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I must be missing something here because I recall the thing that made e-readers so ideal for reading was e-ink. It’s not just that, they’re super sharp and look like real paper and are easy on the eye, while be glare free and super easy on the battery. Then comes the Nook Color and at $250 … Read more
Today is a good day – well for apps to get loaded in Marketplace…not for my wallet. New York Subway hit and it’s a subway guide with Bing that gives you the best route, nearest subway and a trip planner for NYC. It’s already available on the iPhone so you can expect it to be … Read more
Wish I went to PDC10 cause they have these on hand to give away: Those are LG Optimus 7’s and if you’re there, here are the details.
ZDnet is showing off new snippets from Oracle’s complaint that Google violated their Java code (which is the basis for Android). It’s one thing to hear it, but they’ve shown the original code and Google’s code side by side. Now I’m no expert (hell it all means nothing to me) but I can see that … Read more
Brandon Watson is at PDC and he’s shown off the Kindle and Turbo Tax apps running on a Focus. Here are images from the event from Long Zheng. And by the way, all attendees are getting free phones. Oh apaprently there’s a Kindle press release already so we can learn more about the app: “Kindle … Read more
Network World reported the following regarding Michael Scherotter ( Microsoft’s Media Experience Evangelist): Although generally enthusiastic about Phone 7, some developers in the audience expressed disappointment that their apps will not be able to multitask, meaning run concurrently with other apps. Scherotter said while a few major apps will be able to multitask, such as … Read more
Let me start by saying that I respect David Pogue and I don’t think he skews his reviews to meet an agenda. With that preface, his review of Windows Phone 7 has several errors and omissions that really ought to be corrected. First, let’s get to his overall view of Windows Phone. He praises WP7 … Read more
Just checking what went live in the Windows Phone marketplace and there was a lot loaded. Ave comics loaded a few comic books today including Moby Dick. An app called fssi torrent7 is live that is a BitTorrent 7.1 (or newer) remote that lets you access your downloads from your phone among other things. And … Read more
Xim has provided another free (ad based) game for those of us still rocking Windows Mobile. They call it Aqua Lines and it’s a puzzle games that’s a remake of an older game. Every round you get to move one fish and you can move them anywhere on the board as long as there’s a … Read more
It’s hard for me to put this all together in my head, but after watching the BlackBerry PlayBook demo today, I’m actually thinking that it’s rather impressive. I mean, it’s a BlackBerry, right? Well yes, but this one has a new core and is effectively an Adobe slate with Flash and Adobe Air running through … Read more
Microsoft has made live the Mac Connector software that lets you sync Windows phone with Macs. So now music can sync between your phone and iTunes and photos sync with iPhoto. Here’s a quick demo of it in action. it actually seems like a nice and easy solution. Being that I lack both a Mac … Read more
Android’s market has hit a milestone, surpassing 100,000 apps today. From a media perspective, that’s a big story since everyone talks in terms of numbers these days. Practically speaking, that doesn’t address the quality of the apps and includes things like wallpapers and ringtones which are all ‘apps’ for counting purposes. When I check for … Read more