Tag Archives: Mobile

iOS 6 Maps is a mess

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

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 →

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Saving Private RIM

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Jean Louis Gasseé on RIM’s problems: Sadly for former BlackBerry fans like yours truly — or for current ones who appreciate its core functionality — there aren’t many moves left for RIM on the smartphone chessboard. via Saving Private Research … Continue reading →

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Dell’s latest laptop borrows from Apple designs

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Engadget reviews the Dell XPS 15z, which is supposedly a competitor for the MacBook Pro series. The short version: it’s cheaper, not as powerful, but does at least look a bit better than the old chunky XPS series. When Dell … Continue reading →

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Who owns the platform? Adobe? Google?

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Kevin Tofel on the announcement of Android support for Flash: The key word in Adobe’s press release today being “expected,” which appears three times. Platforms other than Android are expected to integrate and work with Flash Player. All of the … Continue reading →

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Stewart Alsop says dumb things, get attention

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

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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