Michael Arrington: “Nokia and Symbian are Irrelevant”
I’m glad to know that others agree with my point on other mobile device and OSes. I’ve owned all the brands of smart phones, Nokia included. For me, the AppStore and ability to attract developers make Apple the game changer.
From Forbes Magazine:
Eventually the iPhone bigots will get to you, as they did to David Rivas, [...]
“The phone of the future will be differentiated by software.”
As I wrote a month ago, the Apple AppStore for iPhone was a game changer. Remember, this is the report for the FIRST 30 DAYS since the iPhone 3G launched. Below are a couple of quotes and the news from Mr. Jobs as reported in The Wall Street Journal.
In the month since Apple opened an [...]
Today’s a Game Changing Day for the Mobile Market!
This is a huge day.
Apple has done what Palm, RIM, Microsoft, Motorola, SonyEricson,and Nokia have not: they have delivered a compelling mobile platform that matches sexy hardware with a functional operating system PLUS attracted developers PLUS created a true shopping / marketplace experience for users like me who want [...]
World-wide Productivity Slips but Gains Things on iPhone
I remember last year, June 29th. Productivity came to a standstill. People were in lines to get iPhones. I figured we’d have a repeat tomorrow on July 11th.
But I was off by a day. This morning, on my drive into Salt Lake City, I heard from @windley on Twitter that the iPhone 2.0 firmware was [...]
Storage to Match Small Form-Factor Mobile Devices
Seeing Samsung’s next-generation 256 GB SSD makes my mind contemplate the mobile devices just over the horizon. A 1.8 inch solid state drives with the capacity that was in servers not all that long ago. But the performance is perhaps more impressive: sequential data reads at 200MB per second, and writes at 160MB per second. [...]
David Progue Slams Windows Mobile 6
After reading the article in The New York Times, “Reaching for Apple, Falling Short,” David Pogue highlights a few frustrations with the wireless and mobile device market.
First, carriers have us over the barrel on what functionality the device will support (e.g., I’d try a BlackBerry Curve but ATT has removed WiFi support). Additionally, carriers offer [...]
Great Words, Mr. Mossberg
A shortsighted and often just plain stupid federal government has allowed itself to be bullied and fooled by a handful of big wireless phone operators for decades now…. It severely limits consumer choice, stifles innovation, crushes entrepreneurship, and has made the U.S. the laughingstock of the mobile-technology world, just as the cellphone is morphing into a powerful hand-held computer. - Walt Mossberg, All Things DigitalI loved the article that Walt Mossberg wrote yesterday for All Things Digital.
Is Google the Best Search Engine?
Sure not all the same amount of pages were indexed, but I could get answers quickly and accurately, usually within the first 10 hits…. Instead, I learned of a drug rehab center in Cedar Hills, links to massage therapists and florists in Cedar Hills, and how to search for a home…. I see that Ask.com (the fourth place engine with 3.49 percent) paid to place a link on the page that offers “mileage” specific search results.
iPhone Confession: I took it back
I used it Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.What did I like:- thought the WiFi was awesome…miss that from the Nokia E61 I used for a short time.- some web-based iPhone apps like the one for Facebook, iPhoneMiles- media and music support- Apple-centric sync — worked flawlessly for meMixed emotions:- keyboard / touchscreen…I can go either way as I got used to it pretty quicklyWhat I missed:- copy and paste (simple example: my wife texts me asking for a mobile number of friend — I had to write the number down on paper first before I could send it on)- shortcuts and streamlined steps to data and email applications- device optimized browser rendering — wasn’t sold on the “cool” pinching- SureType adding a period and many auto correct typing features- one-handed operation — felt like I had to use two hands to work the keyboard quickly - overall faster speed of applications I took the phone back, paid a $60 restocking fee, and quickly went back to the comfort of my BlackBerry Pearl. I love the navigation speed, SureType correction, texting, address book, calendar, and email push functionality on my Pearl. The size and light weight of the Pearl still makes it a winner.
Engadget Nailed it for Palm
Peter Rojas, Ryan Block, and Joshua Topolsky nails it for Palm over at Engadget today. Great read!I can’t think of a bigger misstep from any tech company as big as Palm…. Iomega rode high for a while, but CD burning, USB, and Flash made them obsolete.
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