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Microsoft’s days numbered on netbooks? Not so fast

June 4, 2009

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Michael Hickens thinks that thinks that the emergence of Android as a viable operating system on netbooks means Microsoft is in trouble:
“Microsoft got away with ignoring the Web as long as everything important was taking place on the desktop (most of which it owned), but the increasing ubiquity of cloud computing, abetted by [...]

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Lewis Hamilton likes his BlackBerry Storm

February 20, 2009

Of course, I’d be surprised if he didn’t, given that Vodaphone are one of his team’s sponsors. But I’d be interested to hear from anyone who’s actually bought a Storm and used it for an extended period. While the initial reviews weren’t exactly stellar, I suspect it may be one of those phones which takes [...]

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Reports of Android’s demise somewhat exaggerated

February 17, 2009

Information Week’s Eric Zeman decided that the fact he hadn’t heard much about Android on the first day of Mobile World Congress meant that the platform was in trouble:
“Um. What gives? Many manufacturers have committed to the Android platform. Where are the handsets? Mobile World Congress is one of the biggest mobile events of the [...]

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LG Arena: Fantastic hardware, slightly bonkers UI

February 16, 2009

LG has officially announced the LG Arena (not to be confused with the LG Arena in Birmingham), and accompanying it is a slightly frenetic promo video:

As with LG’s previous high-end phones, the hardware looks fantastic. There’s Dolby Mobile audio, video capable of 120fps, a five megapixel camera, and 8GB of RAM built-in. None of that [...]

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What matters most about the T-Mobile G1: no PC required

September 23, 2008

Me, for Mobile Computer Mag:
“This is clearly a window into Google’s view of the future – and it’s a scenario that probably keeps many Microsoft executives awake at night. Microsoft’s strength has always been the PC, and much of its marketing and technology has been geared to the idea of having a PC on [...]

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Next quarter may be good one for Apple in European smartphone market

August 15, 2008

While the iPhone has been the big smartphone hit in the US, in Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) Nokia continues to lead the pack, with a market share figure of 71.2% according to the latest figures for Q2 2008 by Canalys.
BlackBerry-maker RIM and Windows Mobile specialist HTC are in second and third place, with 7.2% and [...]

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