Category Archives: Mobile

This guy understands

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Sometimes, commenters are better than the articles on which they’re commenting. On a post about how Google is open, no really, it’s open, Android owner “David S” says this: So Android is open if you redefine open to the point … Continue reading →

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Compare and contrast

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Compare… “The Glendale Galleria store in California sold out of all their iPad 2s within 45 minutes of opening their doors (thanks, Michael K.). According to multiple reports via Twitter, users were unable to choose the model they wanted.” and … Continue reading →

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Why the tablet market is Apple’s to lose, in 23 words

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

James Kendrick on Twitter: “Tablet makers cannot build tablets as cheaply as Apple. This is the dilemma facing Samsung and friends, & won’t go away. Profits might” If you’re interested in mobile stuff, you should read James, who’s currently writing … Continue reading →

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Apple 2011 = Microsoft ’97

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Brilliant comment from “Chucky” on a post from from Michael Tsai: Microsoft in 1997 had a very specific corporate strategy. They had a temporary situation of great market leverage. And rather than concentrating on making better products for their users, … Continue reading →

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The Nokia/Microsoft Elephant Tango

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Alan Patrick ponders if Nokia and Microsoft ever be Mobile?: “The reason the JV is happening is that the assets being brought to the table are not so much incredible but non-credible. The two companies have completeley dropped the ball in … Continue reading →

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WiFi tethering and the iPhone: Battery life?

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

John Brownlee at CoM: “It seems likely, then, that as soon as the Verizon iPhone comes out, Apple will pump an official iOS update for all devices down the pipeline, bringing the Hotspot app to all devices, including iPads. Naturally, … Continue reading →

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Google is the carriers’ best-friend

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Doc Searles has got a new iPhone, and muses on a few points: “I still see this as a phase, and not a bad one. Apple and Google have together cracked open the unholy death grip that phone makers and … Continue reading →

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The value carriers bring to Android

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Commenting on Andy Rubin’s comment that “the carriers have a lot of value to bring” to Android, John Gruber asks: “What software on Android phones have the carriers added that’s any good at all?” I can think of one example: … Continue reading →

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Just how bad is Flash on Android?

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Pretty bad. In fact, if you’re thinking video, utterly unusable. Kevin Tofel of GigaOm and JKOnTheRun is someone who isn’t a dyed in the wool iPhone or Apple fan. In fact, he replaced his iPhone with a Nexus One in … Continue reading →

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When mobile carriers ruled the world

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

If you want to understand what happens when you allow the mobile carriers to dictate hardware, look no further than the fate of the Samsung Epic 4G: “The Galaxy S will eventually hit Verizon rebranded as the ‘Fascinate’, but it … Continue reading →

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