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Category Archives: Mobile
Hardware in a software world
The inestimable Mr Gruber: Even “hardware” features are defined by software, and can no longer be judged on their own. Consider, say, mobile phone cameras. The camera itself is important – the sensor, the lens, the physical size – but … Continue reading
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The end of the beginning in the mobile market
Benedict Evans sums up the current state of the mobile market: “In other words, Apple has 20-30% of the market by volume, but it is the top 20-30%. Google ‘has’ the rest, but has only a very tenuous connection to large … Continue reading
What, exactly, is Android?
Toward a More Informed Discussion on Android | TechPinions: “Android is in no way shape or form the same as OS X, Windows, iOS, Windows Phone, or RIM’s Blackberry OS. When we speak of those operating systems we are speaking … Continue reading
Google’s iOS app strategy
If you think that it’s in Google’s interests to create better apps on Android than iOS, two recent releases should absolve you of that notion. First, there’s the latest release of Gmail, an app that’s so good even Android sites … Continue reading
A Simple Illustration of Why Windows 8 is Going To Fail
Brent Ozar, in an update to his earlier post: After getting linked from HN and Reddit, I’ve gotten a bazillion comments that boil down to “You should have updated Office.” Yes, if only I could have figured out how. Since … Continue reading
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A simple illustration of what Microsoft doesn’t get about hardware design
Why I’m Returning My Microsoft Surface RT | Brent Ozar: This tablet hardware doesn’t just compete with the iPad – it bypasses the iPad in many ways that are significant and valuable for me. I plugged in my USB presentation … Continue reading
The problem with Surface
Microsoft’s Surface: Less Than A Tablet, Less Than A Notebook PC, Less Than Ideal | TechPinions: “The only Windows desktop software that the Surface RT runs is Windows Office. That’s it. There are over 4,000,000 applications that run on Windows. … Continue reading
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Why comfort and familiarity are features
Techpinions – It’s Good to be Back on the iPhone: Often I heard the battle cry from the Android community complaining that the iPhone 5 was just not innovative enough and lacked many of the cutting edge features common on … Continue reading
iOS 6 Maps is a mess
In common with everyone else, I spent Wednesday night attempting to DDoS Apple’s servers by hammering them with update requests for all my iOS devices, plus all the applications, plus the odd Mac system update too. iOS 6 is, by … Continue reading
Why NFC is Irrelevant To the Mass Market
Why NFC is Irrelevant To the Mass Market | TechPinions: “Humans are creatures of habit. Keeping a number of credit cards in a wallet or purse and pulling out the correct one to make a purchase is not a massive … Continue reading
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