Tag Archives: Handhelds

The iPad and me

There’s a million posts around about the iPad today, and there will be a  million more tomorrow. My reaction is simply that I’ll be buying one, because I’m a geek, and that’s what I do. As for whether it’s good … Continue reading

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Stewart Alsop says dumb things, get attention

Image via CrunchBase Stewart Alsop is having many problems with his Motorola Droid: “The software (Google’s Android plus apps both from Google and from other developers) doesn’t work and is unacceptable on a mobile device.” Only thing is that these … Continue reading

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There’s these great cut-down computers, right…

Daring Fireball: Maybe Instead of Two Cars, You Just Need a Car and a Bicycle: “The idea of a computer that does a lot less — leaving out even things you consider essential, because you can still do those things … Continue reading

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Come, gentle readers: Help me buy a new phone (Part 1)

Within the next month, my contract with o2 runs out – and that means it’s new phone time. However for the first time since the release of the iPhone, I face a serious choice: do I stick with iPhone, or … Continue reading

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The One Million Application Store

The iPhone App Store is now over the 90,000 mark, and marching inexorably towards 100,000. Responding to my and Scoble’s posts on the App Store numbers, John highlights the fact that I think I alluded to in my post: That … Continue reading

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Scoble is right about iPhone users. But the game isn’t over yet

Robert Scoble has a post up about why Apple’s key advantage is the breadth of the app store. And he’s right – but the game isn’t over yet. 85,000 is the headline figure, and what it allows Apple to leverage … Continue reading

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3′s Spotify/Android deal could be a game-changer

Image via CrunchBase Quick heads up on this, and I’ll probably write more later, but 3 is apparently going to do a bundle of the HTC Hero Android phone (widely-regarded as the best of the current crop) with a premium … Continue reading

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“Please don’t call this an iPhone killer”

The phrase “touch screen phone” is synonymous with “iPhone” in some people’s minds. That’s tough on the other phone manufacturers, but indicates the extent to which Apple has managed to dominate the market – if not in sales, at least … Continue reading

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The iPhone was “a wake up call” says Nokia CEO

But, as he says (and the Palm Pre proves) “innovation doesn’t stop here”.

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Apple owns the touchscreen phone conversation

Image by Getty Images via Daylife I went along to a blogger’s briefing on the new LG Arena a couple of evenings ago, and – of course – the iPhone came up as a topic of questions and conversation. What … Continue reading

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