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October 2008

Apple’s iPhone developer programme: still full of fail

October 31, 2008

Opera Sings an Ode to Browsers Everywhere – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com. "Mr. von Tetzchner said that Opera’s engineers have developed a version of Opera Mini that can run on an Apple iPhone, but Apple won’t let the company release it because it competes with Apple’s own Safari browser." And please, don't anyone try and [...]

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Apple’s iPhone developer programme: still full of fail

October 31, 2008

Opera Sings an Ode to Browsers Everywhere – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com. "Mr. von Tetzchner said that Opera’s engineers have developed a version of Opera Mini that can run on an Apple iPhone, but Apple won’t let the company release it because it competes with Apple’s own Safari browser." And please, don't anyone try and [...]

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The G1′s big weakness: the keyboard

October 30, 2008

I went along to the T-Mobile store today to take a look at the long-awaited G1, the first phone based on Google’s Android. Count me amongst the unimpressed. The keyboard, which should be a strength, is horrible if you’re used to a Blackberry. Given that there’s no on-screen keyboard this is a total pain. So [...]

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The G1′s big weakness: the keyboard

October 30, 2008

I went along to the T-Mobile store today to take a look at the long-awaited G1, the first phone based on Google’s Android. Count me amongst the unimpressed. The keyboard, which should be a strength, is horrible if you’re used to a Blackberry. Given that there’s no on-screen keyboard this is a total pain. So [...]

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Why Apple’s iPhone sales aren’t really that RIMarkable

October 23, 2008

I've got a long post over at Mobile Computer Mag on why Apple beating RIM's sales for their most recent quarter isn't totally surprising. The headline is a little bit misleading – they certainly are remarkable results – but who can resist a pun like that in a headline?

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Why Apple’s iPhone sales aren’t really that RIMarkable

October 23, 2008

I've got a long post over at Mobile Computer Mag on why Apple beating RIM's sales for their most recent quarter isn't totally surprising. The headline is a little bit misleading – they certainly are remarkable results – but who can resist a pun like that in a headline?

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Hold the front page

October 23, 2008

I know standards in publishing aren't what they were, but "man falls off chair" is not a story worthy of the front page of BBC News.

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Hold the front page

October 23, 2008

I know standards in publishing aren't what they were, but "man falls off chair" is not a story worthy of the front page of BBC News.

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AppleInsider’s coverage of Apple versus RIM is wrong

October 22, 2008

AppleInsider. "Apple announced quarterly iPhone sales that surpassed those of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion by nearly a million and a half units or 25%: nearly 6.9 million iPhones versus 5.4 million BlackBerry units in the third calendar quarter of 2008." (My emphasis) It's amazing how many inaccuracies you can cram into a single sentence. [...]

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AppleInsider’s coverage of Apple versus RIM is wrong

October 22, 2008

AppleInsider. "Apple announced quarterly iPhone sales that surpassed those of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion by nearly a million and a half units or 25%: nearly 6.9 million iPhones versus 5.4 million BlackBerry units in the third calendar quarter of 2008." (My emphasis) It's amazing how many inaccuracies you can cram into a single sentence. [...]

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