed by Apple …
Mindovo Welcomes Kaari Nevanen
Mindovo is excited to welcome Kaari Nevanen to our fast growing team of technology advisors. Kaari was originally scheduled to start with Mindovo in late September of this year but our continued growth required her arrival a full four months early …
iPhone 4: Wonderful and Terrible All at Once
Every Mindovo client who wanted an iPhone 4 sight unseen on launch day based on glowing pre-release reviews published by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Engadget and others now has one. The question is, should they keep them …
Mossberg and Pogue Review iPhone 4
Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal and David Pogue of The New York Times have published their detailed reviews of the new iPhone 4. Although critical of the device at times – most notably its exclusive link to AT&T – both reviewers conclude that it is the best …
iPhone 4 Pre-Order Day is Here! Mindovo Can Help You Get to the Front of the Line
Are you in need of an Apple iPhone 4 on launch day for you, your family, or team? If so, give us a call tonight or tomorrow at 847-515-9242 or contact your Mindovo advisor directly by phone or email. We’ll make sure we have your credit card information on file and all the details we need …
Media Temple Attacked and Half the Internet Goes Down
Late this afternoon and evening Chicago time, Media Temple – a widely used website hosting service – was the victim of a sophisticated DDoS or Distributed Denial of Service attack. According to CNET major sites that rely on Media Temple including “Adobe, ABC, Sony, NBC, Time, VW, and Starbucks” …